This article is about the former U.S. Government department. For the progressive metal band named after this organization, see OSI (band). For their 2003 album, see Office of Strategic Influence (album).
The Office of Strategic Influence, or OSI, was a department created by the United States Department of Defense on October 30, 2001, to support the War on Terrorism through psychological operations in targeted countries, which did not include the United States because the Pentagon is barred from PSYOPs in the U.S.[1] However, BBC noted that "there is nothing to stop an American newspaper picking up a story carried abroad" in cases of news stories that were "black propaganda" with deliberately "misleading" information planted by the Pentagon under OSI.[2]
Although the closure of the office was announced by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld soon after its existence became publicly known, later comments by Secretary Rumsfeld imply that the actual operations of the OSI have continued unabated.[3][4] Some sources say OSI was authorized to use "military deception" against the public by "presenting false information, images, or statements",[5] while other sources say "This type of action
was not in OSI's charter, and [this] charge was never substantiated."[6]
The OSI would have been a center for the creation of propaganda materials, but according to the leaked source, there were no plans[7] to mislead enemy forces or foreign civilian populations. After information on the office spread through US and foreign media in mid February 2002, intense discussions on purpose and scope of the office were reported. Some argue that its secretive nature and stated purposes would make the existence of such an agency hard to determine. The office was closed by Rumsfeld because of the controversy.[8] Some of its foreign responsibilities were moved to the Office of Information Activities.[9]
^Under law, the Pentagon operation can only work outside the United States. Sources said that it may involve targeting international media but not U.S. media outlets. [1] Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^Pentagon plans propaganda war
^"U.S. Department of Defense".
^Quoting Rumsfeld "If you want to savage this thing, fine: I'll give you the corpse. There's the name. You can have the name, but I'm gonna keep doing every single thing that needs to be done" Krakauer, Jon. Where Men Win Glory. Doubleday: New York, 2009. p.238
^Id. at 206.
^In a classic example of the internecine battles that have always plagued strategic influence, OSI was sabotaged internally within DoD and abolished by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld less than five months after its establishment. Someone in DoD leaked information to the press that OSI intended to plant false messages and misinformation in overseas media, news that would then be reported in the U.S. as factual. That type of action was not in OSI's charter, and the charge was never substantiated. Nonetheless, Rumsfeld felt that the damage caused by the media controversy and exposure were too great to overcome, and he closed the office. [2]
^Although "information deception," deliberately spreading false or misleading information, is a part of information warfare policy and doctrine, the Pentagon has no specific plans to undertake deceptive operations using the international news media, the official said. [3] Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^The type of action was not in OSI's charter, and the charge was never substantiated. Nonetheless, Rumsfeld felt that the damage caused by the media controversy and exposure were too great to overcome, and he closed the office. [4]
^Glough, Susan L LTC. April 7, 2003. "The Evolution of Strategic Influence". 'US Army War College'.
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