Britain Using PsyOps Domestically to Encourage “Conformity”
(ANTIMEDIA)
According to newly released documents published by The Intercept, a
special unit with the British spy agency is involved in psychological
operations, or PsyOps, and propaganda campaigns against groups it labels
“extremist.”
The documents are the latest from the trove released by whistleblower
Edward Snowden. The new documents show that the British Government
Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) operates an elite unit known as the
Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG). First revealed
last year, JTRIG is known for using sexual “honey traps” to discredit
targets, using denial-of-service attacks to shut down Internet chat
rooms, and generally pushing propaganda on social media.
Despite official claims that JTRIG is focused on international
targets in Iran or Afghanistan, the latest information reveals that the
unit was focusing on domestic activity within the U.K.—activity
typically monitored by local police or domestic law enforcement
agencies.
