Britain Using PsyOps Domestically to Encourage ConformityBy Derrick Broze 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. The Intercept reports: Particularly revealing is a fascinating 42-page document from 2011 detailing JTRIGs activities. It provides the most comprehensive and sweeping insight to date into the scope of this units extreme methods. Entitled Behavioral Science Support for JTRIGs Effects and Online HUMINT [Human Intelligence] Operations, it describes the types of targets on which the unit focuses, the psychological and behavioral research it commissions and exploits, and its future organizational aspirations. It is authored by a psychologist, Mandeep K. Dhami. The documents (Behavioural Science Support for JTRIGS Effects and Online HUMINT Operations, U.K. Ministry Stakeholder Relationships Spreadsheets) outline tactics employed by the agency, including ways to manipulate public opinion, understand human thinking and behavior, and encourage conformity. According to the documents, JTRIG currently collaborates with other agencies, including the Metropolitan police, the Security Service (MI5), the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Border Agency, Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and the National Public Order and Intelligence Unit (NPOIU). One of JTRIGs objectives includes monitoring domestic extremist groups such as the English Defence League by conducting online HUMINT; denying, deterring or dissuading criminals and hacktivists; and deterring, disrupting or degrading online consumerism of stolen data or child porn. One of the reports from 2011 outlines JTRIGs tactics, including uploading YouTube videos containing persuasive communications, starting Facebook groups and Twitter accounts, and creating fake online personalities and supporters to discredit, promote distrust, dissuade, deter, delay or disrupt. JTRIG also relies on an understanding of psychology which is critical to operations. The unit used social media campaigns to encourage and foster obedience and conformity. Section 3.6 Obedience, says compliance can be achieved by engendering liking (attractiveness); instilling a sense of scarcity or secrecy; getting compliance to a small request at first. Essentially, the U.K. government is using an elite unit of spies to launch psychological operations on extremists by creating fake accounts and videos to promote conformity and obedience. However, the practice is not exclusive to the U.K.. PsyOps are used by nations around the world. The 2002 edition of the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms defines psychological operations as Since that time, PsyOp has fallen out of favor and the term is now officially known as Military Information Support Operations, or MISO. It is defined as The United States military was famously caught using psychological operations in 2011, when Rolling Stone reported that the U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in psychological operations to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war. Indeed, the operations seem crucial to the mission of the United States government (and totalitarian governments around the globe, for that matter). According to the leaked U.S. Special Forces counterinsurgency manual: Without a doubt, the U.S. government continues to label its own population extremist and is focusing its propaganda efforts domestically. The U.S. Special Forces Counterinsurgency Manualas well as the new Snowden documentsshould be required reading for all revolutionaries seeking to understand the tactics of the U.S. government. Only by educating ourselves can we hope to form a united, empowered front against government tyranny. Derrick Broze writes for theAntiMedia.org, where this article first appeared. Tune in! Anti-Media Radio airs Monday through Friday @ 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. Help us fix our typos: edits@theantimedia.org. People should be outraged and VERY alarmed by this! This is the new paradigm for control of the masses. And if you think operations like these are limited to the Internet, or only used against criminals, think again The East German Stasi pioneered the malicious application of behavioral science and psychology in the same manner, out in the community, and called it Zersetzung der Seele (decomposition of the soul). There are a growing number of disturbing reports indicating that the US and its allies have adopted a similar program. The days of disappearing perceived dissidents are gone too messy, and too many questions. PSYOP is what remains. Decomposition of the soul sounds like what happens after half an hour of TV viewing. True enough, and pretty hilarious! But with the TV, you have a choice. When your government targets you, your choices are pretty limited and its anything but hilarious. Thanks for printing this article. Snowden saw something he wasnt supposed to see and fled the country? I think Arron Shwartz stumbled upon the same thing downloading child porn from MITs website. Unlike Snowden, Shwartz sat in shock too long , didnt flee the country and was murdered. These operations were designed by totally insane people who think they are sane and sane people are insane. The destruction of the family is their purpose. That mission is as difficult as accessing a familys children. Elementary schools in America is where their work is. They are psy-opting children when the kids are small to die in car accidents or suicide later as teenagers. They program the children to do whatever: shoot a good teacher or be gay, for instance. They arent mastermind geniuses like they think. They are just pedophiles. A large network of pedophiles. One of their attempts crumbled in front of my eyes. Ive been stalked by people saying Shes crazy. Dont listen to her ever sense. It sounds crazy. Go ahead and say so. Then go to the archives and read obituaries back 30-40 years. 