Defense Dept. Divided Over Propaganda Plan (washingtonpost.com)

"At the center of the controversy is a new Office of Strategic Influence, created in recent months to more directly influence foreign public opinion about U.S. military operations. Just what the new office will do remains unclear, and its tentative plans have not been approved by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, said one Pentagon official. 'There are some proposals, suggestions and ideas being talked about,' he said."