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<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><STRONG><FONT size=5>Ham radio operator
reveals US 'psyops' broadcast<BR></FONT><BR></STRONG>A Dutch ham radio operator
has been able to learn about a psychological US special forces operation
undertaken as part of an international military campaign designed to establish a
no-fly zone over Libya.<BR><BR>Listening to his radio, this ham operator from
the Netherlands was able to monitor radio exchanges between civilian and
military flights in the region and make his findings public on his Twitter
account @FMCNL.<BR><BR>Hunched over his radio, he listens in on unencrypted
exchanges among military aircraft and their air traffic control
centres.<BR><BR>The messages contain information about the location of the
planes, which is necessary to avoid collisions between military and civilian
aircraft.<BR><BR>Yesterday the radio operator posted the following message on
Twitter:<BR> "PSYOPS is running! USAF EC-130J tail nr 00-1934 callsign
STEEL 74 transmitting messages to Libya on HF freq OdysseeDawn."<BR><BR>The
aircraft beams high-frequency messages on Libya as part of Operation "Odyssey
Dawn," the international military campaign against forces of Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi.<BR><BR>The plane, belonging to US special forces, is used for
propaganda and psychological warfare.<BR><BR>It flies at high altitudes and
broadcasts messages to influence the behaviour of enemy forces or the population
at large.<BR><BR>Asked at a press conference about these operations, a senior
Pentagon official confirmed that a "specialised aircraft" had been used by
coalition forces.<BR><BR>"We've put up one of our specialised aircraft of that
nature and I'm not ready, I'm not able to to talk about the messages," Vice
Admiral Bill Gortney told reporters.<BR><BR>But one of the messages broadcast by
the plane has been recorded by the Dutch ham radio operator and posted on the
internet.<BR><BR>Speaking in English, French and Arabic over background noise, a
man tries to deter Libyan vessels from going out to sea after coalition navy
ships established a naval blockade.<BR>"Libyan ships or vessels do not leave
port," the message says.<BR>"The Gaddafi regime forces are violating a United
Nations resolution ordering the end to the hostilities in your country. If you
attempt to leave port, you will be attacked and destroyed immediately. For your
own safety do not leave port."<BR><BR>According to the Danger Room blog, which
specialises in security issues, the amateur radio operator who made this
discovery is a former Dutch military man known as "Huub".<BR><BR>His Twitter
postings are monitored by more than 5000 subscribers.<BR><BR>Read more:
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