How Useful Is Propaganda?

The government has acknowledged that it pays Iraqi journalists and newspapers to print favorable articles. And the Pentagon recently launched a plan to place pro-American messages in foreign media without disclosing the source. Are certain propaganda tactics more harmful than helpful?

Guests:

Mark Mazzetti, Los Angeles Times defense correspondent

Lt. Col. Charles Krohn, retired Army public affairs officer

Daniel Kuehl, professor at The National Defense University