Michael Holmes (whistleblower)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Holmes (born 1966),^[1] U.S. Army National Guard, communicated alleged disclosures regarding use of psychological operations (PsyOps) on visiting legislators while Holmes was leader of the Information Operations unit at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan.^[2] Among the alleged targets were Senators John McCain and Carl Levin. Media reports stated that the unit was subjected to a retaliatory campaign when it resisted the order to engaged in the alleged use of PsyOps, including a subsequent reprimand against LCOL Holmes.^[3]

Holmes's national service began in the U.S. Army and the National Guard in 1986, and is reported to be a career intelligence officer with training in psychological operations.^[4] He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg (1978–1980) and served in the Florida National Guard (1997–2003). He later moved to Texas and now serves in its Army National Guard.

References

1. ^ William Levesque, Officer says he refused 'illegal' order in Afghanistan, St. Petersburg Times (Feb. 25, 2011.); U.S. general 'ordered psy-ops be used on visiting senators in Afghanistan to get more funding', Daily Mail (Feb. 24, 2011); Army to Investigate Rolling Stone's Psy-Ops Report, Atlantic Monthly (Feb. 24 2011).
2. ^ Major Garrett, Key Senator Calls Psyops Charges Serious, but He Denies Feeling Manipulated, National Journal (Feb. 20, 2011).
3. ^ Phil Stewart, U.S. Probes if Senators Targeted by Afghan Psy-Ops Unit, Reuters (Feb. 24, 2011); see also Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Military to investigate claim that psy-ops team was used to influence U.S. senators, Wash. Post (Feb. 24, 2011).
4. ^ Levesque at 1.)

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