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This thesis sets out to answer the primary question, How do special operations public affairs officers achieve the required balance between the clear and dominant need for operational security before, during, and after an operation while maintaining the public affairs (PA) imperative of 'Maximum Disclosure, Minimum Delay?' In short, can the special mission community move beyond the 'no comment' or 'I can neither confirm nor deny' approach and adopt a more sophisticated and effective PA plan. Along the way the thesis explored concepts, like 'Just War,' and brought to light the unique societal questions posed by the government’s need for secret military units and capabilities and the problems these units pose for a free and open society. Four allied nations--Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada--have all experienced public debate about their country’s secret military units and have struggled to reevaluate their respective secrecy policies. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the American public has not yet joined this debate. When it does, will the Department of Defense’s PA policy of not discussing special operations missions withstand public and political scrutiny?This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
