In this country, USA Today is reporting the Pentagon has launched a $300 million dollar psychological warfare operation in which pro-American messages would be planted in foreign media outlets, without disclosing the U.S. government as the source. In addition to using traditional media to plant favorable reports, the operation would also produce “novelty items” such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. The contractors include the Lincoln Group, the company currently being investigated for planting pro-military stories in Iraqi newspapers.