The U.S. media reported Monday (17) that the U.S. Department of Defense has been raising a secret army of at least 60,000 people for the past 10 years. They operate under false identities and are not subject to congressional oversight, specializing in gray area conflicts.
Newsweek reported that the secret army, composed of special forces, military intelligence experts and computer experts, has six times more agents than the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with an annual operating budget of about $900 million (about HK$7.02 billion).
The report also mentioned that the members of the secret army often carry out tasks under false identities, including appearing on the Internet, searching for important targets, and will also participate in influencing and manipulating social networking activities.
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