According to experts on intelligence policy, asking a psy-ops team to
direct its expertise against visiting dignitaries would be like the
president asking the CIA to put together background dossiers on
congressional opponents. Holmes was even expected to sit in on
Caldwell’s meetings with the senators and take notes, without divulging
his background. "Putting your propaganda people in a room with senators
doesn’t look good," says John Pike, a leading military analyst. "It
doesn’t pass the smell test. Any decent propaganda operator would tell
you that."