An internal review finds that efforts aimed at the Balkans, in northern Africa, break no laws. But a defense official says they might backfire. A top Pentagon official, chief spokesman Lawrence DiRita, said he was concerned that a Pentagon practice of hiring news reporters to advance a US government agenda could draw criticism, and that an ever larger military role in shaping public opinion overseas might have negative consequences.

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