Human Terrain System in the Kill-Pacify Chain: Key Element in Obama’s Hearts & Minds, Smart Power Campaign

(The Intelligence Daily) -- On 5 August 2009 the US Government’s General Services Administration and HQ Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) sponsored a Bidder’s Conference for defense contractors looking to work in the US Army and Marine Corps Irregular Warfare program. The subject of that conference was new opportunities for recruiting, training, and managing the US Army’s Human Terrain System (HTS). HTS is set to become a pivotal element, according to documentation, in other US combatant commands besides CENTCOM; namely,...

Corporate Tantrums - Can We Trust these Companies with Our Health?

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Some major health insurers and other health interests are behind some of the highly emotional and disruptive scenes at town hall meetings around the country. What does...

Ex-Chaplain Offered to Sacrifice Jesus Crusade For ‘Adequate Compensation’

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Gordon Klingenschmitt is a far-right Christian fundamentalist who claims he sacrificed his 16-year career in the military and a million dollar pension because he was...

Fewer Than Half of Returning Vets Suffering PTSD Seek Help, VA Doc Says

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Veterans returning from the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq are displaying many of the same post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of troops that fought in Viet Nam, yet...

Temporary Recession or the End of Growth?

(The Oil Drum) -- Everyone agrees: our economy is sick. The inescapable symptoms include declines in consumer spending and consumer confidence, together with a contraction of international trade...

Blackwater founder implicated in murder

Comment: Blackwater could not have been created and given billions of dollars in government contracts without the approval of the Pentagon. Erik Prince (born into a wealthy family and former...

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