On September 20, 1996, the Pentagon released seven training manuals prepared by the U.S. military and used between 1987 and 1991 in Latin America and in intelligence training courses at the U.S. School of the Americas (SOA).
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According to Lisa Haugaard of School of the Americas Watch, these manuals taught repressive techniques and promoted the violation of human rights throughout Latin America and around the globe. The manuals contain instructions in motivation by fear, bounties for enemy dead, false imprisonment, torture, execution, and kidnapping a target's family members. Joseph Kennedy said "These manuals taught tactics that come right out of a Soviet gulag and have no place in civilized society." The Pentagon admitted that these manuals were a "mistake"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere_Institute_for_Security_Cooperation
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rougysays...Because capitalism just isn't the same without a little friendly torture.
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cybrbeastsays...*beg for the truth
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Yogisays...>> ^rougy:
Because capitalism just isn't the same without a little friendly torture.
Not just "not the same." You can't do it...you have to "Shock" the system. According to the "Shock Doctrine" at least...good read.
rougysays...>> ^Yogi:
>> ^rougy:
Because capitalism just isn't the same without a little friendly torture.
Not just "not the same." You can't do it...you have to "Shock" the system. According to the "Shock Doctrine" at least...good read.
It's on my list.
Saw a documentary a while ago about how Friedman and the Chicago school of economics influenced Pinochet and the atrocities in post-Allende Chili. Made my blood boil.
Hardcore capitalists have some kind of fundamental resentment toward the working class and any gains that they may make, however modest.
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