08.05.11
Our famous worldwide brand, served hot or cold
From the Asia Times, spied by way of Pine View Farm, on America’s biggest export.
Unsurprisingly, military excursions, flavor — special operations — at work in private war, well, everywhere:
This global presence – in about 60% of the world’s nations and far larger than previously acknowledged – provides striking new evidence of a rising clandestine Pentagon power elite waging a secret war in all corners of the world …
With real clout, it can win bureaucratic battles, purchase cutting-edge technology, and pursue fringe research like electronically beaming messages into people’s heads (like we really need to make the crazy people who read this even more crazy) or developing stealth-like cloaking technologies for ground troops. Since 2001, SOCOM’s prime contracts awarded to small businesses – those that generally produce specialty equipment and weapons – have jumped six-fold …
That aura now benefits from a well-honed public relations campaign which helps them project a superhuman image at home …
Superhuman.
An observation: When the place is declining into the unique status of third world status except for biggest, baddest military it doesn’t take much to impress the locals. It’s not like we’re overloaded with obvious talent. And those old Nick Fury & his Howling Commandos and Sgt. Rock comics always had appeal.
What’s also unsurprising is that these types of stories aren’t from the mainstream media in this country. This, a syndication to the Asia Times from TomDispatch.