Mass Exodus from ‘Human Terrain’ Program; At Least One-Third Quits
According to the Boston Globe, the Obama administration’s new war plan for Afghanistan includes an expansion of the Human Terrain System, the Army’s controversial program to embed social scientists. If true, it would be an ironic twist for the program — since up to two-thirds of the Human Terrain personnel serving abroad just quit.
CNN Wants To Show Only Kinetic Operations In Afghanistan
Yesterday, I was told that CNN had established a new news bureau here in Kabul, relocating from Iraq as that war has begun tapering off. According to an unidentified source here in Kabul, the CNN bureau has notified the Army that it will only cover kinetic, or direct action operations; that it will not provide any coverage for humanitarian or reconstruction efforts. It was added that their position is what CNN’s viewers demand. … Or is it a case of the giant imposing its will?
2008 was deadliest year for aid workers
There has also been a dramatic increase in kidnappings over the past three years. The latest in Sudan took place on Saturday when unknown armed men snatched two female aid workers, a French and a Canadian, from their compound in southern Darfur.
Christopher Albon is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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