The recent "Hearts and Minds" campain of the USA has baffeled me quite honestly. Hearts and Minds was actually something that sprung out from the British SAS forces when they were established in the late 50's and 60's. The brits assigned a special troop to roam the rainforests of Borneo in search of Indonesian fighters. Realising that these had far better practices in jungle warfare the SAS developed the Hearts and Minds tactics whereby these would almost become parts of the families of the tribal villages. The SAS started in supplying villages with medicine and even helped these harvesting crops etc. Soon the villagers provided them with valuable intel concerning the location of the Indonesian forces as well as food and shelter. Hearts and minds thus refers to trying to become almost like a member of a tribe through continuously nurturing the relationship with the local people.

It seems that the Coalition forces have thought the term "Hearts and Minds" were suitable for their purpose and have bombarded the US media with the term. Its sounds good. It sound humain, clean and diplomatic and above all - it sound as if no blood were to be spilled. Yet, given the recent pictures of the Abu Grahib rison, allegations of executions, bombs being dropped on demonstrators and farmers being torn to shreads by 20mm Bofors cannons of AC 130 hercules planes I stand perplexed...

Its a hypocritical nation, where an adverticement-centric oprah winfield and Dr. Phill mentality seems to dominate the common household husband and wife's mentality. A few months ago i hear Dr. Phill in his show telling an anti-iraq war proponent not to criticise the US involvement within Iraq as this could "damage the morale of the fighting troups". 9/11 was the "firstblood" of the US nation and look how the nation reacted: Hysterically with gasmasks and shelter food was sold out within the hour. Yet the damage which has been caused within both Afganistan and Iraq is untold. No. of death in 9/11: 3'000. Put this into perspective: No. of deaths due to food poisoning in the US. 9'000. No of death in Afganistan and Iraq due to Coalition intervention: 52'500 and counting... No of injured: 100'500.

Well i guess as long as the next Bachellor or the apprentice keeps comming all is happy and fine within the land of the free... free of brains

SAS- Hearts and Minds
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/SAS/Borneo.html

THIS IS NOT HEARTS AND MINDS
http://www.antiwar.com/news/?articleid=2444
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/BOU403A.html
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/irq/irq_18_1_eng.txt - very good article

AC130 gunship:
http://209.151.80.80/media/ac130_gunshipmed.wmv
http://www.usrcjc.org/photogallery/videos/USAF-AerialGunner.wmv
http://drod70.com/video/Recruiting%20Videos/AC-130%20Spectre%20(Video)No%20live%20targets.mpg

backlink bombing of civilians:
http://globalresearch.ca/images/Massacre%20of%20Civilians.wmv

Apache killing:
http://www.sftt.org/MPG/apachehit.mpg

Dr. Phil:
http://www.drphil.com/show/show.jhtml?contentId=1207_war_2.xml - read the story and dr.phil's responce
http://www.counterpunch.org/lichtman04082003.html

Oprah's biased "motherly" concerns - watch the preview
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20021022.jhtml

And please do not forgett: The US is the only nation who has ever used nuclear weapons! TWICE!!!
http://drod70.com/video/Recruiting%20Videos/AC-130%20Spectre%20(Video)No%20live%20targets.mpg
Hiroshima no. of dead: 90.000
Nagasaki no. of dead: 70'000 no of injured: 74'000