breaking morale through a ‘strategy of terror’

Kurt Lewin,
Tavistock–

“One of the main techniques for breaking morale
through a ‘strategy of terror’ consists in exactly this
tactic—keep the person hazy as to where he stands and
just what he may expect. If, in addition, frequent vacillations
between severe disciplinary measures and promises
of good treatment, together with the spreading of
contradictory news, make the cognitive structure of this
situation utterly unclear, then the individual may cease
to know when a particular plan would lead toward or
away from his goal. Under these conditions, even those
individuals who have definite goals and are ready to
take risks will be paralyzed with severe inner conflicts
in regard to what to do.”

Lewin set the tone for what is now called “behavioral
economics”: Instead of a republic’s government
serving its citizens, an empire’s oligarchy rules its subjects
by playing on popular ignorance and irrationality.
Lewin mused in his 1941 book, Time Perspective and
Morale:

“London’s Black Op Project”

By Anton Chaitkin

http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2009/2009_10-19/2009_10-19/2009-15/pdf/eirv36n15.pdf

Obama Can’t Release Bin Laden Photos He Never Had

Obama won’t release bin Laden photos: reports

WASHINGTON | Wed May 4, 2011 1:34pm EDT

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama has decided not to release photos of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead, U.S. television networks said on Wednesday.

Bill Freezes American Aid To Pakistan Until It Can Prove Its Innocence

[There will be no limits to the depths of American hypocrisy that will set the terms for Pakistan's surrender to Imperial demands.]

CONGRESSMAN POE TO INTRODUCE PAKISTAN FOREIGN AID ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Published 05/03/2011 – 2:00 p.m. CST

Bill freezes American aid to Pakistan until it can demonstrate that it had no knowledge of Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) will introduce the Pakistan Foreign Aid Accountability Act. This legislation will prohibit any foreign aid from being sent to Pakistan until it can demonstrate that it had no knowledge of Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts. This legislation would require the State Department to certify to Congress that Pakistan was not providing a sanctuary for the world’s most wanted terrorist.

“Pakistan has a lot of explaining to do. It seems unimaginable that Osama Bin Laden was living 1,000 yards away from a military base in a million dollar mansion built especially for him and no one in the Pakistani government knew about it. I don’t buy it,” said Rep. Poe.

“Congress has already appropriated $3 billion to Pakistan for this year. Unless the State Department can certify to Congress that Pakistan was not harboring America’s number one enemy, Pakistan should not receive one more cent of American aid. This is exactly why we need to reevaluate the foreign aid that we send to countries that do not have America’s best interest in mind.”

In March, Congressman Poe introduced the Foreign Aid Accountability Act (H. Res 173), which would amend the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country. It would change the rules so that members of Congress vote on each country—one at a time.

Congressman Poe serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees. He is the vice chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations as well as the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. Congressman Poe also serves on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.

For more information on Congressman Poe, please visit his website: http://poe.house.gov.

FBI Warns OBL Death Picture Trojan Trap

FBI warns of death picture malware

May 03, 2011

Before clicking on a link purporting to show pictures or video of a dead Osama bin Laden, you might want check the source, said federal authorities today.

The FBI today issued a warning stating hackers and spammers have embedded malicious software, or “malware,” in bogus pages that can unleash computer-damaging viruses.

At least one version of the malware spreads to users’ contact lists, infecting the systems of business associates, friends and family.

“These viruses are often programmed to steal your personally identifiable information,” the FBI said.

The FBI suggests some basic precautions:

Don’t open unsolicited e-mail.

Have up-to-date fire wall and antivirus software running on your computer.

Adjust the privacy settings on social networking sites to make it more difficult for people you don’t know to post content on your pages.

Don’t agree to download software to view videos.

Report any e-mail you receive that purports to be from the FBI, they never send unsolicited e-mail.

Report viruses and scams to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

- Sam Wood