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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS Funds "Terror Studies" to Dissect and Neutralize Social Movements
Since the meltdown of 2008, U.S. universities have collaborated with the Pentagon to study dynamics of social movements, worldwide. The goal of terrorism studies is to find possible vectors of resistance, which are to be identified and eradicated, like a disease. The Minerva Initiative, like NSA spying, sees the entire planet as enemy territory.
The U.S. Department of Defense is immersed in studies about...people like you. The Pentagon wants to know why folks who dont themselves engage in violence to overthrow the prevailing order become, what the military calls, supporters of political violence. And by that they mean, everyone who opposes U.S military policy in the world, or the repressive policies of U.S. allies and proxies, or who opposes the racially repressive U.S. criminal justice system, or who wants to push the One Percent off their economic and political pedestals so they cant lord it over the rest of us. (Im sure you recognize yourself somewhere in that list.)
The Pentagon calls this new field of research terrorism studies, which is designed to augment and inform their so-called War on Terror. Through their Minerva Research Initiative, the military has commissioned U.S. universities to help it figure out how to deal with dissatisfied and, therefore, dangerous populations all around the world, including the United States.
The Minerva Initiative was the subject of an article in The Guardian newspaper by Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, an academic who studies international security issues. The Initiative seeks to sharpen the U.S. militarys warfighter-relevant insights into what makes people tick, and get ticked off at power structures, in regions of strategic importance to the U.S. Since the U.S. is an empire seeking global hegemony, and sees the whole world as strategic, the Minerva programs areas of interest involve everybody on the planet.
The U.S. Department of Defense is immersed in studies about...people like you. The Pentagon wants to know why folks who dont themselves engage in violence to overthrow the prevailing order become, what the military calls, supporters of political violence. And by that they mean, everyone who opposes U.S military policy in the world, or the repressive policies of U.S. allies and proxies, or who opposes the racially repressive U.S. criminal justice system, or who wants to push the One Percent off their economic and political pedestals so they cant lord it over the rest of us. (Im sure you recognize yourself somewhere in that list.)
The Pentagon calls this new field of research terrorism studies, which is designed to augment and inform their so-called War on Terror. Through their Minerva Research Initiative, the military has commissioned U.S. universities to help it figure out how to deal with dissatisfied and, therefore, dangerous populations all around the world, including the United States.
The Minerva Initiative was the subject of an article in The Guardian newspaper by Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, an academic who studies international security issues. The Initiative seeks to sharpen the U.S. militarys warfighter-relevant insights into what makes people tick, and get ticked off at power structures, in regions of strategic importance to the U.S. Since the U.S. is an empire seeking global hegemony, and sees the whole world as strategic, the Minerva programs areas of interest involve everybody on the planet.
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US Funds "Terror Studies" to Dissect and Neutralize Social Movements (Original Post)
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Jun 2014
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Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)1. Can the people on tv see me, or am I just paranoid?
DJ13
(23,671 posts)2. The camera in your TV is watching you
LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney)
Today's high-end televisions are almost all equipped with "smart" PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. But a recently discovered security hole in some Samsung Smart TVs shows that many of those bells and whistles aren't ready for prime time.
The flaws in Samsung Smart TVs, which have now been patched, enabled hackers to remotely turn on the TVs' built-in cameras without leaving any trace of it on the screen. While you're watching TV, a hacker anywhere around the world could have been watching you. Hackers also could have easily rerouted an unsuspecting user to a malicious website to steal bank account information.
Samsung quickly fixed the problem after security researchers at iSEC Partners informed the company about the bugs. Samsung sent a software update to all affected TVs.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/01/technology/security/tv-hack/
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)3. Yes, I remember that story. Wilde.