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October 05, 2007
The Network of Certifiable Asshats
Small Wars Journal writes about the Network of Concerned Anthropologists who are apparently against using anthropological techniques as part of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and other places.
We, the undersigned, believe that anthropologists should not engage in research and other activities that contribute to counter-insurgency operations in Iraq or in related theaters in the “war on terror.” Furthermore, we believe that anthropologists should refrain from directly assisting the US military in combat, be it through torture, interrogation, or tactical advice....
The founders of this
brave group who seek to prolong the misery of Iraq and see more people killed than necessary are: Catherine Besteman, Andrew Bickford, Greg Feldman, Gustaaf Houtman, Roberto Gonzalez, Hugh Gusterson, Jean Jackson, Kanhong Lin, Catherine Lutz, David Price, and David Vine.
I'll bet a donut that they're all screeching BDS afflicted moonbats. I'll also bet a donut that some of our SpecOps guys are better field anthropologists than the whole lot of this crew put together.
[UPDATE]
Commenter Peterargus directs us to this NYT article for more background on the military use of anthropology. He says its good and well written, and surprisingly it really is.