Some key excerpts from the NION report:
"'Shock and Awe' was proposed in 1996 by its planners as a “revolutionary” new doctrine based on the idea that it might be possible to defeat an adversary’s will itself – essentially to so rapidly overwhelm all aspects of his being with destruction and fear so that he is demoralized, confused, and hopeless; so that he risks no further pain. "
"These important declassified documents are reviewed and cited in the context of Shock and Awe’s heavy emphasis on the destruction of an adversary’s water supplies, sanitation facilities, and power grids"
"Our analysis reveals a non-negotiable, polar contradiction:? Shock and Awe places a very strong emphasis on the destruction of [clearly] civilian infrastructure, (such as “water supplies,” “power,” and “food supplies.”)? The strongly-guarded, landmark legislation of the Geneva Convention states that the destruction of civilian infrastructure is a war crime regardless of the motive"
Read the full text at: http://www.notinourname.net/Shock_and_Awe.html
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