From the March 31 killings in Fallujah, we know about Blackwater.
Seymour Hersch’s report for the May 10 New Yorker on an Army internal investigation of Abu Ghraib prison “20 miles West of Baghdad” mentions Titan (which is planning a merger into Lockheed Martin) and CACI International.
The Blackwater website in turn lists Rutherford as an “alliance”.
In a March article for Counterpunch, I discussed Parsons.
Defense Contracts are listed at the Pentagon web page.
Quote: For centuries, the maxim was, “divide and conquer.” In the new, networked world, however, the watchwords are, “communicate and conquer.”–Dr. JP (Jack) London CACI Chairman and CEO from a speech headed, “CACI – Proud Partner in Homeland Security,” delivered on Jun2 10, 2002.
The quote is already harvested at Stephen DeVoy’s page on “Surveillance Whores.”
A google search for the phrase “communicate and conquer” yields this tidbit from the popular culture world of computer gaming in a review of “Final Fantasy XI” from Cinema Confidential:
“Communicate and Conquer
“Not only is Final Fantasy XI the first of the series to go online, but it’s also the first true MMORPG developed in Japan. The Japanese mindset is generally one of cooperation, and Final Fantasy XI reflects that by completely disallowing player-versus-player gaming–it’ll be interesting to see how this resonates with U.S. players, given their backstabbing predilections.
“Forming parties is essential, and fortunately, Final Fantasy XI has a number of well-thought-out systems to facilitate this. Up to 18 people can join a party, and there are a variety of fair ways to divvy up the items, like the drawing of lots for them amongst your party members. Additionally, players can form massive world-spanning chat groups by means of psychic shellfish known as link shells. These convenient magical chat items allow you to converse with people by giving them a link pearl, no matter where on Vana’diel they are.”
I don’t have the link handy, but the passage reminds me of a report that Afghanistan commanders are using “chat rooms” to coordinate their operations.
On the ethical superiority of CACI compared to jihadists, see London’s San Antonio speech of Oct. 15, 2003. It is the sort of ethics that includes statements such as, “These people must be eliminated.”
Dr. London’s San Antonio remarks were made at an AFCEA conference, that’s the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Read the AFCEA International Press offerings.
I don’t know if the firm, Unlocking Potential, got the phrase from Dr. London or if big ideas just show up in two places at once. But “Communicate and Conquer” is also the first of five keys listed by the Australian consulting company.
Although HIT Lab NZ uses the phrase accidentally, the research group reminds us that the ability to “communicate and conquer” is growning through their efforts in, “3D panoramic displays, virtual and augmented reality, voice and behaviour recognition and intuitive aural and tactile feedback.” The predator drone is like a Kitty Hawk version of the killing that might be enabled through such arts.
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