Take Over the World (a leaked D.I.Y. Army manual)

Woah.

Ever wonder just how the U.S. manages to prop up friendly governments and death squads in U.S. "Host Nations"...like now, in Iraq? Well, the U.S. Army manual was leaked, so check it out!

Just click on one of the file links--and grab your reading glasses--to view the 219 PDF'd manual, updated in 2004.

Here's one interesting quote from the manual (note: HN = host nation, IDAD = internal defense and development , PSYOP = psychological operations, FID = foreign internal defense):

Psychological Operations:
To defeat an insurgency, the HN government must retain or regain the confidence and support of its people. The objective of an IDAD program is not to kill or even capture the insurgents. It is to convince them to abandon a hopeless or worthless cause and support the HN government. PSYOP must therefore be an integral and vital part of an IDAD program. SF soldiers may have to educate their HN counter- parts in the value and role of PSYOP in FID. They must then advise and assist HN forces in developing and implementing an effective PSYOP program.

And here I thought the trick was to just kill 'em with kindness...