Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (221937)	3/1/2007 10:00:20 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Proactive Preemptive Operations Group In September 2002, the US Defense Science Board (DSB) prepared a 78 page briefing 2002 Summer Study on Special Operations and Joint Forces in Support of Countering Terrorism. The P2OG was produced by a 10-member panel of military experts chaired by Defense Science Board William Schneider, Jr.. The study recommends the creation of the Proactive, Preemptive Operations Group (P2OG). This group would be involved in psychological warfare, military covert action, information warfare, intelligence and cover, and deception. The Pentagon and CIA would work together to increase human intelligence (HUMINT) and deploy new clandestine programs.[4][5] The panel advocates a greatly expanded and more assertive role for covert military actions, intelligence collection and operations. The board explains that one way to invigorate US intelligence would be to "Develop an entirely new capability to proactively, preemptively evoke responses from adversary/terrorist groups". The group would carry out 'secret operations' aimed at 'stimulating reactions' among terrorists and states possessing weapons of mass destruction, i.e., prodding terrorist cells into action and exposing themselves to 'quick-response' attacks by U.S. forces.' The intent of the new organizations would be to hold "states/sub-state actors accountable" and "signal to harboring states that their sovereignty will be at risk" according to the panel's briefing paper.[1][6][7][5] P2OG would expand existing military covert operations with the NSC doing the planning. The Army's Intelligence Support Activity, established in 1981 and now known as Gray Fox would work with the P20G. [edit] Media exposure On September 26, 2002, United Press International (UPI) announced it had obtained the Special Operations and Joint Forces in Support of Countering Terrorism summarizing theDefense Science Board report, which was to be publicly released in late October, 2002, after presentation to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.[8][9] [edit] See also * Operation Northwoods [edit] Notes 1. ^ a b Floyd, Chris; November 1 (November 1 2002). "Global Eye -- Into the Dark". The Moscow Times (2557). 2. ^ Carroll, James; Chalmers Ashby Johnson. The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic. Page 130, $7 billion dollars annually 3. ^ Bruce, Ian (November 15 2002). "US anti-terror force planned". The Herald (Glasgow): 16. 100 members 4. ^ Isenberg, David (2002 November 5). ""P2OG" allows Pentagon to fight dirty". Asia Times. 5. ^ a b Jackson, Peter J.; L. V. Scott. Understanding Intelligence in the Twenty-first Century: Journeys in Shadows. Page 159 6. ^ (November 2002) "War on Iraq". alternet.org. 7. ^ (October 28 2002) "CIA Addresses Worldwide Threat Issues". Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy 2002 (107). 8. ^ Hess, Pamela (September 25 2002). "Panel wants $7bn elite counter-terror unit". UPI. 9. ^ "Special Operations and Joint Forces in Support of Countering Terrorism". serendipity.li. [edit] References and external links * Arkin, William (October 27 2002). "The Secret War: Frustrated by intelligence failures, the Defense Department is dramatically expanding its 'black world' of covert operations". Los Angeles Times. * Morales, Frank (May 10 2005). "The Provocateur State: Is the CIA Behind the Iraqi "Insurgents"--and Global Terrorism?". GlobalReseach. * (2004) "(#4) Rumsfeld's Plan to Provoke Terrorists' (Top 10 Censored Stories of 2003)". Project Censored. * "Proactive Preemptive Operations Group". Source Watch. * Pilger, John (December 16 2002). "A New Pearl Harbor". New Statesman. * Tepperman, Jonathan D. (August 21 2002). "Soldiers Should Not Be Spying". The New York Times. * Dupont, Daniel G. (October 2 2002). "Science Board Urges 'Proactive, Pre-Emptive' Efforts in War on Terror". Inside Missile Defense 8 (20). Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proactive_Preemptive_Operations_Group" Categories: 2002 establishments \| Espionage \| United States intelligence agencies