Stanley McChrystal

Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal ; (soldier);
Born	Stanley Allen McChrystal; 1954-08-14; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	United States Military Academy, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Naval War College, Salve Regina University, Harvard University
Spouse	Annie Corcoran
Member of	Council on Foreign Relations/Members 2, Independent Task Force on Improving Pandemic Preparedness, Justice for Kurds
Party	Democratic
	Commander of the International Security Assistance Force
In office
	June 15, 2009 - June 23, 2010
Succeeded by	David Petraeus

Stanley McChrystal

Activities

Page	Quote	Author	Date
Joint Special Operations Command	“The point of the 'Special Operations’ teams (SOT) is that they do not distinguish between civilian and military oppositions, between activists and their sympathizers and the armed resistance. The SOT specialize in establishing death squads and recruiting and training paramilitary forces to terrorize communities, neighborhoods and social movements opposing US client regimes. The SOT's 'counter-terrorism' is terrorism in reverse, focusing on socio-political groups between US proxies and the armed resistance. McChrystal's SOT targeted local and national insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan through commando raids and air strikes. McChrystal was a special favorite of Rumsfeld and Cheney because he was in charge of the 'direct action' forces of the 'Special Missions Units'. 'Direct Action' operative are the death-squads and torturers and their only engagement with the local population is to terrorize, and not to propagandize. They engage in 'propaganda of the dead', assassinating local leaders to 'teach' the locals to obey and submit to the occupation.”	James Petras	2009

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