Colonel Sharon Hamilton – ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY

U.S. Army Human Terrain System News: Hamilton Deserves Credit, CG TRADOC in Trouble, Training Woes

Updated version: “Please warn your sources in HTS that TRADOC G2 senior management is on to them. I was told this in a conversation I had with the TRADOC G2 today. It’s sad that finding out your sources seems to be a priority. I hate to see anyone lose their job over this.” Clearly, program […]

by John Stanton

Cyber Warlords Push Counterinsurgency, Social Science: Human Terrain System as a Cautionary Tale

Anyone familiar with the U.S. Army’s Human Terrain System knew that it wouldn’t be long until the same principles upon which the HTS program were built would be used by the U.S. national security machinery to justify a cyber-surge of the Internet. A similar attempt was made beginning in the mid/late-1990’s by President Bill Clinton […]

by John Stanton

US Army Can’t Fix its Human Terrain System: How can it win multiple wars?

This nonsense needs to end. Over 40 articles on HTS have been written over a two-plus year time frame and there is no end in sight–though there should be. These articles are based on 90 sources with more communicating. U.S. Army civilian and military leaders involved with the U.S. Army Human Terrain System need to […]

by John Stanton

News: IED Blast Strikes Human Terrain Team, Injuries Reported

While out in the field traveling to visit Human Terrain Teams, Colonel Hamilton’s convoy came under attack. There were injuries, said sources, but Colonel Hamilton is “ok”. Also, a comment posted on this blog states: “…last week a team from HTT was involved in a complex IED attack and NOTHING was reported. Injured was Mike […]

by John Stanton

Pride and Prejudice in U.S. Army’s Human Terrain System

“Col Sharon Hamilton [acting HTS program manager], does not know what is going on here in Iraq because if she was aware of the behavior here, she would not tolerate the dysfunction that continues within the organization.” “The rules and regulations within the HTS program only apply to minorities or other people whom the team […]

by John Stanton

Independent Assessment of Human Terrain System: Findings to Pentagon on 19 July 2010

The Independent Assessment of the US Army’s Human Terrain System requested by the House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to be completed on 19 July 2010. The Center for Naval Analyses—CNA–was contracted by the Undersecretary of Defense, Intelligence, to conduct the Independent Assessment. According to Tim Sullivan of the CNA, “The International Affairs Group (IAG) […]

by John Stanton

Human Terrain System Program Manager Dismissed: Georgia Tech Wants Out

Steve Fondacaro is now the former program manager of the US Army’s Human Terrain System. He was dismissed on or about 11 June 2010. Sources speculate there are many reasons that may have led to his departure to include personal issues. His departure comes just as the HTS propaganda film Talibanistan was released by National […]