| Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs director Tiffany Wood has provided the first official response to the shocking US Army document that outlines the implementation of re-education camps, admitting that the manual was "not intended for public release" and claiming that its provisions only apply outside the United States, a contention completely disproved by the language contained in the document itself. After a reader sent Wood a link to where the manual, entitled FM 3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations (PDF), can be downloaded on the army.mil website (but only by military employees with special credentials), Wood responded by stating that the document should not be in the public domain. "The document was not intended for public release," said Wood, adding, "Any other questions regarding the document, you will need to file a FOIA request." This means that either hackers have obtained access to a secure military website and downloaded the manual or it was leaked by a military employee concerned about the content of the document. As we have exhaustively illustrated, the document is a training manual for US Army personnel that details how to treat detainees incarcerated in prison camps both abroad and inside the United States. The manual outlines how officers will develop programs to "indoctrinate" "political activists" incarcerated in detention camps into developing an "understanding and appreciation of US policies and actions." The document also explains how ... |
