" ... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but
opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one of U.S.
benevolence, generally held by the public, and the other of ends-justify-the-
means brutality sponsored by counterinsurgency specialists. Normally the
specialists carry out their actions in remote locations with little notice in
the national press. That allows the public to sustain its faith in a just
America, while hard-nosed security and economic interests are still protected
in secret. "
Robert Parry
Investigative reporter and author
