They do what they do because they can...
Courtesy of the US counter-insurgency school at ft. Benning called: School of the Americas:
"The insurgents try to influence the direction, control and authority that is exercised over the nation in general and in the administration of the political system. The insurgents are active in the areas of political nominations, political organizations, political education, and judicial laws. They can resort to subverting the government by means of elections in which the insurgents cause the replacement of an unfriendly government official to one favorable to their cause. The insurgent activity can include disbursing campaign funds to gain members and organizing political meetings for their candidates.... Also, insurgent leaders can participate in political races as candidates for government posts." ("Revolutionary War, Guerillas and Communist Ideology," 1989, p. 51)
That would be democracy fuckwad.
Another gem:
"Measures of Controlling the Population and Resources"
1. Surveillance. To control the movement of supplies, equipment, and people, it will be necessary to control and monitor the population's activities. Surveillance measures are used to identify insurgents, identify those who support them, and identify the manner in which aid is provided to the insurgents. Restrictive measures are those that are aimed to isolate the insurgent from the general population, physically and psychologically, denying him his principal source of supply.
2. ID Cards. An effective system of identification is fundamental to the program for controlling the population and resources.
3. Registration. A program of registering families is used to supplement the system of ID cards. This is the system of inventorying all families by house, making a list of all members of the family who live in the house along with the family's resources. One can also note the presence of insurgent tendencies and affiliations among the population.
4. Control by block. The purpose of block-by-block control is to detect the individuals who are supporting or sympathizing with the insurgents and the type of support they are providing.
5. Police patrols. Police patrols can be compared to reconnaissance patrols. Their purpose is to detect sources of insurgent support, sympathizers, and routes used by the insurgent forces for intelligence, logistics, and routine activities and to act to prevent these activities. "
Hey that wouldn't be violating the very nature to freedom of association would it?
I know this comes as no shock to most of us but just so it's out there - the US isn't in the business of exporting democracy. Their exporting something alright, but it stinks like an unbathed Osama.
Being an Atheist I don't believe in hell. BUT if I'm proved wrong and some of my more religious associates are right. I hope there's a special level of hell worse than the one I'll be in for the mothers who wrote and carry out the above. Maybe a cell involving all the pain and torment that's been carried out in the name of "democracy."