Have you heard? Here in Pennsylvania, Gas/Oil companies that are engaged in Fracking are advocating the use of Military Psychological Warfare Tactics as a way of warding off unwanted critique and avoiding having to face the hard questions that solid honest and open accountability would demand of them. These tactics were discussed or alluded to during a conference entitled, “Media & Stakeholder Relations: Hydraulic Fracturing Initiative 2011” held in Houston, TX.
What? Is this true? Please Explain! You should say. And, yes, I’ll be happy to.
(1) First a lesson on “PSYOPs”: This is military lingo for Psychological Warfare used by the military which is designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals and/or groups as well as governments in foreign affairs. Literally it’s short for “psychological operation” = Psy-Op, hence PSYOPs”
(2) Here is a quote taken from Matt Pitzarella who is the Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Ranger Resources: “We have several former PSYOPs folks that work for us at Range [a gas & oil fracking company] because they’re very comfortable in dealing with localized issues and local governments. Really all they do is spend most of their time helping folks develop local ordinances and things like that. But very much having that understanding of PSYOPs in the Army and in the Middle East has applied very helpfully here for us in Pennsylvania.”
Please note these two sentences again (to repeat & emphasize): “We have several former PSYOPs folks that work for us at Range….” And “But very much having that understanding of PSYOPs in the Army and in the Middle East has applied very helpfully here for us in Pennsylvania.”
(3) Pennsylvanians are being subject to PSYOPs, psychological warfare, by the gas/oil fracking industry!
Why?
This industry does not want to be held accountable. They want to get what they want without being responsible for any ill side-effects from its business. They want nothing to do with openness and transparency. They want to block out any open and honest discussion about their methods and actions. They hope to silence voices that raise serious concerns. And they hope to keep the “civilian” population (the average Pennsylvania voter) in the dark as regarding serious questions and concerns about any negative consequences arising from the fracking method. The whole industry is pushing for a free reign in this whole area of getting gas and oil out of the Marcellus Shale. Thus, they view the average Pennsylvanian as “the enemy” who need to be psychologically managed and controlled, less we ruin their plans. Hence, their use of PSYOPs! At least, that’s my take on the whole thing.
What does this say about this particular industry’s character? What does it say about their business integrity? What does it say about their attitude toward, let’s say, giving back to the community? What does it tell us about how much we know and how much we should really know and need to know for our own protection? Why do they fear us knowing the real truth, facts and figures about what they are doing, such that they must stoop to Psychological Warfare against us?
Did you also know that the use of PSYOPs, psychological warfare, on U.S. citizens is technically illegal? So how is it that they are getting away with this? And finally, what are we going to do about it?
For further info see: www.desmogblog.com and www.sourcewatch.org.
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