http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/anthropology/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3749/anthropologists_at_war/ Not in our name. That could be the battle cry of American anthropologists resisting the recent use of their discipline in Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. Army is sending anthropologists into the field to help soldiers counter insurgents. The program, called Human Terrain System (HTS), responds to combat brigade commanders' 2006 call for "operationally relevant cultural knowledge." In June, 12 Human Terrain Teams (HTT) -- each made up of three military members and three civilians -- were expected to join combat brigades in either Iraq or Afghanistan. By the end of September, another 12 will deploy. Training for the six-member teams occurs at the Army's Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The teams spend six to nine months in… anthropology war in iraq war and peace Susan J. Douglas