Pieczenik discusses the background of Jose Mujica, current president of Uruguay, and his past as an oppositional force to a past government and the farce of labelling a group "terrorist" making analogies of how the "founding fathers" of the U.S. were also labeled "terrorists". This was also the case for Koreans fighting for independence from Japanese imperialism/occupation.
*interestingly around the 13:00 mark, he discusses how the marine corp has used anthropologists to better understand local cultures and reduce extremist violence. If true, it is a definite testament to the importance of anthropologists on the global stage.
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