IDF Training Software to Go to U.S. Forces in Iraq

(Jerusalem Post) Arieh O'Sullivan - The U.S. military has asked the Israeli army to translate its special educational software program that teaches soldiers how to behave in occupied territories, so U.S. forces can apply it in Iraq, senior Israeli officers said Wednesday. The software teaches the IDF's code of conduct, which deals with such issues as how to behave at roadblocks, during arrests and searches, and with rioters. "This is an interactive software program based on movie clips and animation aimed at teaching junior commanders the codes of conduct regarding the civilian population," said Lt.-Col. Amos Giora, Commandant of the IDF School of Military Law.


2003-09-19 00:00:00

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