I was also creeped out (still am) by the name, especially given the spirit of the times (eg yellow ribbons etc). I had the same sense as described here: http://

I was also creeped out (still am) by the name, especially given the spirit of the times (eg yellow ribbons etc). I had the same sense as described here: http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/alyssa-figueroa/dissecting-word-homeland-and-why-we-only-used-it-after-911 http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/alyssa-figueroa/dissecting... I was also surprised at the time by often seeing "Department of Defense", as we were bunker busting and daisy cutting the crap out of people across the globe. I also just recently learned that we don't know the number of US military installations around the globe (700?, 900?) and instead of dismantling them after collapse of USSR, we found new justifications.