and literature that's right experimental pentagon division darpa has recently requested information on a new program called n.a.c. negotiating across cultures now the purpose of the program would be for cross country understanding through human terrain officers and narratives darpa argues that this approach to improving civilian relations will be their best bet when it comes to improving the u.s. image in the eyes of the afghans i think it's pretty clear by now that for the most part they failed to do this in the last nine years but they've decided to give it one more very creative shot so now you know there will be some technology involved the civilian communications but for the most part the department wants to pull from arts film and literature to reach out to locals but this nontraditional approach seems very unlike the tech oriented firm for example darpa wants to use a virtual tribal story teller to give a new narrative while the human mind acts out that narrative similar to an improv class you know is it just me or does this sound like a story time for afghans. with whom we. jus