Monthly Archives: November 2008
Could Militia Pistoleros Defeat Jihadi Spetnaz?
What if what happened in Bombay had been attempted in Houston? Or Bloomington, Minnesota? Or any other urban conglomeration of High Occupancy Facilities that would rivet the attention of the world and monopolize the 24-hour news channels? Would New Yorkers or … Continue reading
Reuters Perception Management Anonymously-Sourced Hit Piece
Press and “Psy Ops” to merge at NATO Afghan HQ: sources By Jon Hemming November 29, 2008 KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has ordered a merger of the office that releases news with “Psy … Continue reading
Filed under Old Media, PSYOP, The Forgotten War
Civilian Irregular Auxiliary Counterprogandists Contributed To Victory
Victory, they say, has many fathers and defeat is an orphan. Some of us refused to abandon it. We kept the faith with our nation’s warriors. We knew deep down that what we were being told was not the whole … Continue reading
Filed under Heroes, Info Warriors, PSYOP Auxiliaries
“All of this fluffy-bunny feeling is a good mosque bombing away from backsliding.”
Thus sayeth The Armorer on “the muted sense of success” he and many others have that makes them uncomfortable with declarations of Victory in Iraq. V I Day? The point that I was trying to develop over there before I … Continue reading
Filed under Morale Operations
Amateurs Study Tactics
Professionals study logistics. Logistics in the Afghan Campaign has become a popular topic of discussion over the last several days. More people are noticing that our Line of Communcations between our Sea Port of Debarkation and our logistical support facilities at Bagram and … Continue reading
Filed under Logistics, The Forgotten War
HuffPo’s Commentariat Damage Troop Morale
Old Blue is a troop, and they bummed him out with their vicious response to Scott Kesterson’s report on soldier reactions to the election. I ought to comment over at his place but I’ve been having technical problems with his … Continue reading
Filed under Idea War, Morale Operations
Hey Grimmy, Happy Birthday
Grimmy is one of our regular commenters, and was at one time one of Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children. I never was a Marine, but I’ve known some. Traditions are good.
Filed under Heroes
AR 15-6 Investigation Findings and Recommendations — Vehicle Patrol Base Wanat Complex Attack and Casualties, 13 July 2008
David Tate has the .pdf’s. See also The Truth Comes Out About the Battle of Patrol Base Wanat
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Filed under Heroes, The Forgotten War
Stay Behinds
In 73 days regime change will be an accomplished fact. My position will be overrun on 20 JAN 08. Dying in place is not a viable option. Surrender is. Some may escape. Others may choose evasion and resistance. Among the most effective … Continue reading
“ The greatest fear for a military officer is dedicating your life to a fight that ends up meaning nothing.”
Scott Kesterson watched the election coverage on AFN with soldiers in Afghanistan. They had this to say about it: “I take [Obama’s] not wearing the flag on his lapel and his reasoning very personally. Fuck him. That flag is more … Continue reading
Filed under Morale Operations, The Forgotten War
Colonel George Taylor, USAF, Had This to Say
A Republic, if you can keep it. Looks to me like we can’t.
Canadian PSYOP vs. Taliban PSYOP
Canadians and Taliban battle for hearts, minds of Afghans
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Filed under PSYOP
