Monthly Archives: June 2009
Civilian Irregular Combat Camera
Think of the Iranians who captured the death of Neda Agha-Soltan and posted it to Youtube in those terms. Those images persuaded, changed and influenced more people more rapidly than all the Iranian, American, or any other government Psychological Operations/Strategic Communications/Public … Continue reading
Filed under PSYOP Auxiliaries, Resisters
Basij Basics
Understanding The Basij . . . bearded plainclothes militiamen have been attacking and harassing the demonstrators in Tehran this past week. These are Basijis, members of a civilian paramilitary organization founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979. It was conceived … Continue reading
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Filed under IW
Out-sourcing Our Air Lift to Crazy Ivan
In fifteen months at KAF I never saw a C-5 Galaxy, but I did see Antonov AN-124′s, beaucoup Il-76′s and a butt load of An-24′s. A buddy of mine was running with the Transient Alert guys and got invited aboard an … Continue reading
Filed under Logistics, The Forgotten War
The Counterrevolution Will Be Twittered
The Contreristas are coming! And they will be Twittering. And they will be demonized and compared to genocidal Hutus. Read The Dark Side of Twittering a Revolution. Here is a slightly modified excerpt: Consider, for a moment, what we’re seeing happening … Continue reading
Janet Contreras and a Whole Bunch of Us
Just saw Janet on TV a few minutes ago. Glenn Beck called her the Thomas Paine of our age. He read her letter on his show the other night. If you haven’t read it yet, here it is: I am … Continue reading
Filed under Pamphleteers, Resisters
“The Amriki country is exactly in the right place. Everything good is to be found there. There is no country like the Amriki country.”
Peter Zeihan, writing for STRATFOR, had a piece last week entitled The Geography of Recession that explains American Exceptionalism and American patriotism: The United States and the Free Market The most important aspect of the United States is not simply its … Continue reading
Face it: This present generation of leaders at home would never have made it to Normandy Beach
We Americans collectively are unworthy of the sacrifices made for us before we were born. Victor Davis Hanson knew this 5 years ago. Our Real Dilemma. We do have a grave problem in this country, but it is not the … Continue reading
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Commander Tor Gol, Nirkh Jezailchis
Nirkh, or Nerkh, is a district of Wardak Province in Afghanistan. Taliban, Haqqani Network, HIG, and assorted other Armed Opposition Groups cross Wardak Province on their way to mischief in Kabul. Wardak was selected to be the pilot province for … Continue reading
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Filed under IW, The Forgotten War
