This article was originally published in the Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, 1998. It was not Intelligence (evaluated information of the enemy) that failed. The failure was [that of] the commanders and certain G2s, who did not act on the intelligence they had. –Colonel Robert S. Allen, on The Battle of the Bulge1 Like the Battle…
Category: Warfare
ISIS Corner: Dunford calls for Military Action against ISIS in Libya
Dunford said that international military action against ISIS in Libya could be expected within weeks. Two weeks after Algerian media for the first time reported that something dramatic was about to happen in Libya, it becomes increasingly clear that the West is indeed planning to take the fight against Islamic State in a new way…
Preparing for the Next BIG War
As a footnote to this this list I would add the ability for our Military and Intelligence Agencies to Operate within the same parameters as the Russian, Chinese and Iranian Military operates; in a “hybrid” 4th Generational Capacity, where war is waged against your adversary in every facet of their society; Financial, Social, Political, Religious…
The Drug of War and Terrorism
Bottom Line Up Front: • Jordanian security officials killed 12 suspected smugglers along the border with Syria and seized 2 million pills of the amphetamine Captagon • This is only the latest in a string of Captagon seizures in the region; Lebanon seized two tons of the pills last October and another 15 million pills in…
6 Things You Probably Never Knew about Black Hawk Down
The 2001 movie about the Battle of Mogadishu is a modern-day classic war movie. The 2001 blockbuster “Black Hawk Down” is a favorite among service members and veterans alike. Depicting the 1993 raid to capture Mohamed Farah Aidid and subsequent Battle of Mogadishu, “Black Hawk Down” provided a pro-soldier narrative, a look into what happens…
The Islam Invasion: CNN Propaganda Attempts to Whitewash Jihad
These are a couple of vids from David Woods and his excellent YouTube Channel. In it he shows how CNN completely whitewashes Jihad and bumbles historical facts concerning islam and jihad much like a 3rd grader on too much Ritalin.
The CIA’s Constant Battle Between Secrecy and Effectiveness
In his masterwork, On War, Carl von Clausewitz discussed the inner logic of war. He maintained that it is a logic of maximum violence without pause, violence that ceased only with the utter and permanent subjugation of the adversary. However, he also noted that war is the continuation of policy through other means. These…
3 Lessons I have Learned from Military History
Excellent “Boots on the Ground” View of Military History as only a Military Veteran can see it. -SF Here are a couple things military history has shown me. It’s often said that if we don’t study our own history, we will be doomed to repeat it. This is probably true, mainly because we can learn…
West Ignoring Grave Threat from ISIS in Libya, Israeli Terror Experts Warn
Well we have a POTUS that does not even listen to Military Advisors and people waaaaay smarter than him, so good luck on him listening to Israel, a country with more experience fighting terror than anybody in the world. -SF Libya is the only place outside Iraq and Syria where the jihadi group controls territory,…
How Oil Drives Conflict
War College is a podcast I have listened to for some time…This one is definitely worth a listen. -SF Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has used natural gas as a weapon against Ukraine and Europe as a whole. Threatening to turn shut off the pipes as the weather turns cold is a…