Reflections on the Protection of Civilians – US Army List with Corrected Responsibilities 1.1

The U.S. Army continues to be one of the most thoughtful of the services.  Below is a superb list of responsibilities associated with the protection of civilians.  Where the list goes wrong is in assuming that the military will have a major responsibility across all these elements.  In fact US thinking continues to be severely …

Berto Jongman: US Army Strategy Confernce YouTube (1:34:03) State-Sponsored Crime and Non-State Actors – Gangs, Guns, & Graft

Panel V – State Sponsored Crime and Non-State Actors: Gangs, Guns, and Graft Chair: Dr. Stephen Blank, SSI, U.S. Army War College Panelists: Edward Lucas, The Economist; Karen Saunders, Forum Foundation for Analytic Excellence; Douglas Farah, International Assessment and Strategy Center See Also: “Many Dangers, Little Money: Strategic Choices During the Interwar Years”  The first …

Mongoose: 20130309 Added Transcripts for Mrs. Kay Griggs Interviews — “German Disease” Across USMC & US Army Special Operations + Treason RECAP

ON GOOD GAYS AND BAD GAYS.  This is  going to be controversial.  We distinguish between normal gays who want to come out and be accepted as loving members of society, and sado-masochistic neo-Nazi gays who consider themselves above the law and desperately want to remain in the closet.  Our views are well summarized by Robert …

Intelligence Online: Egypt’s Army Chief US Army War College Thesis Critical of US for Being Blind to the Religious Dimension of Middle Eastern Power and Politics

Sedky Sobhy’s thesis makes the rounds By Issandr El Amrani | Egypt Military sedkysobhy Glad to see that a bunch of news outlets picked up the thesis by Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Sedky Sobhy I highlighted a few days ago. Some wanted to interview me but unfortunately I was not available, but …

Steven Aftergood: US Army Doctrine on Role of the Chaplain

U.S. ARMY DOCTRINE ON RELIGIOUS SUPPORT TO SOLDIERS Military chaplains in the U.S. Army must have at least a Secret clearance. “This allow them access to the unit operations center and ensures that the chaplain is involved in the unit’s operational planning process.” A newly updated Army doctrinal publication on Religious Support, which describes the …

Mini-Me: US Army Finally Seeing the M16 UNSAT? US Marines Captive

Huh? AN ARMY OUTGUNNED: Physics Demands A New Basic Combat Weapon Joseph P. Avery, Ph.D. Military Review, 20120813 PDF 7 pages Phi Beta Iota:  We’ve known since the early days of Viet-Nam that the M16 was a Mattel Toy with ammunition to match.  For lack of proper acquisition intelligence including real-world Operational Test & Evaluation, …