Informed Source Bulletin
Submitted by Templar Titan on Sat, 06/11/2005 - 04:50.
| aQ in the Golden State No big surprise here, eh?! What? 6th largest economy in the world (Maybe 7th), and these folks take up HQ 35 miles down the road from the capital, 45 miles from the Bay Area (I checked a map). Ahhh Freedom!!! editor "Koran abuse".... Re previous Bulletin: What their not to understand. Just log onto Jihad Watch (FREE did I say FREE) and read the great info there. If they can get EMP tech perfected to launch a crude device over the Northeast standby when the power grid goes offline. Illiterate my butt! These folks trained at some of our's and the world's best universities. We have some open source pieces on our site and get hits all the time countries of interest. We need to collectively network together and become the Minutemen to protect ourselves because it appears others getting big bucks to do so are so lost in meditation of their navels their CLUELESS. Yes I did say CLUELESS. You're right on the mark regarding communications. I know you've run some of these before but worth a read as a starting point for discussion and to build from. Also would you mind if I could share your insightful piece around with some folks in the private sector that may give a rip? I just sent this to a few trusted sources." Ron Applying Lessons Learned - has merit for your situation as well... "We're going against a smart enemy. That's really important to remember," Gen. Michael W. Hagee said during an interview with the Pentagon Channel. "We are also going against a very dedicated enemy, and sometimes we forget that," Hagee continued. "They believe just as strongly - I think incorrectly, but just as strongly - in what they are trying to achieve as we believe in what we are trying to achieve." Keeping ahead of such a committed enemy requires more than just smarts, the general said. It requires adjusting tactics based on the threat, putting lessons learned into practice quickly, and entrusting junior- and mid-grade troops to make decisions. The threat posed by improvised explosive devices demonstrates exactly what U.S. and coalition forces are up against, Hagee said. "If we make a change in our tactics or our technology to counter what the enemy is doing with improvised explosive devices, based on current data, the enemy can respond to a change in our tactics within seven to 10 days and change their tactic," he said. "So this is a constant fight. "Whenever you are going against a thinking enemy, you cannot always use one tactic, because he will respond to that," Hagee explained. "So we have to be able to change our techniques ... our tactics ... our training" to respond to this changing battlefield. Similarly, Hagee said, it's important to pass on lessons being learned on the battlefield quickly so other servicemembers can benefit from them. During the past 18 months, the Marine Corps has made big strides in collecting lessons learned in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa and presenting them to Marines preparing for deployment, he said. "We are collecting those lessons in real time, and literally, in a matter of days, we are integrating those lessons into our program of instruction," Hagee said. Got this a few times... enjoy! U.S. Fighting Muslim Faithful, Say Scholars Command & Control.... or not.... "For nearly four years - steadily, seriously, and with the unsentimental rigor for which we love them - civil engineers have been studying the destruction of the World Trade Center towers, sifting the tragedy for its lessons. And it turns out that one of the lessons is: Disobey authority. In a connected world, ordinary people often have access to better information than officials do. Proof can be found in the 298-page draft report issued in April by the National Institute on Standards and Technology called Occupant Behavior, Egress, and Emergency Communications. (In layman's terms, that's who got out of the buildings, how they got out, and why.) It's an eloquent document, in many ways. The report confirms a chilling fact that was widely covered in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. After both buildings were burning, many calls to 911 resulted in advice to stay put and wait for rescue. Also, occupants of the towers had been trained to use the stairs, not the elevators, in case of evacuation. Fortunately, this advice was mostly ignored. According to the engineers, use of elevators in the early phase of the evacuation, along with the decision to not stay put, saved roughly 2,500 lives. This disobedience had nothing to do with panic. The report documents how evacuees stopped to help the injured and assist the mobility-impaired, even to give emotional comfort. Not panic but what disaster experts call reasoned flight ruled the day. In fact, the people inside the towers were better informed and far more knowledgeable than emergency operators far from the scene. While walking down the stairs, they answered their cell phones and glanced at their BlackBerries, learning from friends that there had been a terrorist attack and that the Pentagon had also been hit. News of what was happening passed by word of mouth, and fellow workers pressed hesitating colleagues to continue their exit. We know that US borders are porous, that major targets are largely undefended, and that the multicolor threat alert scheme known affectionately as "the rainbow of doom" is a national joke. Anybody who has been paying attention probably suspects that if we rely on orders from above to protect us, we'll be in terrible shape. But in a networked era, we have increasing opportunities to help ourselves. This is the real source of homeland security: multichannel networks of advice, information, and mutual aid." - Gary Wolf I presume you have already seen this, but: Missing Nuke Plans.....oh swell! It just keeps getting better.... ...and finally.... We're taking Continental," was the reply, "we got a great rate!" "Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser, "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in Rome?" "We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called Teste." "Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks it's gonna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're overpriced. So, whatcha' doing when you get there?" "We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope." "That's rich," laughed the hairdresser, "you and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it." A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome. "It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!" "Well," muttered the hairdresser, "that! 's all w ell and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope." "Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me." "Oh, really! What'd he say?" He said, "Where'd you get the shitty hairdo?" - end bulletin - |
