Category: News

Wow, I hope this is true (it is!).  The Director of the CIA, George Tenet to resign.  Tenet presided over two of the worst intelligence disasters in our history during his watch as the Director.  Why is our system of governance so slow to hold security services accountable?  It doesn't stop there. The entire security system is broken and it is… Continue reading this

GAO Report (PDF).  Afghanistan.  Deteriorating security and limited resources have impeded progress with Aghanistan's reconstruction. [John Robb's Weblog]

The DoD continues to tarnish its image. On May 7 the DoD provided the famous Taguba report on Abu Ghraib to the Senate.  On May 26 it was found to be missing critical sections (that had to do with Rumsfeld's and Gen. Miller's actions to ramp up activity at the prison last fall).  The DoD… Continue reading The DoD continues to tarnish its image

Ohio county provides microcosm of US race. In a county and state with a knack for picking the winner, an unprecedented political ground war is already underway. Fully five months before presidential ballots are cast, the partisan armies are mobilizing across this most critical of battleground states. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

New Post to Global Guerrillas. Infrastructure Meltdowns.  Complex interdependencies between infrastructure networks makes it possible for small cells of global guerrillas to disrupt multiple networks with seemingly small attacks. [John Robb's Weblog]

The Army moves to a “shadow draft” by expanding stop-loss — a program that forces volunteer members in the Armed Services to serve indefinitely.  This may be an indication that losses of experienced “volunteers” were about to spike. Without the program, an average division would have to replace 4,000 soldiers – perhaps one-quarter to one-fifth… Continue reading moves

Bush may need broader campaign. WASHINGTON — Despite President Bush's sagging approval ratings at a national level, strategists have long maintained he would make up the difference by working the Electoral College system in targeted battleground states — the 18 or fewer states where the 2004 presidential race is likely to be decided. [Boston Globe… Continue reading Bush may need broader campaign

3 out of the 4 al Qaeda guerrillas in the Khobar, Saudi Arabia attack escaped. This is either a gross operational failure or an indication of fifth column force within Saudi security ranks.  For more background on understanding attacks on Saudi Arabia, see “Target: The Price of Oil” , “Target: Ghawar“, and “Journal:  Saudi Oil… Continue reading Target: The Price of Oil

Potomac Tech Journal.  A big problem that is severely impacting the GWOT. It's sounds like the system needs to be revamped given the change in the threat's mode of operation. The war on terrorism has forced government contractors in the region into a high-stakes competition for a finite supply of specialized information technology workers with… Continue reading Potomac Tech Journal

New Post to Global Guerrillas. Target:  The Price of Oil.  The price of oil has emerged as an indicator of terrorist success.  Al Qaeda, as a virtual market-state replacement for the failing Middle Eastern nation-states, is demonstrating that it is better at adapting strategy to market indicators of success than the first world market-states. [John Robb's Weblog]