Just a heads up, John was one of Rumsfeld’s advisors. lol  But he does bring up some good points to think about, and I wanted to put them out there for the FJ readership to analyze. Here is a quick run down of the rules the author came up with:
   Rule 1: “Many and Small” Beats “Few […]

   I love stories like this.  I can just picture these guys all grouped together and listening to the radio, and planning their comebacks.  They probably have guys in these groups who pull up the ‘yo momma’ jokes, or some crude reference to ‘relationships with camels’. lol
   So my take on this, is why are […]

   This was a cool little report, and I had no idea that LTTE was conducting swarming attacks like this. This also gives me pause in regards to our current maritimes security challenges.  What if Somali pirates started using swarming methods in order to take down boats?  Could a security team on a ship, hold off 25 […]

    ”Do not engage in military operations; that will lead to defeat. Do not take land from a peasant. Emphasize nationalism rather than communism. Do not antagonize anyone if you can avoid it. Be selective in your violence. If an assassination is necessary, use a knife, not a rifle or grenade. It is too easy […]

   I don’t care what any of the experts think on this one.  It doesn’t take a defense analyst or a counter piracy expert to look at these two stories, and the one I posted about the chemical tanker and fertilizer ship being taken, and deduct that the current strategy is not working.
   Look at […]

   Check it out.  If you are a fan of Global Guerrillas, then you will find this interview to be pretty neat. John is a wealth of information, explorer of strategy and ideas, and is truly an innovator.  He is also a fan of Col. John Boyd, and you can see that influence in a […]

   Ok folks, this is pretty important.  CNAS, like I have mentioned before, has the ears of the guys that advise the President on matters like this one.  As you can see, John Nagl is personally involved on this working paper, and you can read his stamp all over this thing. I have been waiting […]

   This is unique.  This is the first website that I have found, that actually listed various LoMs from all over the world and from different time periods, and has reduced the LoM to these five basic elements.  So if anyone is interested, follow the link below, and you can check out what the various […]

   This is a simple matter of understanding the Taliban strategy, and the best way to counter it.  I highly suggest reading Maj. Jim Gant’s paper on his Tribal Engagement Teams TET concept, and then reading these three articles and posts below about what the Taliban are actually doing in Afghanistan.
   My personal opinion is that […]

“Every possible encouragement should be given to privateering in time of war.” -Thomas Jefferson
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    I am telling you, this is an interesting paper to read if you can find the time.  If you are a big Ayn Rand fan or a Mises Institute fan, then you will enjoy this.  Even if you aren’t into that stuff, I still think […]