EODT has current openings for Static Security Specialists in Iraq. This is a short-fused requirement and is for current secret clearance holders who can deploy on or before 20DEC2008.
Salary: $9500 monthly
Requirements:
4+ years military or LEO (tactical LEO or combat arms preferred)
25+ years of age
Nationality must be from a current member of the coalition in Iraq.
If interested, email your resume to Sarah Shelton (recruiter).
Website Here
Edit: 06/09/2011- At this time, Feral Jundi does not endorse this company. I have received multiple negative reports from contractors that have worked in this company, and I am not at all impressed with the way they are operating. Buyer beware….Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Espada Logistics and Security Group Expands Its Maritime Security Operations to Combat Pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Wednesday December 10
Espada Logistics and Security Group (www.espadaservices.com), a privately held company, announced today that it has expanded its base of operation from South America to the Gulf of Aden by providing onsite security and consulting services to the maritime industry.
“Despite the increase in military patrols from NATO, Russia and the Indian Navy, Somali pirates have increased their attacks against the ships that transit this region,” Jim Jorrie, the president of Espada Logistics and Security Group, said.
“This was a natural fit for us as we already had a large roster of ex-Special Forces personnel with anti-piracy and anti-insurgent operations experience,” Jorrie added. “Our desire is avoid a conflict in the first place, but if necessary our highly trained and experienced team members can quickly and successfully defend a customer’s assets from a pirate attack.”
Thanks to Scott for sending me this. This would be a cool conference to attend. –Head Jundi
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London, United Kingdom
January 29, 2009
The conference will be held at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground:
Marylebone Cricket Club
Lord’s Cricket Ground
St. John’s Wood NW8 8QN
Website Here
It is always interesting to read about how the concepts of war fighting are used in other areas of industry, not related to war. This book was a quick read, and certainly worthy of your time. These guys break down Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, and apply them to marketing. This book is an excellent primer on basic military strategy, as well as opening up the fascinating and war-like world of marketing.
I really liked reading about the burger wars, in which McDonalds competes with Burger King and others on the battlefield of the cut throat fast food industry. Every move of these companies were compared to basic military strategy, and it is a blow by blow account of where they did well and where they screwed up in these battles. The book is an After Action Review of these marketing battles. Other companies mentioned were IBM, Fedex, and Coke to name a few. And because this book was written 20 years ago, this current edition has been updated with mentions of the current war and recent marketing battles.
But the real reason I liked this book, is that I read it from a Counter-insurgency point of view, and how these marketing principles could help win over the local populations in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. This is nothing new, and I know the war machine out there has been calling up some of these marketing gurus for ideas, but it is still fascinating to learn about the concepts. And for the ground level commander, they could easily use these concepts of marketing to sell their ideas to the local population. Hell, most of us already have the mindset of what good marketing strategy is, based off of our military backgrounds.
Which brings up the concept of the ‘Anbar Awakening’ or ‘Awakening Councils’. To look at this from a marketing point of view is very interesting. Once this tactic was identified as successful in Iraq, it was rolled up into a overall marketing strategy of the war effort. Tactics drive Strategy. And I say marketing strategy, because we had to sell this tactic to the Iraqis, to the American public, to congress and to the world as the new thing that will work. Interesting stuff and I recommend the book. –Head Jundi
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Review
The authors have tricked up this pedestrian book on how companies outmaneuver their competition by modeling it on von Clausewitz’s 1832 treatise On War. Forget customer surveys and what customers think they want: go after your competition as though you are conducting a military campaign. Use defensive warfare if you are on the “high terrain,” i.e., the industry leader, where often “the best defensive strategy is to attack youself.’ What does this mean? Translated, like IBM, you periodically come out with product improvements that make your old line obsolete. Second-and third-ranking companies should use offensive warfare. Here, set your sights on the industry leader and mass all your resources to attack at the weakest point. Avis, for instance, went after Hertz by emphasizing that it provided better service. They once had the slogan: “Rent from Avis. The line at our counter is shorter.” Companies in the middle should use “flanking warfare.” This may mean creating entirely new products: minicomputers or “Lite” beer, for example.
Boy, that would be great if these guys were Privateers. Then we would know who to deal with, that contracted these guys. The world shipping industry could also plan their shipping, based on the objectives and laws being enforced by these privateers. But what business, group, country is endorsing these guys? And what exactly are their objectives and what legal authority do they have? And based on the world wide reaction to this, you guys have no support.
I have some questions for Nasr. If these Somali pirates are in fact privateers, then who gave them the letter of marque to do what they are doing? And if their job is to protect the fishing waters off the coast of Somalia, then how is taking down an Oil Transporting Super Tanker, 400 plus miles off the coast of Somalia, accomplishing that job? Did a business give them a letter of marque, did the government give this authority, or what? Privateers would indicate some kind of attempt at maintaining a law or the sovereignty of a country, or defeating the enemy of a country. To me, the activities of these thugs indicate no such thing.
Also, it sounds to me like these ‘privateers’ are stealing from local Somali fishermen, and not specifically targeting illegal foreign fishermen. That is criminal, to steal from the people of Somalia, yet that is what they are doing. Also, foreign fishing vessels would not risk going into the lawless and dangerous waters of Somalia. If they did, they were idiots, because they would have no hope of protection under some rule of law.
The other problem I have with this, is who are these guys privateering for? Because if they were actually privateers of a government, then it looks like to me that the Somali government is purposely attacking foreign vessels, not because of fishing violations, but because they want to steal from them or extort them with hostage taking. And what authority do they have, to do this in International waters? And who is the enemy or target of the government in this case?
Now if these privateers are being sponsored by local business, then what is the business and who are the owners? Because in the west, we call businesses that hire pirates to loot boats out to 400 miles plus off the coast in international waters, organized crime. Of course if that business was endorsed by the government, then we are back to question of the Somali government blessing this activity and what the government’s intent was. Is the whole world the enemy, and is this why all ships are fair game for this activity?
Whatever the case, this is piracy in my view and in the majority of the world’s view. Until these businesses or the government comes forward to claim responsibility for contracting with these privateers, they are still called pirates. These pirates have no morale authority what so ever when they attack vessels and rob from them or take hostages for ransom, and do all of this well beyond Somalia’s coastal waters, out in International waters.
Also, this kind of ties into my article I posted below about privateers. During the US Revolutionary war, our privateers had a clear objective, a specific enemy, and had total endorsement by my young country. If in fact Somalia is claiming these privateers as theirs, then come forward and proclaim what the objective is and who is your enemy?
Or maybe a non-state actor is contracting these privateers. Perhaps Islamic extremists are the ones who are using these supposed privateers, and this is what is really going on. Although then we go back to why would they take down a Saudi owned Super Tanker in International waters?
Bottom line, these are not privateers, these are pirates who if anything are working for organized crime in Somalia. The country of Somalia is a failed state, and crime flourishes in failed states. Extremists groups like Al Qaeda, love to set up shop in failed states, because there is no rule of law to hinder their presence or stop their training and operations. It would not surprise me if extremist groups were contracting with privateers, but I mostly point my finger at organized crime and a country’s inability to stop that crime. So Nasr, your argument is crap. –Head Jundi
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The Unlicensed and Undocumented Privateers of Somalia
9 Dec 9, 2008
By Nasr Ibn Othmann
I must admit that I was rather amused when I first encountered the phrase Unlicensed and Undocumented Privateers of Somalia. When I reflected upon these words for a moment, I realised that this is the perfect description of the noble men who currently guard the marine resource of the Somali nation. It is true that they have attained global fame, and that their exploits are being reported in all corners of the world. However, we must never tolerate the blatant racism that underpins the usage of words like Somali Pirates, or Islamic Pirates. We, the Somali people, must never tolerate the speculative statements, of so-called journalist experts, who earn their pay by dreaming up potential linkages between international terrorism and the honourable business of protecting Somali territorial waters.
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