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Friday, September 25, 2009

Quotes: Michael Yon on Media Relations

   I think this quote is one of the best out there on the subject of media relations.  And coming from Michael Yon, and in the context of all he has done for the war effort, I thought it was definitely worthy of quoting here on FJ.

   The other point I want to make is that this quote applies to our industry as well.  We have learned time and time again that the media, and the public (opinion and the Streisand Effect) will fill the information void for us, if we are not proactive and strategic about our relations with the media and the public. –Matt

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“This war is moving fast and there is no time for games.  If a general does not want to tell his story, someone will tell it for him.  He will have failed by losing another winnable media battle.” –Michael Yon

 

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Funny Stuff: Translator Collapsed During Gaddafi’s Rambling Diatribe

Filed under: Funny Stuff,Libya — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 8:01 PM

   Believe me, you do not want to sit through this speech and listen to what he had to say.  You would end up scooping your eyeballs out with a spoon from the insanity of it all. lol. But this little nugget of funny is what got me.  Check it out. –Matt

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Translator collapsed during Khadafy’s rambling diatribe

By CHUCK BENNETT and JEREMY OLSHAN

September 24, 2009

After struggling to turn Khadafy’s insane ramblings at the UN into English for 75 minutes, the Libyan dictator’s personal interpreter got lost in translation.

“I just can’t take it any more,” Khadafy’s interpreter shouted into the live microphone – in Arabic.

At that point, the U.N.’s Arabic section chief, Rasha Ajalyaqeen, took over and translated the final 20 minutes of the speech.

“His interpreter just collapsed – this is the first time I have seen this in 25 years,” another U.N. Arabic interpreter told The Post.

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Technology: MAG, A 256 Player Virtual War Game Between Three PMC’s

Books: Security Contracting, by Jake Allen

     Hey guys and gals, this is pretty cool. Normally, I am always promoting some book of an author that I don’t know.  In this case, I know the book and the author, and I am really excited to promote both.

    Jake has been working hard on this book over the last year or so in regards to starting and maintaining a career in security contracting. Not to mention doing that, along with all of his work setting up and maintaining Combat Operator and the Private Military Herald. This book is a compilation of information accumulated only from years of experience, from industry information saturation as a writer, and from learning the hard lessons that go along with this industry. If you are looking for a book that is written by a security contractor, for security contractors, then this is it.

     I often wish I had a book like this to help me out in the early days. Like most, I just fumbled along and built my knowledge base from hours of reading bits and pieces at the forums. There are not too many ‘DIY’ manuals for overseas security contracting, and Jake’s book is a great resource for your career.

     For you guys that have websites or online stores, Jake has an affiliate program for this book as well. (which I am a member of)  This is a great way to spread the word on how to get into security contracting, and make a little a coin on the side. It is very easy to sign on with this program, and Jake and the affiliate company will totally help you out in setting your stuff up right. Follow the link below for more information.

     Finally, two dollars from each sale of this book will be going to the Wounded Warrior’s Foundation. I like that, because these guys have provided a lot of help to the wounded and their families in this war, and that is something I can rally around. Check it out and pass it on. –Matt

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Start and Maintain Your Career in the Private Security Industry

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-Get lists and links to PSC sites that are hiring, many of whom are hiring right now for work in places like Iraq and Afghanistan

-Get answers to many of the most Frequently Asked Questions of people trying to enter this expanding industry

-Learn how the business actually works from the inside by an insider who’s personally been there and done it

-Get tips and insight on how to increase your personal and professional network across the industy

-Get a complete list of nearly all of the major Private Military and Security Companies in the industry today

-You get over 70 pages of insight, advice and information!

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About the Author

Jake Allen served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps before embarking on a career as a private security contractor.  He has worked extensively throughout Iraq as well as in other hostile and high threat regions.  Jake is known across the private military and security circuit for his strait forward, no-nonsense, assessments of both the capabilities and the limitations of private security companies.  Many of his views on contracting can be found at the popular contracting blog The Combat Operator.  His articles have also appeared on sites such as Feral Jundi, Free Range International and DefenseTech.  Jake has been a guest on numerous radio programs and podcasts and he continuously serves as a source of ‘ground truth’ information for journalists, authors and academics covering or studying the private security sector.  Jake continues to work as a security consultant as well as serving as a contributing editor at-large for the Private Military Herald.  All who have served with Jake in the Marines or who have contracted with him hold him in high regard and can attest to his integrity and professionalism.

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Legal News: Some Thoughts on HR 3571

Filed under: Legal News — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:09 PM

There was a 19 % increase (from 10,743 to 13,232) of armed DoD PSCs in Iraq compared to the 2nd quarter FY 2009 census. This increase can be attributed to an increased need for PSCs to provide security as the military begins to drawdown forces and to our continued improved ability to account for subcontractors who are providing security services. 

. There was a 20% increase (from 4,111 to 5,165) of armed DoD PSCs in Afghanistan compared to the 1st quarter FY 2009 census. The increase correlates to the build up of forces in that AOR. -Contractor Support of U.S. Operations in USCENTCOM AOR, Iraq, and Afghanistan, June 30,2009

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   There is a lot of talk in the anti-defense industry circles these days about HR 3571 and how it could apply to the removal of a lot of the big players in the defense industry.  You don’t hear about reforming the industry or anything, just the idiotic notion of eradicating the defense industry–national security be damned. I am sure our enemies are liking this one…Pffffft.

   The other thing to note, is that HR 3571 was created as a mechanism to defund ACORN.  I don’t think lawmakers intended on inadvertently defunding the entire defense industry. It is all about the intent people, and the intent to do such a thing is not there.

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