Comments on: CIA Surge into Afghanistan http://floppingaces.net/2009/10/02/cia-surge-into-afghanistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cia-surge-into-afghanistan Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tfhr http://floppingaces.net/2009/10/02/cia-surge-into-afghanistan/#comment-250695 tfhr Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:57:09 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=28504#comment-250695 Two things almost save us in the face of relentless OPSEC failures: 1. The MSM is so incredibly incompetent that if they say "1", it could very well mean "1.1", "10", "2", "won", "lost" or "tomato". I would not want to brief a good commander, only to have to confess that I got my information from the NYT. 2. I'll leave it to Gamal Nasser to speak for our enemies (and allies): "<I>The genius of you Americans is that you never made clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which makes us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them we are missing.</I>" Long live the spirit of Gamal Nasser, at least where this matter is concerned. I think he captures better than anyone, one of the chief reasons we fight so often and usually without much help.

Two things almost save us in the face of relentless OPSEC failures:

1. The MSM is so incredibly incompetent that if they say “1″, it could very well mean “1.1″, “10″, “2″, “won”, “lost” or “tomato”. I would not want to brief a good commander, only to have to confess that I got my information from the NYT.

2. I’ll leave it to Gamal Nasser to speak for our enemies (and allies):

“The genius of you Americans is that you never made clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which makes us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them we are missing.”

Long live the spirit of Gamal Nasser, at least where this matter is concerned. I think he captures better than anyone, one of the chief reasons we fight so often and usually without much help.

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]]> By: Wordsmith http://floppingaces.net/2009/10/02/cia-surge-into-afghanistan/#comment-250680 Wordsmith Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:25:22 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=28504#comment-250680 Why should America's enemies need foreign intell and spies? All they have to do is subscribe to our media.

Why should America’s enemies need foreign intell and spies? All they have to do is subscribe to our media.

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]]> By: Wordsmith http://floppingaces.net/2009/10/02/cia-surge-into-afghanistan/#comment-250677 Wordsmith Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:23:26 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=28504#comment-250677 <blockquote>The only secret the LA Times, and the rest of the MSM, will keep is the identity of the source and the actual numbers of their own declining subscribers and viewers.</blockquote> Here's another one to <a href="http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/10900" rel="nofollow">snicker and stew about</a>.

The only secret the LA Times, and the rest of the MSM, will keep is the identity of the source and the actual numbers of their own declining subscribers and viewers.

Here’s another one to snicker and stew about.

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]]> By: tfhr http://floppingaces.net/2009/10/02/cia-surge-into-afghanistan/#comment-250675 tfhr Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:07:10 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=28504#comment-250675 Got to love this OPSEC: "Precise numbers are classified, but one U.S. official said the agency already has nearly 700 employees in Afghanistan." The only secret the LA Times, and the rest of the MSM, will keep is the identity of the source and the actual numbers of their own declining subscribers and viewers. Here's a deal - give me the name of the "U.S. official" and I'll buy one of your crappy newspapers? Of course it could not be a LA Times article without some factual errors - the one that jumps off the page at me most is the claim that the deployed teams will bring access to national (satellite) systems to military commands. "...Crisis Operations Liaison Teams, small units that are attached to regional military commands, giving officers access to information gathered by the CIA as well as satellites and other sources." I guess the DIA, NGA and NSA can send their folks home because the LA Times has decided to let the CIA COLTs take care of their business. When a commander wants an image he'll tell his people to tell send the task through DIA or if need be, direct to NGA. The LA Times can't figure out how to get newspapers to people's doors but they'll tell you how intelligence architecture works!

Got to love this OPSEC: “Precise numbers are classified, but one U.S. official said the agency already has nearly 700 employees in Afghanistan.” The only secret the LA Times, and the rest of the MSM, will keep is the identity of the source and the actual numbers of their own declining subscribers and viewers. Here’s a deal – give me the name of the “U.S. official” and I’ll buy one of your crappy newspapers?

Of course it could not be a LA Times article without some factual errors – the one that jumps off the page at me most is the claim that the deployed teams will bring access to national (satellite) systems to military commands. “…Crisis Operations Liaison Teams, small units that are attached to regional military commands, giving officers access to information gathered by the CIA as well as satellites and other sources.” I guess the DIA, NGA and NSA can send their folks home because the LA Times has decided to let the CIA COLTs take care of their business. When a commander wants an image he’ll tell his people to tell send the task through DIA or if need be, direct to NGA.

The LA Times can’t figure out how to get newspapers to people’s doors but they’ll tell you how intelligence architecture works!

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