Although I’ve studied warfare for over forty years, I was wrong about how to defeat the enemy. This is what I used to believe. This is actually not true. Killing large numbers of combatants causes trauma that will never heal. Death is the main reason that the western powers can’t create peace in any region…
Antithesis: the exact opposite of something or someone
July 18, 2016
I love the word antithesis. Here’s a perfect example. This video is the antithesis of what you think. No, the fat man did not knock out the other guy. In fact the fat man is lucky that he landed his first punch. Only that blow connected. That’s a “sucker punch”: You catch the target completely…
Trickster in our house, stirring up our doubts
July 17, 2016
You trickster in my house Creeping in the side door Stirring up my doubts So sings my brother Pat Wictor in his original song “Mr. Blues.” Pat sings about the Trickster from the viewpoint of someone currently experiencing fear, sorrow, and confusion. Well, some of us DESERVE TO FEEL FEAR, SORROW, AND CONFUSION. I now…
Monsters are due on Maple Street. And in Tehran
July 16, 2016
Once again I find myself stunned. Yesterday we saw the most brilliant military operation of all time. The inspiration for this ingenious attack was Episode 22, Season One, of the TV series The Twilight Zone. “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is the title of the episode. If you haven’t seen it, I won’t…
Transparency is a vainglorious notion that loses wars
July 13, 2016
Last night I realized that the Arab League war-fighting doctrine is “counterinsurgent insurgency” (COIN-IN). In order for COIN-IN to succeed, it must be clandestine. That means that politicians and the military must junk the concept of transparency. President Obama’s words read like lines from a bad movie. This has no bearing on reality. The ugly…
Firepower now has multiple applications
July 12, 2016
For centuries, firepower meant only one thing. The “best” weapons killed the largest number of people in the the shortest amount of time. Probably in around 2005, the Gulf Cooperation Council made peace with Israel. Together they created weapons that increase firepower and narrow its scope. To me, the motivation doesn’t matter. I don’t care…
Perfect Arab League commando operation: video
July 11, 2016
Why do I say that Arab League strategic special operators are the best soldiers in human history? Evidence. Over a year ago, I began studying reports from Yemen and Syria. They told me that somebody with perfect military skills was achieving incredible victories. The videos show tactics that no western power uses. It’s not possible…
Unconventional warfare requires unconventional strategies
July 7, 2016
Recently I decided to stop blogging. Since my Webmaster thinks that this is insane, here’s the new plan: I’ll take a hiatus instead. I need a long break from those who hate and fear unconventional thinking. One unconventional solution This post provoked a large number of “military experts” into assaulting me in the most personally…
Hidebound is another word that everyone should know
July 3, 2016
The reason that I’m a hermit is that most people are far too repulsive and belligerent for me to allow in my life. This is especially true in my main field of interest. Military buffs tend to be aggressively ignorant and hidebound. Because I don’t think like them, they’ve begun the fifth large-scale round of…