Comments on: IO and PR http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/ Strategy, Systems Thinking and Military Affairs. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: MountainRunner http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-273 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:42:05 +0100 http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-273 <strong>Another Brick in the Wall, Part II: Response to the Urban Tourniquet</strong> The discussion over "gated communities" continues with David Kilcullen's&nbsp;description of the "Urban Tourniquet". Kilcullen's response to the&nbsp;wide-spread condemnation of the tactic, while&nbsp;clear in its justification,&nbsp;does not ful... Another Brick in the Wall, Part II: Response to the Urban Tourniquet

The discussion over “gated communities” continues with David Kilcullen’s description of the “Urban Tourniquet”. Kilcullen’s response to the wide-spread condemnation of the tactic, while clear in its justification, does not ful…

]]> by: A.E. http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-268 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:44:46 +0100 http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-268 What I mean by that the military should avoid the temptation to lie to the public--that's an honor that should be left to civilian politicians. What I mean by that the military should avoid the temptation to lie to the public–that’s an honor that should be left to civilian politicians.

]]> by: Fabius Maximus http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-267 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:36:11 +0100 http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-267 Outstanding post! It's not clear that COIN is more than a penny-ante set of tactics to our latest set of experts ruining Iraq. We can only wait and see if the results live up to their fantastic PR. Outstanding post! It’s not clear that COIN is more than a penny-ante set of tactics to our latest set of experts ruining Iraq. We can only wait and see if the results live up to their fantastic PR.

]]> by: Wiggins http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-266 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:07:19 +0100 http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-266 Not sure what you mean by "domestic psyops." I can see blowback being a result of inappropriate _foreign_ psyops. Also, I didn't see any focus in the cited article on domestic psyops. Other than that, we're in agreement :-). ~W Not sure what you mean by “domestic psyops.” I can see blowback being a result of inappropriate _foreign_ psyops. Also, I didn’t see any focus in the cited article on domestic psyops.

Other than that, we’re in agreement :-).

~W

]]> by: A.E. http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-265 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:19:20 +0100 http://opposedsystemsdesign.blogsome.com/2007/04/18/io-and-pr/#comment-265 Radical transparency is an ideal we should work towards. I think that blowback is the inevitable result of a focus on domestic psych-ops. Radical transparency is an ideal we should work towards. I think that blowback is the inevitable result of a focus on domestic psych-ops.

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