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Breaking Ranks?

... Breaking Ranks? by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling Download the Full ...

Journal Article - Sep 30 2010 - 11:11am - 24 comments

Waterboarding is Torture... Period (Links Updated # 9)

... I have another question. These very same men come from the ranks of those who would slash your throat and then rape your children while ... intelligence is so difficult as to be unworthy of breaking the principle not to torture. Think about why we are even having ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

Disruptive Thinkers: Defining the Problem

... and institutional changes. “The first step in breaking organizational cultural inertia is simplification,” Rumelt ... would never countenance such a thing in their leadership ranks.  This is reasonable, but all the more reason to encourage ...

Journal Article - Apr 9 2012 - 5:00am - 61 comments

Disruptive Thinkers: Intrapreneurship vice Entrepreneurship – Why this Distinction Matters

... well. And when advocating entrepreneurship among the ranks, one is in turn championing the greatest risk takers of all. When ... as an entrepreneur in uniform can very well result in breaking a solemn promise between you and the American people. Two ...

Journal Article - May 10 2012 - 4:55am - 16 comments

A Populace-Centric Foreign Policy

... that cannot sustain that extra burden without warping/breaking.) FM 3-24 says: "7-25. A key part of any insurgent's ... and visionary local tribal chieftain who rose through the ranks with the support of "the Habiru" (little people with swords and knives) ...

Blog post - Feb 4 2011 - 5:19pm - 90 comments - 0 attachments

COIN Metrics: What Not to Measure

... split the atom. Indeed, to stretch the metaphor to the breaking point, I'm not convinced that he can even describe what an atom looks ... makes no sense, Schmedlap. Obviously, those at higher ranks (and the democracy which they theoretically serve) deserve to understand ...

Blog post - Feb 8 2010 - 2:36pm - 79 comments - 0 attachments

Q&A with Owen West: Advisors in Iraq

... at the Small Wars Journal lately about innovation in the ranks and identifying, retaining, and empowering talent .  During ... Americans proved they could fight, the next challenge was breaking the insurgency’s hold on the town. While gaining credibility ...

Journal Article - Apr 27 2012 - 7:03am - 2 comments

The Ugly Truth: Insurgencies are Brutal

... the most. Distressingly, more and more insurgencies are breaking out globally that seemingly require the attention, and ultimately the ... it is due to excessive political correctness in our ranks, which came from the universities that produced our current crop of ...

Journal Article - Aug 15 2010 - 7:17am - 72 comments

Taliban and Hells Angels: Same Difference

... 1980s as disenfranchised Vietnam Vets sweltered into their ranks and the drug trade flowed.** -Contrastingly, the Taliban is a quasi ... isnt a lifestyle choice too. Why work home on the farm breaking your back all day when you can be part of gods army, ride a cool ...

Blog post - Jul 18 2010 - 7:08am - 66 comments - 0 attachments

Win, Learn, Focus, Adapt, Win Again

... in the Philippines and Algeria; or a constant program of breaking up groups by arresting without warrant and holding without charge an ... the rebels of much of their base of support, swelling the ranks of the Tories (those loyal to their legitimate government and controlled ...

Blog post - Apr 9 2011 - 6:48pm - 67 comments - 0 attachments