tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post155234300559464867..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The View from the CICGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-44962497151432585712008-01-15T07:11:00.000-05:002008-01-15T07:11:00.000-05:00So where did the drive bys get their moon bat idea...So where did the drive bys get their moon bat ideas. Is this another case of the administration cutting itself off at the pass (bending over backwarsd to find any excuse for not responding).<BR/><BR/>The next time a ship will be hit hard because we thought politics instead of acted.davodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272330967156237637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-79047090689083744252008-01-14T18:09:00.000-05:002008-01-14T18:09:00.000-05:00Sorry. Link is below for anyone interested. Thre...Sorry. Link is below for anyone interested. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2007/01/qods-force-karbala-and-the-lan/" REL="nofollow">ThreatsWatch.Org: PrincipalAnalysis: Qods Force, Karbala and the Language of War</A><BR/><BR/>Cheers....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336537679590448006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-31300251078513852712008-01-14T18:07:00.000-05:002008-01-14T18:07:00.000-05:00Would not be the first time Iran successfully empl...Would not be the first time Iran successfully employed a mastered language skillset for operational deception. Recall the Karbala operation of just one year ago in which the IRGC fielded men with American uniforms, weapons, identification, appearance and English sans accent.<BR/><BR/>http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2007/01/qods-force-karbala-and-the-lan/<BR/><BR/>"The black GMC Suburban vehicles, the same style as seen in US convoys for diplomatic and security personnel, stopped at the checkpoint. While this is never overtly stated, it can be derived from the checkpoint guards’ statements that the occupants spoke English and had American military identification cards. The guards were convinced the men in the American uniforms were American, as they reportedly called ahead to the Provincial Joint Coordination Center, where a meeting was taking place between the US Army civil affairs unit and local Iraqi security.<BR/>Several important factors can be gleaned from this face-to-face encounter:<BR/><BR/> * The American uniforms and equipment were authentic.<BR/> * The attackers spoke English without accent discernible to the native Iraqi guards.<BR/> * Appearance played a role in the 12-man team, as one of the ‘Americans’ was described by an Iraqi guard as even having blonde hair.<BR/> * The identification cards were authentic enough to convince checkpoint personnel upon inspection."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Solid analysis on Hormuz. Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336537679590448006noreply@blogger.com