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A DAMN good innings2 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 month ago: Truly the end of an era…and covered very well in this article from the Foreign Policy Morning … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, The People, ethos and values, countering irregular threats

Opinion: Training for war is not a precise science

SJPONeill wrote 2 months ago: …and Josh wrote another op-ed piece… Training for war is not a precise science.  By its … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Afghanistan, coin, stability operations, countering irregular threats, New Zealand, Josh Wineera

Bad boys, bad boys...

SJPONeill wrote 2 months ago: …whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you…?  Ready or not, here we come … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Information Militia, stability operations, countering irregular threats, Aviation

My Little Life: I Wasn't Going to Say Anything.

SJPONeill wrote 5 months ago: My Little Life: I Wasn’t Going to Say Anything... …and neither was I but I think that Ma … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, The People, ethos and values

Reversing the Oil-spot

SJPONeill wrote 5 months ago: Possibly winding off the Thursday/Friday War for 2012, a short item from Josh Wineera wondering what … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Afghanistan, coin, stability operations, Josh Wineera

An Ear To The Ground

SJPONeill wrote 8 months ago: Like many people, I opted not to comment on the 911 anniversary yesterday (it’s already six ho … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Star Trek, Information Militia, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

My Little Life: Idiocy

SJPONeill wrote 11 months ago: My Little Life: Idiocy. Mama M has a very angry (and quite rightly so!!) post on the idiocy of those … more →

Tags: Learning, The People, Command and Leadership

COIN Questionnaire Part 12 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: Randomly-selected COIN-themed pic This image was drawn from a plug for Japanese Counterinsurgency, W … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, fm 3-24, COIN Center, coin, New Zealand

They're reading my stuff there...

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: Colleague Josh Wineera is off on his travels again after being selector as the sole Kiwi to attend a … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Interbella, COIN Center, countering irregular threats, Josh Wineera

The application of FM 3-24 principles and success in COIN

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: Staying up lat-ish last night to watch Torchwood: Miracle Day when I knew I had a 0300 start this mo … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, fm 3-24, Afghanistan, coin, iraq

Avast, me hearties...3 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: With effect yesterday, a new law comes into effect here that introduces penalties for people detecte … more →

Tags: The People, New Zealand

The earth moves1 comment

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: The US Parks Department reported some minor cracks on the pyramid at the top of the 555ft monument. … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War

Who dares...

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: Have been offline since leaving home yesterday morning for a weekend in the big smoke…it was o … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Afghanistan, New Zealand

Getting it....2 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: Not getting it... One of my ongoing beefs with ‘modern’ COIN is the misperception is that successful … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Afghanistan, coin, iraq, David Kilcullen, countering irregular threats, doctrine

Breaking Silence5 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: In Get Smart, this was funny… The zone of silence put up by the Kahui and King families around … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, Information Militia, The People, ethos and values, New Zealand

Strangelove has re-entered the Building

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: (c) FPA 2011 As a headline, this one that concludes the Time article  According to new Pentagon cybe … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, coin, Information Militia, The People, countering irregular threats

The Odyssey...2 comments

SJPONeill wrote 1 year ago: USS New Jersey (one of the last) from USS Olympia (one of the first). Yes…the blog has been qu … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, coin, countering irregular threats, Aviation

Joining the dots...

SJPONeill wrote 2 years ago: Obviously air power has a most important role to play in combating an irregular force. The purpose o … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, countering irregular threats, Aviation, postaweek2011, Advanced Airpower Course

Colour Me Devastated

SJPONeill wrote 2 years ago: …in regard to the closure of the file on the late an unlamented OBL… Ronald Reagan warne … more →

Tags: The Thursday/Friday War, 9/11, countering irregular threats


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