Gordon's War

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Cultural Sensivity Isn't About Being Nice

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There is a deep cultural aversion to cultural sensitivity amongst military practitioners and pretenders who think that killing or capturing ...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Fame and Blame are the Names of the Game.

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“Street Creds”, awards and decoration, the golden resume, net value, trophy spouse, exalted position, all are symbols of fame. Symbols of s...
Sunday, August 9, 2009

Fortune: Thy Daily Bread

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The usual briefing one gets on the area of operations to be usually includes some percentages of this kind of economic activity or how much ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Kismet, Karma, Fate and Firepower

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The bullet that has your name on it will get you, regardless. Most of the bullets zipping across the battlefield, however, are addressed “T...
Monday, July 27, 2009

The Slaps that Shape the Face of War

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The successful use of the Warrior’s Guide to the Other Guy’s Culture is matter of culling from the information about a culture that reveals ...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Triumph of the Will

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Catchy title. About some German grunt who survived on the Western Front for the whole war having his regiment shot to smithereens several t...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Purity and Essence of Precious Gene Pools – La famiglia.

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The First “F” in F4F is the family as it is the root and branch of human organization and decision making, the key concern of a warrior in d...
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Retired from US Army as LTC with 33 years service in Active, Reserves,and Guard incl service in Germany, Japan and Vietnam. 2BSM,2 MSM,5 ARCOM GFowkes@aol.com
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