A Crying Shame
"We are here to protect democracy, not practice it."
A famous saying in the U.S. Military. Apparently there is another big "blog" crackdown and I've been asked by my chain of command to stop blogging for now. I will continue to journal and write on topics offline for future publication but unless I can get someone to "bless" it, it could be down until early May.
I have to take this seriously, sorry. I at least have to wait a little while until interest subsides. What usually happens in these scenarios is that someone puts a picture on the web without thinking it through and someone else interprets it as a violation of operational security. The military then establishes a sweeping new rule banning the practice, even for those who have done nothing wrong at all. I'm getting used to that one. I call it the "Rule of Lowest Common Denominator". A phenomenon in the military that requires everyone to be restricted to rules that are set with the least intelligent and worst soldier in mind.
In the meantime, read Thomas P. M. Barnett's sequel to "The Pentagon's New Map" called "Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating" for a view of globalization's alternate ending. The ending I'm here fighting for I should add.
He has a weblog too.
A famous saying in the U.S. Military. Apparently there is another big "blog" crackdown and I've been asked by my chain of command to stop blogging for now. I will continue to journal and write on topics offline for future publication but unless I can get someone to "bless" it, it could be down until early May.
I have to take this seriously, sorry. I at least have to wait a little while until interest subsides. What usually happens in these scenarios is that someone puts a picture on the web without thinking it through and someone else interprets it as a violation of operational security. The military then establishes a sweeping new rule banning the practice, even for those who have done nothing wrong at all. I'm getting used to that one. I call it the "Rule of Lowest Common Denominator". A phenomenon in the military that requires everyone to be restricted to rules that are set with the least intelligent and worst soldier in mind.
In the meantime, read Thomas P. M. Barnett's sequel to "The Pentagon's New Map" called "Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating" for a view of globalization's alternate ending. The ending I'm here fighting for I should add.
He has a weblog too.
4 Comments:
There is a book you may be interested in: Kaplan's Imperial Grunts. Strange title but it is about decentralization of the military.
Bummer, but I understand. I'll miss this blog, though.
Bummer.
A phenomenon in the military that requires everyone to be restricted to rules that are set with the least intelligent and worst soldier in mind.
Of course, that's not limited to just the military.
you could just change the title of the blog and set it all in a large company, microsoft et al...
it wouldn't be hard to believe.
stay safe out there man. it was great to get to see you while you were in town.
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