Fixing Intel: Implementing MG Flynn's SOICs
Taken from al Sahwa blogsite a commentary: http://al-sahwa.blogspot.com/2010/03...mg-flynns.html
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A recent report written by the RC-West SOIC Director provides an excellent summary of their efforts to stand up one of these SOICs in Western Afghanistan.
There is a potential problem with the report al Sahwa cites, 'The Stability Operations Information Center (SOIC) Comprehensive Understanding for Comprehensive Operations' by Regional Command (RC) West SOIC Director; there are two copies available via Google: on Cryptome:http://cryptome.org/dodi/af-soic-2010.pdf and ScribD (which SWC does not use). Neither has clear markings as to released to the public and some diagrams used are marked Unclassified / FOUO (the lowest US classification?).
The report and commentary are a reasonable read and will read again to follow better.
We found the enemy, and he's our guy
Dexter Filkins' latest in NYT indicates that the decision has been made to keep Wali Karzai, then do the best "short-term" fix we can in Kandahar to work around him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/wo...ai.html?src=mv
You just can't make this stuff up.