A TIMELINE FOR 5GW THEORY
Props to Curtis for his altruistic act of blogospheric historiography in creating an online 5GW Timeline. It will be highly useful to know exactly who said what/when before writing any more 5GW posts. Thanks, Curtis!
Dreaming 5GW is on a roll lately. Check out Shane Deichman’s “xGW Evolution: Purely Reactionary” and Subadei’s “Hammes 5GW Redux:Via Phil” ( original post by Phil at Pacific Empire is here, plus Phil’s previous ““Fourth-generation warfare expert to speak in Wellington on Monday”).
Great work, gentlemen.
September 2nd, 2007 at 6:07 am
Thanks for the links and props, Mark!
The process of filling in the timeline takes, er, time, but is quite fulfilling, so far. For me, as I mentioned on D5GW, it is a study tool as well as a good resource for future thinking on the subject. I’m discovering things I had forgotten or overlooked when these blog posts and articles were originally published (or when I read them.)
September 2nd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Thanks Mark!
September 3rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I am aware that I’m a few years behind the curve on all this but I have spent the weekend reading Col Hammes’ “The Sling and the Stone”. It’s a masterpiece. One of the most sophisticated bits of writing I’ve ever read on “big picture” propaganda. He should be given a job running public diplomacy operations for the White House.
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
“He should be given a job running public diplomacy operations for the White House”
I would not hold your breath on that one, Anon. :o)