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It's clear that this guy is doing what he's doing for one reason- self-aggrandizement. Look who he went to for this story. Anyone recognize the name Sean Naylor?
If he does publish ANYTHING that compromises ANYTHING classified, my sincere hope is that not only is he PNG'd from the community, he's prosecuted and tossed under the jail.
So he's donating the proceedes to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation? Big fucking deal. If was really going to do the community a favor, he wouldn't be generating this type of negative attention for us or threatening to divulge a bunch of stuff he knows is still classified. I guess it's good he's planning to donate to a charity that supports the families of fallen special operators... it's not outside the realm of possibility that what he divulges could add to their rolls.
If he does publish ANYTHING that compromises ANYTHING classified, my sincere hope is that not only is he PNG'd from the community, he's prosecuted and tossed under the jail.
So he's donating the proceedes to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation? Big fucking deal. If was really going to do the community a favor, he wouldn't be generating this type of negative attention for us or threatening to divulge a bunch of stuff he knows is still classified. I guess it's good he's planning to donate to a charity that supports the families of fallen special operators... it's not outside the realm of possibility that what he divulges could add to their rolls.
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Sean Naylor is a fairly well known freelance military writer, writes for Army Times. He has written pretty extensively about various SOF topics. My unit got to pick him up at some Shura in Afghanistan and drive him around a bit. Seemed like a decent guy for a journalist.
I don't know the authors deal but I can say that sometimes things can get done that otherwise wouldn't due to divulging otherwise "classified" info. How many "unnamed sources" do we read about putting out info for IO purposes? It is no secret that being a risk taker is not commonplace in the upper echelons of the DOD. I am guessing that this guy wants to clear the air and assign the blame on mission failure to the men who direct these operations as opposed to the men who are actually carrying out their wishes on the tactical level. He is writing the book under a psyeudonym so self promotion seems to not be the motivating factor. I guess time will tell........
I don't know the authors deal but I can say that sometimes things can get done that otherwise wouldn't due to divulging otherwise "classified" info. How many "unnamed sources" do we read about putting out info for IO purposes? It is no secret that being a risk taker is not commonplace in the upper echelons of the DOD. I am guessing that this guy wants to clear the air and assign the blame on mission failure to the men who direct these operations as opposed to the men who are actually carrying out their wishes on the tactical level. He is writing the book under a psyeudonym so self promotion seems to not be the motivating factor. I guess time will tell........
I'm gonna write a book about my adventures that I may or may not have done, under a pseudonym (but everyone will really know it's me). I'm gonna lie, expound and throw a whole lotta 3 letter acronyms out there, AND THEN I'M GONNA TELL EVERYONE NOT TO BUY IT....because it has a lot of secret shit in it no-ones supposed to know.
Car will buy one, what about the rest of you-uns? ;);)
I'll even write the "super-secret" Foreword, if you want. ;)
LMAO!!;);)
You want an International Allied edge to it? I'll throw in something if you want. lol ;) I'll make up some fucked up stamp and you can use it to stamp all your pages. What are we going to call the classification? 
We can throw some cross-border ops in there, maybe a trip to SA/CA.....hmm
How about 'CTONFYE' (Counter Threat Operations-Not For Your Eyes)
HAHAHAHAA....my pockets are feeling full already.... ;);)
How about 'CTONFYE' (Counter Threat Operations-Not For Your Eyes)
HAHAHAHAA....my pockets are feeling full already.... ;);)
SSS-NOMK (Secret Squirrel Stuff-No One Must Know)
I actually have a coin from a CI/HUMINT unit, in theater right now, that has Secret Squirrel as their logo. :)
LMAO! They are all golden. You should use all of them. Switch it up now and then mid paragraph.
"Hajj" could find out all those things from your Field Manuals that are freely available to download. In fact, IIRC, some of the Al Qaeda manuals are based on those very things.
There is an allegation of an injustice. If they really did make the SBS hold off purely so an American unit can go in first, that really does need to be told. The American people (nay, everyone), has a right to know why the number one fugitive in the world got away. If it's for a silly little thing like that, I want to know why. You can leave out all the tactical stuff, but finding out why a particular unit moved, say, left instead of right could be integral to the overall narrative.
There is an allegation of an injustice. If they really did make the SBS hold off purely so an American unit can go in first, that really does need to be told. The American people (nay, everyone), has a right to know why the number one fugitive in the world got away. If it's for a silly little thing like that, I want to know why. You can leave out all the tactical stuff, but finding out why a particular unit moved, say, left instead of right could be integral to the overall narrative.
Morocco Mole is the real brains behind that operation. ;)
Coins seem to have taken off in the years since I've been in. As I recall, very few units/branches had them, with the exception of SF and Rangers.
Then again, maybe my clearance wasn't high enough to be aware of those other coins. lol
Conventional finally realized that ALL THAT BRASS from the range can be used for 'other' things.....like COINS.....
But first ya gotta make friends with the LOCALS......so you can find someone who melts and molds.....
Hearts and minds.....It's been around for awhile now....... lolol :doh::doh:
(Conventional) saying ':doh::doh::doh:'
thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock
Gee, isn't that the sound of the black helicopters right overhead coming to get you guys?:confused::eek::uhh:
Gee, isn't that the sound of the black helicopters right overhead coming to get you guys?:confused::eek::uhh:
Loved the sound effects....actually made me look up!!!...ahahahahaa
thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock thwock
I didn't know that's where most of the metal for unit coins came from.
They've definitely gotten more elaborate and colorful over the years, the SF coins I saw were fairly simple, no inlaid ceramics or anything like that.
They've definitely gotten more elaborate and colorful over the years, the SF coins I saw were fairly simple, no inlaid ceramics or anything like that.
We used the brass for coins, Iron Mikes.....LBG's in SA/CA can make anything you want.....and fairly cheap, too.....IF you speak the language and understand/abide by the customs.....which conventional has now realized it needs to do..... 'bout time.....:uhh::uhh:
My first coin is still my favorite - brass, beret and unit motto on one side, unit crest on the other.
You guys wouldnot believe some of the shit floating around out there now! Company commanders and First Sergeants have unit coins! :doh:
It's gotten so bad that there is actual regulatory Army policy telling who can give out coins, where the money comes from, and what can be said on them....but I've got a hell of a collection
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