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originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: crankyoldman
I never understood why anyone would send their DNA to a company. Companies get sold. Companies don't always abide by their promises.
I have asked a few people, "why in the world would do that?" The most cringe worthy answer? Because the kit was a Christmas present from so-and-so.
We are no longer fighting a defined adversary in a defined battlespace for a defined period of time. Instead the 5th generation mission space is a continuous global battle of narratives that will play out over both virtual and physical space and encompass a range of violent and non-violent actions and effects.
And so to war...The slow escalation through the phases towards the open commitment of military forces in phase 5 will be achieved with subtly and ambiguity to such an existent that it will be difficult to know at which point the phase of conflict has changed. It will be extremely difficult to set ‘Red Lines’ and threshold for when to act. We may well find ourselves way past the point of intervention without having realized we were even in a contest, akin to the fable of the boiling frog. In this event the adversaries setting of the narrative will have achieved, at least partially, the desired outcome, without the commitment of forces to the lethal fight. To paraphrase Sun Tzu, This is the supreme art of 5th Generation War.
However, in 5GW, the state of war will never be declared as the adversary will seek to impose its values on another through the cognitive effect. The next conflict, be it between a state, a non-state or a combination of the two, will certainly be an economic and a social contest, whether or not it becomes a lethal military fight: it will be a contest over the cognitive mission space.
FIFTH-GENERATION WARFARE (5GW): A BATTLE OF PERCEPTIONS
Initially, theorists associated with fifth-generation warfare (5GW), such as Abbott,198 Herring,199 Safranski,200 Slog,201 and Weeks,202 attempted to define 5GW. A more thorough understanding by Slog defines 5GW as the secret deliberative manipulation of actors, networks, institutions, states or any [0GW, 1GW] 2GW/3GW/4GW forces to achieve a goal or set of goals across a combination of socioeconomic and political domains while attempting to avoid or minimize the retaliatory offensive or defensive actions/reactions of 2GW, 3GW, 4GW powered actors, networks, institutions, and/ or states.
5GW is the battle of perceptions and information. In 5GW, violence is so discreetly dispersed that the victim is not even aware that it is a victim of war and the victim is not aware that it is losing the war. The secrecy of this warfare makes it the most dangerous warfare generation of all time.
With the Inauguration Day in the past and a peaceful transition of power executed, Committee for Justice president Curt Levey said now is the perfect time for the justices to exercise their “civic duty” to address the legality of state officials changing state assemblies’ election laws.
“No one can get too upset with what they would decide,” Levey said.
Do you let your vehicle idle 24/7?
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: PioneerFigureSkating
Noice value add PFS!
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: pteridine
Also Ghost Ezra links to this Scavino FB picture, here:
1) Look at the body language, 3 have legs crossed in a defensive, receding pose away from Jared Kushner, and Eric and Don Jr have hands in front indicating a "closed" body language towards him.
2) The lack of Empathy in their faces to Kushner - looks like he's being QUESTIONED!
3) His hair is uncharacteristically untidy (tussled at the back),
4) The 3 security people are also unusual in such a picture - are they there because Kushner is under house arrest? Note they all have the same emblem on their right chest (left as we look at them).
5) Pres. Trump has his Presidential overcoat on and a BLUE tie (=Knowledge/Information). If he's a private citizen then why not Smart Casual in his own home?
6) Pres. Trump has his hands in pockets - never seen that before! He is also withdrawn from the group, behind them... indicating a distancing from Kushner?
Symbolically, are we "seeing the back" of Jared Kushner?
Or is he being given his chance to seek forgiveness? Whilst pushing his work on the Abraham Accord.
We have been told to be ready to FORGIVE - it makes sense that the Presidential family set the example?
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
Fifth-generation warfare (5GW) is the battle of perceptions and information. 5GW is also a cultural and moral war, which distorts the perception of the masses to give a manipulated view of the world and politics.
We are no longer fighting a defined adversary in a defined battlespace for a defined period of time. Instead the 5th generation mission space is a continuous global battle of narratives that will play out over both virtual and physical space and encompass a range of violent and non-violent actions and effects.
And so to war...The slow escalation through the phases towards the open commitment of military forces in phase 5 will be achieved with subtly and ambiguity to such an existent that it will be difficult to know at which point the phase of conflict has changed. It will be extremely difficult to set ‘Red Lines’ and threshold for when to act. We may well find ourselves way past the point of intervention without having realized we were even in a contest, akin to the fable of the boiling frog. In this event the adversaries setting of the narrative will have achieved, at least partially, the desired outcome, without the commitment of forces to the lethal fight. To paraphrase Sun Tzu, This is the supreme art of 5th Generation War.
However, in 5GW, the state of war will never be declared as the adversary will seek to impose its values on another through the cognitive effect. The next conflict, be it between a state, a non-state or a combination of the two, will certainly be an economic and a social contest, whether or not it becomes a lethal military fight: it will be a contest over the cognitive mission space.
Source Fifth Generation Warfare, THE ART OF WAR, COGNITIVE EFFECT [PDF]
The successful application of the Fifth Generation of Warfare (5GW) is "indistinguishable from magic" (Rees 2009, following in the spirit of Clarke's Law, propounded by the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey) "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". The Fifth-Generation warrior hides in the shadows, or in the static.
From "The Handbook of 5GW: A Fifth Generation of War?" by Daniel H. Abbott.
FIFTH-GENERATION WARFARE (5GW): A BATTLE OF PERCEPTIONS
Initially, theorists associated with fifth-generation warfare (5GW), such as Abbott,198 Herring,199 Safranski,200 Slog,201 and Weeks,202 attempted to define 5GW. A more thorough understanding by Slog defines 5GW as the secret deliberative manipulation of actors, networks, institutions, states or any [0GW, 1GW] 2GW/3GW/4GW forces to achieve a goal or set of goals across a combination of socioeconomic and political domains while attempting to avoid or minimize the retaliatory offensive or defensive actions/reactions of 2GW, 3GW, 4GW powered actors, networks, institutions, and/ or states.
5GW is the battle of perceptions and information. In 5GW, violence is so discreetly dispersed that the victim is not even aware that it is a victim of war and the victim is not aware that it is losing the war. The secrecy of this warfare makes it the most dangerous warfare generation of all time.
Source: Fourth and Fifth-Generation Warfare: Technology and Perceptions page 209. Interesting this came from a Dr. Waseem Ahmad Qureshi, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan and a line from his abstract states:
"The basic framework of modern warfare was elaborated by Carl von Clausewitz in his magnus opus On War."
originally posted by: PioneerFigureSkating
a reply to: Caled
Imo that picture is definitely some sort of come to Jesus moment for the Trump clan and Kushner. Like Sufi said, I've never seen POTUS with his hands in his pockets before. That seems out of character for Trump. He looks both defensive and upset. Don Jr kinda looks like he is ready to get up and kick Kushner's ass. In fact, everyone in the room looks like they're either annoyed or angry. Wish we could see Ivanka's face. And maybe the rest of her too.
originally posted by: PioneerFigureSkating
a reply to: Caled
Imo that picture is definitely some sort of come to Jesus moment for the Trump clan and Kushner. Like Sufi said, I've never seen POTUS with his hands in his pockets before. That seems out of character for Trump. He looks both defensive and upset. Don Jr kinda looks like he is ready to get up and kick Kushner's ass. In fact, everyone in the room looks like they're either annoyed or angry. Wish we could see Ivanka's face. And maybe the rest of her too.
originally posted by: TigerDrew
a reply to: Caled
Not Boris Johnson but looks more like a particular actor - his name just won't come to me for the mo ! It definitely doesn't look like Trump though, something to do with the eyes.