http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/ A blog for operators and security contractors. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:22:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-705 marc Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:33:07 +0000 http://combatoperator.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-705 Jake, I hope you are planing to do Combat Radio again. It would be interesting to here David Isenberg's take on the recent events. He hasn't been heard from nearly enough since he dialed back his reporting on the military contracting beat. Jake, I hope you are planing to do Combat Radio again. It would be interesting to here David Isenberg’s take on the recent events. He hasn’t been heard from nearly enough since he dialed back his reporting on the military contracting beat.

]]> http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-704 ‘Contractors Gone Wild’ News Round-Up « Weaponized Culture Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:15:57 +0000 http://combatoperator.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-704 [...] The Combat Operator, for one, points to a need for greater oversight and accountability of the PSC industry: The command structure, the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines and standing operating procedures which are normal in any military organization do not exist to any meaningful degree within the private security/military industry. At best you have a few companies who, relatively speaking, do better than most but even that’s a pretty low standard to meet. [...] [...] The Combat Operator, for one, points to a need for greater oversight and accountability of the PSC industry: The command structure, the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines and standing operating procedures which are normal in any military organization do not exist to any meaningful degree within the private security/military industry. At best you have a few companies who, relatively speaking, do better than most but even that’s a pretty low standard to meet. [...]

]]> http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Jake Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:03:06 +0000 http://combatoperator.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-702 Thanks Marc. I wish I could say this was a surprise but really it never is. I'm more often surprised by what doesn't make the news. Between Abu Graib and similar incidents one has to wonder why having a digital camera around all the time is a perceived as a good idea. This story would have gone nowhere without those photos and the State Dept would have just continued to muddle along with AG in their unified incompetence. Thanks Marc. I wish I could say this was a surprise but really it never is. I’m more often surprised by what doesn’t make the news. Between Abu Graib and similar incidents one has to wonder why having a digital camera around all the time is a perceived as a good idea. This story would have gone nowhere without those photos and the State Dept would have just continued to muddle along with AG in their unified incompetence.

]]> http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-701 marc Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:31:32 +0000 http://combatoperator.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-701 Bravo Jake and welcome back. What an story to come back to. It takes everything you have been saying for the last year and delivers it up with a nice bow on it. We are way beyond the point where we need to put the blame where it belongs and that is squarely on the clients. They all do a poor job but at least DOD has the ability to use lessons learned and adapt. The State Department is completely hopeless. I'm in agreement with POGO all security contracts in war zones should be supervised by the military. They need to own the battle space period end of story. Your idea of bringing in seasoned military professionals to State makes sense in the long run but that's the problem it will take way to long. This needed to be sorted out like eight years ago. Bravo Jake and welcome back. What an story to come back to. It takes everything you have been saying for the last year and delivers it up with a nice bow on it.
We are way beyond the point where we need to put the blame where it belongs and that is squarely on the clients. They all do a poor job but at least DOD has the ability to use lessons learned and adapt. The State Department is completely hopeless. I’m in agreement with POGO all security contracts in war zones should be supervised by the military. They need to own the battle space period end of story. Your idea of bringing in seasoned military professionals to State makes sense in the long run but that’s the problem it will take way to long. This needed to be sorted out like eight years ago.

]]> http://combatoperator.com/blog/2009/09/04/boys-gone-wild-the-kabul-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Industry Talk: The Kabul Fiasco and Moving Forward | Feral Jundi Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:11:54 +0000 http://combatoperator.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-700 [...] Boys Gone Wild!!! The Kabul Edition, by Jake Allen [...] [...] Boys Gone Wild!!! The Kabul Edition, by Jake Allen [...]

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