Paralyzed: they can blow our helicopters out of the sky, and now they’re destroying the roads and bridges. Are we prepared for another surge in Iraq?
iraq war, paralyzed, insurgents

Posted June 12, 2007 by Casey Bisson
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Some time ago I pointed to John Robb’s discussion of the potential for the network to amplify the threat of violence from otherwise un-connected and un-organized individuals. Now Noah Shachtman at DefenseTech is writing about “open source insurgents.”
It used to be that a small group of ideological-driven guerilla leaders would spread information, tactics, training, and [...]

Posted August 17, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: defensetech, guerillas, ideological, insurgents, iraq, john robb, metcalfe's law, network effects, noah shachtman, open source, open source insurgency, open source violence, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, world connections, world wide web. One Comment.