RUSSIAN PMC WAGNER’S SET-BACKS IN MOZAMBIQUE
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by Eeben Barlow's Milsec Blog
4y ago
THIS IS NOT A NEITHER A PRESS RELEASE, NOR A PARTY-POLITICAL COMMENT I was recently asked to comment on the Russian PMC Wagner’s role and their current lack of success in Mozambique. I do not usually comment on the work of other PMCs, but as some in the media—very falsely and stupidly—alluded and/or claimed I was part of Wagner’s creation, I feel I ought to voice my opinion. Others in the media, again very falsely, claimed that STTEP had submitted a proposal to the Mozambique government, but that it had been rejected—especially as no such proposal was ever submitted. It is sometimes ver ..read more
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IS ‘THE BELL’ DABBLING IN DISINFORMATION?
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by Eeben Barlow's Milsec Blog
4y ago
The disinformation piece published by ‘The Bell’ on 29 January 2019, seems to be steadily gaining traction, and creeping across the informational domain. I initially thought that people would see through the deception in the article, but sadly, they didn’t, couldn’t, or wouldn’t. The piece, titled “Private army for the president: the story of the most delicate assignment of Evgeny Prigozhin“ (https://thebell.io/41889-2/) tries to connect Executive Outcomes (EO) with the formation of the Russian PMC ‘Wagner Group’, and furthermore implies that I am/was an advisor to the Russians. The Bell’s ..read more
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ARE WE BECOMING VICTIMS OF FOURTH GENERATION WARFARE?
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by Eeben Barlow's Milsec Blog
5y ago
(This is neither a media statement nor an invitation for party political rhetoric) (Adapted from a talk I gave at the Rooiplaas gathering on 6 April 2019) South Africa’s national security ought to be above petty party politics. Unfortunately, it is not.I believe that many people in our government, and indeed most of our citizens, are unaware of the fact that, as a country, we are being targeted by Fourth Generation Warfare (FGW). I wrote about this phenomenon in my book Composite Warfare under the heading of 4th Evolution of Warfare. I hope that I am wrong but what I see unfolding is not mere ..read more
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