Skip to content

Haft of the Spear

Ruminating on issues related to the pointy end

  • About
  • Projects
  • Resources

Latest Blogs

Intelligence

Note to Self…

February 7, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 1 min read

When attempting to defraud the government and put the information infrastructure at risk, have wife use maiden name on all paperwork.

Defense, Terrorism

Irrational

February 7, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 2 mins read

Desperately short of soldiers who speak Arabic and understand Islam, the U.S. military is quietly courting American Muslims. But they show little enthusiasm for an […]

Defense

Creeping Towards War Footing

February 7, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 2 mins read

Finally: Senior military officers, including members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have told President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates that the new […]

Technology

Dumb Luck

February 6, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 2 mins read

I’m on a cyber-roll today: Computer hackers tapped into a Web site at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, planting a virus […]

Homeland Security, Reform, Technology

What Year is This?

February 6, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 2 mins read

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills here . . . The Homeland Security Department finally named an assistant secretary for cybersecurity last year, and […]

Defense, Military, Reform

Open Source Reform

February 5, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 3 mins read

Thanks to John for pointing this out: Gen. David H. Petraeus, the new U.S. commander in Iraq, is assembling a small band of warrior-intellectuals — […]

Uncategorized

Global Guerrillas in our Midst?

January 25, 2007April 23, 2021 Mike 5 mins read

I was a little slow to catch this item: U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials say they are taking steps to monitor and combat the […]

Uncategorized

Define “Bigger”

January 19, 2007April 23, 2021 Mike 3 mins read

I don’t get Insight Magazine so I don’t know the full story that goes along with this teaser: The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that […]

Defense, Intelligence, Military

Sword, double-edged, one-each

January 17, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 2 mins read

Bloody hell: Google is talking with military agencies in Iraq after learning that terrorists attacking British bases in Basra appear to have been using aerial […]

Homeland Security

Main St. Fallujah

January 9, 2007July 1, 2015 Mike 1 min read

This story from LGF and this bit by Lind seems to suggest that maybe Fallujah in your home town might not be that far off. […]

Posts navigation

1 … 6 7 8 9 10 11

Copyright © 2022 | All Rights Reserved. Mik by Shark Themes