PurpleSlog:  Recent Entries

“Unrestricted Warfare” (URW) and XGW / 4GW / 5GW

I have been meaning to write this for awhile. Zenpundit’s mention of “Unrestricted Warfare” and 4GW/5GW got me to type it:The ideas from URW haven’t quite made there way into 4GW/5GW…there is a lot of richness in the its ideas…....
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Purpleslog on Covert Radio - Topic: “5th Generation Warfare - What does it all mean?”

My voice is disguised by a heavy cold, I talk way to fast (as I do in real life when excited), and I didn’t sleep much the night before, but none the less, an interview I gave on 5GW for…...
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5GW Links - 9 May 2008

You may find these 5GW-related links to be interesting…....
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Of the People, By The People: The Strategic Citizen 5GW Style

This is a third style of 5GW in my slow-motion series and follows the Puppet Master style and the Socio-Political Entrepreneurship style. Working Definition of Fifth Generation Warfare (aka 5GW aka SecretWar): 5GW is the secret deliberative manipulation of actors,…...
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Stray 1AM Thought: Would a 5GW Organization Resemble a Cult?

So, would a 5GW organization resemble a non-religious Cult with secrecy, cohesion, strange practices and goals?Would looking like a cult be away for the 5GW org to hide its true intentions?…...
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All Entries by PurpleSlog

Total Entries: 49
“Unrestricted Warfare” (URW) and XGW / 4GW / 5GW Jun 20, 2008
Purpleslog on Covert Radio - Topic: “5th Generation Warfare - What does it all mean?” May 12, 2008
5GW Links - 9 May 2008 May 09, 2008
Of the People, By The People: The Strategic Citizen 5GW Style May 02, 2008
Stray 1AM Thought: Would a 5GW Organization Resemble a Cult? May 01, 2008
“Spooky Action at a Distance” and other Recent 5GW Links Apr 27, 2008
“Stealth Is Knowledge” - New 5GW Blogger? [Update] Apr 17, 2008
PurpleSlog’s 5GW Working Definition 0.91 Apr 17, 2008
5GW related thoughts via Münzenber’s partial review of the book ‘The Exploit”… Apr 15, 2008
Is there any interest in a 5GW Podcast Series? Apr 05, 2008
5GW Discussion Topic: is it still useful to discriminate between “tactics”, “operations”, “strategy” and “grand strategy” Apr 01, 2008
Dreaming 5GW LinkSpotting: Where are the “super-empowered hopeful individuals?” Mar 31, 2008
Shrinkwrapped on Conspiracy Theories [Update] Mar 30, 2008
Information, No Information, and 5GW Mar 27, 2008
Cringley touches upon the emergence of Super Empowered Individuals Mar 23, 2008
5GW Link Spotting: Baudrillard’s Bastard - “hackers, power grids, and (dis)information” Jan 22, 2008
Proto-5GW Group Discovered and Broken up? Oct 28, 2007
5GW Makes Use of Another Dimension to Conflict: Institutional Oct 03, 2007
4GW/5GW Game: “The Takedown of Sam Adams and John Hancock” Sep 19, 2007
The 2007 URW Symposium Proceedings Sep 17, 2007
“Leverage Factors” Sep 17, 2007
Blogspotting: Xiandos.info Sep 08, 2007
Should 4GW/5GW Theorist Be Against the State? Sep 05, 2007
5GW Example on TV: “The Marked” on “The 4400” Sep 03, 2007
“PSYOP Auxiliaries”: The Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group as Proto-5GW Sep 03, 2007
Architects of the Future: The Socio-Political Entrepreneurship Style of 5GW Aug 27, 2007
Blogspotting 5GW:”Four aides to Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in Al-Najaf over the past two months…” Aug 26, 2007
Found on Wikipedia: “The Dulles Plan” Aug 23, 2007
Culture Jamming as 5GW Tactic? Aug 22, 2007
The Original 5GW Post - 13 April 2005 Aug 22, 2007
Terminology Question: How should we refer to those “doing” 5GW? Aug 13, 2007
Highlighting a D5GW Comment #2: “Non-Kinetic” as really “Dispersed Kinetic” Aug 12, 2007
Highlighting a D5GW Comment #1: Center of Gravity and xGW Aug 12, 2007
Blogspotting: “Fighting Poverty: 5GW Strategy” at Blog “dm hallowell” Aug 06, 2007
Perusing a Conspiracy Nutjob’s Website: “The Biggest Secret” Aug 05, 2007
Shloky’s “Invisible Hurricane” as 5GW Example? Jul 31, 2007
5GW Fragments by Amicable Collisions Jul 21, 2007
5GW Blogspotting: Three Posts on Mitchell Langbert’s Blog Jul 05, 2007
5GW Blogspotting: “Back Into 5GW and Embracing, Enacting the Black Swan” at Soob’s blog Jun 26, 2007
The 2007 Boyd Conference…and 5GW Jun 24, 2007
…the superhero with his “sixth column” Jun 06, 2007
Robb and Hammes on “Catastrophic Superempowerment” Jun 04, 2007
The 5GW Movie hat Mighta/Coulda Been: Transformers Jun 03, 2007
Old 5GW Reference: But Is it 5GW? Jun 03, 2007
“Positioning” by Al Ries and Jack Trout: Anything for 4GW or 5GW? Jun 02, 2007
Possible 5GW Archetype: The Puppet Master 5GW May 23, 2007
Kent’s Imperative on Estonia, Russia, The Wizards War and 5GW May 21, 2007
Can 5GW Theory benefit by Studying Con Men and Cons? May 06, 2007
Introducing PurpleSlog May 03, 2007