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11. JP 3-13, Joint Doctrine for Information Operations, 9 October
1998, V-5.
12. Rohmann, 255-256. Meaning actually has multiple definitions.
Meaning can be the referent to an object, a propositional or contextual
meaning, a definitional meaning, or a particular cultural or historical
meaning.
13. Ibid., 410-411. See Concepts of Truth.
14. Alvin and Heidi Toffler, War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of
the Twenty-first Century (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993),
35-96.
15. JP 3-0, Doctrine for Joint Operations, 10 September 2001, III-16.
16. Alvin and Heidi Toffler, Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and
Violence at the Edge of the 21 st Century (New York: Bantam Books,
1990), 1-19. Power is composed of three elements—wealth, violence,
and knowledge. These elements have differing relationships and
characteristics across the different wave periods.
17. Alvin and Heidi Toffler, Creating a New Civilization: The Politics
of the Third Wave (Washington, D.C.: The Progress and Freedom
Foundation, 1994), 35-40.
18. Ibid., 42.
19. Thomas L. Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding
Globalism (New York: Anchor Books, 2000), 14-15.
20. Anthony H. Cordesman, “Intelligence Failures in the Iraq War,”
Center for Strategic and International Studies, 16 July 2003, 306-324.
21. See JP 2-02, National Intelligence Support to Joint Operations,
28 September 1998, I-2. The associated concept of Task-Process-
Evaluate-Disseminate has changed to Task-Post-Process-Use. This
will cause the analytical process to change as well, becoming much
more timely, distributed, and decentralized. Users will interact with
data vs. analyzed reports, in many cases. Custom products for specific
operations can be assembled and disseminated inside operational
elements much faster than before. This will still present some problems
in terms of data quality, context, and of course meaning. The community
will need to address this with the customer.
22. Remarks at the 34 th Annual Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis/
Fletcher Conference: Security Planning and Military Transforming After
Iraqi Freedom, 2 to 3 December 2003, Washington, D.C. Available on
line at http://www.ifpafletcherconference.com/transcripts.htm.
23. The term “phenomenon” is used to describe a particular kind of
problem set or issue for intelligence. It could be transnational such as
proliferation, terrorism, or drug trafficking, or it could be intra-national
such as tribal wars, political competition and organized crime. The
idea is that some phenomenon will have characteristics, behaviors
and patterns common at the global, regional, and local levels, and
also distinctively different patterns at the same levels, based on the
originating culture or sponsoring organization, environmental factors,
specific histories, etc. Broader understandings come from approaching
phenomenon for multiple perspectives and result in greater confidence
for taking actions.
Major Pendall is currently assigned as a G2 plans officer with
Headquarters, Multi-National Corps-Iraq. He is a graduate of
the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College and
School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). Major Pendall
served as a strategic plans officer within the National
Security Agency and within the U.S. CENTCOM Forward
Headquarters during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He has
served as a Military Intelligence Battalion S3, a Brigade
Combat Team S2, an Armor Battalion Task Force S2, and
a Division G2 Plans Chief. His experience also includes
command and staff positions during unit deployments to
Bosnia, Korea, Kuwait, and the three Army maneuver training
centers. He holds a BA from Ohio University, an MS from
Central Michigan University, and an MMAS from the Army
Command and General Staff College (Advanced Military
Studies Program). Readers can contact Major Pendall at
david.pendall@us.army.mil.
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