Ken Connor (1)
Autore di Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
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- Ken joined the Parachute Regiment of the British Army, before transferring to the Special Air Service where he served for over 23 years. During his time in the regiment he was involved in the creation and development of many of the departments and techniques for which the SAS are now world famous, including the Bodyguard Training Cell, the Counter-Terrorist Team and the founding of 14 Intelligence Company.
He served and trained with other Special Forces Groups around the world and saw active service in four different theatres of war. A graduate of the US Ranger and airborne programmes; he trained US personnel at the FBI Academy in Quantico, USA, in counter-terrorist and VIP protection techniques. Ken served with Brixmis - the British Commander-in-Chief's Mission to the Soviet Forces in (East) Germany, for which he was awarded the British Empire Medal.
In 1986 he joined Control Risks Group as a security consultant for 5 years, after which he started his own company, offering services to clients in the specialist security field. He is the author and co-author of several books, including 'Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS'.
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One change in the operational environment is the ubiquity of helicopters in the modern world. Most Armies and National Police forces have their own aviation units. These aircraft offer both an opportunity and a danger for the coup leaders. You can’t just neutralize the Air Force any more.
The primary difference between then and now is the role of the media in making or breaking a coup. In Luttwak’s time, it was possible to close the airport, seal the borders, seize the broadcast stations, and cut telecommunications cables. Your country could be cut off from international scrutiny until you had seized power. Not so today. As soon as the shooting starts, CNN and the BBC will be broadcasting via satellite from the roofs of their hotels. You are in a life or death struggle to win over international public opinion, preventing intervention on behalf of the legitimate government.
The coup leader must become the star of his own reality show. Gather up the international correspondents, and confine them ‘for their own safety’ in their favorite hotel bar. Free drinks and food on the New People’s Government, of course. You won’t be able to keep them incommunicado for long, so it is essential to have your own press officers help them get back on the air as soon as possible. Press officers must speak excellent English and should be photogenic female civilians. As soon as feasible, embed a few correspondents with your forces so that they can get action footage. Cue the cheering liberated population.
Luttwak’s book remains the one that every colonel should have in his knapsack, but he should make sure to scribble the local contact numbers for the BBC and CNN in the margins.… (altro)