07.26.11
Unintelligence assessment
What happens to some people who once were held in high regard re intelligence matters?
Sometimes they turn into fuddy-duddy lamers, blind to many of their limitations.
Such is the case with David Wise, a respected journalist who covered Cold War security affairs in articles and books for many years.
For the most part, that work is well behind him.
Today, he’s at Big Think, making a fool of himself on cyberwar:
There’s a lot we don’t know about the digital warfare that’s going on. Both sides have developed military plans to cripple, disable the internet or digital resources of a possible adversary. That’s not a secret.
It’s very difficult to say who has the upper hand in this battle …
None of it worth a cup of spit.
One lonely commenter shares a gratuitous insult:
A jerk off half witted article…….
A heap of speculation and fear mongering to add some spice.
Go back to licking stamps for a job.
That’s a bit harsh. David Wise was never a stamp-licker. But he is someone who ought to know when it’s time to leave this particular stage to betters.
Recently, Steve Aftergood somewhat favorably described Wise’s new book, Tiger Trap, on the secret war of espionage between the US and China.
“While the subject matter often lends itself to exaggeration or anti-China animus, Mr. Wise generally evades these hazards and sticks close to the facts,” wrote Aftergood.
Damned by faint praise, kind of.