#FSBLetters #2: Active FSB analyst's psychological assessment of Vladimir Putin

[empedocles]

1. Good piece.

[On a personal level, I noted this from the above report:

'When for example Generals are demanded to provide rapid reports on victories, and they (chain-of-command) continue to pass on
the order (for the report) downstream while screaming & cursing, until finally some Sergeant agrees to make the report in exchange
for military leave, after which he takes a video of the American work in Afghanistan, erases the sound, and hands it off up the chain-
of-command. And the recipient hands it off higher, and so on, until it reaches the tables of the Command, who completely believe the
report, and they hand it off to Shoigu (Minister of Defense of Russia), who then hands it off to Putin.'

My personal observation that such careful 'handling' of responsibility can apply to corporate decision-making here in the U.S. The profit motive versus safety issues that could be exposed - much top executive insulation seems to be greatly needed].