An interesting article about what went wrong with network
centric intelligence.
http://www.oft.osd.mil/library/library_files/article_468_Defense%20News.doc
An interesting blog on the same incident during Iraq War and other
mistakes made by US militaries.
http://edefense.blogspot.com/2005_09_11_edefense_archive.html
I fully agree with what Michael Puttre said in his blog:
War is all about patterns. Once you have identified the enemy's
patterns, and understand their cause and effect, you own him. This
is why intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
activities are so vital. They provide the key to understanding the
enemy's patterns. This is how you apply strength against relative
weakness, rather than pitting strength against strength.
However, at what point do ISR activities themselves produce
patterns that the enemy may discern? At what point do procedures of
systems development and acquisition produce a predictable outcome
of capabilities and concepts of operations? If an enemy can
identify and understand how you conduct ISR operations and deploy
the systems that support them, then he may well be on his way to
owning you.