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Congratulations, President-elect Obama 5 Nov 2008 | 02:29 pm
Now let's see what this country can really do in the world.
The political side of counterinsurgency, part I 3 Nov 2008 | 06:08 am
Kenneth Payne's recent article in Parameters, "Waging Communication War," raises one of the critical questions around counterinsurgency: How does the political action part work, exactly? Payne can't p...
Happy Halloween from manservant Hecubus 1 Nov 2008 | 04:02 am
Since it's Friday, and Halloween, I'm forced to post something frivolous. Here are a couple of videos from YouTube that are just right for the day.
The failure of leadership 1 Nov 2008 | 01:52 am
I've spent a good part of the last couple of days pondering the question, "What did Bing West really mean in denouncing Nir Rosen's Rolling Stone piece?" Yesterday, I jumped into the question that Wes...
The moral imperatives of war journalism 31 Oct 2008 | 09:34 am
I've had the latest Rolling Stone article about Afghanistan on my "To Read" pile for a few days. Before I could get to it, however, I got distracted by the flurry of posts about the article. The autho...