Reference: The Other Face of Al Qaeda by Camile Tawil
The author is a Lebanese journalist who is very well informed and knows many jihadists on a personal basis. He presents a view on AQ in the period just before 9/11 and its early aftermath.
Journal: Self-Diagnostics & Participatory Medicine
Self-Diagnosis and Participatory Medicine by jonl on October 11, 2010 The Journal of Participatory Medicine has published an interesting piece on Self Diagnosis, subtitled A Discursive Systematic Review of the Medical Literature. It’s a complex subject – as patients become more informed and empowered, they are more liable to want to have a role in …
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Review: The World Is Open–How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
6 STAR Wake Up Call for All Educators August 19, 2010 Curtis J. Bonk UPDATE 21 Aug 2010 to add two graphics. I’ve seen educators struggle to herd their faculty cats, hire staff under industrial-era rules, and strive to accommodate students that know more than their professors about anything outside the “teach to test” topic. …
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Journal: Russian SU-30 Short Movie
SU-30 Vectored Thrust with Canards… As you watch this airplane, look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy rail. The “canards” are the small wings forward of the main wings? The smoke and contrails provide a sense of the actual flight path, sometimes in reverse direction. This video is of an in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian’s 30MK …
EUCOM Week in Review Ending 30 September 2009
Hot Topics AA: A breakdown of Iran’s missile arsenal 09/28/09 AA: Dialogue urged for Nagorno-Karabakh 09/29/09 AA: Obstacles on the path to world peace – Russia Now 09/28/09 AL: Topi says Albania aware of NATO responsibilities 09/25/09 CY: Cyprus Negotiators Running Out Of Time – Report 09/29/09 GR: Growing support for Greece’s far-right maverick party …
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CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 24 September 2009
Hot Topics AA: Counterterrorism at the expense of COIN will doom Afghanistan and Pakistan: US officials 09/24/09 AA: Israel hiding nukes in Golan, Syria claims 09/22/09 AA: Al-Qaida release video message likening Barack Obama to George Bush 09/23/09 AF: Afghan jails are base for al-Qaida and Taliban, says US commander 09/21/09 AF: Afghan warlords will …
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CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 27 August 2009
Hot Topics AA: 2 officers on UN mission held in Jordan, freed UNDP, NA shun … 08/27/09 AA: Russia admits mystery ship may have had suspect cargo 08/26/09 AE: UAE prosecutor claims American man on trial had ties to Al-Qaeda 08/24/09 AF: Group: US is monitoring journalists in Afghanistan 08/26/09 IQ: Intelligence Report: Iran Financing …
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