The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The Battle for Tora Bora How Osama bin Laden slipped from our grasp: The definitive account. PeterBergen I am convinced that Tora Bora constitutes one of the greatest military blunders in recent U.S. history. It is worth revisiting now not just in the interest of historical accuracy, but also because the story contains valuable lessons …
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BOSTON REVIEW JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 ‘The real danger is that al Qaeda and the Neo-Taliban will drag the United States into regional war’ Syed Saleem Shahzad The Obama administration’s troop surge fails to address the real threat in Afghanistan: the insurgents’ efforts to develop a regional strategy in South Asia. Washington’s focus—members of al Qaeda in …
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In a Dec. 21 interview with Lauren Lyster of Russia Today, Tarpley explores the case of David Coleman Headley, born Daood Gilani, a convicted heroin smuggler of Pakistani background working undercover for the DEA who is now accused by the Indian Home Ministry of functioning as a double agent for the CIA. Headley is now in …
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Hot Topics AF: Afghanistan Seeks to Control its Own Destiny in 2010 12/16/09 AF: Britain to provide 150 mln pounds to detect roadside bombs 12/14/09 IQ: Iranian dissident group defies order to leave Iraq 12/15/09 IR: Alive And Kicking In Iran 12/12/09 IR: Iran has full intelligence about enemies: general 12/17/09 PS: Arab terrorists stopped …
This blog is that of Steven Pressfield is the author of Gates of Fire and four other historical novels set in the ancient world, including The Afghan Campaign. His most recent book is Killing Rommel, a WWII story. He is also the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance and The War of Art. The …
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Phi Beta Iota: We thought we would look at one month’s English-language news reporting on the term <stabilization and reconstruction> in relation to top countries of concern to the USA. Here is what we found. Our general conclusion: the US is doing all it can in Afghanistan; the Strategic Communication in Iraq is totally hosed, …
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Haider Mullick is a Senior Fellow at the US Joint Special Operations University and a research fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. The Diplomat speaks with South Asia analyst Haider Mullick about Pakistan’s counter-insurgency efforts, conspiracy theories and the prospects for stability in Afghanistan. The Questions (Click Here for the Answers) You’ve …
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