The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A tale of two countries… In Afghanistan, the rise and fall of ‘Little America’ By Rajiv Chandrasekaran Washington Post, 5 August 2011 Paul Jones arrived in a Chevy pickup, dust clouds billowing as he crossed the desert. He had set out soon after first light from his base in southern Afghanistan, an encampment that, thanks …
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July 26, 2011 Afghan Sitrep We’re Here Because We’re Here Because We’re Here … By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch Beaulieu Sur Mer, France The old German army had a term of art for describing the US strategy in Afghanistan: nicht schwerpunckt, meaning there is no center of effort or unifying idea around which to shape …
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More lipstick on a pig, anyone? The plethora and pace of the development of these one-off “solutions” is killing me ….the collective defense and intelligence community apparently can’t keep up with themselves in order to prove who is more irrelevant…. we continue to throw good money after bad. Will this ever end? Exclusive: Inside Darpa’s …
From bad to worse in Afghanistan Peter Eichstaedt McClatchy News – 20/07/11 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN The assassination of President Hamid Karzai’s half brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, along with the recent attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in the heart of the capital in Kabul, underscore the increasingly fragile security situation in Afghanistan. Both events occurred soon after …
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From a brave but frustrated front-line infantry leader. Shades of SLA Marshall! as the Army stands down from conflict life will get very dull…… Yeah I am dreading that and honestly I LOVE the Army. It’s always the politics. Just like the article I read on MSNBC talking about the new strategy is to do …
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Afghanistan: Special Comment. Longtime Readers know that NightWatch has had a continuing project to monitor the security situation in Afghanistan since mid-2006, using a consistent sample of unclassified reporting. In 2006, when the Taliban resurgence was just beginning, NightWatch began publishing monthly summaries of the security situation. In the past three years, the number of …
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Sometimes there are good things to report. Part 7 is the one to reflect on. FBI Mission Afghanistan Part 1: Our Role in a War Zone | Video Part 2: Major Crimes Task Force | Video Part 3: Contract Corruption Part 4: Biometrics, a Measure of Progress Part 5: Pamir Air Crash | Video Part …
