Journal: Why they hate us (II): How many Muslims has the U.S. killed in the past 30 years?

Tom Friedman had an especially fatuous column in Sunday’s New York Times, which is saying something given his well-established capacity for smug self-assurance. According to Friedman, the big challenge we face in the Arab and Islamic world is “the Narrative” — his patronizing term for Muslim views about America’s supposedly negative role in the region. …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 30 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Mercenary Mann says South Africa backed coup plot 11/29/09 AA: Are SA mercenaries assisting Guinea’s military junta? 11/26/09 AO: Angola: Armed forces reiterate support for public health services 11/26/09 CD: DR Congo appeals for arrest of FDLR leaders in Western countries 11/26/09 ET: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Reports presented to the African Commission …

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 28 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: German minister resigns over airstrike in Afghanistan 11/27/09 AA: Organized crime in the Caucasus 11/28/09 AA: Tajikistan urges compromise on power grid with Uzbekistan 11/25/09 AA: International patience with Iran is “running out” 11/27/09 AE: Assessing fallout of Dubai’s credit disaster 11/27/09 AF: NATO Forces Find Crash Site of Helicopter in Afghanistan …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 24 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Al-Qaeda Moving to Africa: Sources 11/22/09 AA: Ship is pirate target again 11/19/09 AO: Angola: Armed Forces Staff Attend Workshop on Future Constitution 11/19/09 BW: Khama faces ICC prosecution 11/19/09 CD: FACTBOX-Who are Congolese warlords Katanga and Ngudjolo? 11/23/09 CD: UN blue helmets help passengers in DR Congo when plane overshoots runway …