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2009/08/032009/08/06

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 3 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Democracy and a tale of two republics 07/29/09 AA: SOMALIA-UGANDA: AU deaths under spotlight 07/31/09 AO: Over 19000 foreigners entries recorded 07/28/09 BI: HRW condemns Burundi move to criminalize homosexuality 08/02/09 CD: Democratic Republic of Congo bans RFI 07/30/09 ER: The house of despair 07/29/09 ET: IFEX members raise alarm over anti-terrorism law 07/29/09 ET: What is …

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2009/08/032009/09/07

Journal: Ralph Peters on Vietnam-istan

Tip of the hat to the New York Post, the primary outlet for Ralph Peters’ syndicated column. Below the article is reproduced in its entirety for archival purposes and with permission of the author. Clicking on the photograph leads to the original article for as long as it remains available. More Troops Aren’t The Answer …

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2009/08/022009/08/02

Journal: Marcus Aurelius Flags Force Protection Blinders

Protection Rackets By Christopher Dickey | Newsweek Web Exclusive Jul 31, 2009 In Afghanistan, Americans should deploy Pvt. Social Worker and Maj. Sociologist. PBI: The conclusion first: “You have to learn to discriminate if you’re going to win,” said Villalobos. “And in Afghanistan, that’s the problem. You don’t know how to do that. You don’t speak …

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2009/07/27

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 27 July 2009

Hot Topics CG: Global Witness names British firms dealing with Congo rebels 07/21/09 KE: Kenya to register mobile users to cut crime 07/23/09 KE: Kenyan telecoms firm warns of privacy violations 07/25/09 NG: In Niger Delta, Uneasy Peace as Rebel Disarmament Date Nears 07/27/09 SD: Darfur Peacekeepers Will Be Able to Curtail Violence, UN Says …

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2009/07/272009/07/27

PACOM Week in Review Ending 26 July 2009

Hot Topics BD: Solar Panels Energize Villages in Bangladesh 07/25/09 CN: Al-Qaedas next front – China 07/20/09 CN: Chinas Green Dam and the cyberwar implications 07/23/06 ID: Abu Bakar Bashirs warning: the terror will not end 07/23/09 ID: The usual terrorism suspects moved from JI to the Noordin network 07/20/09 IN: Mumbai gunman describes indoctrination …

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2009/07/262009/07/26

Journal: Marcus Aurelius Flags “The Class Too Dumb to Quit”

Our policy is to point to the original full sotry online whenever the source offers a persistent URL that does not require registration. Below are extracts from Tom Friedman’s “The Class Too Dumb to Quit,” as flagged by Marcus Aurelius, pseudonym for a Special Operations officer with decades of HUMINT abroad. EXTRACTS: This scene is …

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2009/07/262009/07/26

Journal: Chuck Spinney Highlights: Iraq Veterans Find Afghan Enemy Even Bolder

The attached report in the New York Times portrays, perhaps inadvertently, some of the mental effects of the Taliban’s (really the Afghan) style of war, note particularly an impression of being surprised by the tactical skill exhibited by the Aghan insurgents. In that sense, this report compliments and reinforces the far more detailed information in …

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