Reference: Prisons, Radicalization, De-Radicalization
Below worth a close look.
I Ran Drugs for Uncle Sam–William “Tosh” Plumlee (5 hour audio interview) on the “Dark Alliance”
5 hour interview with Tosh Plumlee on Expert Witness Radio with Mike Levine. In 1999, Tosh Plumlee came on the airwaves and did five hours of interviews, detailing his history of flying drugs into the United States as part of a drug interdiction program. Part ONE | Part TWO | Part THREE | Part FOUR …
Journal: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Punjab, and Taliban
Could the Taliban Take Over Pakistan’s Punjab Province? By Ahmad Majidyar | AEI Online (June 2010) Key points in this Outlook: Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and al Qaeda have teamed up with Punjabi militant and sectarian groups to destabilize Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. Although the militants have yet to assert the same control in southern …
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Journal: Afghanistan, the United Nations
UN Security Council Report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan S/2010/10/318 16 June 2010 Overall, the number of security incidents increased significantly, compared to previous years and contrary to seasonal trends. [II 18, p. 4] The three political priorities include support for elections, reconciliation and reintegration, and regional cooperation; the fourth priority is aid coherence. [III …
Reference: US DHS–“Securing Cyberspace”
Phi Beta Iota: Tip of the hat to Berto Jongman for this referral. The report is a classic exemplar of good people doing what they know and what they have been told to do, rather than what they need to do–Dr. Robert Ackoff called this “doing the wrong thing righter.” It is not possible to …
Worth a Look: SIPRI 10 June Taking Stock
FULL SOURCE ONLINE About Dr. Bates Gill (US), New and seventh Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Intitute Most interesting sentence: The number of civilians mandated for roles in United Nations missions has increased, as has the number of multilateral civilian peace missions. Yet, the international community’s record in strengthening civilian capacities in peace operations is …
Reference: Global Peace Index 2010
Tip of the hat to Berto Jongman in The Netherlands for this lead.
