New Army Chief of Staff: Out of Touch? NEW: Blistering Bullshit Flag Waved from Afghanistan

For information. Source of Letter From Afghanistan for ACOS: I have not seen so much BS in a while.  The 10th Mountain deployed to Afghanistan without the proper equipment to operate in the mountains. They lacked adequate cold weather gear and our lift capability does not fly well here either.  With the exception of 40 …

Journal: Afghanistan Winds Down

Its over: US NATO formally announcing ‘transition’ to Afghan withdrawal Pakistan Patriot Posted on 14 November 2010 The Obama administration and its NATO allies will declare late this week that the war in Afghanistan has made sufficient progress to begin turning security control over to its government by spring, months before the administration’s July deadline …

Journal: Taliban Unscathed by Attacks, Standing Pat…

Entirely predictable! Washington Post October 27, 2010 Pg. 1 Taliban Unscathed By U.S. Strikes Insurgents appear confident they can outlast troop buildup By Greg Miller An intense military campaign aimed at crippling the Taliban has so far failed to inflict more than fleeting setbacks on the insurgency or put meaningful pressure on its leaders to …

Secrecy News: Afghanistan Deaths, CRS Reports, Weaknesses in Industrial Cyber Sec, Too Many Secrets, Math Discovery

SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2010, Issue No. 62 August 2, 2010 Secrecy News Blog:  http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ **      AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES, AND MORE FROM CRS **      WEAKNESSES IN INDUSTRIAL CYBER SECURITY DESCRIBED **      TOO MANY SECRETS, THE GREATEST MATH DISCOVERY, AND MORE AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES, AND MORE FROM CRS Sixty-six American troops died …