Worth a Look: Contractors in Stability Operations

Stability Operations for Dummies: The Role of the Prvate Sector in Iraq (YouTube Briefing) Doug Brooks, founding President of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) has a video circulating that offers the soft sales pitch for outsourcing “contingency support.”  It is all positive and completely avoids all of the negatives, such as: 1.  Pillaging and …

Journal: ClimateGate Sarah Palin Special

Boycott Copenhagen (UK Replay of Washington Post Op-Ed) 9 Dec 09 Any deal at the Copenhagen climate summit will be more about politics than science. President Obama should stay away. Copenhagen’s Political Science Sarah Palin,  9 December 2009 In his inaugural address, President Obama declared his intention to “restore science to its rightful place.” But …