AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 10 August 2009

Hot Topics BI: Burundi to curb prices of petroleum products 08/06/09 CF: Independent Candidacy: Waiting on National Assembly 08/07/09 EH: Defection ; a Setback to Western Sahara Separatists Hardliners 08/07/09 ER: Eritrea Denies Arming Somali Militants 08/07/09 NG: Nigeria: Violence in north is not what it seems 08/08/09 SD: United Nations Force Commanders in Darfur Address …

Journal: Coup in Qatar? Middle East Convergences…

U.S. Military Downplays Qatar Coup Rumors By Jeff Stein | August 5, 2009 Senior American military officials Wednesday threw cold water on reports of an attempted coup d’etat in Qatar, nerve center for the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. +++++++ Arab Websites Report On Failed Coup Attempt In Qatar Various Arab websites are …

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 …