Journal: Strategic Analysis & Culture Matter

The Afghanistan Problem The huge cultural misunderstandings between Western forces and the Afghan people make it unlikely any counterinsurgency mission in the countryside will succeed. By Gilles Dorronsoro In the countryside, Westerners are essentially perceived as corrupt and threatening to traditional Afghan or Muslim values. Contrary to our self-perception, the villagers see the foreigners as …

About: E Veritate Potens

The OSS Shield was originally developed for the Marine Corps Intelligence Center (Command) but the LtGen commanding the parent command both hated the center (despite it’s being the Commandant’s initiative) and had no sense of heraldry. E Veritate Potens is the motto, “From Truth, Power,” with a tip of the hat for the correct translation …

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 15 Oct 09

Hot Topics AA: COMMENT: Regional instability and our options —Shaukat Qadir 10/09/09 AF: Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight 10/12/09 AF: French killed after Italy bribed Taliban: report 10/15/09 IQ: Iraq releases new death toll figure 10/14/09 IR: Iran investigating prominent opposition cleric 10/13/09 IR: In Iran, 2 get death sentences for postelection uprising …