War links
A former Chief of the UK Defence Staff on why torture is wrong.
About a proposed ban on space weapons.
Iran is keen on a dialogue with the US: under some pretty strict preconditions.
On not over-stating the jihadi threat. The ebb and flow against al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. A clinician who professionally assesses people for their likelihood to suicide or murder considers terror risks.
Jihadis in Pakistan release a video of the beheading of a kidnapped Polish engineer.
The CIA rates Britain as the most likely source of a jihadi attack on the US mainland.
More conflict in Darfur.
The anti-insurgency effort in the Philippines appears to have been successful: But this "soft and light" approach--a "soft" counterinsurgency strategy, a light American footprint--is a model that has obvious application to many countries around the world where we cannot or will not send large numbers of troops to stamp out affiliates of the global jihadist network.
The hard, but not impossible, situation in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda’s “Shadow Army” is active in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Israel as the de-facto core of Sunni resistance to Iran.
Changes in which rockets Hamas was shooting was a major factor behind the Israeli attack on Gaza: If this nightmare scenario ever unfolds, Israel will be in a fight for its life. And Palestinians and Lebanese will be killed in horrifying numbers in order to make it all stop. A review of the comparative military capacities of Fatah and Hamas. Report that Hamas may have acquired some anti-ship missiles. Assessing the outcome of the conflict: When critics of Israel complain about the supposed "disproportionality" of its response, they are, in effect, penalizing Israel for the success of its civil defense efforts, while letting Hamas off the hook for not making any similar effort to protect the population of Gaza. Instead of sheltering civilians, Hamas uses them as human shields. Its bunkers are reserved for its own high command. Israel and Hamas are still shooting at each other. An Israeli clinic for Gazan residents closes, Hamas strongly discouraged residents using it.
Iraqis on voting in their provincial elections. Islamic parties have lost ground. An opponent of the war notes that the Surge has been successful. Even the BBC is upbeat.
About a proposed ban on space weapons.
Iran is keen on a dialogue with the US: under some pretty strict preconditions.
On not over-stating the jihadi threat. The ebb and flow against al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. A clinician who professionally assesses people for their likelihood to suicide or murder considers terror risks.
Jihadis in Pakistan release a video of the beheading of a kidnapped Polish engineer.
The CIA rates Britain as the most likely source of a jihadi attack on the US mainland.
More conflict in Darfur.
The anti-insurgency effort in the Philippines appears to have been successful: But this "soft and light" approach--a "soft" counterinsurgency strategy, a light American footprint--is a model that has obvious application to many countries around the world where we cannot or will not send large numbers of troops to stamp out affiliates of the global jihadist network.
The hard, but not impossible, situation in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda’s “Shadow Army” is active in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Israel as the de-facto core of Sunni resistance to Iran.
Changes in which rockets Hamas was shooting was a major factor behind the Israeli attack on Gaza: If this nightmare scenario ever unfolds, Israel will be in a fight for its life. And Palestinians and Lebanese will be killed in horrifying numbers in order to make it all stop. A review of the comparative military capacities of Fatah and Hamas. Report that Hamas may have acquired some anti-ship missiles. Assessing the outcome of the conflict: When critics of Israel complain about the supposed "disproportionality" of its response, they are, in effect, penalizing Israel for the success of its civil defense efforts, while letting Hamas off the hook for not making any similar effort to protect the population of Gaza. Instead of sheltering civilians, Hamas uses them as human shields. Its bunkers are reserved for its own high command. Israel and Hamas are still shooting at each other. An Israeli clinic for Gazan residents closes, Hamas strongly discouraged residents using it.
Iraqis on voting in their provincial elections. Islamic parties have lost ground. An opponent of the war notes that the Surge has been successful. Even the BBC is upbeat.