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The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

... adept at decoding mil-speak, but please spare me one more trip to Google if you would be so kind, and let me know as well: what is an ... entrusting a 38 year old as the next ambassador to Iraq, twenty-somethings have demonstrated their ability to create and run some ...

Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments

Afghanistan Trip Report

... Afghanistan Trip Report by Bing West Download the full article: Afghanistan ... have written five books on COIN and made 20 trips to Iraq and Afghanistan. This was my third Afghanistan visit in quick succession ...

Journal Article - Nov 1 2009 - 8:10pm - 12 comments

Waterboarding is Torture... Period (Links Updated # 9)

... be subjected to a few weeks later. On a Mekong River trip, I met a 60-year-old man, happy to be alive and a cheerful travel ... 2,000 terrorists, most of whom are being decimated in Iraq or martyring themselves in Afghanistan. It is a short sighted and ... without the usual heavy dose of political BS. Your report is informative, convincing, and much appreciated. Hopefully Mr. Bush ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

Irregular Warfare, Village Stability Operations and the Venture Capital Green Beret

... years of non-stop general and limited war in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines and elsewhere, Village Stability Operations are returning ... international think tankers visited Kabul on a NATO-hosted trip. They were briefed for over a week on the many faces of progress and ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

Psychology of Participation in Insurgency

... operationally-focused prisoner interrogation from Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, eastern India, Thailand, and ... industry suddenly made their attitude to governance '..a trip to the light fantastic.. '? If so who is currently placing bombs in ...

Journal Article - Jan 27 2012 - 5:53am - 44 comments

The Effectiveness of Counterinsurgency Principles against Criminal Insurgency

...  Coming on the heels of insurgency experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States is predisposed to apply its tested ... swing it I highly recommend taking a look at Rio. Either a trip down there or having a Brazilian officer visit Chicago. They are doing ...

Blog post - Feb 11 2012 - 10:26am - 18 comments - 0 attachments

10 May SWJ Roundup

... Iraqi VP - AP 5 Die in Attack on Home of Iraq Government Worker - AP US Trainers, Military Cooperation Return ... Blind Chinese Activist Says Paperwork for US Trip Ready - VOA China: Activist Chen Guangcheng Awaits Word on Fate ...

Blog post - May 10 2012 - 4:48am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Only Game in Town: Assessing the Effectiveness of Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police

... and al-Qaeda , reported that during a recent trip to Kabul in December 2010, he spoke to Major Jim Gant about the ... other articles and publications that discuss Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and al-Qa’ida, among other topics.  In 2010, ...

Journal Article - Mar 27 2012 - 4:39am - 5 comments

Torture at The Library of Congress

... pictures of the glowing Private England during her tour in Iraq, including the one of her standing next to an Iraqi prisoner, a cigarette ... you believe they received Phd's in Arab Pyschology on the trip North from Kuwait. The first time stamp was 42 hours after they rolled ...

Blog post - Aug 12 2009 - 2:00pm - 67 comments - 0 attachments

14 March SWJ Roundup

... - LAT Israel Calls Off Legislators' US Trip After Snub - AP   Middle East / North Africa Iraq’s Tribal Chiefs Step Into the Breach With Swift Justice - NYT ...

Blog post - Mar 14 2012 - 4:24am - 0 comments - 0 attachments