Posts Tagged: Taliban
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Time to Go
I learned from reading page 9 of the New York Times of July 8th that "The United States declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on...
How Not to Withdraw From Afghanistan
Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated publicly for the first time that the United States would end combat operations in Afghanistan by mid-2013....
Fall of the Gaddafi Regime: A Brief Analysis
On October 20, 2011, the former strongman of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, was captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte. The "King of Kings" of...
If This Be Class Warfare, So Be It
On October 8th, The New York Times ran an article on the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. The report described a battle ...
The Real Iran
In a globalized world where debate and diplomacy predominate, there is one sure way to discern the sincerity of any particular government: see how it...
Learning From 9/11
Ten years after Sept. 11, 2001, Americans understandably ask, "Are we safer today than a decade ago?" Unfortunately, there is no mathematical formula to answer that...
Why Tea Party Should Resist Gutting Defense
Two recent, seemingly unrelated events weigh heavily on the question of whether America will remain able to protect its national security or languish...
Globe at a Glance – July 4-10
July 4 The Taliban kidnapped and executed a British soldier in Afghanistan. The incident occurred during Prime Minister David Cameron's unannounced visit, which was intended to...
US Admits Ongoing Negotiations With Taliban
NYT - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates acknowledged on Sunday that the United States had begun preliminary talks with members of the Taliban as part of an...
Jihadi Media Joins Facebook
Jihadi media organizations are forming Facebook pages to bypass restrictions on terrorist organizations, and to pass on videos, pictures, and documents to followers. While Facebook bansinciting...
Arab Spring – an Illusion
We are currently witnessing contradictory and confused responses by the Obama administration to the upheavals sweeping the Arab world. They highlight the failure of previous...
