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Special Abu Muqawama Interview: Mitchell Prothero
Last week's incredible news that an Israeli agent had infiltrated Hizballah and had been turned over to the Lebanese authorities sent shockwaves through the Levant and the sma...
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USG COIN Guide
Greetings from not-so-sunny California. I just wanted to link, quickly, to the new U.S. government COIN guide, which you can download here and Janine Davidson explains here. A...
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Craig Mullaney Book Launch
I attended the launch party for Craig Mullaney's new book last night chez Nate Fick. To say the gathering was impressive would be an understatement. Forget the Afghanistan and...
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So what, exactly, was Hitchens doing in Beirut in the first place?
Unless my alma mater has suddenly ceased to be the stingiest institution in the Levant, I'm thinking the American University of Beirut wasn't the one that paid for Christopher...
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Abu Muqawama Declares Jihad on Google Earth
When I was in Afghanistan and Iraq (between 2001 and 2004), I was so impressed with the satellite imagery we were always given of objectives and areas of interest. It was good...
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Manas Update: Attention Deficit Disorder to Blame (Who, us?)
Today's Washington Post had an interesting op-ed from the former ambassador from Kyrgyzstan. Not normally the most reliable source, I know, but he has now left Kyrgyzstan and ...
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Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals, meanwhile...
The ability of U.S.-led forces to secure and protect the population of Afghanistan is the most pressing question we face in the next 18 months in Central Asia. But folks, the ...
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Special Abu Muqawama Interview: Craig Mullaney
We’re joined today by Craig Mullaney, author of the just-released The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education.Craig’s book got an amazing review in Sunday’s Washington Post ...
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Long Judicial Nightmare Finally Over
Well, that was fun. I reported for jury duty on 6 Jan. I finished today. So just keep that in mind the next time Phil Carter tells you something is your "civic duty." The ...
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It's Official: Nagl's running CNAS
Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. We should be selling tickets to the John and Nate show. Laura Rozen and her legions of informants reported on this last week. ...
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Hitchens Beaten by the SSNP?
Can anyone in Beirut verify this?"I dont know if you find this as news worthy or not, but Christopher Hitchens is currently in Beirut sponsored by the same group that owns tha...
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Afghanistan Roundtable
A helpful reader linked to this roundtable discussion on Afghanistan on the Diane Rehm show. (She's Arab-American, you know.) Nancy Youssef, Karin von Hippel, and John Nagl al...
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The Next Secretary of the Army: What Not to Look For
I keep hearing rumors Arnold Punaro is going to be named the next Secretary of the Army. Not that my opinion matters, but I am not cool with that. Why? Well, how about the fac...
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Ah, but will he fire Madam No?
I just heard that Ibrahim Moussawi -- late of al-Intiqad -- will now run the media relations office for Hizballah. He replaces Hussein Rahal....
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Someone explain this to me
I understand nothing about submarines. How the hell does this happen? Is it that crowded down there? LONDON -- Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided in th...
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Afghanistan Lost
The weekend edition of the Financial Times is the greatest newspaper. I didn't venture outside to buy it this weekend, but Laura Rozen passed along this great article on Nancy...
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In the Dahiyeh?
I just got a notice in my inbox that Christopher Hitchens will be speaking at the American University of Beirut on Wednesday night at six. The title of his lecture is "Where a...
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The Gamble: Winners and Losers (Updated)
One of the advantages of being more or less "tits up" for the past 48 hours is that my illness has allowed me to finish The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Mil...
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The Saharan Conundrum - Shifting Sands
Some important weekend reading courtesy of the NYT. Nicholas Schmidle's portrait of violent extremism in the maghreb pretty much nails it as far as Londonstani is concerned. T...
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When arrows don't penetrate / Cupid grabs the pistol
I'm home this weekend battling what I believe to be a mild case of Ebola, but that will not stop me from reminding you all that this past week marked the one-year anniversary ...