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Moral Courage, Definition of
TWENTY-SEVEN years ago, in the final days of the Iran hostage crisis, the C.I.A.’s Tehran station chief, Tom Ahern, faced his principal interrogator for the last time. The int...
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Abu Muqawama's Week in Review
Another good week here at Abu Muqawama. For those of you who missed the highlights and fireworks, here they are: Monday: COIN Markets Tuesday: War and Film Wednesday: Security...
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Seriously? A Headrest Bomb?
According to Israeli intelligence sources, someone had replaced the headrest of the driver’s seat with another containing a small high-explosive charge. Israel welcomed his de...
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Lee Smith on the Pax Americana, Ali Hashem on Imad Mughniyeh
Drawing from opposite ends of the political spectrum in a bid to confuse our readers is a hallmark of this blog, and today we have two offerings for you. First up is Lee Smith...
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The Evolution of Odierno
The Washington Post has an article on the evolution of Gen. Ray Odierno from a division commander focused on breaking heads to a theater commander focused on winning hearts an...
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More on the Mysteries of Social Science
Check out this NYT Mag article on Patrick Ball, "who has spent nearly two decades fashioning a career for himself at the intersection of mathematics and murder. You could call...
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Imad Who?
Ooh, Martin Kramer has a really good post up on Harvard's blog. For years, Hizbollah denied involvement with Imad Mughniyeh and claimed not have been involved with any terror ...
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Public Diplomacy Starts at the Top
You know who's not very good at this whole public diplomacy thing? President Bush. We here at Abu Muqawama stay out of the whole presidential politics thing, but that's okay b...
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File Under: Believe it When We See It
Herr Profesor Nagl writes in to rain on our F-22 hate parade to remind us that some in the Air Force do, in fact, get it. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said much the same th...
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A nation at war? Not any time soon...
For those civilians who hoped after President Bush's 2007 State of the Union address that the President was finally opening an avenue for a nation not at war to support a mili...
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Betrayed, reviewed
For those of you not inclined to read the Arts section of major NYC print publications (and Charlie's guessing that's about, hmm, all of you), let her be the first to tell you...
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And a Big US Army Middle Finger to all the Captains
You reading this? You a US Army captain? You wonder what your worth to the Army? Well, less than a private... How's $30,000 of indentured servitude feel now? (Or, perhaps you ...
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Strengthening the Readiness of the U.S. Military
This CNAS Congressional Testimony contains Michèle A. Flournoy's prepared statement to the House Armed Services Committee, on Feb. 14, 2008. According to Flournoy, "the readin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day may be the most worthless holiday of all time, but it's not all bad. For one, genius Cintra Wilson offers her thoughts on the holiday's "fashion." (Note: Vi...
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Thinking for Failure
How can we still have it so wrong! Today (thank you Danger Room for posting this important article) the Army moved its entire Reimer Digital Library containing doctrinal publi...
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Down with COIN!
Good news for all full spectrum operators today! Acquisition officials all over the US military are licking their lips in anticipation of ignoring the lessons of irregular wa...
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Imad Mughniyeh: Who Killed Him?
Imad Mughniyeh is set to be buried today in Beirut. It's funny: last night, Abu Muqawama got a call from a friend of his wondering if he should cancel his business trip to Bei...
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Security Clearances
Okay, so according to recent congressional testimony by the current Director of National Intelligence, we know these two things about U.S. government workers who spy on the Un...
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"Lord, I hate this city. When will they let me go home to Washington State? Do I honestly have to wait until 2009?"
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates broke his right shoulder in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was being treated at Walter Reed Army Medica...
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Ambassadorial Challenges
Somewhere in the ancient stomping grounds of the mighty Khyber pass remains evidence that you reap what you sow...in the guise of Pakistan's now missing ambassador to Afghanis...