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The Economist Takes on the Myth of Che
The wider the cult spreads, the further it strays from the man. ... Guevara was a ruthless and dogmatic Marxist, who stood not for liberation but for a new tyranny. In the Sie...
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"Persian Influence"
MountainRunner went back and read through the transcript of a Department of Defense blogger round-table and noted the number of times the military spokesman used the phrase "P...
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Abu Muqawama needs another 348 pages to read like he needs a hole in the head...
But this report on the (in)effectiveness of the Israeli Air Force in the 2006 War with Hizbollah is one he'll read cover-to-cover. Frustrated by its inability to stem rocket a...
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FBI Report on Blackwater Shootings
It's one thing when some left-wing congressman from Vermont starts yapping about Blackwater in an effort to score some cheap political points against President Bush. It's anot...
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National WWI Museum
Charlie was reminded over Veterans' Day weekend of the relatively new National WWI Museum in downtown Kansas City. Now, it's unlikely this blog has many KC based readers, but ...
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National Security Human Capital
Panel on the New Counterinsurgency Manual with LTC John Nagl and Sarah SewallThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was honored to hold a panel discussion with Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, United States Army, and Sarah Sewall, Harvard Universit...
By John A. Nagl & Sarah Sewall
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On Patrol with Grunts in Iraq
Guardian reporter David Smith is reporting from his tour in Iraq with a U.S. Stryker Brigade. These are fantastic reports which -- to the shock of Guardianistas (the newspaper...
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SWJ Editors on today's WaPo Chat
The venerable editors of the Small Wars Journal (and associated blog) have been invited to partake in an online discussion hosted by the Washington Post:Join editor Dave Dileg...
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The Paradox in Pakistan
The Washington Post today highlights what has been, for Abu Muqawama, the central paradox of this crisis in Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf has tried to sell this introduction of e...
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The Defense Budget
Abu Muqawama gets nervous whenever the New York Times has a staff editorial on military issues. Believe it or not, the New York Times editorial board does not have anyone who ...
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ROY!
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COIN and al-Jazeera
When al-Jazeera English first launched, Abu Muqawama's alter ego rapidly became one of their go-to guys for commentary on Iraq and Afghanistan. He was probably in their studio...
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Political Scientists Fight Back
Abu Muqawama's post earlier this weekend on Secretary Rice's managerial skills, or lack thereof, generated a lot of traffic in the comments. He ascribed this problem to her p...
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COIN Book Club, No. 2
We still persist in studying a type of warfare that no longer exists and that we shall never fight again, while we pay only passing attention to the war we lost in Indochina a...
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Kahl vs. Katulis
In case you haven't noticed the six (six!) posts today, Abu Muqawama has been using his Saturday to get caught up on his current affairs reading. He wants to highlight, then, ...
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Condi Rice Couldn't Plan A Two-Car Funeral
Glenn Kessler has an article in today's Washington Post on the management failings of Condoleezza Rice as both a Secretary of State and as the National Security Council. How d...
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Martha Raddatz: Still Braver than Abu Muqawama
Martha Raddatz of ABC News wins the Spirit Award this week. Her reports from the Swat Valley in Pakistan -- where the Taliban has officially taken over, even as the political ...
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Ambush in Afghanistan
This report from Afghanistan caught Abu Muqawama's eye for all the wrong reasons.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Six U.S. troops and three Afghan soldiers died when insurgents ambushed ...
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Senate Hearings on Lebanon
Emile sent along his testimony to the U.S. Senate hearing on Lebanon from a few days ago. It makes for good weekend reading. Enjoy!...
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The Wars of Ideas
Rob Satloff is right when he says he haven't placed a high enough priority on the ideological battles of the War on Terror, but at the same time, Abu Muqawama doesn't think th...