Category Archives: Terrorism/Insurgency
UAVs, Navy, Satellites, Battle Stars
This post, which I want to keep pretty short, feeds off my post on re-orienting national security priorities. I read a fascinating paper provocatively entitled “How the US Lost the Naval War of 2015″ (PDF), by James Kraska. It takes … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign, Globalization, Military, Policy, Security, Terrorism/Insurgency
Recruitment
I was having lunch with a couple buddies of mine, one of whom took Michael Scheuer’s “Al-Qaeda and the Global Jihad” class with me. He reminded me of one of Professor Scheuer’s best points made during the semester. I might … Continue reading
Bob Baer on “Fresh Air”
My mom and a classmate recommended that I listen to Baer speak on NPR. It’s a long interview, but well worth it. Listen here. He talks mainly about Iran but it has implications in a lot of different areas. A … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign, International Affairs, Iraq, Policy, Security, Terrorism/Insurgency
The Debate on Pakistan
Last night I watched the presidential debate. Whatever. But one part that really pissed me off was when Obama and McCain talked about Pakistan (here’s a transcript). First off, McCain mispronounced or did not know the new Pakistani president’s name, … Continue reading
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Quotes from “Inside the Jihad”
I’m reading an excellent book, Omar Nasiri’s “Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al-Qaeda”, for Michael Scheuer’s class about a guy from Morocco who ends up being a spy within a mujaheddin cell in Belgium and then goes through terrorist … Continue reading
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At the Movies: Munich
I went to go see Munich. I had to drive down to Nashville to catch it at the big movie theater, since the local one was no longer playing it. I remember reading in Iraq how Munich was being called … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Terrorism/Insurgency
Quote of the Day: Mar. 1, 2006
Poem by Osama bin Laden, in response to his son, Hamza, in June 2003: What can I say if we are living in a world of laziness and discontent? What can I say to a world that is blind in … Continue reading
Filed under QotD, Terrorism/Insurgency
Iraq, December 2005
[old; written in December obviously] It is now December of 2005, a week before another election of Iraqi officials takes place. The Administration has begun making concessions towards removing troops from Iraq — other countries are planning on withdrawing from … Continue reading
