First, to paraphrase an old drill sergeant: If you are not reading John Robb's blog you're wrong. His article in Fast Company makes a strong case for a future world where asymmetry plays an …
My New HLS-Themed TV Show
Serious or Not Serious. I wonder if Michael Brown is available to host? …
Pay Attention
This will be on the test: With little fanfare the United States has revised its assessment of Iran's nuclear weapons program. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has determined that …
Messenger vs. Message (Update)
Update: Much, much more at Terrorism Unveiled. The CT Blog doesn’t take kindly to too much coverage of Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar and his lead-footed technique for eliminating tar-heels. Claiming it …
Priorities in Order
When it uncovers terrorists or uncomfortable connections close to home it is a bad thing, when it might help re-election it is a good thing. …
Analysis: Iraq Crisis Propels al-Sadr
The AP article compliments earlier TRC analyses (December 1 WAR Report; and March 1 WAR Report) describing the ascendance of the Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia within the …
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Colombia rebels in election truce
Speaking from Havana, Cuba , ELN military chief Antonio Garcia announced that the ELN Central Command (Coce) would respect the Colombian legislative elections scheduled for March 12 and would impose …
Peacekeepers and Diplomats, Seeking to End Darfur’s Violence, Hit Roadblock
The list of roadblocks to peace in the Darfur region of Sudan discussed above is not, regrettably, exhaustive. The current international peacekeeping framework is in disarray, and efforts to bolster …
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Turkey wants militant recaptured
Fehriye Erdal is a female member of the Turkish left-wing militant group Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) , a group termed by the EU and US as a terrorist organization. Erdal …
al-Qaida Said Funded Indonesia Terror Net
More was publicly and authoritatively revealed about the history and current operations of Jemaah Islamiya (JI) in the past week than has been discussed in the past three and one-half years when the …
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