A possible addition to the discussion would be Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game - The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia". It is the story of a small military force controlling a sub continent with...
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A possible addition to the discussion would be Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game - The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia". It is the story of a small military force controlling a sub continent with...
U.S. News and World Report university rankings for 2010 have been released.
As was the case last year, West Point has again been ranked as the #1 Public
Liberal Arts College, and tied for #14...
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"Hill is a U.S. Army officer in Afghanistan accused of detainee abuse, including a mock execution, war crimes, dereliction of duty and other serious charges stemming from an...
www.military.com/news/article/us-in-cold-war-mode-in-africa.html?ESRC=eb.nl
"In hundreds of military training programs from the Sahara to the Seychelles, the U.S. is quietly bolstering Africa's...
Ongoing Developments
http://www.military.com/news/article/us-troops-leaving-iraqi-cities.html?ESRC=eb.nl
General Barry R. McCaffrey USA (ret) After Action Report
Iraq & Kuwait 31 October - 6 November 2008
Positive hopeful report.
http://www.west-point.org/publications/IraqAARNovember2008.pdf
FCS, “Transformation” Wrong Path: Top Army Brain
By Greg Grant Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 4:21 am
Posted in Land, Policy
Two distinct groups are emerging in the Army with quite different...
LEARNING FROM CONTEMPORARY CONFLICTS
TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE WAR
by H. R. McMaster
War is the final auditor of military institutions....
"September 30, 2008
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order...
The Wall Street Journal - September 22, 2008
EVERYONE NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT IRAN
by Richard Holbrooke, R. James Woolsey, Dennis B. Ross and Mark D. Wallace
...
Bourbon,
Agree on the questioning of references. However in the fog of it all - it is generally agreed that Iran is weaponizing plutonium and delivery systems. The interesting question is what...
Caroline Glick has an interesting vita. 5 1/2 years as an IDF officer. The last three years of military service, Glick was a core member of Israel's negotiating team with the PLO. She later served as...
Interesting.
"Iran is just a heartbeat away from the A-bomb. Last Friday the Daily Telegraph reported Teheran has surreptitiously removed a sufficient amount of uranium from its nuclear production...
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By Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Soon after he took over as the new U.S. military commander in...
An interesting account of the after effects of battle is found in: "Reluctant Warriors - Israelis Suspended Between Rome and Jersualem" by Nathan Szajnberg (can be found on Amazon.Com). Dr. Szajnberg...
A detailed End of Tour Report given in 1993 which analyzes the growing of an new Army.
www.west-point.org/publications/shinseki.pdf
Interesting analysis of implications: Caroline Glick - Jerusalem Post
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1218710365631&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
New Gates plan.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/08/asia/08military.php
21-26 July 2008 - Excellent observation and analysis
http://www.west-point.org/publications/MCCaffreyAAR072008Afghanistan.pdf