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    @omarali50: My issue doesn't concern the rights...

    @omarali50: My issue doesn't concern the rights or wrongs of the Israeli occupation - just their ways and means of dealing with this particular adversary in contrast to ours. Generally, Israel's...
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    It's all a bit of a soap-opera...the BBC's...

    It's all a bit of a soap-opera...the BBC's reaction that the UK passports was a bit melodramatic...the photos were obviously fake - big grins, large glasses, wigs, I expected some dodgy porn-facial...
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    Sorry Bob, I may have missed your point - hotel...

    Sorry Bob, I may have missed your point - hotel room still not available - so still no sleep and so my thoughts are as fragged as they were earlier!

    I think that the state - non-state deter thing...
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    Bob, Firstly, thanks for the chum quote -...

    Bob,

    Firstly, thanks for the chum quote - that's a keeper.

    Deter...in your paper will you cover an analysis of the alternatives to Deterrence? To me Deter implies a kind of symmetry: they...
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    Bill, I'm temporally embarressed at the...

    Bill,

    I'm temporally embarressed at the moment, so possibly not at 100% but help me reconcile your comments...

    "I don't think anyone is implying that irregular threats are a greater threat than...
  6. Wilf, I don't want to pick a fight, but I...

    Wilf,

    I don't want to pick a fight, but I disagree with quite a few things you said. I'll argue one point and let's see where it takes us...

    My point: We have armies that are good at beating...
  7. William, A quick fire response, over my...

    William,

    A quick fire response, over my morning Joe. I feel that you have missed the point by some significant margin. Perhaps still early in the morning?

    <The important thing is the political...
  8. First, have I arrived at this debate a YEAR...

    First, have I arrived at this debate a YEAR late...your post are all 2008?!

    I've finished recently a paper on IW...can't release it yet but I'm presenting it soon. Having spent some time thinking...
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    This is all a mess... We have Jack McCuen...

    This is all a mess...

    We have Jack McCuen telling us that Hybrid is new and a combination of Symmetric and Asymmetric war - seriously? Who fights a symmetric war? Two boxers, maybe? And Hoffman...
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    This is all a mess... We have Jack McCuen...

    This is all a mess...

    We have Jack McCuen telling us that Hybrid is new and a combination of Symmetric and Asymmetric war - seriously? Who fights a symmetric war? Two boxers, maybe? And Hoffman...
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    Pvebber, I appreciate that your response (3rd...

    Pvebber,

    I appreciate that your response (3rd Sept) is well researched, but I should like (if I may) to take issue with a few points.

    I am not a positivist and I do not as a general rule...
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    Okay, can you guys help me out on this? ...

    Okay, can you guys help me out on this?

    (Places tin-hat on head)

    Gen Mattis has made a decision that EBO in its current format is not fit for purpose. It is academic whether I agree with this,...
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