Background – Possible military strategies for the US. Excellent essays by Col Ralph Peters, USA (ret) who advocates hunting the terrorists down and killing them, the military historian John Keegan who points out there is much to be learned from Lords Roberts’ march against the Afghans in 1878, and The Economist.

• Ralph Peters: Will Our Resolve Last?
• John Keegan: How America can wreak vengeance
• Economist – The coming battle

US Navy – The hospital ship USS Comfort has arrived off of New York City.

• US Navy: USNS Comfort arrives in NYC

US Navy – The US is calling up a large number of reservists.

• BBC: US calls up 50,000 reservists

???coming tomorrow an in-depth look at the Taliban???