Leatherneck – Caught between Jordan and Iraq, in no manís land, a group of refugees rely on the Marines to take care of them.
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Monthly Archives: October 2006
German Navy – Germany takes charge of patrols off Lebanon
Associated Press – A German frigate docked at Beirut on Sunday to take charge of the multinational naval force patrolling the Lebanese coastline to prevent arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Royal Navy – Navy 'too weak' for big role in Korea blockade
Daily Telegraph – The UN is considering a naval blockade of North Korea, the Royal Navy is too weak to contribute.
Daily Telegraph – Navy taskforce will be forced to rely on France and America
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Fourth Generation Warfare – It's the Tribes, Stupid
Defense and the National Interest – If we want to understand the enemy we are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the magic word is “tribe.”
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Operations Other Than War – Countering Irregular Threats: A Comprehensive Approach
US Marine Corps – A new US Marine publication on how to conduct Stage IV Stabilty and Support Operations. Looks like it is on target, the person behind it is General Jim Mattis.
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Iraq – Changing Tires on the Fly: The Marines and Postconflict Stability Ops
Foreign Policy Research Institute – An independent review of how the Marines have handled stability and support operations in Iraq.
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Iraq – Succeeding in Phase IV: British Perspectives on the U.S. Effort To Stabilize and Reconstruct Iraq
Iraq – We must get out of Iraq soon, says Army chief
Daily Telegraph – The head of the British Army demanded an early exit from Iraq last night as he warned that the presence of British troops was making the situation worse.
The Times – Army chief called in to explain ‘quit Iraq’ appeal.
???and the editorial from Max Hastings that may have prompted these comments: The Guardian – Our armed forces have allowed themselves to be cowed into silence .
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US Marines – In Marine's Death, Clues to a Son's Life
Washington Post – A mother finds answers in effort to understand sergeant killed in Iraq.
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Wargaming – The Long Zoom
New York Times Magazine – In an age of microscopic technologies and sweeping Google Earth panoramas, Will Wright, the worldís most successful video-game inventor, has set out to create a game (or is it the art form?) that will teach us how to really see. A preview of Spore, the ultimate game (or wargame?). What will be Spore’s applications in – and implications for – military education?
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Iraq – Ties to GOP Trumped Know-How Among Staff Sent to Rebuild Iraq
Washington Post – A look at early U.S. missteps in the Green Zone and Coalition Provisional Authority in an excerpt from from “Imperial Life in the Emerald City,” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
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Geopolitics – Don't flout Geneva ñ or the tables could easily be turned
Daily Telegraph – Niall Ferguson on why the US should follow the Geneva Conventions.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Preface to Learning to Eat Soup With a Knife
Learning to Eat Soup With a Knife – The preface to the new edition of Colonel John Nagl’s acclaimed book. The first edition of the book was published before he served in Iraq, and in this new edition’s preface he reflects on what he personally learned about insurgencies while serving in Iraq.
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Geopolitics / Religion – God's Country?
Foreign Affairs – Religion has always been a major force in U.S. politics, but the recent surge in the number and the power of evangelicals is recasting the country’s political scene — with dramatic implications for foreign policy. This should not be cause for panic: evangelicals are passionately devoted to justice and improving the world, and eager to reach out across sectarian lines.
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Military Sealift Command – The Navy's support navy keeps growing
Virginian Pilot – As the Navy struggles to increase the size of its dwindling fleet, whatís known as the “other navy” is having little trouble. The success of the noncombat ships has kept it going since the 1970s.
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History – "Next Time I Send Damn Fool I Go Myself"
Leatherneck – Louis Cukela: Eccentric for certain. Marine warrior and hero? Most definitely
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Military Hones a New Strategy on Insurgency
New York Times – Michael Gordon reports that the United States Army and Marines are finishing work on a new counterinsurgency doctrine that draws on the hard-learned lessons from Iraq and makes the welfare and protection of civilians a bedrock element of military strategy.
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US Navy – The End of an Era: New Technologies and the Withdrawal of Orions from the North Atlantic
Stratfor – In the next five years, the familiar drone of U.S. P-3C Orions will fade over the North Atlantic. Though the United States has not forgotten about the Russian navy, the move is symbolic of an evolving U.S. defense doctrine and the future of global surveillance and global reach for the U.S. military.
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Russian Navy – Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006
RIA Novosti – The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year after modernization, the Navy’s chief said Wednesday.
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Russian Navy – Georgia urges Russia to halt navy drills
Reuters – Georgia on Tuesday urged Russia to stop naval exercises near the countries’ sea border, calling them a threat to regional peace and a violation of the United Nations charter.
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Royal Navy – Updated Ark Royal sails back to sea with new muscle
The Scotsman – More on HMS Ark Royal’s refit.
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Iraq – Falling on His Sword
Washington Post – Colin Powell’s most significant moment turned out to be his lowest. An excerpt from “Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell,” by Karen DeYoung.
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Iraq – Should He Stay?
Washington Post – Despite growing pressure to oust secretary of defense in second term, president decided change would be too disruptive to conflict in Iraq. A final excerpt from Bob Woodward’s “State of Denial.”
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Royal Navy – Futuristic naval devices tested
BBC – A series of futuristic-looking, remote-controlled water vehicles could be added to the Royal Navy’s arsenal.
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Iraq – Secret Reports Dispute White House Optimism
Washington Post – A vast dichotomy existed between what the administration knew about Iraq and what it said publicly, internal debates and documents show. An excerpt from Bob Woodward’s “State of Denial.”
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