Daily Telegraph – War in Afghanistan ‘could be lost by summer’
The war against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan will be lost by the end of the summer without dramatic changes in counter-insurgency strategy, according to John Nagl.
Daily Archives: February 16, 2009
Terrorism – The Coming Swarm
New York Times – The Coming Swarm
John Arquilla on how we should be combatting terrorism today – fighting swarms with swarms.
US Navy – Nuclear warships in Japan continue to touch a sensitive nerve
Associated Press – Nuclear warships in Japan continue to touch a sensitive nerve
As Masahiko Goto sees it, the USS George Washington is not a ship. It’s a floating nuclear disaster waiting to happen near one of the world’s biggest cities. The recent deployment of the huge aircraft carrier to a port just south of Tokyo has been welcomed by brass bands, an open-house crowd of 30,000 and promises of greater security for Japan and northeast Asia. But to determined opponents like Goto, it all boils down to two nuclear reactors and one big question. Are they safe?
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