Wall Street Journal – Greg Jaffee gives an insightful look into CENTCOM commander General Abizaid’s strategy on how to fight and win the Long War. This is an appropriate article to read on the anniversary of 9/11???
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Israeli Navy – Israel ends blockade of Lebanon
BBC – Israel has confirmed it has ended its blockade of Lebanon.
Washington Post – Israel Lifts Lebanese Sea Blockade.
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Terrorism – The World After 9/11
New Yorker – An interesting roundtable discussion on the war on terror, and whether America is stronger now.
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Russian Navy – 2 dead after fire on Russian nuclear submarine
CBC – An electrical short circuit caused a fire on board the Russian nuclear submarine Daniil Moskovsky that killed two crew members.
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US Navy – Enterprise fighters part of Afghanistan strikes
Virginian Pilot – For two straight days, planes from the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Enterprise attacked ground targets in Afghanistan in support of NATO-led troops.
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Iranian Navy – A Nuclear Submarine War?
NBC – Is Iran developing a cruise missile capability for its Kilo-class submarines to match the Israeli’s capability?
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Regression
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind describes how a third-generation military can revert to a second generation military???
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Norwegian Navy – Norwegian naval vessels ready for Lebanon
Xinhua – The Norwegian Government is now ready to send four missile/torpedo boats with a crew of 100 to join in UN operations in Lebanese waters.
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Greek Navy – Greek frigate to leave for Lebanon soon
Xinhua – The Greek government announced on Wednesday that a fully-staffed Hellenic Navy frigate will depart over the next few days in order to participate in an international peacekeeping force for south Lebanon.
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US Marines – Crimes in Hostilities – Part 1
Fourth Generation Warfare – Beginning to Learn
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind comments on the draft field manual, FM 3-24/FMFM 3-24, Counterinsurgency.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Liberating Anah
Army Times – Sean Naylor gives a good example of “Less Clausewitz, More Sun Tzu” in Iraq.
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Geopolitics / China – The World According to China
New York Times Magazine – Beijingís ambassador to the United Nations has begun to act as if he represents a very, very powerful country.
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US Navy – Medical Command and Control in Sea-Based Operations
Naval War College Review – Today, in attempting to transform itself to meet twenty-first-century requirements, the Navy is emphasizing not only increased readiness but also the ability to deploy naval forces quickly in response to crises and conflicts around the world, notwithstanding homeland defense needs. One element of that transformation is likely to be the joint “sea base.” If so, a series of questions will need to be answered from a medical perspective.
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Italian Navy – Italians prepare to land in Lebanon
Aljazeera – Italy is sending Marines to Lebanon for peacekeeping.
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Sri Lankan Navy – Tamil boats 'sunk in battle'
Daily Telegraph – Sri Lanka’s navy sank 12 Tamil Tiger craft overnight in a fierce naval battle off the island’s northern tip, the military said today, adding it believed it had killed dozens of rebel fighters.
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History – Fixed Targets for the Enemy: Engineers Risked It All Every Day to Get the Job Done
Leatherneck – In Vietnam, Marine engineers blasted and built roads and bridges that are still used today.
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Terrorism – We're Not Winning This War
Washington Post – Former Navy Secretary and 9/11 Commission member John Lehman reviews the progress of the Long War to date???
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US Navy – Tight budget forces Navy to put squeeze on sub
San Diego Union Tribune – Navy budget cutters are about to achieve what flood and fire could not: sink the research submarine Dolphin.
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US Navy – U.S. deploys missile-intercept ship here
Japan Times – The Aegis-equipped cruiser USS Shiloh, which can intercept ballistic missiles, arrived Tuesday to take up new duties at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.
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US Marines – Dancers Land in Iraq. Marines Offer No Resistance.
New York Times – Tours by a group of shapely dancers, intended to boost morale, have occasionally stirred some controversy.
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US Marines – Iraq-Bound, Without Reservations
Washington Post – A look at the reserve’s 4th Civil Affairs Group as it prepares for its third tour in Iraq.
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US Navy – Navy's new sub has Texas-size expectations
Virginian Pilot – Aboard the US Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Texas.
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US Coast Guard – U.S. Coast Guard Health Services Responders in Maritime Homeland Security
Naval War College Review – In the Coast Guardís superb search-and-rescue response to Hurricane Katrina, there was a noticeable absence of Coast Guard medical personnel. The U.S. Coast Guardís health services are not prepared for the operational role that will be forced upon them by a maritime mass-casualty incident, whether terrorist attack or accidentóon a vessel, in a harbor, or on the waterfront. Organizational and cultural change will be required to achieve all-hazards first-response preparedness.
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Editorial Note – Updated Reading List / Curriculum
NOSI’s Reading List / Curriculum has been updated to include articles through December 31, 2005.
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