August 12th, 2009 by zen
The genteel and usually mild...
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July 16th, 2009 by zen
Novelist Steven Pressfield invited me to do a...
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July 8th, 2009 by zen
Blogfriend Matt Armstrong had an important post...
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June 24th, 2009 by zen
Samuel Logan, security specialist, author and...
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June 12th, 2009 by zen
Nothing mind blowing here but the new Afghan...
Read morePosted in Afghanistan, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, military, networks, social networks, strategy, terrorism, war, warriors | Comments Off on Brief WSJ interview with Gen. McChrystal