Archive for the 'Afghanistan'

• Rant Day, twelve years and two days on

September 11th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in Afghanistan, brave new war, Buddhism, Islam, Israel, Lynn C. Rees, Taliban | 2 comments

• Sent to Coventry and much else besides

September 2nd, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, britain, Buddhism, Charles Cameron, christianity, churchill, crypto, Doublequotes, Germany, Islam, Israel, italy, monasticism, peace, Religion, Specs, syria, Uncategorized, war, warriors, wwii | 4 comments

• Octavian Manea Interviews General David Petraeus

September 2nd, 2013 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, insurgency, intellectuals, Interview, iraq, mideast, military, military history, military training & education, national security, petraeus, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, veterans, war, warriors | 4 comments

• How to Lose a War: A Primer

July 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, dystopia, Failed State, fisking, government, humor, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, military, military contractor, military history, military intelligence, military reform, military training & education, politics, rambling, satire, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, terrorism, theory, veterans, war, warriors | 49 comments

• Those black banners / AQ flags, revisited

July 9th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Aaron Zelin, Afghanistan, al qaida, black banner, Charles Cameron, egypt, iraq, khorasan, Mahdist, music, Uncategorized | 9 comments