Archive for April, 2013

• Two tales from the outsider jihad

April 28th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in africa, al qaida, black banner, blogosphere, britain, Charles Cameron, FBI, islamist, Omar Hammami, pakistan, propaganda, twitter, Uncategorized | 1 comment

• Hysteria about Afghan schoolgirl hysteria

April 28th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, africa, America, health care, Israel, media, new york times, propaganda, psychology, science, Taliban, Uncategorized | 4 comments

• Red lines and the credibility arms race

April 26th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in complex systems, counterinsurgency, deterrence, diplomacy, guardian, Human Rights, illusion, insurgency, law enforcement, long tail, Lynn C. Rees, metaphor, non-state actors, nuance / subtlety, public diplomacy, stochastic, superempowered individuals, system administration, wicked problems | 3 comments

• Of the Jerusalem and Mahdist syndromes

April 26th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, christianity, Doublequotes, Dr Timothy Furnish, extremists, Islam, Israel, judaism, Mahdist, psychology, Religion, Specs, Uncategorized | 1 comment

• Of Omar Hammami — and dying more than once?

April 26th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in africa, al qaida, christianity, Doublequotes, Islam, islamist, JM Berger, lwj, poetry, scriptures, Specs, sufi, terrorism, twitter, Uncategorized, Wikipedia, wired | 3 comments