August 23rd, 2012 by zen
It appears that the Pentagon no longer intends to...
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August 12th, 2012 by zen
An interesting piece in Democracy Journal by...
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August 9th, 2012 by zen
Have a new short article up at IVN.us: Debt...
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July 29th, 2012 by zen
Some astute observations on COIN practice from...
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July 10th, 2012 by zen
I previously made note of the emergence of an...
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