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[ by Charles Cameron — definitive — I’ve corrected the inset video ]
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Here’s a quick clip from a 1991 news report, refreshed in the news a couple of days ago — IMO, it’s the best ever game-politics metaphor!*****

“I have the best game metaphors, the best — can’t you hear him?

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DoubleQuote!

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[ by Charles Cameron — for sheer quality, informed conversation between bright people on topics of interest is hard to beat ]
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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross:

My deepest thanks to @chq and @husainhaqqani for a wonderful morning — easily the best experience I have ever had as a speaker.

— Gartenstein-Ross (@DaveedGR) August 17, 2015

Chautauqua have indicated that they expect to host Daveed’s discussion with Husain Haqqani on their YouTube channel. Haqqani told me he would “indeed” be discussing the Ghazwa e-Hind at Chautauqua. I can’t wait to see this!

JM Berger:

In August, Perspectives on Terrorism launched a special all-ISIS issue edited by Thomas Hegghammer. The issue was derived from a research conference in Oslo earlier this year, which I was fortunate enough to attend. It was easily the most interesting conference I’ve ever been to, and every panel had something important to share. The resulting papers are among the most serious research on the Islamic State to date, and I highly recommend the issue. The individual articles are listed below, and the whole issue can be found here.

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My own preference, naturally enough, is for the conference Richard Landes organized on Apocalyptic Hopes, Millennial Dreams and Global Jihad. JM Berger was among the speakers. The entire set of conference videos can be found on Richard’s Augean Stables blog.

I will be on the road with only limited internet access for the holiday and regret that it will be unlikely that I will have time to do much in the way of posting, replying to comments or answering blog email. In order that the readership not feel neglected, I decided upon a very rare edition of “Best of Zenpundit” and open up the comment section for free but civil discussion:

“THE SUPER EMPOWERED INDIVIDUAL“                                                                                                                                                  

“WHO WOULD DECLARE WAR ON THE WORLD?: THE NATURE OF SUPER EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS”

Superempowered Individuals and 5GW

ISRAEL AND ITS ENEMIES: GOOD TACTICS CANNOT MAKE-UP FOR POOR STRATEGY

“Foreign Policy And The American Elite: Part I“; “FOREIGN POLICY AND THE AMERICAN ELITE: PART II” ; “Foreign Policy And The American Elite Part III”  and Foreign Policy and the American Elite Part IV

UNTO THE FIFTH GENERATION OF WAR

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE WARLORD

Calling All Orientalists

ON WAR, COMPREHENSION AND PERSUASION

LET HISTORY JUDGE THE FATHER OF CONTAINMENT

THE CHILEAN SULLA

Videos:

Smoke on the Water

Hitler’s Xbox

300 Parody