THE STRATEGIC CORPORAL
The Adventures of Chester has an excellent post on the Marines push to devolve mission initiative to the individual soldier. Good excerpts and range of military issues including developing cognitive skills. Actually, the hypothesis being discussed, involving cultivation of ” intuition” on the battlefield has validity in preliminary ( non-military) research. Check it out.
HIZB UT TAHRIR SENTENCES RADICAL LEFT BRITISH MP TO DEATH
Anti-American, anti-war activist, Saddam apologist and disgraced Labour MP George Galloway has been sentenced to death by the British wing of the radical Islamist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir .
Rich irony here, rich irony. Apparently Galloway’s attempt to be recognized as a good dhimmi or fellow travelling America-hater, anti-imperialist or whatever image he was going for, didn’t transliterate too well.
The mighty Fourth Rail holds forth at length on Mr. Galloway’s predicament.
THE RULE-SET RESET JUST WAS RESET !
I can’t really blame Dr. Barnett too much given the number of irons in the fire he has going right now. Frankly, I couldn’t deal with his daily email correspondence much less everything else he’s doing in addition and commendably, Tom’s putting his family first. Speaking as the father of two young children, I understand where he’s coming from on this one.
Most likely, depending on how things shake out with RSR I will still contribute the occasional piece, if that fits what Critt has in mind now that Bob Jacobson is departing as publisher, but it sounds to be far more informal a venture now than before. I’m kind of left hanging with the research I’ve done for issue # 4, so I may use it here on my blog or perhaps work it up for an Ed. psych journal article instead. Or I’ll drop it for now and get started on something I’ve wanted to write for HNN for a long time. Decisions, decisions…..
RECOMMENDED READING
Again, I find myself behind the 8 ball in terms of time. There are some fine posts though that you should really take the time to look at:
Dan at tdaxp argues for a Post-Russia break up on the Federal District model.
Wretchard at The Belmont Club examines the Pentagon’s new intelligence capabilities. I’m all for this by the way. I’m also for the CIA further developing its own paramilitary prowess. Similar capabilities, different mission emphasis. Civilian intel will never collect the type of info on a priority basis that military commanders need and vice-versa.
Marc Schulman at American Future on Historical illiteracy.
Ralph Luker at Cliopatriarch on the moral reasoning of historians – was Darwin really responsible for the Holocaust ??
CKR at Whirledview on New Nukes and Ambiguity.
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