Archive for February, 2012

• A Wound That Does Not Cease to Bleed: The War in Vietnam

February 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, cold war, Communism, counterinsurgency, debate, gian gentile, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, leadership, military, military history, Perception, politics, reading, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 3 comments

• Should I whisper, should I scream? – Abu Musab al-Suri redux, Pt 1

February 29th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in al qaida, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, intelligence, islamist, Mahdist, OSINT, recommended reading, Uncategorized | 6 comments

• America in Arms, John McAuley Palmer, a review

February 28th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, America, army, blog-friends, chicago boyz, defense, europe, George Washington, hierarchy, J. Scott Shipman, JosephFouche, leadership, lexington green, military, military history, Militia, national security, Strategy and War, Tactics, wwi | 21 comments

• On fire: issues in theology and politics – ii

February 28th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, analogy, Arab Spring, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, emotion, extremists, insight, insurgency, islamic world, literature, logic, pakistan, scriptures, Specs, symbolism, Taliban, Talmud, Theology, twitter, Uncategorized, war | 1 comment

• Tech Issues and the Stratfor Scandal

February 27th, 2012 by zen

Posted in blogging, computers, connectivity, conspiracy, corporations, geopolitics, intelligence, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, social networks, transnational criminal organization, Viral, web 2.0, WikiLeaks | 16 comments