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Fort Hood Shooter Tarnishes Patriotic Muslims

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:30 GMT

Like the Fort Hood shooter, Jamal Baadani is a military officer who is an Arab-American and a Muslim. But there the similarities end. A first sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Baadani heads the Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in Military.
Source: NewsMax

Charles Krauthammer: Obama should start preparing his three envelopes

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:51:16 GMT

"Niki, I'm dying. Don't have much to leave you. Just three envelopes. Open them, one at a time, when you get into big trouble." A few years later, first crisis. Khrushchev opens envelope 1: "Blame everything on me. Uncle Joe."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Fourth Star

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:34:38 GMT

Fresh Air excerpts make a fascinating read. After the dustjacket copy, via Amazon: They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam.
Source: Jules Crittenden

The Army You Have

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:42:23 GMT

In the months before the war in Iraq began in March 2003, many American soldiers took part in huge mock tank battles against a mythical army known as the “Kraznovians.” The Kraznovians were modeled after the Soviet Army, which had evaporated more than...
Source: The New York Times

'The Long War' and a Blowback World

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:59:52 GMT

"The Long War" merely exchanged the shock-'n'-awe geographical breadth of the President Bush's chosen moniker ("global") for a shock-'n'-awe time span.
Source: The Nation

Who’s Next?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Lessons from the Long War and a Blowback World Is it too early — or already too late — to begin drawing lessons from “the Long War”?
Source: Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films

Tom Engelhardt: Who's Next? Lessons from the Long War and a Blowback World

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:31:21 GMT

Is it too early -- or already too late -- to begin drawing lessons from "the Long War"?
Source: Huffington Post

Former U.S. commander: Fixing Middle East will take years

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:14:23 GMT

Gen. John Abizaid, former commander of the U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, told a Carson City Lion's Club dinner Thursday it will be years before the situation in that part of the world is stable.
Source: NevadaAppeal.com

Dartmouth: An interview with Gen. John Abizaid

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:34:10 GMT