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- REPORT: General: NATO Must Target Opium (tvnz.co.nz)
NATO Supreme Allied Commander General John Craddock has said defense ministers must agree to let alliance troops attack opium networks funding the Taliban in Afghanistan to have a hope of establishing security....
- REPORT: Success Of "Surge" Far From Clear (cnn.com)
...With General David Petraeus at the helm, the entire strategy of dealing with the insurgency changed....
- REPORT: West Messed Up Afghan Mission: U.S. Marine Corps Expert (thetyee.ca)
If you thought the director of Middle Eastern studies for the U.S. Marine Corps University would have nothing bad to say about how and why the war in Afghanistan is being waged, think again....
- FEATURE: Pentagon And The Media Wars (digitaljournal.com)
The Department of Defense plans to spend $100 millian USD a year, for the next three years in an effort to "engage and inspire" the local population to support the Iraqi government....
- FEATURE: Transcendent Warfare: New Army Manual, Research Report Are Available (americanchronicle.com)
Two new documents by and about the U.S. Army are sparking discussion and debate about various elements of the Army's missions and future directions....
- COLUMN: Why We Love "America's Outrageous War Economy!" (marketwatch.com)
Yes, America's economy is a war economy. Not a "manufacturing" economy. Not an "agricultural" economy. Nor a "service" economy. Not even a "consumer" economy....
- BOOK REVIEW: "The Forever War" Is A Graphic, Kinetic, Clear-eyed Account Of Combat In Iraq (mercurynews.com)
Dexter Filkins' book "The Forever War," his account of the conflicts he covered as a reporter in Iraq and Afghanistan, is a kaleidoscope of images and intensity, bizarre encounters, electrifying vignettes, graphic depictions of mayhem and death — as well as fleeting moments of humanity in countries convulsed by violence....
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