Civil Society and Counterinsurgency
03 November 2010
[pdf], Small Wars Journal, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Since the end of the Cold War - and especially since 9/11 - civil society has become an important potential strategic instrument for both foreign and national security policy. Governments from Pakistan to Egypt are weak because they do not control - or command allegiance from - their largely independent, tribal societies, and they lack the capacity...
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Govt Forces Kill Seven Kashmir Rebels ahead of Obama's Trip to India
03 November 2010
, The Associated Press, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Government forces have killed seven suspected Muslim rebels in four gun battles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Wednesday, just days before President Barack Obama visits India. Officials fear the rebels could step up attacks to draw attention to the unrest in the disputed Himalayan region while Obama is visiting this week....
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Negotiating with the Taliban: Lessons from Vietnam
03 November 2010
[pdf], Small Wars Journal, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Despite many critical voices of the overuse of the Vietnam War metaphor when talking about the war in Afghanistan there are many striking similarities between the last years of the Vietnam War and the Obama administration attempt to extract US combat forces from Afghanistan. [...] Just like President Obama in 2009, Henry Kissinger...
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Three Drone Strikes Kill 13 Suspected Terrorists in N. Waziristan
03 November 2010
US Predators Kill 13 Terrorists in 3 Strikes in North Waziristan [blog], The Long War Journal, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Unmanned US attack aircraft killed 13 terrorists in three airstrikes today in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strikes took place in the Miramshah, Mir Ali, and Datta Khel areas, all known havens for al Qaeda and allied terror groups. In the first strike, unmanned Predators...
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