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Tag Archives: Taliban
Weekend Mashup—August 21 to 23
This past week, the New York Times ran the op-ed “The Land of 10,000 Wars” by Ganesh Sitaraman. Hard to resist the urge to post the entire op-ed here. Check it out if you haven’t read it already.
The challenge for General McChrystal is creating a comprehensive and integrated strategy for Afghanistan out of the hundreds, [...]
Posted in Mashup Also tagged Afghanistan, Captain Michael Harrison, Center for a New American Security, Ganesh Sitaraman, General McChrystal, Geopolitical diary, Jim Gant, John Nagl, National Defense University, Neptunus Lex, New York Times, Ramadi, Seth G. Jones, Stratfor, T.X. Hammes, Tom Daly, tribal mindet, Tribalism, troops, Vietnam, Wall Street Journal, Washington Unplugged 1 Comment
Tribes, the Taliban and the Death of Baitullah Mahsud
I was very interested last week to see what would happen, in terms of leadership succession among the Pakistani Taliban, after the reputed death of Baitullah Mahsud. According to scores of press reports as well as Pakistani and Taliban spokesmen, the immediate aftermath was a shootout involving two rival successors, Hakimullah Mahsud and Wali ur-Rehman, [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Editorial, On Tribalism Also tagged Afghanistan, Baitullah Mahsud, Pakistan, tribal mindet, Tribalism, tribes, troops 1 Comment
Lessons From Ramadi: A Guest Post from Captain Thomas Daly
I’d like to thank Captain Thomas Daly for writing this guest post. He lived the experiences that so many of us have read about.
Captain Daly joined the Marine Corps in 2004. During his
military career, he has held a multitude of billets ranging from Forward Observer to Intelligence Cell Leader. His unique perception of the battlefield has been [...]
Posted in Guest Blogger, On Tribalism Also tagged Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Awakening, Insurgencies, Insurgent, Iraq, Marine Corps, Rage Company, Ramadi, Thomas Daly, tribes 10 Comments
From a Vietnam Vet: A Guest Blog
My dear friend Printer Bowler is a former army captain who served with psychological operations units in Viet Nam (1966-67). He was attached to the Third Marine Amphibious force, I Corps near the DMZ. He’s a perennial history student, now teaching, writing and pumping out radical troop-support propaganda from his home in Montana. It’s a pleasure [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Guest Blogger, On Tribalism Also tagged Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, DMZ, Ho Chi Minh, Iraq, Islam, McNamara, Pentagon, Printer Bowler, Sun Tzu, Third Marine Amphibious, tribal mindet, Tribalism, troops, Vietnam 2 Comments
One Tribe At A Time #2: Tribal Engagement Teams