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Omnivore 05/10/09

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What I Saw At the Afghan Elections, Peter W. Galbraith, Washington Post

Evaluating Galbraith’s Dissent, John Western, Duck of Minerva

Security Advisor Calls Troop Increase McChrystal’s Opinion, Joseph Berger, New York Times

The Distance Between ‘We Must’ and ‘We Can’, James Traub, New York Times

Who Are “The Deciders”?, David Sirota, Salon

Obama Furious at McChrystal, Alex Spillius, Telegraph

Path to a Pashtun Rebellion, Seth Jones, Washington Post

Secret Agents’ Memorial Unveiled, Paul Moss, BBC News

Omnivore 02/10/09

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The Smartest Man in the Room, Richard C. Holbrooke, Harper’s Magazine

Who’s Afraid of a Terrorist Haven? Paul R. Pillar, Washington Post

Should US Focus on Al Qaeda Havens? Kim Ghattas, BBC News

A Showdown in Waziristan: Tackling a Taliban Haven, David Ignatius, Washington Post

The Waziristan Wild Card, Imtiaz Ghul, AfPak Channel/Foreign Policy

Identity and Trust in Covert Networks, Drew Conway, Zero Intelligence Agents

UK Strategy and Defence Policy – Strategy Unit Replies, David Betz, King’s of War

Omnivore 01/10/09

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Towards a New Strategic Concept For NATO, Klaus Wittman, NATO Defense College

The Evolution of Armed Groups, David H. Sacko et al., SSRN Conflict Studies Abstracts

Analyzing Australia’s Public Sphere Initiative, Palantir Staff, Analysis Blog/Palantir Government

HASC Assessment of the Human Terrain System, Editors, Small Wars Journal

Pentagon Pushes For Unblinking Surveillance, Christian Lowe, Defense Tech

Surveillance State “A Good Thing”, Brian Wheeler, BBC News

Obama and McChrystal Don’t Talk? Good, Says Army Historian, Noah Schachtman, Danger Room/Wired

Omnivore 30/09/09

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Daily Brief: 30 Afghans Killed in Kandahar Roadside Bomb, Katherine Tiedemann, AfPak Channel/Foreign Policy

You Don’t ALWAYS Have to Escalate, Joshua Foust, Registan.net

Balkh Power Struggle Leaves Locals Fearful, Ahmad Kawoosh, Institute for War & Peace Reporting

Ballot Uncertainty Fuels Cynicism in Helmand, Mohammad Ilyas Dayee, Institute for War & Peace Reporting

First Strategic Flight in Support of ISAF, NATO Newsroom

Now Playing in Swat, Jason Tanner, At War/New York Times

Omnivore 29/09/09

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Al Qaeda’s New Charm Offensive in Europe, Bruce Riedel, Up Front/Brookings Institution

An Absolutely Horrifying Interview, Bernard Finel, Bernardfinel.com

The Last Mission, George Packer, New Yorker

Andrew Bacevich and the Cold War Analogy, Peter Feaver, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy

On Hizballah’s Strategy, Andrew Exum, Abu Muqawama

The Wrong Question, Caroline Wadhams, AfPak Channel/Foreign Policy