I've got a new piece up at Foreign Policy on "COIN confusion", that peculiar merging of counterinsugency and counterterrorism policies in Afghanistan. I was fortunate - if I can make that claim of such a dark issue - in that an individual of questional mental capacity, Faisal Shahzad, had just tried to
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CTlab Spin-Out Project
I've spent the better part of the last week building a new site for CTlab's Current Intelligence blog, which at some point in the next couple of weeks will be migrated out from under CTlab housing into its own domain and platform. For those who've been following CI, the first thing you'll probably notice is … Continue reading CTlab Spin-Out Project
Recent Reads: Metaphors, Architectures of Conflict, and Forever Wars
Since leaving the day job to focus on research and writing, I've been nose-deep in readings of one kind or another, and thoroughly enjoying the experience. Some recent reads that are worth your time: ____________________________________________________________________ Metaphors We Live By. Illuminating, but infuriatingly limiting. This classic from Berkeley cognitive linguist and Democratic party framing guru George Lakoff (along … Continue reading Recent Reads: Metaphors, Architectures of Conflict, and Forever Wars
The Jesus Rifle
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The Military-Evangelical Complex
Noted at Juan Cole's Informed Comment, as item 4 in a list of Top 10 Counterterrorism Scandals 2010: George W. Bush claimed that he had misspoken when he called his 'war on terror' a 'crusade.' But it turns out that the Michigan company that makes rifle sights for the US military inscribes them with Bible verses. … Continue reading The Military-Evangelical Complex
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