Emma Sky, on working as General Ray Odierno's advisor in Iraq: “I’m experienced in working in different cultures. The most alien culture I’ve ever worked in is the U.S. military... I was used to working in the humanitarian space, the diplomatic space. I came to Iraq and that space, the military, is all over it.” Read … Continue reading The Military Space
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Interpreters, Intelligence and NATO Missions
Josh Foust has an interesting op-ed in the New York Times on the (mis)management of interpreters and their access to ISAF intelligence. It's a good piece, and worth a read, especially since it touches on a wide range of mission problems. There are a couple of details that are slightly off the mark, though. Foust's … Continue reading Interpreters, Intelligence and NATO Missions
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