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The Captain's Journal
http://www.captainsjournal.com/
Commentary and analysis on military and policy issues, from global strategic to weapons and tactics.
- Added on: Dec 23rd, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Herschel Smith
- Listed in: Military Religious
Recent Posts
Thanksgiving 2009
It’s a wonderful thing to give thanks to those around you for their blessings upon you. Family, friends and coworkers rarely get enough thanks from you – and vice versa. But in the end, Thanksgiving is not really about thanking those ...
Afghanis to Marines: Don’t Leave Too Soon
As I have said before, I think too much can be made of one of the central themes or presuppositions upon which population-centric counterinsurgency is theoretically constructed. The will of the people, it is said, is more than just critical. It i...
Jirga with the Taliban
From Reuters: KABUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a “Loya Jirga”, or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said on Sunday. T...
So much for the Pakistani military offensive in Waziristan
As we discussed in Pakistan Crumbles, the Pakistan Taliban have melted away into the mountains of the Hindu Kush in the face of the Pakistani military offensive against them. More detail: … there are those in the diplomatic circles of Islamab...
Pakistan Crumbles
Pakistan’s military offensive against the Taliban in Swat has not produced the desired effect, as commander Maulana Fazlullah and many of his fighters have escaped the region (Fazlullah is in Afghanistan). Much the same thing is happening wi...
Swat Taliban Commander Fazlullah Escapes to Afghanistan
From Dawn: PESHAWAR: Maulana Fazlullah, one of the most wanted Taliban leaders, has told the BBC that he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks on Pakistani forces. Fazlullah was said by officials to have been wounded or killed in Jul...
