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Why wait? Get tomorrow's news today, on the FM website
The headline was over-the-top, but titling this “updates” was too boring. Here are articles about subects discussed in past posts on the FM website. (A) About The Fate of Israel, 28 July… more →
Fabius Maximus
Why wait? Get tomorrow's news today, on the FM website
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wrote 2 months ago: The headline was over-the-top, but titling this “updates” was too boring. Here are arti … more →
Who are the experts advising our generals? We know what they'll say.
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wrote 5 months ago: Summary: The experts at its major think-tanks and NGO’s act as the sheepdogs guiding the Amer … more →
Powerful insights about our war in Afghanistan, part 3
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wrote 5 months ago: Part 3 in this series … Unlike Iraq, we have had wise and eloquent warnings about our folly in … more →
How long is the long war?
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wrote 5 months ago: Patrick Lang over at Sic Semper Tyrannis has an interesting post on the cost of an effective counter … more →
A joust between two schools of American military theory
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wrote 7 months ago: One aspect of the Afghanistan War is an improvement over the Iraq War: while in its early states in … more →
James Bond is not just our hero, but the model for our geopolitical strategy
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wrote 7 months ago: I enjoyed Ian Fleming’s books about James Bond, and some of the movies too (esp. Casino Royale … more →
So many Americans approve of torture; what does this tell us about America?
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wrote 8 months ago: It is something new, I believe, that so many Americans approve of torture by our government. Perhap … more →
Col. Pat Lang on Syria raid
wrote 1 year ago: I interviewed retired Army Col. Patrick Lang yesterday about the recent US raid in Syria. Lang is a … more →
Raids into Pakistan: What U.S. authority?
wrote 1 year ago: Bush’s orders to send special forces after Taliban militants have roots in previous presidenci … more →
The enigma of Al Qaeda. Even in death, these unanswered questions remain important
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wrote 1 year ago: Al Qaeda is dead, at least as an organization (perhaps it lives at some level as an idea, brand name … more →
How does the long-term trend of peak oil affect us, in terms of short-term events?
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wrote 1 year ago: Summary: Peak oil is a long-term trend. It affects us in the now through the episodic release of i … more →
Colonel Lang shows us why the 21st century might prove difficult - even painful - for America
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wrote 1 year ago: As the evidence grows that global oil production will peak in the next decade, many Americans grow i … more →
The secret cause of high oil prices
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wrote 1 year ago: Why do so many people find high oil prices so surprising that they invoke unusual explanations? Thi … more →
Weekend Reading Recommendations - about our wars
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wrote 1 year ago: Table of Contents Two (now three) more articles in the debate about the surge, recent events in Iraq … more →
Different voices discussing the events in Basra
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wrote 1 year ago: Google shows dozens or hundreds of websites with folks discussing the recent events in Basra. On on … more →
War porn
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wrote 1 year ago: A fascinating development of the Iraq War are the “war bloggers”, like Michael Yon and B … more →
The new NIE, another small step in the Decline of the State
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wrote 2 years ago: Pat Lang perfectly captures the narrative for the release of the new National Intelligence estimate … more →
