Anbar isn’t the only place where Al Qaeda will be on the run.

In fact, what’s finally happening reminds me of a post I wrote a couple years ago on how one establishes a beachhead of cooperation, and then expands it.

A very long, but interesting (and encouraging) video interview by Bob Wright with Eli Lake, embedded reporter for the New York Sun, and a major in Iraq.

“The people who think that the insurgents are fighting for a nationalist cause should go to Haifa Street right now.”

“In terms of the Vietnam analogy, these are people trying to seek My Lais every day, and our guys are trying to prevent it.”

We are at war with Iran (and really, have been for almost thirty years now), but we apparently have to continue to pretend otherwise.

Twice before the military has tried to present to the press overwhelming evidence of Iran

The military’s attempt to clamp down on milbloggers.

This is dumb, not just because of the free speech implications, but because they are shutting down the voices that could be the most important ones in support of the war. But even if not, it’s a violation of the values for which these soldiers (and other military personnel) are fighting. Of course no operational information should be blogged, but there’s no evidence that this has occurred. It sounds more like stupid bureaucracy to me (which is the story of the Bush administration, and of every administration). Of course, that’s the story of big government itself. Unfortunately, it’s not something that we can get around when it comes to making war.

The military’s attempt to clamp down on milbloggers.

This is dumb, not just because of the free speech implications, but because they are shutting down the voices that could be the most important ones in support of the war. But even if not, it’s a violation of the values for which these soldiers (and other military personnel) are fighting. Of course no operational information should be blogged, but there’s no evidence that this has occurred. It sounds more like stupid bureaucracy to me (which is the story of the Bush administration, and of every administration). Of course, that’s the story of big government itself. Unfortunately, it’s not something that we can get around when it comes to making war.

The military’s attempt to clamp down on milbloggers.

This is dumb, not just because of the free speech implications, but because they are shutting down the voices that could be the most important ones in support of the war. But even if not, it’s a violation of the values for which these soldiers (and other military personnel) are fighting. Of course no operational information should be blogged, but there’s no evidence that this has occurred. It sounds more like stupid bureaucracy to me (which is the story of the Bush administration, and of every administration). Of course, that’s the story of big government itself. Unfortunately, it’s not something that we can get around when it comes to making war.

…for a terrorist with a totalitarian ideology. Why looks can be deceiving:

One clue to this phenomenon may come from jazz musician Tarek Shah, who recently pled guilty to providing martial arts and hand-to-hand combat with weapons training to Al-Qaeda operatives. In 2004 Shah told a man he thought was a fellow jihadist but who turned out to be an undercover agent,

The manager of Al Arabiya: “…Pursuing extremist Muslims today is better than pursuing all Muslims tomorrow.”

Indeed.

The manager of Al Arabiya: “…Pursuing extremist Muslims today is better than pursuing all Muslims tomorrow.”

Indeed.

The manager of Al Arabiya: “…Pursuing extremist Muslims today is better than pursuing all Muslims tomorrow.”

Indeed.