Category Archives: Terrorism

Politics and the Structure of Intelligence Operations

Posted on September 9, 2009 by adeolumen

Joe Mazzofro offers an enlightening assessment of August’s developments in the Intelligence Community at AFCEA Intelligence.  The phrase (embedded prediction?) that is ringing in my ear: we are now moving towards a structural disconnect between the threats we are facing … Continue reading →

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FDD Report: Terrorism in the West

Posted on July 31, 2009 by adeolumen

Check out this important new report, Terrorism in the West 2008, which my friend Daveed Gartenstein-Ross co-authored with his colleagues Joshua D. Goodman and Laura Grossman at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.  An intro from Daveed: Terrorism is … Continue reading →

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Frontline Leadership and Perception in Afghanistan

Posted on July 30, 2009 by adeolumen

Frontline leadership was a cornerstone of the David Petraeus strategy in the Iraq surge and now, apparently we are seeing that same strategy play out in Afghanistan, which is spilling over into positive influence in Pakistan. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfWo7NgWXao&feature=player_embedded] The important lesson … Continue reading →

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"The population-centric approach"

Posted on June 17, 2009 by adeolumen

Want some old news that should be considered good news? Go here: Understanding Current Operations in Iraq. Since it is not bad news, urgent news, or politically expedient news, it is easy to think it isn’t news at all. But … Continue reading →

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Dr. George Friedman on the Iranian Election and Limited U.S. Options

Posted on June 16, 2009 by adeolumen

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNaZpAHcXkI&feature=player_embedded] I find this a well-grounded, well-reasoned position, with an interesting connection between Isreal and the U.S. as well. There is something about Ahmedinejad’s boldness and the opportunity here that makes me think these events could force Obama to take … Continue reading →

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The Clash

Posted on January 4, 2009 by adeolumen

Happy New Year.Mark Steyn sees in the Israel-Hamas conflict a window into the West. In his view, there is an “enlightened” Western paradigm that lacks the basis for seeing the Hamas threat–and by extension, all of radical Islam–for what it … Continue reading →

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Stop the Presses!

Posted on December 22, 2008 by adeolumen

Pete Wehner recently responded to Mark Helprin’s assertion in the Wall Street Journal that George W. Bush has made us more vulnerable by incompetently prosecuting two wars.  Both perspectives are worth careful consideration. For those who have decided long ago … Continue reading →

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Pluralism and Islam

Posted on December 16, 2008 by adeolumen

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross has written a very worthwhile read for Review of Faith and International Affairs entitled “The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam.”  I have long wondered how much is taking place in the Islamic world to … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Obvious (or Refusing)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by adeolumen

Word on the street (er, the suburban mansion scene) from Peggy Noonan, whose post-election discussions in the GOP elite inner circle are settling in to see what she calls “the final argument for Mr. Bush:” the one big thing he … Continue reading →

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American Conscience and Survival in the Obama Era

Posted on December 10, 2008 by adeolumen

I am enthusiastically supportive of the fact that a Black man will soon be our President, given the history of slavery and racism in America.  America’s election of Barack Obama signals a proper embrace of the sanctity of life and … Continue reading →

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