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Shiver me timbers! Les Bleus!
Honestly, if you had to be a member of any special operations unit on Earth right now, you would probably want to be a member of the French unit off the Horn of Africa, killin...
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Gian Gentile in World Politics Review
Gian Gentile and Abu Muqawama have had a few conversations over e-mail about his skepticism toward counter-insurgency theory and whether or not it can be applied successfully ...
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Equally Dangerous?
US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker says that Al Qaeda is more dangerous in Pakistan than Iraq, although it is dangerous everywhere. Dana Perino, White House spokesperson says ...
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Oil, Food, and War
The NY Times yesterday ran an editorial suggesting US culpability in an impending world food crisis. The basic argument is that rising demand for grains has been increased be...
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Dead Men's Computers Tell Tales
There is a good article in Der Spiegel (English) on Hugo Chavez's relationship with the FARC. It will be interesting to see the long-term consequences of the Raul Reyes assass...
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Is it really that tough to live in DC on O-4 pay?
A Navy officer testified in federal court in Washington yesterday that she moonlighted as a call girl for Deborah Jeane Palfrey's escort service for six months, starting in 20...
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Below the Belt?
Here's a question: Do you guys think Phil Carter hit below the belt on this one? Abu Muqawama does not. He thinks this is a fair point, and one he's glad a veteran made. But a...
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Arabic Media Shack
Abu Muqawama has been meaning to plug this new blog, Arabic Media Shack, for a while now. The author comments on events in the Middle East, but what's really useful are the En...
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The Morning After
(Abu Muqawama can't write the subject line of this post without thinking of that Outkast interlude on The Love Below. But now that he's put ATLiens on, he can go back to post...
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America's Insurgent Legacy
It wasn't just 1776 and all that. Drawing on an old TIME Magazine article, David Axe offers a nice history lesson on Danger Room about American insurgents in the Second World ...
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Riot like an Egyptian
This isn't an insurgency (yet), but unrest is gathering in one of America's biggest frenemies in the world, Egypt. Abu Muqawama is checking on Elijah Zarwan and Wael Abbas for...
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Charlie on the Defense
It's is officially Friday, AMT (Abu Muqawama Time), which means Charlie defends her doctoral dissertation today. Wish her luck, readers! Go get 'em, Charlie!...
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Highlanders on the Roof of the World
The Guardian has a nice interactive feature on soldiers from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan. Abu Muqawama and his dad once vis...
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Tom Ricks Can't Help Talkin' Smack
It's not even subtle anymore. Tom Ricks is now calling us Small Wars Journal's "rogue cousin." Let's get something straight, Ricks: We here at Abu Muqawama are no blog's rogue...
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Technological Fetishism
Strategic culture is here taken to mean beliefs about the use of force shared by a national community of military and civilian leaders. U.S. strategic culture may be said to c...
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Tennessee Women
As you all know, Charlie is over the moon about her Jayhawks winning the NCAA championship. In case you haven't noticed, Kansas women take their basketball really seriously. Y...
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Tuesday's Gone
The Small Wars Journal crew has put together a comprehensive list of links to pretty much anything you could possibly want to read about yesterday's hearings. You want slides?...
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Gentile vs. Petraeus, Part II
Remember Yochi Dreazen's article on Gian Gentile? Upon reading it over a few times, Gian took issue with the quote at the end. His statement: I am surprised that I have not b...
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More Troops Needed in Afghanistan?
The Commander of Regional Command South says otherwise:"A lot of people talk, 'We need more troops, more troops.' I think it is more about better synchronization between secur...
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Petraeus, Crocker and God in the Dock
Is it just because Abu Muqawama went to church tonight or has anyone else noticed how often the senators have brought God into the discussion today? First St. George of Voinov...