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David Kilcullen

Adviser David Kilcullen: US Has 2 More Tough Years In Afghanistan

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Afghan War, War Wire, David Kilcullen Background, David Kilcullen Afghanistan, Afghanistan, David Kilcullen, Us Troops Afghanistan, World News

WASHINGTON — An incoming adviser to the top U.S. general in Afghanistan predicted Thursday that the United States will see about two more years ...

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It's Not Science Fiction

Jodie Evans | Posted 08.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Vietnam, Robert McNamara, General Petraeus, David Kilcullen, Drones, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Home News
Jodie Evans

We all need to raise awareness about these inhumane, unjust military practices funded by our taxes.

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US Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan: "It's Not Moral"

Carne Ross | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: Civilian Casualties, David Kilcullen, Drones, Terrorism, Usaf, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Al Qaeda, Uavs, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, World News
Carne Ross

There are no journalists in Waziristan or the other areas of western Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, so there are therefore no authoritative reports from the ground on the effects of these strikes.

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Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Terrorists, Predators, Afghanistan, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Civilian Casualties, Islamic Extremists, Asif Ali Zardari, Obama, Drones, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Obama Diplomacy, Airstrikes, Anti-Americanism, David Kilcullen, Pakistani Taliban, Taliban, World News
Hoyt Hilsman

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

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Striking the Right Balance: The Utility of Drone Attacks in AfPak

Sam Black | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Polls, US Drone Missiles, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Drones, Afghanistan War, David Kilcullen, Counterterrorism, Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan Crisis, Pakistan Drone Attacks, Taliban Pakistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, World News
Sam Black

Finding a way to conduct effective tactical counter-terrorism operations without compromising counterinsurgency in Pakistan or Afghanistan should be a U.S. priority.

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Obama Must Learn to Play Cricket

Frankie Martin | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Australia, Islam, War on Terror, Pakistan, Politics, Iraq, US Foreign Policy, David Kilcullen, State Department, Barack Obama, Baseball, Us Surge Iraq, Pashtun, Pervez Musharraf, Akbar Ahmed, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Cricket, World News
Frankie Martin

Americans began to understand tribal culture and tribal codes of honor and hospitality. And they realized that organizations like Al-Qaeda were antithetical to traditional culture.

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Barack: Talk To Us Like Grownups About Terrorism and Save Us From Ourselves

David Quigg | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Presidential Transition, William Langewiesche, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, The Atomic Bazaar, Terrorism, Scott Louis Weber, George W. Bush, 9/11, David Kilcullen, Barack Obama, Obama Race Speech, Al Qaeda, George Packer, Nuclear Weapons, Audacity of Hope, Nuclear Proliferation, September 11th, Politics News
David Quigg

When we let shock or panic or a lust for vengeance guide us, we are a greater danger to ourselves than terrorists ever could be. Any terrorists. With any weapon.

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Jason Linkins

Rice Adviser: Iraq Invasion Was 'F*cking Stupid'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Spencer Ackerman, Iraq War, Rise of the Counterinsurgents Series, War in Iraq, Counterinsurgency, David Kilcullen, David Kilcullen Iraq, Rice Iraq, Politics News

Over at the Washington Independent, Spencer Ackerman continues his enlightening "Rise of the Counterinsurgents" series with "A Counterinsurgency Guide...

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