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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Obama in the Thicket of "Afghaniranistan"

William Bradley | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, Cia, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Mi-6, Nobel Peace Prize, Iaea, Mossad, Moscow, Tehran, Israel, Iraq, Vienna, Special Forces, Taliban, Sayeret, Al Qaeda, Revolutionary Guard, Iranian Nuclear Program, Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Soviet Union, Jihadism, Post-Soviet Space, Somalia, Cairo Address, John Kerry, World News
William Bradley

Obama is in a multi-faceted complex of geopolitical crises. He is actively using military force in two of the countries, and has threatened, at the least, tough sanctions in the third.

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Happy Birthday, AFRICOM!

Brian Palmer | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Africom, Military, Pentagon, Africa, Special Forces, Department of Defense, Liberia, Nigeria, Department of State, U.S. Africa Command, Inside DC, World News
Brian Palmer

Unbeknown to most Americans, the Departments of Defense and State maintain a wide web of military programs across Africa. Collectively, they fall under the jurisdiction of AFRICOM.

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We The Fallen of 9/11

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Nyfd, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Special Forces, George W. Bush, 9/11 Anniversary, Nypd, 9/11, Taliban, Tora Bora, Osama Bin Laden, World News
Stephen Herrington

One must question at this point, on this day of the year especially, whether the power of the U.S. government, diplomatic and military, has been used in the best way to honor our own fallen of 9/11

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Fast Paced Thriller Is Vanishing From Book Store Shelves

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Missing Persons, Joseph Finder, Special Forces, Thriller, Vanished, Thriller Books, Media News
Jackie K. Cooper

Author Joseph Finder is a keeper; he writes such fast paced thrillers that the reader can barely keep up with the plot as it races from page to page. His new book, Vanished, is one of his best.

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Obama and the Afghan Election: What It Means, What It Doesn't

William Bradley | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, Kandahar, Nato, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kabul, Northern Alliance, Hamid Karzai, Special Forces, Mazar-E-Sharif, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Osama Bin Laden, Dick Cheney, Baitullah Mehsud, Taliban, World News
William Bradley

The Obama administration should sigh with a sense of relief after the election in Afghanistan -- the Taliban failed in their threat to halt the election, and were unable to pull off any of the promised attacks.

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The Quiet Professionals: The Untold Story of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan

Doug Stanton | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Horse Soldiers, Taliban, Afghanistan, Special Forces, Us-Special-Forces, Us Troops Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Doug Stanton

US soldiers entered Afghanistan quietly, in secret, and immediately went to work blending in with the local social fabric.

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What Does Obama's Afghan Command Change Mean?

William Bradley | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, David Rodriguez, David Petraeus, George W. Bush, Mullah Omar, Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, Iraq, Joint Special Operations Command, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Dick Cheney, Saddam Hussein, Surge, Stanley McChrystal, Korean War, Taliban, Afghanistan, David McKiernan, Special Forces, Douglas MacArthur, World News
William Bradley

The move from McKiernan to McChrystal also seems to signify an end to nation-building fantasies in Afghanistan.

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Star Trek's New Coming-of-Age Saga for Generation O

William Bradley | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, 1960s, Space Program, Star Trek Movie, William Shatner, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, J.J. Abrams, Terminator, Karl Urban, Leonard McCoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peace Corps, Lost, X-Men, Star Trek, Jerry Goldsmith, Uhura, Anton Yelchin, Alias, Leonard Nimoy, Fringe, Roberto Orci, Christopher Pike, Top Gun, John McCain, Kennedy, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Heroes, Special Forces, Apple Store, Chekov, John Wayne, John Ford, Barack Obama, Alex Kurtzman, John Cho, Jeffrey Hunter, Thirteen Days, Zachary Quinto, Sulu, George Lucas, Michael Giacchino, Samuel Peeples, Starfleet, Spock, Chris Pines, Steve Schmidt, Steve McQueen, Doctor Who, Jfk, James T. Kirk, Gene Roddenberry, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Star Trek's message, focusing on a future of diversity, teamwork, and technology, appropriately used -- is especially attuned to the Obama era.

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Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Happy Campers?

Keith Thomson | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Nsa, Intelligence, Sere, Cia, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, Pakistan, Dia, Torture, Al Qaeda, Special Forces, Counter-Terrorism, Obama Terrorism, Spy, Espionage, Fbi, Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta CIA, World News
Keith Thomson

A former CIA operations officer told me that Al Qaeda members are "happy" with the new U.S. policy that essentially has opened our interrogation playbook to them.

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You May Be Surprised: A Marine Mom and Army Officer Discuss How War Can End

Deanie Mills | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

Read More: Killing, Iraq War, Marines, Military, Iraq, Special Forces, World News
Deanie Mills

I am pro-military. I am also opposed -- and have been from the very beginning -- to the Iraq war.

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A Referendum on Uncertain Times

Kit Gallant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, American History, Special Forces, Waziristan, 2008 Presidential Race, Guantanamo, The Future, Race, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Kit Gallant

I have absolutely no desire to join the clubs of the hyperbolic. That said, I think it is reasonable to assume that the presidential election on Tuesd...

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Syrian Foreign Minister Condemns American Raid As "Criminal And Terrorist Aggression"

Times Online | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Miliband, Special Forces, Terrorism, War Wire, Us Raids, Foreign Affairs, Syria, Politics News

The Syrian Foreign Minister has described a raid by American special forces inside Syrian territory as "criminal and terrorist aggression" in a solo p...

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Field Report, Virginia: Blue Boots In The Red Zones

Riley Murray | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Mitch Stewart, John McCain, Special Forces, Augusta County, Jim Webb, Jim Gilmore, Barack Obama, Harrisonburg, Virginia, A Teams, Kevin Griffis, Shenandoah Valley, Mark Warner, Maneuver Warfare, Tim Kaine, Chris Saxman, Staunton, Blue Dog Democrats, Home News
Riley Murray

The infusion of national resources builds on a surge of grass-roots volunteerism. "I can remember when you could hold a committee meeting in a phone booth. This campaign will put us on the map!"

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