Tag: Afghanistan

Pakistan supports militants trying to overthrow is government. The United States helped to put him in power. But Afghan President Karzai says he would side with Pakistan over the United States. File under: lack of gratitude. From the Associated Press:

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * U.S. warns American citizens in Kenya of imminent terrorist threat * Analysis: India being ‘contained’ by growing Chinese footprint in Pakistan * Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq kills 49 Kurdish rebels * Turkey’s

After the Bonn Agreement, Afghanistan shortly lived in peace knowing its Russian occupiers retreated back into the Soviet Union. That sense of freedom only lasted a short period of time. Internal tribal fighting, an increase in radical Islamic extremism, and

From the militarytimes.com: COIN operations against kittens? As the wars edge toward a close in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Army is hunting a new enemy-an adorable, furry widdle kitty enemy. I mean, isn’t the yawning kitten in Army’s new

There’s a shocking new report out from the Texas Department of Agriculture (of all places) titled “Texas Border Security: A Strategic Military Assessment.” (You know things must be bad when the Ag people are issuing reports on strategic military matters.)

Maybe it was good karma: I recently had the opportunity to talk to one of my favorite models, German-born bombshell Jordan Carver. Not long ago I noticed on her blog that she had done something nice for a military unit

From the Associated Press: Afghans: we need big stuff, too KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan needs more advanced weapons, like fighter jets, to defend against foreign threats, while the current firepower is enough to deal with insurgents, the country’s defense minister

Green Berets AKA Army Special Forces have been sent to Uganda to quell a 20 year old string of rape, murder, and kidnapping. A reported 200 rebels belonging to the group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LR-A) lead by Joseph

After federal prosecutors charged that Iranian officials were behind a plot to pay a gang of Mexican drug dealers $1.5 million to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Washington D.C., American officials expressed incredulity that the Iranian government would “cross

From the Washington Examiner: Pentagon counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations around the world were abruptly suspended this month when the Defense Department officials overseeing the programs failed to ensure they were funded by congressional authorizations, according to documents obtained by The

4-4 Cav waiting to board helicopters for an air assault. 12 October 2011 Afghanistan Most of our troops in Afghanistan never see combat. The closest they get might be the occasional rocket attacks on bases. A relatively small number will

From the Associated Press: FORT BRAGG, N.C. — They were the first Americans into Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks and will probably be the last U.S. forces to leave. As most American troops prepare to withdraw in 2014, the

Consistent with the US military’s willful blindness to the Islamic enemy doctrine of jihad, as described elegantly by Major Steven Coughlin (in his 333 pp. 2007/2008 thesis, To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad), security expert Praveen

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Alan Greenspan: All econometric models have failed * Italy and Spain debt downgraded, Belgium is next * Paramilitaries may be joining drug wars in Mexico * Karzai: Taliban can’t move a finger without

I told myself not to write an article about Afghanistan’s 10 year war anniversary. As the saying goes, “Momma always said that if you have nothing nice to say–say nothing.” Well, I have found that after serving in and out

Mitt Romney delivered a blistering foreign policy speech this afternoon at South Carolina’s military college. In addition to invoking the names Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, he said that rebuilding America’s economy was critical for our national security. he

A three-year-old Afghan girl at her engagement to a cousin aged seven. Reported by the London Evening Standard, to its own self-described “shock,” a decade after British troops entered this chronically war-torn Muslim backwater, the publication: …has uncovered shocking evidence

Here’s another stirring speech from Rep. Allen West, who really needs no introduction. Every time he speaks, it’s like a valentine to the very best of American public service– honor, wisdom, and love of country. This week in Washington, my

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that U.S. officials this summer “secretly met with leaders of the deadly Haqqani network, the Afghan militant group closely tied to al Qaeda.” The goal was to “draw them into talks on winding down

Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Retired Lt. Col. Bob Lawler, ITT Corporation’s Business Development Manager, continues today’s show to discuss ITT’s Common Infrared Countermeasures Program. Lt. Col. Lawler stresses the need for the military to implement a system that would

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Nato captures Haji Mali Khan, senior Haqqani network commander in Afghanistan * Afghan leader Karzai gives up talking to the Taliban * Al-Awlaki killing solidifies Obama strategy on targeting terrorists * U.S. warns

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer is staying grounded despite a whirlwind tour of national TV appearances, trips to New York and Los Angeles and one-on-one time with the leader of the free world. The Kentucky-born Marine