The Independent posted a Nov. 15 story regarding allegations of sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. The Ministry of Defense is investigating 33 new torture cases. Human rights groups caution that the British Army may face hundreds of claims of sexual and physical [...]
Our counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine is a sham.
The Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual says “The primary objective of any COIN operation is to foster development of effective governance by a legitimate government.” A pretty good rule of thumb in political science says that if you [...]
Reverend Sensing reports on the aftermath of the Fort Hood shootings and the Muslims being victimized by upset Americans:
US Army Chieff of Staff, Gen. George Casey, appeared on ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos.
Casey, when asked about the role Hasan’s Muslim faith may have played in [...]Via Matteo:
Made all the more poignant by her focus, in the aftermath of Fort Hood, while in the United Arab Emirates:
The killing of 13 people by a Muslim psychiatrist at an American army base must not lead to the victimisation of Muslim Americans, the [...]
Via The Blotter:
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan tried to make contact with people [...]
‘Fort Monroe Online Heritage Project’ to celebrate history, legacy by Carroll Kim, TRADOC Public Affairs
Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), announced the launch of an interactive, online project to capture Fort Monroe’s heritage through the eyes of its current [...]
A Muslim veteran affairs organization says it has not received [...]
And in related news, Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan is the Fort Hood shooter, terrorism is not suspected:
The gunman at the heart of the Fort Hood tragedy has been identified. He is Major Malik Nadal Hasan, aged 39 or 40, according to the report.
Details about Major Malik Nadal Hasan [...]
Video stills, clockwise from left to right: Dana Dickens, President & CEO of Hampton Roads Partnership; U.S. Senator Mark Warner; John Broderick, President of Old Dominion University; and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training [...]
Author Victor Sebestyen notes in a recent New York Times editorial that in 1988, then deputy director of the CIA Robert Gates bet $25 that the Russian army would not leave Afghanistan. Now, Gates is assuring our NATO allies that the US “has no intention of pulling [...]
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Photo courtesy of T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens visited with members of the “Pickens Army” and other energy-interested citizens in Hampton Roads on Tuesday, October 13th, hosted by the Hampton Roads Partnership.
Pickens, founder and [...]
