‘Analysis & Opinions’ Archives
Persistent Engagement: The Obama Doctrine of Neo-Imperialism in Execution
Special Warfare | May-June 2010 (Vol. 23, Issue 3) PERSISTENT ENGAGEMENT Civil Military Support Elements Operating in CENTCOM By Maj. Ross F. Lightsey, Sr. In ongoing irregular conflicts, the civil-military support element, or CMSE, is a unique resource that provides military commanders and United States ambassadors in various regions and [...]
Geopolitics, Nationalism and Dual Citizenship
Stratfor | By George Friedman | 20 July 2010 Geopolitics is central to STRATFOR’s methodology, providing the framework upon which we study the world. The foundation of geopolitics in our time is the study of the nation-state, and fundamental to this is the question of the relationship of the individual to the nation-state. Changes in the [...]
A German View of America’s “Af/Pak” War
Der Spiegel | Essay by Dirk Kurbjuweit | 7 July 2010 Afghanistan and the West The Difficult Relationship between Democracy and War Part 1: The Difficult Relationship between Democracy and War Part 2: The Beginning: Terror and Solidarity Part 3: The Course of Battle: The Beast and its Victims Part 4: The End: Aftermath and Innocence Part [...]
Burying the India-Pakistan dialogue for now
Afghan Journal | By Sanjeev Miglani | 23 July 2010 The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have returned home, licking their wounds from their latest failed engagement. Both sides are blaming each other for not only failing to make any progress, but also souring ties further, with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his [...]
The arrogance of Israeli Hebraism
YNet | By Amnon Shmosh | 23 July 2010 The tragedy of arrogance Israel’s troubles are rooted in belief that we are better, wiser than Arabs, gentiles Each person and every nation cultivate their pride. This is a natural human need, yet not everyone can distinguish between pride and arrogance. This requires intelligence, wisdom, and [...]
America’s Resentful, Reluctant Partnership with Pakistan
Al Jazeera | By Robert Grenier (Ex-CIA) | 20 July 2010 US seeks Pakistan PR triumph A preacher I once knew said something which has resonated with me ever since. "There is no end to the good you can do," he said, "provided you are willing to give someone else the credit." No doubt, a substantial amount of good will come from the $500mn in [...]
U.S. soldiers know they have lost, only the politicans are in denial
New Statesman | By William Dalrymple | 22 June 2010 Why the Taliban is winning in Afghanistan As Washington and London struggle to prop up a puppet government over which Hamid Karzai has no control, they risk repeating the blood-soaked 19th-century history of Britain’s imperial defeat. In 1843, shortly after his return from [...]
Inside the U.S. Intelligence and Security Behemoth
Washington Post | By Dana Priest & William M. Arkin | 19 July 2010 Read the story below Part I | Part II-A | Part II-B | Part III Go To Washington Post Website to: Watch the Intro Video | See the Map | Explore Connections Find Companies | Search the Data I. A hidden world growing beyond control These are some of the findings [...]
The Anxieties of White Christian Racists in America
New York Times | By Ross Douthat | 18 July 2010 The Roots of White Anxiety In March of 2000, Pat Buchanan came to speak at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. Harvard being Harvard, the audience hissed and sneered and made wisecracks. Buchanan being Buchanan, he gave as good as he got. While the assembled Ivy Leaguers accused him [...]
U.S. Imperialism “South of the Border”
Consortium News | By Lisa Pease | 17 July 2010 Oliver Stone Under Assault Again Oliver Stone is under attack again, which isn’t a surprise, given that no other filmmaker has been so willing to challenge the “conventional wisdom” in an effort to uncover the facts about important events. After seeing what the media did to Stone for his [...]
