Posts Tagged ‘counterinsurgency’
Triage: The New Panacea for the Af/Pak Theatre
The coalition forces in the Af/Pak theatre may not have the men and materiel they need, but they cannot be said to be short of the vocabulary to fight this war. The latest contribution is, Triage: The Next Twelve Months in Afghanistan and Pakistan , a Center for the New American Security (CNAS)--the neo-liberal equivalent of the neo-conservative [...]
More on the US Army Counterinsurgency Field Manual
Robert Haddick of Small Wars Journal, a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, who writes at Westhawk and The American, has posted a long article (reproduced in full below), that provides important information on the US Army Field Manual on Counterinsurgency (see earlier post with a summary of the Manual, and another post with critical remarks on its [...]
US Generals and Diplomats Battle for Control of Pakistan Slush Fund
Spencer Ackerman reports on the ongoing battle between the departments of Defense and State for control of the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capabilities Fund: Plan to Support Counterinsurgency in Pakistan Reveals Rift Dispute Highlights Gap Between Broad Goals and Immediate Challenges A program that the Obama administration calls crucial to [...]
US “Trainers” and Funds for the War in Pakistan
In executing the Obama administration's plan to expand the war in Afghanistan across international borders to Pakistan (hence "Af/Pak" war), two major bureaucratic shifts are being worked out: In pursuit of a comprehensive ("all government") approach to the war, much of the traditional responsibility for diplomacy, and military and economic [...]
Transcript of Rare Interview with Taliban Leader Mulla Umar’s Representative
Reproduced below, in full, from CNN's site, is the transcript of a remarkable interview reportedly obtained by CNN's Nic Robertson with Zabiullah Mujahid, said to be a spokesmen for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar . Transcript: Afghan Taliban spokesman discusses war May 5, 2009 -- Updated 2116 GMT (0516 HKT) (CNN) -- Zabiullah [...]
Gen. McChrystal’s Old Command has Plans to “Secure” Pakistan’s Nukes
American intelligence sources say the US has special units operating in Afghanistan on Pakistan's western border with the secondary mission to secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenals if necessary . These units are from the Joint Special Operations Command, whose controversial Commander, Gen. McChrystal was recently transferred to Afghanistan. [...]
Transcript of Senators Levin and McCain’s Questions on Pakistan and Drones, and Gates’ and Mullen’s Answers at the Armed Services Committee Hearing
The US Senate Committee on Armed Services conducted a full committee hearing on Thursday 14 May 2009, to receive testimony in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program. What appears below is a rough selective transcript (from live webcast), of the discussion on Pakistan, in the early part [...]
