Posts Tagged ‘McChrystal’
Cheney’s “dark side” Quote
With recent revelations, it may be useful to revisit the famous Cheney "dark side" quote (widely available on the Internet). The following is from Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations Relating to the Presidency of George W. Bush, January 2009, pp. 75-76, a report prepared at the direction of Rep. John Conyers, Jr., [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Seuddeutsche on the Changes in the US Afghanistan Command
Afghanistan: This is Now Obama's War Das ist non Obama Krieg R. Klüver und P. Blechschmidt (Rough Translation from the German) U.S. President Obama changes the command structure and strategy in Afghanistan -- reminiscent of his predecessors, Lincoln and Truman. With the abrupt dismissal of the supreme commander of the armed [...]
US Afghan Commander Gen. McKiernan Fired
An earlier post had reported on US Defense Department's move towards greater control of command in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theatre. On 11 May 2009, the New York Times reported the next step in this process, the replacement of Gen. David McKiernan, head of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as well as the Commander of US Forces [...]
