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Galula describes the importance of treating detainees humanely, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because doing so can often win detainees over to your side. In Iraq for the past two years or so, Task Force 134 has experimented with this approach and achieved modest success -- a marked improvement over the failed detention model used there before. A similar approach is needed in Afghanistan. But it will take a newer facility, a secure one capable of providing humane treatment and housing for

FBI Gets Mixed Review in Interrogation Report - Eric Lichtblau, New York Times End FBI-ATF Rift, Senators Urge - Jerry Markon, Washington Post US INTERAGENCY Gates Lauds Moves to Bolster Civilian Agencies - AFPS Of Budgets and Priorities and the War of Ideas - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY The Impartial Intelligence Analyst - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club AFRICA Famine Looms as Wars Rend Horn of Africa - Jeffrey Gettleman,

Passport Cards Called Security Vulnerability - Bill Gertz, Washington Times Gates on Diplomats, Again... - Galrahn, Information Dissemination US INTERAGENCY Gates Lauds Moves to Bolster Civilian Agencies - AFPS Of Budgets and Priorities and the War of Ideas - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY The Impartial Intelligence Analyst - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club AFRICA Council Backs Stronger UN Presence in Somalia - Reuters Darfur Rebel Leader Gains Momentum

doctrines are apostates who are legitimate targets. Takfiri ideology is widely condemned by mainstream Muslims. Along with irhabi, it makes a useful counter to those who label themselves as jihadis to gain support in Muslim communities.Sources: NCTC and DHS. There's significantly more in the DHS document, so please be sure to read it. I think this is the first step to really embarking on a legitimate Information Operation to counter those of groups like al-Qaeda.

They do not mince words about who the enemy is, but rather propose that the United States Government be conscious of the strategic importance of language in fighting against terrorists for the first time since September 11th, 2001. (Hat tip to Matt Armstrong, who posted links to the originals) All of the concepts and guidelines in these documents are common sense: Don't use Arabic terms, especially religious terms. that most American politicians and diplomats don't have the cultural knowledge to use

The D-Ring Danger Room Democracy Arsenal DipNote Douglas Farah George Packer Global Guerillas Heritage National Security Blog Intl Law Grrls IraqSlogger James Fallows Kings of War Long War Journal Max Boot Mountain Runner Opinio Juris Outside the Beltway The Paper Chase SCOTUS Blog Small Wars Journal Soldier's Home Volokh Conspiracy War Historian War & Piece The Washington Note

Nuclear Lab Fails Terrorist Exercise - Bill Gertz, Washington Times The Government’s Jihad on Jihad - Andrew McCarthy, National Review opinion Two Real Alternative Models of Development - Max Boot, Contentions Budgets and Priorities and the War of Ideas - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner Assessing the Muslim Brotherhood "Firewall" - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark Civilians Missing From Action - Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

The D-Ring Danger Room Democracy Arsenal DipNote Douglas Farah George Packer Global Guerillas Heritage National Security Blog Intl Law Grrls IraqSlogger James Fallows Kings of War Long War Journal Max Boot Mountain Runner Opinio Juris Outside the Beltway The Paper Chase SCOTUS Blog Small Wars Journal Soldier's Home Volokh Conspiracy War Historian War & Piece The Washington Note

from Americans, French, Germans, or British, rely upon an underlying premise that the military is subservient to the elected government. Also, placing our own soldiers next to foreign militaries demonstrates a commitment that outsourcing does not. Rather the crucial question that should asked at the onset of any potential outsourcing is simple: Should the task be done by a private company in the first place?

Of budgets and priorities and the War of Ideas