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Cyberwar vs Cyberintelligence
Matthew Yglesias —
Authority: 805
Ellen Nakashima and John Pomfret have an interesting article on China’s exploration of internet-based national security capabilities . But one unfortunate aspect of it is a tendency to run together intelligence activities with warfighting activities. They open, for example, with the fact that the Chinese ...7 hours ago -
Awaiting Dick Cheney’s Retraction
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
This looks incredible. Steve Coll introduces us to a collection of scholarly essays called ‘ Decoding The New Taliban’ . Coll : In an essay entitled “Reading the Taliban,” Joanna Nathan of the International Crisis Group updates some of her work on Taliban propaganda and communications strategies. Her ...8 hours ago -
Soviet Ink Spots
Matthew Yglesias —
Authority: 805
I don’t think I agree with the analytical conclusions of this item from the Ghosts of Alexander blog assessing the prospects for “A Hybrid Rumsfeld/Soviet Strategy for Afghanistan.” But it’s worth reading, and this map, originally from Gilles Dorronsoro’s Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the ...8 hours ago -
John Brennan to Lead White House Investigation of What U.S. Intelligence Knew About Fort Hood Suspect
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Just released by the White House press office, a memorandum from President Obama. His top intelligence/counterterrorism/homeland security adviser at the White House, former CIA official John Brennan, will direct an investigation that will wrap up at the end of the month to determine what U.S. intelligence knew about ...9 hours ago -
Afghanistan: Back To Square One
The New Ledger Chequer-Board —
Authority: 141
This is getting ridiculous : President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said ...9 hours ago -
Military Regime Hosts a Party for John Bolton
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Mark Leon Goldberg reports that John Bolton, the Bush administration’s former ambassador to the United Nations, has a new book out. It’s called ConUNdrum — har har — and apparently continues Bolton’s quest to shave several more floors from the U.N.’s Turtle Bay offices . But what’s more interesting, ...10 hours ago -
Ambassador Eikenberry Dissents from Troop Surge Consensus
Matthew Yglesias —
Authority: 805
Before being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. That gives him perhaps an unusual sense of his own ability to make recommendations about military policy in the country. Recommendations that Greg Jaffe, Scott Wilson and Karen DeYoung are at odds with the ...11 hours ago -
Obama Again Delays Decision On Afghanistan
A Blog For All —
Authority: 526
How much longer can President Obama delay making a decision on sending additional troops to Afghanistan - or indeed any adjustment in troop levels in the Afghan theater of operations? Hes allowed months to pass to allow his national security team put together options for him. Those recommendations suggested building ...12 hours ago -
Smartest Guy in the Room on Afghanistan (Obama Ignores his Generals: Biden knows best)
Stupidica —
Authority: 162
If this is true then just about all the worst fears we had about Obama as Commander in Chief are coming true. "WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would ...12 hours ago -
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
TitusOneNine —
Authority: 590
As Mr. Obama nears the end of his review of American strategy in Afghanistan, the issue of how he will prod, cajole or bully Mr. Karzai into taking action on matters he has avoided for the past five years has been catapulted to the center of the discussion. Administration officials and America’s European allies say ...16 hours ago -
On Islam: We Are Ignorant
Sierra Faith —
Authority: 132
Read the conversation in order here , here and finally here . In 19th-century parlance, “Islamism” and “Islam” were synonymous, and meant to be equivalent to “Catholicism,” “Protestantism,” and “Judaism” — not to “radical” or “fundamentalist” sects of any of these religions. Sir ...18 hours ago -
Official: Obama Rejects All Afghan War Options
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 501
President wont accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead to clarify when responsibility would be turned over to the Afghan government.18 hours ago -
US envoy opposes Afghan surge
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 982
Memos from Eikenberry state extra troops not a good idea until Karzai government tackles corruption, according to reports The US ambassador in Kabul has warned against plans to send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, until President Hamid Karzais government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the ...19 hours ago -
Who knew what, and when, about Major Hasan?
Token Conservative —
Authority: 136
A Senate panel is scheduled to look into the Fort Hood terror attack by lone wolf jihadist Major Hasan. That same panel issued a report and a warning last year about just this type of threat. “The Senate committee report warned that the Internet was serving as a ‘virtual terrorist training camp,’ and cited ...20 hours ago -
Congressional Leak Spotlights P2P User Act
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Congress is still considering the Informed P2P User Act, a law that would supposedly make it safer to use peer-to-peer file sharing software, an effort that is similar to banning mosquitoes from sucking blood. It just isn’t happening. The only foolproof way ...22 hours ago -
Microsoft Threat Assessment & Modeling
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Bozidar Spirovski , CISSP, MCSA, MCP Every organization has some form of Information Security Risk Assessment - some perform a formal risk assessment, others simply use their practical experience . Whatever method is chosen, it always helps to use a tool which will assist the organization in ...22 hours ago -
Another Out-Of-Touch Academic Chimes In
BernardFinel.com —
Authority: 126
Oh wait… that doesn’t quite describe General/Ambassador Eikenberry at all, does it? U.S. envoy resists troop increase, cites Karzai as problem – washingtonpost.com The U.S. ambassador in Kabul sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops ...1 day ago -
Obama Rejects War Options
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Authority: 758
President Obama "does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government," the AP reports. "The president raised questions at a war council meeting on ...1 day ago -
AP: Obama Rejects All Afghanistan War Options
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Breaking from The Associated Press : President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official ...1 day ago -
Obama Rejects Afghanistan Plans
Broadway Carl's Blog-O-Mania —
Authority: 134
Breaking news on MSNBCs The Rachel Maddow show via the AP that President Obama has rejected all the plans recommended to him for our next step in Afghanistan and sent his national security staff back to the drawing board with the intention of forming a plan that transfers security to the Afghan military. ...1 day ago
