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The Center Strikes Back: Category Archive for National Defense

From Time Magazine--The Other 1%

Thoughts on Osama Bin Laden's Assassination

New Multinational Commander in Iraq GEN Lloyd Austin

NY Times: Unlikely Tutor Giving Afghan Military Advice

Wise Counsel from Medal of Honor Recipients

The Incrediby Stupid One

Craig Campbell: Just Like Ike (On Deterrence)

Stratcom: The Meaning of Marjah

NY Times: Thriving Military Recruitment Program Blocked

Robert Grenier: OpEd on Intelligence and Espionage

Another Example of the Revolving Door

NY Times: Army History Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan

NY Times: At Ft. Hood, Reaching Out to Soldiers at Risk

Stratfor's Take on Afghanistan

NY Times--The 9/11 of 1859

President Obama--Speech on Afghanistan

David Sirota Column on Military Budgets

Excellent Summary of the Debate on Afghanistan

Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #79

New Comment on Contractors

Tom Friedman--From Babysitting to Adoption

Firing Blackwater

Comments on Ezine # 73 from Mike BenMoshe

Blunt Assessment by Senior Military Officer

Outrage over Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death

More Commentary by Stratfor on Events in Iran

Stratfor.com: The Iranian Election and the Revolution Test

Newsweek: MRFF Exposes Military Chaplain

Jeremy Scahill: Funding Obama's War

Aftermath of the Iranian Elections

Frank Rich: Who's to Blame for the Next Attack

Jon Stewart on Cheney's Talk

Resolving the Detainee Issues

Ralph Peters: Wishful Thinking and Indecisive Wars

GQ Magazine Article on Rumsfeld

More Commentary on New Afghanistan Commander

U.S. Afghanistan Commander Releived/Replaced

Tom Freidman on Releasing the Torture Memos

Refutation of Email about Rescue of Captain Phillips

NY Times Editorial--Recruiting the Best

Roger Cohen--No Time for Retribution

Pakistan Loses More Ground to the Taliban

Obama's Ban on Torture: Minnesotans Played a Role

Turning Tables on the Taliban

More Discussion of the Pentagon's 2010 Budget

US Rethinks its Nuclear Policy Towards Iran?

Defense Cuts Procurement to Spend More

Trudy Rubin: Afghanistan Is No Iraq

How Many Troops Needed in Afghanistan

Why Soldiers Fight

National Medal of Honor Day

Documentation for Ezine Number 50

Israel Gets Real on Iran

NY Times: Obama Offered Deal to Russians in Secret Letter

West Asia and the New President: More of the Same Won't Do

DOD's Military Retirement Pay Scam

Tom Ricks--The Gamble

Common Dreams: Pentagon Nominee May Make $500K on Sale of Raytheon Stock

Amazon Discussion Group: Why America Loses War after War (vietnam, afghan, iraq)

Should We Close GITMO?

Fighting Tactics in Gaza

Stratfor: Hamas and the Arab States

Tom Friedman: Obama's Iraq Inheritance

Military.com: Debate Over Army FCS Heats Up

Bush Defends His National Security Policy

Michael Scheuer: Al Qaeda's Opportunity to Hurt the US

General Shinseki to Head Veterans Affairs

Tomgram: A Consumer's Paradise of War

Al Qaeda Reacts to Obama

From Tomgram and Andrew Bacevich: The Next President and the Global War on Terror

Andrew Bacevich: Evangelical Foreign Policy Is Over

My Own "Larry the Soldier" Moment

Andrew Sullivan: The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote for Obama

LA Times: LAPD Chief Bratton Believes Bin Laden Pre-Election Attack Possible

NY Times: Powell's Endorsement Puts Spotlight on His Legacy

NPR--Ex-CIA Operative Discusses 'The Devil We Know'

Glenn Greenwald: Major Shock--Eavesdropping Powers Abused without Oversight

The Elephant--Deepak Chopra vs. Sarah Palin

Doug Bandow: Assessing the First Presidential Debate

John S. D. Eisenhower: Presidential Children Don't Belong in Battle

McCain Plan Moves Some out of VA Care

Bill Moyers Interviews Andrew J. Bacevich

Christopher Hitchens: Believe Me, It's Torture

Initial Thoughts on McCain Obama Debate

Weekly Ezine #29--Top Ten Tips for Independent Nonpartisan Voters: An Excerpt

Roger Cohen: Real Wars and the U.S. Culture Wars

Hagel: Bush Troop Levels Belie Claims

Obama Interview with Bill O'Reilly

A Trip to Belgium and Holland

Media Matters: False Claim on Breaking Up Iraq

Sam Hunter: Is it Getting "Cold" Again?

Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #24-Analyzing Republican Fund Raising Literature

NY Times: Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks

Stratfor.com: The Russo-Georgian War and the Balance of Power

NY Times: Iraqi Army Is Willing, but Not Ready to Fight

Political Lessons from "Starship Troopers"

Baker & Christopher: Put War Powers Back Where They Belong

Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army Document

Forget John Edwards, Here's the Real Story

Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #23, Left/Right Limit Part IV