by zen | Jul 15, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen’] American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant by Ann Scott Tyson When I first posted that I had received a review copy of American Spartan from Callie, it stirred a vigorous...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 16, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a bit disconcerted by what I see looming in the futuristic mist — your view may of course differ ] . Okay, let’s begin this little tour with a recent news flash, to keep us grounded. This comes to you from Indiana: Indiana...
by zen | Nov 2, 2013 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] If the symbol of the 20th century insurgent was the AK-47 and a red banner, his 21st century counterpart may someday be recognized by the suicide belt and the “homemade tank”. Irregular fighters have always...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 14, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — an intriguing example of enantiodromia aka reversal or the hairpin bend ] . Let’s start with this tweet from Glenn Greenwald on September 11th 2013, a dozen years on from that tragic day: A coalition of current and former military,...
by zen | Jun 12, 2013 | Monitor
The recent post on Is 4GW Dead? stirred a great deal of interest, so I would like to extend the discussion on a point that that is critical not only for those who have responsibility for conducting military campaigns, but for statecraft and policy as well. One...
