Center for Strategic Communication

Phineas Priesthood I: Larry McQuilliams

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — I call these events where an ancient scripture provides sanction for contmporary brutality Landmines in the Garden — I could write a book about’em ] . Larry McQuilliams. Photo credit: KSN file photo ** Here’s the main...

Dabiq issue 3 part 1- Hijrah

by | Sep 5, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — a pilgrimage with no return — IS as the victorious group, the saved sect, the strangers ] . ** Hijrah is emigration for religious purposes, pilgrimage on a one-way ticket, and the archetypal Hijrah, that which was made by the Prophet...

Atran and Husain on Gaza

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — two voices of moderation with a glimmer of hope — plus a recap of some recent posts of mine ] . Scott Atran, Ed Husain. Scott Atran, an anthropologist at France’s National Center for Scientific Research, John Jay College and the...

Form is insight: the funnel, part 2

by | Oct 11, 2012 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — a post in my importance of form in intelligence series — following up on part 1 with a series of quotes zeroing in from context via analysis to decision — Pakistan, Afghanistan, OBL ] . The 2nd funnel is from Duke's...