by admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Islam, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry According to a CNN report Monday, the Taliban in Pakistan released a statement threatening to cut off all polio vaccinations for children in the North Waziristan region if the US continues drone strikes there. From the Taliban statement: Almost every...
by ruston | May 5, 2011 | Analysis, Complexity, Framing, Narrative, Pakistan, Sensemaking, Uncategorized
by Scott Ruston As details pour in regarding this past weekend’s daring raid in which U.S. Navy SEALs killed elusive al-Qaeda leader and world’s most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden, the exact details of the events keep changing slightly. The New York Times titled...
by lundry | May 5, 2011 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Indonesia, Pakistan, PSYOPS, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry The first 48 hours after the death of Osama bin Laden were grounds for relief in the United States, its allies, and those who condemn violent extremism, but they have also been fraught with speculation and rumors concerning the operation. Is bin Laden...
by editor | Jan 14, 2010 | Afghanistan, Image, Pakistan, Sensemaking, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Yesterday the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan over the last year. It concluded that “2009 proved to be the deadliest year yet for civilians since the fall of...
by editor | Dec 12, 2009 | Afghanistan, Analysis, Framing, Pakistan, Sensemaking
by Steven R. Corman Jarret Brachman just did a post on a new video by nice-Jewish-boy-turned-AQ-mouthpiece Adam Gadahn (a.k.a Azzam al-Amriki, video linked on Jarret’s site). Jarret points out that this is the first video in a good long while from as-Sahab, and...
by editor | Dec 30, 2008 | Image, Pakistan, Politics
by Steven R. Corman Pakistani public opinion about the U.S. and its war against extremists is a matter of considerable concern given the tenuous situation in that country. As we know, the public is quite unhappy about cross-border missile strikes the U.S. has been...