by zen | Sep 24, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command by Sean Naylor I just received a courtesy review copy of Relentless Strike from John at St. Martin’s Press. Increasingly viewed as a...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 6, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — observing with interest the slow turning of the tides ] . That was then: When King George V went to Nepal in 1911, he killed 39 tigers, 18 rhinoceroses and 4 bears. http://t.co/J462ghqHKA pic.twitter.com/qCQzsGFqOy — Anup Kaphle...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 20, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — pondering the use of narratives to “counter violent extremism” ] . I’m pondering the use of narratives to “counter violent extremism”, and have been thinking about letting this post consist of its title and...
by Tanya Somanader | Jul 6, 2015 | Monitor
President Barack Obama delivers a statement and answers a few questions from the press following his meeting with Defense Department and military leadership regarding the campaign against ISIL, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 6, 2015. July 6, 2015. (Official...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jun 6, 2015 | Monitor
Tank Man Let’s go back to June 5, 1989, to Peking, to this very spot. On arrival, recovering from a bad case of time lag, we notice Clausewitz’s disembodied floating head circling the scene. No one else see’s the Clausewitz head. A sensible...
