by Nico Prucha | Mar 23, 2015 | Monitor
On February 3, 2014, the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (ISIS or ISIL) published a video depicting captured Jordanian pilot Mu’adh al-Kasasiba wearing the notorious orange jump suit. For the background information on the secret negotiation attempt for his release,...
by Charles Cameron | Mar 21, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on conveying the experience of the eschatological — on the way to better understanding the allure of IS ] . And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet: and I saw a star fall from heaven upon the earth, and to him was given the key of...
by zen | Mar 6, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] General James N. “Mad Dog ” Mattis, USMC (ret.), the semi-legendary, no-nonsense, fighting general of our recent wars, beloved by his Marines, has accepted a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship at the highly...
by zen | Feb 10, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] “Alas, poor Clausewitz….” The Obama administration released its National Security Strategy last Friday, shepherded by the National Security Courtier, Susan Rice. Even by the increasingly mediocre...
by zen | Jan 17, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Don Vandergriff Friend of ZP blog and expert on adaptive leadership training Don Vandergriff has thrown his hat into the ring to replace the much admired, should not have been retired, Andrew Marshall, the long time...
