by Charles Cameron | Aug 20, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — the one point missing IMO in an otherwise fine piece ] . ** In WaPo, under the header How the violent Islamic State extremists got their signature flag, Abby Phillip tackles what I believe is a very significant question, that of the black...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 12, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — what does it mean to give a balanced view of an asymmetric conflict — when the asymmetry may be as much moral as material, pragmatic as idealistic, as viewed from either side of the fray? ] . The phrase “a fair and balanced...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 29, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Syria, yes, but with a focus on networks, tensions, mapping, and understanding ] . Binary logic is a poor basis for foreign policy, as Tukhachevskii said on Small Wars Council’s Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now? thread,...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 11, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis In a New York Times editorial that appeared over the sleepy Fourth of July holidays, John Sopko, special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction, is reported as highlighting in his office’s latest quarterly report seemingly as many fiscal...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 11, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — always trying to read with care, not always succeeding — NSA ] . Dana Milbank in WaPo yesterday: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Clapper at a Senate hearing in March, “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or...