“We've put a high priority on is to conduct a detailed analysis of every [green-on-blue] attack and the background of the shooter. One of the problems that we have is, most of the shooters are killed in the attacks or escape -- over half. But that doesn't stop you still digging into their background using multiple means and actually interviewing the ones that we detain. The way I describe it is a bit like watching for suicide.”
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Forget `Trust, But Verify.’ Make It `Don’t Trust, And Verify.’
Iran Unplugged: Preview of Coming Attractions?
Iran’s nuclear-energy chief said Monday that his nation’s most heavily defended nuclear-enrichment plant had been unplugged with extreme prejudice last month.
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“Green-on-Blue” Attacks Generate Red Light
After months of simultaneously taking seriously and dismissing the “green-on-blue” attacks inside Afghanistan as the work of Afghan troops bent on killing due to perceived cultural slights, NATO forces have officially pared back …
The Third War on Terror
How does President Obama’s approach to tackling terror resemble President Reagan’s? It’s not a trick question. John Arquilla has a nifty comparison of the two commanders-in-chief and their approaches to dealing with …
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Hurried, Harried, Harriers…and Harry
It was a grim weekend in Afghanistan. A surprisingly sophisticated insurgent attack wiped out a half-dozen U.S. warplanes, green-on-blue attacks continued, as did mistaken allied attacks on women and girls collecting firewood. …
Japan Frets over U.S. Support in China Dispute
TOKYO – When the U.S. Defense Secretary arrives in Asia this weekend, his biggest challenge may not be convincing China that America will give its full support to longtime ally Japan in the escalating dispute over islands …
“When an 82-year-old pacifist nun gets to the inner sanctum of our weapons complex, you cannot say `Job well done.' She's in the audience. Would you please stand up, ma'am? We want thank you for pointing out some of the problems in our security.”
“We believe that it will be impossible to make a rational assessment of the role of military force in any overall Iran strategy, without first carefully assessing the likely benefits and costs of military action.”
Calls for Phantom Defense Cuts Must Stop
Fiscal restraint is en vogue and increasingly the cover many are using to push other agendas. Republicans spent a week in Tampa monitoring America’s mounting national debt at their recent convention. Democrats included a call …