David Headley, born in the US to an American mother and a Pakistani father, changed his name from Gaood Gilani in 2006 so that he could map and videotape the Mumbai targets without raising suspicion.
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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 02/04/2013 - 9:33pm | 0 comments
Missteps Define US Strategy in Africa by Craig Whitlock, Washington Post.
by Robert Almonte, by Robert Bunker | Mon, 02/04/2013 - 8:30am | 0 comments
Drug traffickers utilize “saints” and spirits to protect themselves from U.S. law enforcement. Some information and support for law enforcement officers.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 02/04/2013 - 8:29am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 02/04/2013 - 12:33am | 0 comments
US Military Expands its Drug War in Latin America by Martha Mendoza, Associated Press.
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 02/03/2013 - 5:12am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 02/03/2013 - 4:45am | 4 comments
Combat Women and Congress’s Wimps - Washington Post Op-Ed by Kathleen Parker.
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 02/03/2013 - 4:30am | 1 comment
Just food for thought: Super Bowl and Development Spending Compared - Washington Post Infographic.
by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 02/02/2013 - 4:35am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 02/02/2013 - 4:13am | 21 comments
An America Cramped by Defensiveness - A Washington Post Op-Ed by SWJ's editor Peter Munson.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 02/01/2013 - 5:08pm | 0 comments
An overview of the recent findings of the Justice in Mexico Project.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 02/01/2013 - 3:00am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 01/31/2013 - 7:11pm | 1 comment
Senate confirmation of Obama’s pick to be US defense secretary remains uncertain amid a contentious hearing before the Armed Services Committee. Former Republican senator Hagel faced hours of intense and sometimes combative questioning from one-time colleagues.
by Robert Bunker | Thu, 01/31/2013 - 3:36pm | 0 comments
Via Borderland Beat: "For more than 48 hours armed men held the entire town of Marcos Castellanos hostage, killing two people and kidnapping a police officer. After the attack most of the police force resigned…”
by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 01/31/2013 - 6:16am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 01/30/2013 - 4:35am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:04pm | 1 comment
Military to Unveil New Counterinsurgency Field Manual - Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 01/29/2013 - 6:49pm | 1 comment
Brendan Marrocco - enough said (go to the link) about a very special Soldier.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:38am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 01/28/2013 - 11:18pm | 3 comments
SWJ and personal friend Gian Gentile reviews Max Boot's latest (Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present) at the New York Journal of Books.
by Robert Bunker | Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:15am | 1 comment
Grenades are becoming more and more common in Mexico with thousands seized from the gangs and cartels and are becoming an officer safety concern on this side of the border.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 01/28/2013 - 6:02am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 01/26/2013 - 6:28am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 01/25/2013 - 6:50am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 01/24/2013 - 8:30am | 1 comment
A discussion with Mark Thompson on warfare and coming challenges.