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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/09/2012 - 4:07am | 0 comments

The Next Secretary of Defense: Will Obama Choose Change or Stability? By Chris Carroll of Stars and Stripes.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/08/2012 - 4:28am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:09am | 3 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 11/06/2012 - 6:16am | 0 comments

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by Butch Bracknell | Mon, 11/05/2012 - 4:27pm | 0 comments

The challenges that our nation will face over the next four years measure up in quality and quantity against the yardstick of history - so stay strong down the stretch.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:51am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/05/2012 - 5:40am | 0 comments

Largo Man's Labors of Love: Good Food and Warfare by Howard Altman, Tampa Tribune.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 11/04/2012 - 6:00am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 11/03/2012 - 3:49pm | 2 comments

What is Hezbollah’s Role in the Syrian Crisis? By Nicholas A. Heras, Jamestown Foundation.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 11/03/2012 - 10:02am | 1 comment

Odierno: ‘There’s Angst in the Army’ by Sandra I. Irwin, National Defense magazine.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 11/03/2012 - 7:28am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 10:06pm | 0 comments

Petraeus’s Quieter Style at CIA Leaves Void on Libya Furor by Scott Shane, New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 3:26am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 3:06am | 0 comments

The Charitable Face of Pakistani Militants by Huma Yusuf, New York Times op-ed.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/01/2012 - 2:09pm | 1 comment

Of late I've been interviewed by Howard Altman of the Tampa Tribune concerning SWJ and what I'm doing now, down here in the Tampa Bay area...

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:35am | 0 comments

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by Kevin Brown | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:39pm | 1 comment

Insights on AUSA ILW Panel: “Enhancing North American Security Along the Southwest Border”.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:00pm | 0 comments

The US Army IW Fusion Center is pleased to host LTC Matt Knorr who will lead a discussion on how 4th Airborne BCT, 82nd ABN DIV conducted partnering and SFA in Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 11:21am | 0 comments

The latest issue of Infinity Journal (Volume 2, Issue 4) is now posted.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:41am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 4:53am | 9 comments

Lingering Questions About Benghazi - a Washington Post op-ed by David Ignatius.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 4:40am | 5 comments

Okay that's it, our annual "NPR-like" fund raising attempt is over and it fell way, way short of our goal of $30,000 ($6,040 was taken in). Click through for more...

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 10/30/2012 - 3:23pm | 65 comments

Small Wars Council discussion: The Best Trained, Most Professional Military... Just Lost Two Wars? Register, and have at it, professionally of course.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 10/30/2012 - 12:18am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/29/2012 - 10:02pm | 1 comment

America's Capsizing Naval Policy - Wall Street Journal op-ed by Mark Helprin.