Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Rejected Report Now Key to US Effort to Curb Insider Killings - S&S
US Transfers Bagram Prison to Afghanistan - VOA
Issues Linger as Afghans Take Control of a Prison - NYT
Afghan Officials: US Reneged on Parts of Deal to Gand Over Bagram Prison - LAT
Taliban Claims Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan - NYT
Taliban Says 9/11 Attacks Excuse for 'Illegal' War - LAT
Taliban Posing as ‘Attractive Women’ Online - DR
Three Dead in Bagram Base Attack - BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 5 in Western Afghanistan - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Syrian Rebel Video Appears to Show 20 Executed Soldiers - VOA
Syrian Rebels to Turn Captured Anti-aircraft Guns on Air Force - McClatchy
UN Official Warns Syrian Rebels About Atrocities - NYT
UN Chief Urges Rights Officials to Lead on Syria - AP
Syria Weighs Heavily on France - WP
France 'Helped Syria Defector' - BBC
Syrian Waiting Game - WP editorial
Middle East / North Africa
US, Israel at Odds Over Iran ‘Red Line’ - WP
'Secret' Syria Strike Helps Israel Signal Resolve on Iran - Reuters
New Intelligence on Iran Nuke Work - AP
IAEA Demands Access to Iranian Military Site - VOA
Iran: Timing 'Sensitive' for US-Led Gulf Exercises - AP
Obama Nominates Envoy to Iraq - NYT
Fugitive Iraqi VP Says Death Sentence a Sham - VOA
Iraq VP Hashemi Rejects Verdict - BBC
Surviving Terror: Confessions of an Iraqi Translator - TO
Turkey Bombs Rebels in North Iraq - BBC
In Yemen, a Fierce Battle with al-Qaeda - WP
Al-Qaida's Second in Command in Yemen Killed - VOA
Yemen Says al-Qaeda Chief Killed - BBC
Palestinian Leaders Seek Economic Solutions After Protests - Reuters
Bahrain Activist in Court Appeal - BBC
Oman Activists Given Jail Terms - BBC
New Egypt Leader Has Big Plans for Revival - WT
Slick Iranian Move Puts US in Precarious Place - WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al Qaeda Leader's Brother Offers Peace Plan - CNN
Al-Qaida Leader Confirms June Death of No. 2 - AP
Al Qaeda Confirms Death of Bin Laden Confidant Libi - Reuters
'Dirty Bomb' Threat at Hospitals Remains, GAO Report Says - WP
Bin Laden Raid Doctor Speaks Out - BBC
NATO
NATO’s Rasmussen Discusses Afghanistan, Syria, 9/11 Attacks - AFPS
US Department of Defense
DOD: Families, Friends Need to Recognize Signs of Suicide - AFPS
More Problems Raised at Pentagon F-35 Fighter Review - Reuters
Five-year Model for Army Reservists Could Extend Training Periods - S&S
United States
President Proclaims Patriot Day, Day of Remembrance - AFPS
Panetta Calls Flight 93 Memorial ‘Hallowed Ground’ - AFPS
For First Time in Years, 9/11 Attacks Play Minor Role in Election - AP
Obama Edges Romney in Latest Opinion Polls - VOA
Obama, Romney Close Among Likely Voters - WP
Congress Courts Veterans Leading Up to Election - AP
Forget 9/11 - WT editorial
The homeland-security Myth - WT editorial
Obama Skipping More Than Half of Daily Intelligence Meetings -WP opinion
The Deafness Before the 9/11 Storm - NYT opinion
9/11: Just Another Day? - WP opinion
The Next 9/11 - WT opinion
Rebuilding US Global Leadership - WT opinion
Romney's Foreign Policy Might Cost Him Election - FP opinion
Obama's Three Wars on Terror - FP opinion
5 Questions with John Bolton - WT opinion
World
The Rise of the Middle Powers - NYT opinion
Africa
DR Congo Official Hails Regional Summit Outcome - VOA
HRW: Congo Rebels Commit Widespread Rights Abuses - Reuters
Witnesses: Mali Extremists Amputate Limbs of Suspected Thieves - VOA
Amputations and Killings Shake an Embattled Mali - NYT
Kenya Ethnic Clashes Kill 30 - BBC
Somalia Elects a New President - VOA
Somali MPs Elect Hassan Sheikh President - BBC
Somalia Selects an Activist as Leader - NYT
New Labor Unrest Coincides With S. Africa Union Talks - VOA
Ethiopia Pardons Two Swedish Journalists - VOA
Americas
Hope that Colombia’s War Might End - WP
Colombian Guerrilla Deserter Helped Ecuadorean Hostage Escape - BBC
16 Bodies Dumped Beside Mexican Road - BBC
Chavez Rival Questions if Venezuela Gov't Really Socialist - AP
Ecuadoreans Close Ranks in Assange Standoff - NYT
Brazil: Rio Police Investigate Murders - BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan Decision Raises Stakes in Island Dispute - VOA
China Sends Patrol Ships to Disputed East China Sea Islands - BBC
Communist Leader’s Absence Sets Off Rumor Mills in China - NYT
Absence of Chinese Leader Fuels Speculation about Transition - WP
In Hong Kong Election, Democrats Gain Despite Pro-Beijing Rebound - VOA
North Korea Is Ready to Discuss Aid From South - NYT
Vietnam's Economy Loses Its Roar - AP
Burmese Migrants in Thailand Await Changes Back Home - VOA
Europe
If Caucasus Erupts, War Could Spread - Reuters
Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo - VOA
Supervision of Kosovo Ends, But What Does it Mean? - AP
Greece Struggles to Reach Austerity Deal With Lenders - VOA
Spain Opposes Bailout Conditions - BBC
US Groups Helped Fund Dutch anti-Islam Politician Wilders - Reuters
Turkey: One Dead in Istanbul Explosion - BBC
Newly Declassified Memos Show US Hushed Up Soviet Massacre - AP
US 'Covered Up' Soviet Massacre - BBC
South Asia
Tension after India Protest Death - BBC
Indian Case Could Impact Availability of Generic Drugs - VOA
Comments
Dr. Bordin was a student in my CA class several years ago. At the time, he gifted me a copy of his PhD thesis: "Lethal Incompetence: Studies in Political and Military Decision Making". The work is dedicated to '...the gallant U.S. Torpedo aircrews at the Battle of Midway, the six Navy fighter pilots who desperately tried to protect them...'. Ironic, considering it was a Navy LCDR (Colette Murphy) who reduced his prescient work to so much trash as spokesman (woman) for ISAF. She went on to say:
'The findings are not consistent with our assessment'. Just like the rest of big army statements/SGM proclamations, there are likely no such 'assessments' to be found.
Small wonder, given this level of denial, that the CASAL came up with a mere 26% of support for our organization.
Regarding this report:
"Previously rejected report is now key to US effort to curb insider killings in Afghanistan"
http://www.stripes.com/previously-rejected-report-is-now-key-to-us-effo…
Although this on one hand is a sad commentary because we failed to heed the warnings and summarily rejected a report that did not fit our narrative on the other there is some hope. There are lessons from this. Proponents of "Design Theory" in military operations might argue that our rejection of the report showed that we failed to understand the problem and that we refused to seek and listen to alternative views. However, the good news might be that although the report was rejected and lives have been sacrificed by our mistakes, we did learn, we did "reframe" the problem and we are trying to change the situation based on a new understanding of the problem. It may unfortunately be too little too late but at least we are man enough to admit we were wrong and now pay attention to what has likely provide to be right or at least a viable alternative to our preconceived notions and our previously biased narrative. Yes hindsight is 20-20 but we should learn from this and perhaps this might be one small (but important) case study that the Design proponents can use. We should be listening to those voices with alternative views that do not match our own.
I would be interested in hearing from our Design experts and their analysis of this situation from a Design perspective. We need to be a learning organization and I hope we can learn from this tragedy.