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DHS's Mad Fascination with Dirty Bombs

"The nuclear, biological, chemical issue is now the most concerning and feared because of its mass-casualty possibilities," said a top federal official familiar with the initiative. "This expands our capabilities to detect weapons of mass destruction, ...

From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  23 Nov 2009

In Search of Alien Cultures

Ms. Sky sees herself as part aid worker, part political operator, part cultural translator. “I’m experienced in working in different cultures. The most alien culture I’ve ever worked in is the U.S. military,” she said with characteristic candor. “I ...

From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  23 Nov 2009

Beating Up the Retired Generals - Again

The NY Times has joined Tom Ricks and the USA Today in sternly lecturing retired general officers and flag officers (GOFOs) on their ability to get paid as mentors to active duty officers in addition to pensions and often jobs on boards of directors or ...

From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: USA Today

Hasan - Not A Terrorist

What made the testimony particularly nauseating was how the Republican politicians were so intent on showing how the Army suffered from "political correctness" instead of weeding out the Evil Muslim. Instead of trying to score cheap political points ...

From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Keane, Inc.,  Carlos Zarate,  Center for Strategic and International Studies,  New York City Police Department

NG To Lead NORTHCOM

InsideDefense (subscription required) reports that, on last Thursday, SecDef Bob Gates announced plans to place a National Guard general officer in charge of US Northern Command. I'm not sure that this is a great idea. Signaling the growing influence ...

From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Guard,  The Pentagon,  Steven Blum

Casual Fridays

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From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  20 Nov 2009

WMDs Are Never The Answer

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From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  20 Nov 2009

Einfach Toll!

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From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  20 Nov 2009

How Many Troops Available for Afghanistan?

Spencer Ackerman has done a yeoman's job digging into the details as to whether the 40-44,000 troop estimate by Gen. McChrystal is even realistic to consider, when one counts the number of troops still in Iraq and Gen. Odierno's glacially slow ...

From JASON SIGGER, Crooks and Liars,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Guard,  The Pentagon,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  White House

Queen of Idiot America

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From JASON SIGGER, Armchair Generalist,  19 Nov 2009

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