On a mission today with our ANSF counterparts, we discovered that local insurgents posted a night letter in a mosque immeadiately adjacent to the base, warning all residents that anyone caught with a cellphone in the area would be treated as a spy for the government. As soon as we returned to the base, I also learned that similar letters have been posted throughout the district. Not To Teach, But To Learn. I am new to this assignment,.

Le monde vu par un observateur sceptique. En préparation de la conversati.

Kilroy became a pop culture expression of war. That was another war, another time. What is the narrative of this war? Monday, April 30, 2012. If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating. Was it worth the blood we shed, the emotional wounds or the financial cost? Should we have just leveled the place with a nuke and called it a day? Thursday, April 23, 2009.

Minimally methodical transferring facts, wisdom, and illusions to friends and future generations. Lessons learned stem mostly from doing things wrong. Hopefully, others might learn without the pain suffered and caused. Monday, September 14, 2009. Thursday, August 6, 2009. Oh Say Can You C.

A dedication to the Long War, American foreign policy, the siren call of Afghanistan, fly fishing, and coming home. Monday, January 5, 2009. Dena, God bless you and your family. Thursday, December 25, 2008. Keep your blood while you still have it. Fight with all your might. Kill people, steal weapons. You know, I used to be a soldier myself. I have mechanical hands now though. I was also a prisoner for 5 years.

For those who would choose to bury their heads in the sand it was a collective gasp, then fury, heard around the world. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. I hope it has been worth the wait. Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

Politics, Peaks, and Valleys. Geopolitical highs and lows from Montana to Mongolia. CA and CC Press, Sweden. Vital Concerns for the World. US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. Do you think I should get a haircut before I leave? I had pretty long hair at the time; I was a product of the70s after all. This may explain why I find That 70s Show somewhat funny today. That puts you in charge of this squad.

From and about iraq and afghanistan. Abu Muqawama Center for a New American Security. Afghan Regional Security Integration Command- South. Stop-Loss And A Wakeup? The Long War Journal. Tracking the National Guard 27th Infantry Brigade at Home in Mattydale, NY, and Abroad in Afghanistan - syracuse.

The Life and Times of Chesterfield Spud. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. In education as elsewhere, the broad primrose path leads to a nasty place.