Marc | April 22, 2010
According to a recent press release, the Canadian Minister for Public Safety will be re-introducing the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act that died when the government was prorogued last December. According to the minister, “This government is responding to calls from victims who seek justice, and demonstrating leadership in the global fight against terrorism,” [...]
Marc | April 16, 2010
On March 24-25, 2010, the Small Wars Foundation brought together a group of current and former military, academics, think tank members and policy people for a two-day focused workshop on what is being called the Tribal Engagement Strategy in Afghanistan. The workshop was co-sponsored by the U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Irregular Warfare Center, the [...]
Marc | April 14, 2010
Well, once again one of the primary characteristics of fanatical fundamentalists, in the pejorative sense, has shown up. CBC announced that several of the radical Islamist groups in Somalia have banned music from being played on the radio stations there on the grounds that it is “un-Islamic”. As the story noted: Hosts at Mogadishu’s 14 [...]
Marc | April 13, 2010
For several years, now, I have been complaining that there is very little publicly available on what and how the Human Terrain System (HTS) does while in the field. As a result of this lack, all of us who are following the system have had to deal with various and sundry news reports only. The [...]
Marc | April 8, 2010
CBC.ca has just announced that local imam Khaled Abdul-Hamid Syed gets to stay in Canada until the end of his contract with the local, Ottawa mosque is over in 2011. Now, I have never met him, but I do know a bit about the local mosque, and I am glad that he has been granted [...]
Marc | April 2, 2010
So, what happens when I wake up in the morning? I find that the American Anthropology Association has decided to play phoenix and immolate itself. Really?????? Well, no, but it was a great way to start the day. APG Newswire WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Anthropological Association (AAA) made the announcement today that its Joint [...]
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