Monthly Archives: October 2009

Out of Town

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Pat Lang

NY today for the debate, back tomorrow.  pl

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A Plague of Crooks and Fools – FB Ali

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Pat Lang

  For the sins of its rulers Egypt was chastised with ten different plagues, but the United States is afflicted with just the one: an ongoing plague of Crooks and Fools. The Crooks run the country for their own benefit … Continue reading →

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The battle at Wanat

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Pat Lang

"Brostrom's battalion commander, Lt. Col. William Ostlund, had concluded months before Kahler's death that keeping troops at the Bella outpost no longer made sense. Enemy fighters coming from Pakistan had long ago learned to maneuver around the base. But Ostlund … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, The Military Art | 26 Comments

“A General’s Public Pressure” – Ackerman

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Pat Lang

"In a speech in London on Thursday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal publicly intervened in the debate over Afghanistan. Vice President Biden has suggested that we focus on fighting al-Qaeda and refrain from using our troops to prop up the government of … Continue reading →

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IQ2 Debate Broadcast Schedule

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Pat Lang

The AfPak debate will be airing on Bloomberg on the following days:   October 14,15,16 at 9pm  (EDT) Sat October 17 at 8am, 2pm, 7pm, 11pm Sun October 18 at 2am, 7am, 5pm   pl

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Not their kind of town, Chicago!

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Pat Lang

"In making his pitch, the president had said that a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." Never before had a U.S. president made such an in-person appeal, and Obama's critics … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia as a tool of political warfare

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Pat Lang

I would draw your attention to the continued propaganda attacks on the article on me.  Push the "history" button at the top of the page. pl  

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“Who’s Afraid of Sibel Edmonds?” Giraldi

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Pat Lang

"GIRALDI: And Grossman received money as a result. In one case, you said that a State Department colleague went to pick up a bag of money… EDMONDS: $14,000 GIRALDI: What kind of information was Grossman giving to foreign countries? Did … Continue reading →

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