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The Irrationality of the Taliban.

They recruit young, poor and uneducated to take part in the “struggle” against Western aggressors. What they can promise these young men I don’t know. What exactly is it that can induce a young Somalian, or Saudi, or Uzbek, or Chechen travel all the...

Why Afghanistan is Different Than Iraq

There’s a couple of articles below that I would normally just run through the sidebar. They’re pretty important however so I thought that I’d give them a full post. Both are from the Long War Journal and they’re the best thing I’ve seen...

How Many Foreign Terrorists Are There in Pakistan?

The Pakistani intelligence agencies have reveal that there are approximately 10,000 foreigners terrorising tribal belt. The repeated assertions by the American and Afghan officials that the tribal areas of Pakistan have turned into a safe haven for Al Qaeda militants...