look beyond the drone strikes in Pakistan — it’s human intelligence that’s the more important factor

while you were on vacation, the Pakistani government conceded the Swat Valley to the Taliban

what in the world is going on at the State Dept’s Office of Public Diplomacy?

insomniac dogblogging

The Gamble: really, go buy it. Don’t just read it, give Tom Ricks your money

I should really start following AMC on Twitter

road construction, Khost, Afghanistan and COIN

there’s nothing to be upset about right now

RIP

Because no one who works for The Letter Z would ever open fire on a group of civilians around a Baghdad traffic circle, right?