Stratfor’s George Friedman: The government did not recommend that Americans not travel to Europe. That would have affected the economy and infuriated Europeans. Leaving tourism aside, since tourism season is largely over, a lot of business is transacted by Americans in Europe. The government simply suggested vigilance. Short of barring travel, there was nothing effective [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 905-10 October 04, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Lance H. Vogeler, 29, of Frederick, Md., died Oct.1 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Helmand, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with [...]

A great Stuxnet point from Lee Smith: The atomic age isn’t exactly over, but it seems we may have entered a new phase of it. In the age of cyberwarfare, what does it mean to have a nuclear weapon if someone else may own your command and control systems – and you may not even [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 904-10 October 04, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Anthony D. Matteoni, 22, of Union City, Mich., died Oct. 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 903-10 October 04, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 1 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the [...]

Check out the Washington Post‘s profile of an (apparently) corrupt Afghan police colonel who (apparently) gets security results. As much as the military seems to like Col. Razziq, it’s always disturbing when a solution for a complex security problem boils down to one guy. What happens if he’s killed? Or ousted? Or somehow indicted? If [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 900-10 October 01, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Justin A. Officer, 26, of Wichita, Kan., died Sept. 29 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive [...]

The Conservative Wahoo reads Obama’s Wars and concludes that Adm. Mike Mullen emerges as the “the single most disappointing figure” in the book. Mullen’s “deficient in his duties on several fronts,” the Wahoo writes, most notably by not presenting a credible alternative to resource-heavy counterinsurgency, repeatedly requested by the president, and unfaithfully representing the other [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 901-10 October 01, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 29 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 899-10 October 01, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Jackson, 22, of Corbin, Ky., died Sept. 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th [...]