Tag Archives: myths

Counterintuiting the FATA

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Joshua Foust

Posted first at Registan.net, the web’s best source of news and analysis of Central Asia and the Caucasus. My friend Jeb Koogler and I co-wrote an op-ed in Thursday’s Christian Science Monitor, titled, “Myths in Al Qaeda’s ‘home’.” This matters … Continue reading →

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Two Myths About Afghanistan

Posted on February 12, 2008 by ChrisB

In the interest of sparking another weekend long 30 reply post, I present this Washington Post article by freelance writer Ann Marlowe who was embedded with the US forces twice in 2007. To spoil the surprise, The first is that … Continue reading →

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Parade of Fools

Posted on January 21, 2008 by MichaelW

Behold the band of idiots. JENA, La. (Jan. 21) – The residents of this central Louisiana town, who watched their community turn into a battleground over the “Jena Six,” will watch out-of-towners doing most of the marching on the birthday … Continue reading →

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