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- Capturing the battlespace
House search. Baghdad, Iraq 2007. By Luke Wolagiewicz
Battlespace is an online exhibition of photojournalism from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The slideshow is stunning. There are some disturbing images, so be warned. These aren’t the “breakfast table” images you see in the newspapers.
Combat photography is obviously a very difficult job. The photos in [...]
- Remember the Philippines!
According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans — a slim majority — now believe “the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals” in Iraq. That figure is up from 42 percent in September 2007.
The percentage of those who believe the [...]
- If Lawrence had split the Middle East
I just returned to Japan from a delightful Christmas trip to Australia. The Lady Curzon and myself divided our time between the economic center of Sydney and the capital of Canberra, where we spent several hours lost in the enormous War Memorial Museum, which is probably the most comprehensive war museum I have ever [...]
- From Yemen to Djibouti via Bin Laden
Recently, we along with many others have been discussing the new African Command (AfriCom) of the US military. It’s temporary quarters is here in Stuttgart, Germany. Yet, a rather interesting geopolitical development could be threatening its mission, namely a bridge linking Yemen and Djibouti.
Where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden, a mere 17 [...]
- What You Won’t Find in the Petraeus Report
While pundits, bloggers, politicians and hacks conjecture as to the contents of the Petraeus Report coming out tomorrow, I’m confident about what you won’t find. While progress has been made in al-Anbar which is sure to be the focus of the report (as President Bush’s recent visit to the region assured), the unsung success is [...]
- “Not Valid for Travel In Iraq”
While reading this sad story about an Indian contractor working for the US military injured in Iraq, I noticed that India has told its citizens not to work in Iraq since 2004, when three Indian contractors were kidnapped. But what can a country do prevent its citizens taking work in dangerous locations that pays [...]
- The Future of Syria and Jordan
As many breath a sigh of relief that the current crisis in Lebanon is over, Syria meanwhile has stopped allowing Iraqis to enter the country. As violence in Iraq drags on, the real question isn’t how many are there but for how long. Will we see festering refugee camps in Jordan and Syria? Swapping out [...]
- Fragmentation Part Deux
While I and many others often talk about the Kurds as being the ones pushing hardest for getting out of Iraq, this CS Monitor article proved an interesting change in coverage. The Shia, long oppressed by the central government and now, like the rest of the country, largely underserved by the government, are pushing for [...]
- Quotable
Was trading weird quotes with the strategist on his site yesterday.
He found a quote from Oliver Burkeman, reporting from the ‘biggest-ever’ gathering of the British funeral industry:
There’s the phenomenon no funeral director likes to contemplate: the country’s falling death rate. It will be at least the end of the decade before the baby boomers “come [...]
- Terrorist Birdwatching
Last week Slate V — the new video magazine from the makers of Slate.com — ran a great Explainer on how to identify Palestinian militant groups in a video that answers the question: where do militants get their ski masks? Check it out:
It’s good to know the local colours before you walk into the wrong [...]
