Walter Pincus

                   

Pentagon Sustains Focus on Information Operations in War on Terrorism

washingtonpost.com
yesterday
        

The Defense Department, with more money and personnel than the State Department, continues to plan for sophisticated information operations in the war on terrorism that in the past were the purview of diplomats and even the CIA.

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Commanders Praise Increased Cooperation With Pakistani and Afghan Forces

washingtonpost.com
Nov 24, 2008 4 related
        

"The notion that things are out of control in Afghanistan or that we're sliding toward a disaster, I think, is far too pessimistic," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday during a news conference in Nova Scotia.

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Army wants best acts in Afghanistan, but keep it tame

chron.com
Nov 23, 2008 3 related
        

From NFL to NASCAR, Army wants best in Afghanistan, but keep it tame By WALTER PINCUS Washington Post OTHER DEVELOPMENTS • Mine blast : A blast killed a French soldier walking with other troops from their Afghan base to a...

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Report Sees Dwindling Resources, Nuclear Arms As Seeds Of Global Instability

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Nov 21, 2008 3 related
        

The drive for dwindling resources, including energy and water, combined with the spread of nuclear weapons technology could make large swaths of the globe ripe for regional conflicts, some of them potentially devastating,...

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Report Sees Nuclear Arms, Scarce Resources as Seeds of Global Instability by 2025

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Nov 21, 2008 142 related
        

The drive for dwindling resources, including energy and water, combined with the spread of nuclear weapons technology could make large swaths of the globe ripe for regional conflicts, some of them potentially devastating,...

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Iraq’s gift to Afghanistan, Paul Rogers

opendemocracy.net
Nov 20, 2008
        

In mid-November 2001, a little over seven years ago, the war to terminate the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was nearing its end. The Taliban militias had vacated Kabul almost overnight and most of them were dispersing across...

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washingtonpost.com: Traffic moves slowly through Torkham, an Afghan town on the Pakistani border that is a key part of the NATO supply route. A bold Taliban raid last week on the Pakistani side of the Khyber Pass caused officials to close the border at Torkham. It reopened Monday. washingtonpost.com

U.S. seeks new Afghan supply routes

msn.com
Nov 19, 2008 245 related
        

Trucks from Pakistan increasingly attacked By Candace Rondeaux and Walter Pincus TORKHAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 - A rise in Taliban attacks along the length of a vital NATO supply route that runs through this border town in the...

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Obama's Intelligence Agenda

indymedia.org.uk
Nov 18, 2008 9 related
        

While expectations may be high that the incoming Obama administration will reverse many of the worst features of the Bush regime--from warrantless wiretapping, illegal detention, torture, "targeted assassinations" and...

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washingtonpost.com: A Marine packages USAID supplies bound for cyclone-hit Burma in May. A report seeks more funds for the agency. washingtonpost.com

Overhaul of National Security System Sought

washingtonpost.com
Nov 17, 2008 2 related
        

"The simple truth is that the world for which the [U.S.] national security system was designed in 1947 no longer exists. Today's challenges require better integration of expertise and capabilities from across the government. ....

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Iraq Not Main Front, Al-Qaeda Greatest Threat : CIA Chief

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Nov 14, 2008 152 related
        

CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said yesterday that al-Qaeda remains the single greatest threat to the United States but that Iraq is no longer the central front in the broader war on terrorism. "Today, the flow of money,...

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