Walter Pincus

Pentagon Sustains Focus on Information Operations in War on Terrorism

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.

Commanders Praise Increased Cooperation With Pakistani and Afghan Forces

"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.

Army wants best acts in Afghanistan, but keep it tame

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...

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

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,...

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

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,...

Iraq’s gift to Afghanistan, Paul Rogers

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...

U.S. seeks new Afghan supply routes

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...

Obama's Intelligence Agenda

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...

Overhaul of National Security System Sought

"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. ....

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

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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