I saw a sneak preview of a new Iraq war documentary “Brothers at War” a couple weeks ago and since it’s showing up in limited theaters this weekend, I thought I’d fill you in on my impressions of the film. First of all, it’s one of the few films about Iraq that is manifestly a-political. […]
From the monthly archives:
March 2009
We just had a great interview with Morgan Till, a producer with the PBS News Hour show, who’s reporting from Afghanistan this month on the current situation there. Morgan said there’s a palpable tension in the city and that commanders assess the current situation as a “stalemate.” Be sure to listen to the entire interview […]
Well, apparently the Obama administration is going to release its new strategy for “victory” in Afghanistan — though I doubt they’ll use that word — next week, but the AP put out a story on it today that says the new plan will rely on Pakistan to fight the havens and dumb down U.S. expectations: […]
“Where’d that shot come from!?” That’s a question most troops ask themselves when a sniper or a small band of bad guys pop off a few rounds and scurry — that is, assuming the triggermen missed. It turns out the Army is taking the shot detection dilemma pretty seriously and has fielded limited quantities of […]
The Marine Corps aging heavy-lift helicopters lack a high-hot capability, limiting where Marines can operate in Afghanistans mountainous terrain. To provide Marines fighting there with greater mobility, the service will deploy a squadron of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to Afghanistan, said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway. By the end of the year, youre going […]
