leckysupport war and politics thread

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ITT: War/Politics and other related material.

Old Material:

The Utility of Force

http://www.the16types.info/vbulletin...ad.php?t=33182

If you're really interested in how wars are and have been fought I suggest you read his book. Explains the concept of 'War amongst the people".

The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam

http://www.the16types.info/vbulletin...ad.php?t=35398

Explanation and description of US Military failures in Vietnam. Interesting critique of US Military culture at the time.

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Posted on Jxtres old forum:

BAMF Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Broad theory of political power. A good starting point on his ideas.

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/200...litical_e.html

More interviews.

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_fe...o_de_mesquita/

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Pakistan: A Hard Country

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...ardCountry.mp3

Lecture by Anatol Lieven, don't really know who he is. Podcast is still interesting IMO, great description of internal Pakistani politics.

[edit]Interview:



If you like moving pictures.

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Ethical Realism



Anatole Lieven and John Hulsman

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A few articles:

Blackwater operations in the U.A.E

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/wo...e.html?_r=2&hp

War Nerd on Al Qaeda

http://exiledonline.com/wn-37-is-there-an-al-qaeda/

[krieger]

interesting stuff.

on the topic of economic warfare, i recommend:

[leckysupport]

i recommend...

Sounds good so far. Btw anyone can post in this thread.

Jamaica - Guns For Votes

Documentary on the alliance between Jamaican gangs and politicians.

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Martin van Creveld on war games

[Absurd]

How about the stay behind units ? "Operation Stay-Behind", that is.

EDIT: To make it more clear, are you aware of that plan, as in, have you heard of it before. It was never used as intended, some people got hold of NATO arms and turned against allies of the U.S.

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How about the stay behind units ? "Operation Stay-Behind", that is.

...have you heard of it before.

No I haven't. Thank you for mentioning it.

[Absurd]

Operation Gladio [BBC Timewatch, 1992] State-Sponsored Terrorism in Europe

Yup, that's it. It was even linked to Column 88 in Germany boarding many SS officers.

EDIT: Grey Wolves as well if my memory serves me right.

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Pakistan: A Hard Country

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...ardCountry.mp3

Lecture by Anatol Lieven, don't really know who he is. Podcast is still interesting IMO, great description of internal Pakistani politics.

[edit]Interview:

YouTube - Conversations with History - Anatol Lieven

If you like moving pictures.

China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets

Fits well with Lieven's analysis.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/wo...er=rss&emc=rss

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Martin van Creveld - Governments, war, conflict

Not really a fan of his views, he doesn't seem to understand modern conflict. Although he does make some good suggestions for winning them.

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Again I posted this on Jxtres old forum:

Scott Atran - Terrorism

Best explanation of how terrorist are recruited imo.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...6759199654816#

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More Scott Atran:

War as a moral imperative (not just practical politics by other means)

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.o...6GCdRvBXiTDPQ6

"Demonstrations, Hopes and Dreams"

http://download.publicradio.org/podc...186-1305933253

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Happy Rapture Day!

The Politics of Religious Dissent in Contemporary Saudi Arabia

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...ousDissent.mp3

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From a few of Petraeus's people:

John Nagl- Strategy, change, adaption, US Military



Paul Yingling Iraqi War Experiences

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/item_vi...OPTR=273&REC=4

Collection of war (leadership) experiences:

http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/...T=/p4013coll13

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Niall Ferguson - The Political Economy of the Cold War



The Grand Strategy of Détente

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...yOfDetente.mp3



Video is the same as the podcast, podcast doesn't have audio issues.

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Description of Egyptian post-'revolution' violence

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog...rches-burning/

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Robert Baer - CIA and Iran

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The Economic Fuel of the Arab Intifada

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...abIntifada.mp3

More economics than anything else, but contains important information for understanding a lot of Arab countries.

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The Butcher of Bahrain

No matter whatever anyone tells you Bahrain is definitely not stable.

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Edward N. Luttwak

2007 Criticism of U.S. Military in Iraq and the strategic importance of the Middle East

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McMaster: Vietnam Under Kennedy & Johnson

http://fora.tv/2007/09/10/McMaster_V...ennedy_Johnson

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The Horn of Africa by Col. Thomas Sheperd



I consider this to be very interesting.

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H.R. McMaster on Iraq

Very good description of how the war developed and the interplay between different parties in Iraq from McMaster.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0316937289307#

I'm not sure how I feel about Philip Bobbitt.

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More Philip Bobbitt

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Pirateland

Tugs at heart strings more than I prefer. I've never heard about the London based industry focused on delivering ransoms. I'm getting the feeling that a lot of dodgy shit that fucks up the world is mediated through lawyers in London.

[Not A Communist Shill]

I don't really have the time to watch these documentaries (I have been planing to see more Adam Curtis documentaries for a long time as it is), and this isn't strictly related to ransoms and pirates, but it is an article I bookmarked a long time ago because it was culturally interesting and so on (there are 4 pages): http://www.spiegel.de/international/...755340,00.html

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Random War Nerd interview

[UDP]

Hm

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Hm

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Revenge or Reward? The case of Somalia’s suicide bombers

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cstpv/j...n_revenge.html

Some other material from "The Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence":

Revolts in the Arab world: is it bad news for Islamic terrorists?

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cstpv/j...rab-world.html

What do ‘middle class’ terrorists tell us about the link between poverty and terrorism?

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cstpv/j...do-middle.html

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Mexican Cartels Spread Violence To Central America

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/30/136690...entral-america

The Lessons of Northern Ireland for Contemporary Counterterrorism and Conflict Resolution Policy

[UDP]

It's a good thread. THere's more I'll say, just waiting on it. Keep posting.

[Absurd]

Check this out:

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Took a break to watch Game of Thrones.

A World Without Superpowers: de-centered globalism



Some McNamara

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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

For some reason I love this.

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resou...eo/data/000391

The Future of Power

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...ureOfPower.mp3

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How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resou...io/data/000581

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AMEXICA: War Along the Borderline

Oh journalists and their theatrics.

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resou...io/data/000567

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Better than the last podcast about Mexico.

Mexico's Fight for Security: Actions and Achievements

http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLec...orSecurity.mp3