May Day: May and October are the finest of months. One morning in May by chance I did rove, I sat myself down by the side of a grove, And ...

Belmont Club: Once again, the Belmont Club has a strong analysis of the situation in Fallujah. (Hat tip: Black Five ). Of particular imp...

Powell, CFR: NATO Doesn't Have the Troops Also from Secretary of State Powell , we have a statement on NATO involvement in Iraq: US Sec...

SPENGLER: This piece on PSYOPS by the man known only as "SPENGLER" was suggested to me. It's from the Asia Times . I'm n...

John Kerry: The Problem of Platitudes: Today the Honorable Senator Kerry spoke at Westminster , giving a policy address on Iraq. It was ric...

A New Iraqi National Intelligence Service: The Coalition Provisional Authority has issued permission to the Iraqi Governing Council for the ...

Repeal the 17th? Senator Zell Miller has introduced legislation to the Senate that would fundamentally alter the way Senators are elected. ...

SOA: Congratulations to everyone involved with the Spirit of America blog war! As you have probably seen elsewhere, the combined efforts of...

Morons: Lest anyone think that I am an unmitigated defender of the Pentagon, allow me to point out that occasionally the brass suggests some...

SOA Challenge: Just to remind everyone, the Spirit of America challenge is winding up. We of the Fighting Fusileers have been ahead, but t...

Tip for Bloggers: A contact of mine suggests that the correct word for referring to Islamist terrorists is " mufsidoon ." This is...

Helping Out: We can thank the Honorable Clinton for giving an interview to the Arab press-- Asharq al-Awsat , out of London. One of the cha...

Echo Company: There's a good writeup on the battle in Fallujah by reporters with the North County Times , embedded with Echo Company, 2n...

Belated: Happy Birthday, Sgt. Hook . It appears I missed the big day while I was away, but now that I have returned, please accept the cong...

Travels: First, a small update: I'm going to be out of pocket until Tuesday. Should be back by then. Before I go, I would like to draw...

CRS: The Congressional Research Service has a new report out on the role of security forces in peacekeeping operations, including Iraq. It ...

Spirit of America: The contest has begun! You'll find the donate button to the right, just below my shield, or you can follow this link...

ROE: I've had an email question I can't answer on the Rules of Engagement in Iraq's Marine area of control. If any of you feel ...

Belmont Club: The Belmont Club today offers a couple of useful pieces of analysis on the current state of Iraq.

Spirit of America: A reminder: today begins the Spirit of America campaign among bloggers. I'll update through the day, but be sure to...