Washington Post – With a Marine convoy driver in Iraq.more…
Monthly Archives:: November 2004
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with John Hamre
PBS Frontline – As deputy secretary of defense in the mid-to-late 1990s, John Hamre was involved in reconstruction planning for Kosovo and Bosnia. He now is president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), an organization that has studied every post-war reconstruction task since World War II. In May 2003 the Pentagon asked [...]
Iraq – Last Exit Before Gas
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind feels the US should exit Iraq soon after elections in January.more…
Russian Navy – Explosion aboard Russian nuclear submarine kills one and elicits sceptical responses
Bellona – Controversy surrounds an explosion that aboard a Delta III class ballistic missile submarine two weeks ago.more…
US Marines – Marines Widen Their Net South of Baghdad
Washington Post – With the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Babil province, where they are fighting the Islamic Army in Iraq.more…
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with Douglas Macgregor
PBS Frontline – A tank commander in Desert Storm and currently a Senior Military Fellow at the Institute of National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, Col. Douglas MacGregor (U.S. Army-Ret.) is a well-known maverick in the military establishment and the author of Breaking the Phalanx, a book on how to reform the Army. [...]
Terrorism – The Long Hunt for Osama
The Atlantic – Where has he been? How did we ever let him get away? Peter Bergen is one of the few Western journalists ever to have met Osama bin Laden and he traces the al-Qaeda leader’s footsteps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and describes the sometimes hapless American pursuit. Part 2 of the article.more…
Singaporean Navy – Singapore Deploys Landing Ship to Iraq
Associated Press – Singapore dispatched a troop landing ship with a crew of 180 to Iraq on Saturday in the city-state’s latest military contribution to coalition forces there.more…
Royal Navy – Become British or be sacked, Commonwealth troops are told
Daily Telegraph – Hundreds of Commonwealth troops working in sensitive positions in the Armed Forces have been ordered to adopt British nationality or lose their jobs.more…
Military Sealift Command – Sealift galley jobs aren't ''sexy,'' but the pay isn't bad
Virginian Pilot – The Military Sealift Command is looking for a few good cooks to feed the folks who feed and supply our sailors and troops.more…
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with Joseph P. Hoar
PBS Frontline – Gen. Joseph P. Hoar (U.S. Marine Corps-Ret.) was commander of CENTCOM from 1991 to 1994. In the build-up to war in Iraq, he supported from the outside Colin Powell’s reservations about the consequences, joined other military figures to oppose the war plan and more recently to support John Kerry. In this interview, [...]
Geopolitics / United States – The Sources of American Legitimacy
Foreign Affairs – Throughout its history, the United States has made gaining international legitimacy a top priority of its foreign policy. The 18 months since the launch of the Iraq war, however, have left the country’s hard-earned respect and credibility in tatters. In going to war without a legal basis or the backing of traditional [...]
Iraq – Lessons of Arabia
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks on how T.E. Lawrence’s “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” contains important, but overlooked lessons for the Americans in Iraq.more…
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with Thomas White
PBS Frontline – Gen. Thomas White (U.S. Army-Ret.) was Secretary of the Army from 2001 until April 2003, when he was fired by Donald Rumsfeld. In this interview, he talks about Rumsfeld’s leadership style and drive to remake the military, the Defense Department’s rigid control in planning for a post-war Iraq, and why he believes [...]
History – Italy's MAS Torpedo Boats
Military History – Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy’s tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size. more…
US Navy – Boeing Converts 737 Into Bomber
Wired – A look at Boeing’s new Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft.more…
US Marines – 'Stunning' arms haul in Falluja
BBC – US marines combing the Iraqi city of Falluja after a major offensive say they found weapons stocks sufficient to mount an insurgency across the country.more…
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with Paul Van Riper
PBS Frontline – Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper (U.S. Marine Corps-Ret.) is a veteran of Vietnam and Desert Storm and currently lecturer at the National Defense University. He spoke with FRONTLINE about the lessons learned from those past wars, his bitterness over what has happened in post-war Iraq, and the failures of the Pentagon’s civilian [...]
Fourth Generation Warfare – Tactics of the Crescent Moon
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind reviews a book on how Islamic non-state forces fight.more…
Editorial Note – New Archive Organized by Topic
I have just added to the Archive page an archive of NOSI, organized by topic. Every article posted to NOSI since July 1, 2004 has a topic assigned to it, and if you wish at any time to see all the recent articles posted on the “Royal Navy” or “Transformation,” etc. — simply go to [...]
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