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POGO Teams Up With McCain to Get Special Forces in Afghanistan More Helicopters

By | 10.05.09 | 6:41 pm

Believe it: photographs from the Project on Government Oversight that don’t show contractors behaving in a sexually crude manner.

Instead, in a letter circulating to senators during final debate on next year’s defense appropriation, POGO’s good government watchdogs urge support for an effort by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the ranking More…

The U.S. Special Forces Training Mission In Pakistan Expands

By | 05.15.09 | 5:51 pm

About two weeks ago I was talking to an Obama administration official about the prospects for Pakistan accepting a larger contingent of U.S. counterinsurgency trainers. The administration was pressing somewhat gingerly, the official indicated, not wanting to push the Pakistani military too far — it would be counterproductive to imply More…

Af-Pak Hearing: The Special-Operations View

By | 04.01.09 | 10:29 am

Joining Petraeus and Flournoy is Adm. Eric Olson, the chief of U.S. Special Operations Command, who’s here to explain the irregular-warfare on top of the Af-Pak counterinsurgency strategy. Will he say anything about the drones?

Al-Qaeda’s surviving leaders “have proven adept at communicating and surviving” and “remain a draw” to More…