Iraq Reconstruction Lessons Learned finds Failure to Consult Culture and $8B in Waste

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Iraq Reconstruction Lessons Learned finds Failure to Consult Culture and $8B in Waste

Learning a second language

What’s the secret to learning a second language?
By Bonnie Tsui, Pacific Standard, salon.com

Studies reveal it’s more than just a matter of memory. A look at what the science of recall can teach us

A FEW YEARS AGO, Cap­tain Emmanuel Joseph decid­ed to learn Ara­bic before his deploy­ment to Iraq. “At first it was easy,” he told m…

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The Accidental Guerrilla by David Kilcullen

Wingtip vortices are visible upon a F-15E as i...
Wingtip vortices are visible upon a F-15E as it disengages from refueling with a KC-10 during Operation Iraqi Freedom (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Book Review – ‘The Accidental Guerrilla,’ by David Kilcullen – NYTimes.com.

Anthropologist David Kilcullen is a former officer in the Australian Army, a strategist and a scholar. He is also an expert on counterinsurgency, or how to combat a rebellion, and one of the few brave souls who had the ear of people in the Bush White House and advised against the invasion of Iraq. Great book.