US PARATROOPERS Russia, China, Iran, and Islamists are waging unconventional warfare around the world, and the United States currently lacks a clear strategy to counter the threat, according to a recent report by the Army Special Operations Command. “This challenge is hybrid warfare combining conventional, irregular, and asymmetric means, to include the persistent…
North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il is visiting China for the second time in three months, and this time he’s thought to have taken his son and heir apparent along for the trip, South Korean media reported today. The Yonhap News Agency, citing an official in Seoul who asked not to be identified, reported that…
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AFGHANISTAN: The Grand Chess Game for Control of Central Asian Resources By Michael Cayne Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 Though not being reported in the mainstream American press, there is a very intense struggle going on between the U.S. and China to determine which nation will emerge as the dominant presence in Central Asia. These two…