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    Privately operated logistics hub fuels debate over excesses in Afghanistan

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    Privately operated logistics hub fuels debate over excesses in Afghanistan   Trucks stage outside a 290,000-square-foot warehouse in Helmand province owned by Supreme Group. The base and warehouse were built in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    When the Eggheads Went to War

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    Newsweek and The Daily Beast When the Eggheads Went to War The Human Terrain System Sought to Transform the Army From Within. Then reality intervened 08.16.13 By Vanessa M. Gezari In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Is Social Science Our Silver Bullet In Afghanistan?

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    Boston Globe August 13, 2013 Pg. 13 Is Social Science Our Silver Bullet In Afghanistan? By Farah Stockman In 2006, after years of battling insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Hearts and Minds Brigade

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    August 13, 2013, 7:33 p.m. ET The Hearts and Minds Brigade The line between the anthropology used by the Army Human Terrain System and spying is blurry. Enemies don’t observe the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Is Afghanistan a Dead Man Walking?

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    Is Afghanistan a Dead Man Walking? Inspector General provides grim metrics of failure by Kelley B. Vlahos, August 13, 2013 Brad Pitt’s most   successful box office film to date is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US Watchdog Slams Afghanistan Aid Waste

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    US Watchdog Slams Afghanistan Aid Waste                FILE – Inspector General John Sopko. Sharon Behn August 12, 2013 ISLAMABAD — A U.S. audit of billions of dollars it provided to rebuild war-ravaged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Why Everyone’s Talking About John Sopko

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    Contentions Why Everyone’s Talking About John Sopko Seth Mandel | @SethAMandel 08.09.2013 – 4:40 PM If you read this morning’s edition of three of our prominent national newspapers, the Wall Street Journal,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Probes Afghan Contract

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    Wall Street Journal August 9, 2013 Pg. 7 U.S. Probes Afghan Contract By Dion Nissenbaum WASHINGTON—American anticorruption officials are investigating an alleged criminal ring working for U.S. Special Operations Command in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    To American Watchdog On Afghan Reconstruction, Bluntness Is A Weapon

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    New York Times August 9, 2013 Pg. 7 To American Watchdog On Afghan Reconstruction, Bluntness Is A Weapon By Matthew Rosenberg KABUL, Afghanistan — John F. Sopko is a 61-year-old former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former Army Sergeant First Class Pleads Guilty to Government Theft Charges

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    Former Army Sergeant First Class Pleads Guilty to Government Theft Charges U.S. Attorney’s Office August 08, 2013 Eastern District of        North Carolina (919) 856-4530 WASHINGTON—Mauricio Espinoza, 34, pleaded guilty today… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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