Last night we watched 60 Minutes’, Scott Pelley on the courage of the FDNY, 20 years after 9/11, it was powerful. The determination, bravery and legacy of those incredible firefighters. They are some of the heroes we should never forget. I reflected on these stories and many others this past weekend. Like everyone else, I remember exactly where I was that day; just completed morning PT while stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY serving in the infantry. I was set to PCS that week to Ft. Bragg to begin the Special Forces pipeline. I had already turned in my gear and was a day away from taking leave. I ended up wearing someone else’s equipment and standing post not knowing what the future held. Eventually, I went on leave, to the Q-course and completed two tours in Iraq as an SF Medic, leaving relatively unscathed. I was a luck one. Task and Purpose tackles the transition from pre- to post 9/11 with: How 9/11 changed the nature of American war — and how it shaped those who fight it. For a truly haunting take on the fall of Afghanistan, National Geographic has an excellent piece that covers the entire experience there in The end of the Afghanistan I knew. There are a lot of really good articles in Today’s Daily dump like The Asia Time’s Climate change: a new arena of US-China tension or Foreign Policy’s, Pakistan Might Soon Regret Its Win in Afghanistan but I would like to leave you on a more inspirational tone as the SpaceX rocket rolls out to pad 39A for Inspiration4 launch from Space Flight Now. A Crew Dragon capsule and an all-private three-day mission to bring awareness and fund-raise for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. What is not inspirational about that? All of this and so much more in Today’s Daily Dump.
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September 13, 2021
Scott Pelley on the courage of the FDNY, 20 years after 9/11 – 60 Minutes
The end of the Afghanistan I knew – National Geographic
The Reality Facing Women in a Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan—and the Dilemma for US Policy – Modern War Institute
Two Decades After 9/11, Let Us Not Forget This is About People – Royal United Service Institute
Watch: Tom Keating: Financially Disrupting Terrorist Activity Post-9/11 – Royal United Service Institute
Ayman al Zawahiri promotes ‘Jerusalem Will Not Be Judaized’ campaign in new video – Long War Journal
What Tigray Portends: The Future of Peace and Security in Africa – War on the Rocks
Avoiding a Collision Course With India – War on the Rocks
Listen: ADF Philosophical Doctrine – ADF Leadership – The Forge
Losing Small Wars: Why US Military Culture Leads to Defeat – Small Wars Journal
9/12/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary – Small Wars Journal
Unconventional Warfare, 9/11 And The Future Of U.S. Military Power – Small Wars Journal
Unconventional Warfare, 9/11 and the Future of U.S. Military Power – 1945
Event: U.S. Innovation Competitiveness Summit – Center for Strategic and International Studies
The 20-year war: 9/11’s enduring legacy in Africa – Institute for Security Studies
Strategies of Restraint: Remaking America’s Broken Foreign Policy – Foreign Affairs
China’s Afghanistan Dilemma: What’s Bad for Washington Isn’t Necessarily Good for Beijing – Foreign Affairs
Afghanistan blame game shifts to U.S. Congress as Blinken testifies – Reuters
No ‘magic wand’ to fix Lebanon crisis, new prime minister says – Reuters
Attackers blow up Nigerian prison fence, free 266 inmates – Reuters
U.N. rights chief regrets lack of access to Xinjiang – Reuters
Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050 – AP
North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles – AP
Portugal: War over lithium behind the mountains – DW
Libya: Could Moammar Gadhafi’s family stage a comeback? – DW
Sudan, South Sudan resume trade activity – Al Monitor
Amid escalation in Idlib, residents fear renewed Russian-backed offensive – Al Monitor
North Korean missile: scary message, crafty timing – Asia Times
Climate change: a new arena of US-China tension – Asia Times
Pakistan, China guide new Afghan political calculus – Asia Times
Afghan Pilots Who Sought Safety in Uzbekistan Transfer to U.S. Base – The New York Times
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture – The New York Times
Afghanistan Updates with RFE – Radio Free Europe
Guinea opposition warns against sanctions on junta – Africa News
DRC: Tshisekedi authorizes review of Sino-Congolese contract signed by Joseph Kabila – Africa News
The Taliban’s Victory Is Al Qaeda’s Victory – Foreign Policy
Pakistan Might Soon Regret Its Win in Afghanistan – Foreign Policy
Portugal’s Sardine Capitalism Is a Model for the World – Foreign Policy
How 9/11 changed the nature of American war — and how it shaped those who fight it – Task and Purpose
China is becoming more assertive in international legal disputes – The Economist
Ransomware Lessons for a Nation Held Hostage – Lawfare
9/11 and Iraq: The Making of a Tragedy – Lawfare
Lessons for Australia from Atlantic Conveyor and the Falklands War – Grounded Curiosity
Israel’s Cumulative Deterrence Strategy: Will it Bring Peace – Wavell Room
Space, Climate, and Comprehensive Defense Options Below the Threshold of War – Divergent Options
What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From Space – The Drive
Why The B-2 Is Such a Badass Plane – Popular Mechanics
SpaceX rocket rolls out to pad 39A for Inspiration4 launch – Space Flight Now
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