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Parameters Summer 2006 Shawn Brimley	Tentacles of Jihad: Targeting Transnational Support Networks As the five-year anniversary of the 11 September attacks approaches, America faces an enemy that is both a transnational organization and a growing ideological movement. As long as the war in Iraq continues, more recruits will join the disparate terror networks that feed off the conflict.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Air-Ground Coordination in the Battlefield Found Lacking Lack of direct communications between pilots in the cockpit and troops on the ground in Iraq impede close-air support operations, says a Navy air wing commander.
Reason June 2006	Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq...
Reason May 2006 Brendan O'Neill	The Shocking Truth About Osama bin Laden Perhaps bin Laden turned to the blogosphere after 9/11, in search of theories and arguments with which he might justify his murderous assault. He is less the armed wing of a clear or coherent Islamist worldview than he is the armed wing of the West's own fearful and tortured debates about war and terrorism today.
Reason May 2006 Tim Cavanaugh	Rant: Cartoons Make Cowards of Us All That American media were censoring themselves by not publishing a series of drawings of the prophet Muhammad for fear of enraging Muslims may be unflattering to admit, but it's a crucial element -- perhaps the most important element -- in this story.
National Defense May 2006 Grace Jean	Soldiers Sharpen Humanitarian, Diplomatic Skills In preparation for the launch of a humanitarian aid mission at a refugee camp in Iraq, soldiers are being trained to cope with the unpredictable hurdles that come with interacting with people from a different culture.
Geotimes March 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Earthquake Jostles Iran After an evening of precursory tremors, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck western Iran today.
Smithsonian April 2006 Afshin Molavi	Young and Restless Saudi Arabia's baby boomers, born after the 1973 oil embargo, are redefining the kingdom's relationship with the modern world.
National Defense April 2006 David Axe	Soldiers, Marines Team Up in `Trailblazer' Patrols The Army and Marine Corps in Iraq are pressing new and adapted systems into service to combat improvised explosive devices. Many of these innovations empower soldiers to tackle the threat without always relying on bomb-disposal specialists.
Reason April 2006 Michael Young	How Did Iraq Go Wrong? In The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, by George Packer, liberal hawks blame incompetence but sidestep American narcissism.
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