IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 388-12 May 16, 2012 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., died May… Read on
I spent three days working on what I thought was a poignant and layered story about the collapse of a free wireless network in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Basically, a group of U.S. expats and technology utopians come… Read on
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 387-12 May 15, 2012 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked… Read on
So let’s demystify something. Last week, Denis McDonough, President Obama’s deputy national security adviser, informed Ward Carroll of Military.com that he’d be interested in meeting with some military bloggers ahead of the weekend’s annual MilBlog convention. (I never go to… Read on
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 383-12 May 14, 2012 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Alex Hernandez III, 21, of Round Rock, Texas, died May 12,… Read on
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 381-12 May 14, 2012 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Wade D. Wilson, 22, of Normangee, Texas, died May 11 while… Read on
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 380-12 May 14, 2012 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 1st Lt. Alejo R. Thompson, 30, of Yuma, Ariz., died May 11… Read on
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 377-12 May 13, 2012 DOD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez, 35, of Houston, died as… Read on
I should have put this out earlier, but the revamped Pacific Standard‘s relaunch issue includes a piece I wrote profiling Robin Rosenberg, psychologist to the superheroes. (And the cosplayers.) In October, the Standard gave me the enviable assignment of tailing… Read on
This is a devastating set of questions on Afghanistan from one of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy advisers: “It begged the obvious question,” the adviser added. “Do we stay another decade? How many forces, and how long, does that take? Do… Read on
