18 October 2010

BUB: Morning Headlines

WikiLeaks is at it again, threatening a huge data dump on the Iraq war. Given that there were so many more people deployed in Iraq than Afghanistan, the number of documents will be significantly greater.

China's giving some hints of their political succession process with the elevation of VP Xi Jinping to a key military committee. This move comes as more countries are looking for help from China to contain Nork WMDs. Given that the Chinese have been pretty cavalier about UN sanctions against Iran over their nuclear development, one wonders if China is really the right partner to lean on the Norks.

Guess what? There's a whole flotilla of terrorist enablers preparing to run the blockade that Israel has around Gaza. Sigh.

Back to Afghanistan, where the Kings of War discuss why Sweden should stay in Afghanistan. Most importantly, they draw the comparisons between the political discussions in Sweden and those in NATO countries, as Europeans debate their continued presence in Afghanistan.

US AFRICOM hosted a maritime security conference attended by 19 African countries and 5 European ones.

By: Brant

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