Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Quotes of the Day:
"Insanity in individual is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule"
- Nietzsche
“It is not to political leaders our people must look, but to themselves. Leaders are but individuals, and individuals are imperfect, liable to error and weakness. The strength of the nation will be the strength of the spirit of the whole people.”
- Michael Collins
“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”
- Lord Melbourne (1779-1848)
1. Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees
2. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: How '9/11 mastermind' slipped through FBI's fingers
3. US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says
4. U.S. helps American family cross Afghanistan border to safety
5. Pentagon restarts 16 advisory boards after 7-month pause
6. China’s Industrial Planning Evolves, Stirring U.S. Concerns
7. The US military needs a seventh branch: The Cyber Force
8. Fascinating Infantry/Ranger Video
9. Joe Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal: What Will History Say?
10. 9/11: The Way We Thought Then by Robert D. Kaplan
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