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COIN Library
Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan
(U) To provide most of their guard force at the base, ArmorGroup initially relied on two warlords, who were known by the company as Mr. White and Mr. Pink. Documents and testimony link those warlords and their successors, to murder, kidnapping, bribery, and antiCoalition activities. The first group of ArrnorGroup guards supplied by the warlords began
working at the U.S. airbase in June 2007.
Small-Unit Leader's Guide to Counterinsurgency
United States Marine Corps
We are a Nation at war and will remain so for the foreseeable future. To better prepare our Marines for that war, this volume provides a collection of counterinsurgency tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP). These TTP represent the current “best practices” derived from American, Australian and British sources. Written by small unit leaders for small unit leaders, they have been specifically crafted for application at the company level and below. The reader will find variations on style and format between the various chapters and annexes. That is intentional, as the operational demand places greater priority on timeliness of delivery rather than the niceties of presentation.
Interview with General Nguyen Khanh
Mr. Geoffrey D.T. Shaw, Ph.D. Student, Dept. of History, University of Manitoba (primary interviewer)
Geoff Shaw: So when did you first meet Ngo Dinh Diem? I'll just call him Diem. What did you used to call him?
General Khanh: Yeah, I meet President face to face...
General Khanh: I do not know exactly the date on that but when he was designated premier by Bao Dai and he came back in Vietnam, for the ... in 54' I think.
Geoff Shaw: That's about right, yeah.
Maoist Insurgency: The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Thailand
Thomas A. Marks, Ph.D.
It is Maoist "people's war" that has remained the touchstone for would-be revolutionaries. For all the uniqueness of the Vietnamese approach, it is not possible to separate it from its Chinese predecessor - the debt owed in both strategic and tactical particulars is substantial.
Maoist Miscue II: The Demise of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) 1968-1993
Thomas A. Marks, Ph.D.
Barring unforseen circumstances, Manila is on the verge of recording the second major victory against a Maoist insurgency in the post-Vietnam War era. Ironically, as was true in Thailand so has it been the case in the Philippines: government-led "people's war" has turned the tide against the Maoist-inspired effort by the communists to seize state power.
False Magic: Technology and Insurgency - Counterinsurgency
Author Dr. Larry Cable
It is sterile to discuss, the requirements for technology applicable to intervention within an insurgent-counterinsurgent dyad without first establishing a doctrine for such a mission which shows an accurate and comprehensive understanding of the history of insurgency.
Getting found in the Fog: The Nature of Interventionary Peace Operations
Peace operations, no matter how these may be defined specifically, like Operations other than war (OOTW) as described in Joint Pub 3-07 are identical in nature, character and substance regardless of the artificial distinctions unfortunately so beloved by decision makers and doctrine writers alike.
Statement of Bernard W. Aronson Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs Hosue Committee on foreign Affairs
March 12, 1992
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the Communist Party of Peru - usually known a Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path - with you. I want to begin by commending you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of this subcommittee for devoting your attention to one of the most important, and least discussed, issues in this hemisphere.
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