Wanted Dead or Alive

A Journal of Strategic Manhunts and Counter-Terrorism

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Rise of the Affiliates

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In case you missed it, Mark Mazetti a good piece in yesterday's New York Times on the growing independce of al-Qa'ida's affilia...

Mission Unnecessary? (Part II)

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Not according to SOCOM Commander Admiral William McRaven , who knows a thing or two about the deployment of Special Operations Forces. Not...

No Wonder They Can't Find Qaddafi!

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If they are  watching CNN , they are searching way, way, WAY too far to the East! (For more efficient tracking of the rumors regarding t...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Qaddafis Abroad?

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The Algerian government has confirmed that members of Moammar Qaddafi's family  have fled to Algeria, including his wife Safiya, his dau...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Atiyah Abd al-Rahman Killed

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Of course, the big news just before we lost cable and internet on Saturday was the report that on Monday the 22nd a CIA drone killed Atiyah ...

Some New Publications

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At the end of last week I was asked to write pieces on the developing hunt for Colonel Moammar Qaddafi for the Guardian (UK) and Foreign Pol...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Me in Command Posts.com: The "Mogadishu Effect" and Risk Acceptance

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Note: The CommandPosts.com's formatting makes this essay WAY cooler, so I suggest going to the link posted on Monday, August 29 to read ...
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Benjamin Runkle is a former paratrooper and presidential speechwriter with a Harvard PhD and a Bronze Star from Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has worked in the Department of Defense and on the National Security Council. He is the author of "Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo to bin Laden."
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