Wanted Dead or Alive

A Journal of Strategic Manhunts and Counter-Terrorism

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Golf in Afghanistan

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When I was on active duty in Baghdad, we used to joke that with the clear skies, palm trees, and man-made lakes, the International Zone woul...

McMasters on Afghanistan

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One of the most impressive officers I've met in recent years is Major General H.R. McMasters.  I worked with him briefly while he was at...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

Three Takes on Bin Laden

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As the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death recedes, the debate as to his role in al-Qa'ida a decade after 9/11 continues, stoked ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Most Dangerous Man in the World?

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In appearances publicizing my book, I've said several times that if the United States could successfully target any individual in the wo...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Meanwhile, in Yemen . . .

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As if to illustrate my point that Osama bin Laden's death, or even the potential decimation of al-Qa'ida Core doesn't mean the e...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Meanwhile, in Guatanamo . . .

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I don't pretend to be a legal expert, so won't expound at length on the beginning of the military tribunal trying Khalid Sheikh Muha...
Monday, May 7, 2012

Senior AQAP Leader Killed

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The Long War Journal , citing statements by the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, D.C., and al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula, reported tha...
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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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