Harsh but true : Of Stupid Men and Smart Machines
►http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/7361/of-stupid-men-and-smart-machines%20
For four years, the unnoted deaths of hundreds of civilians in Yemen and Pakistan who were wrongfully killed by these “smart” weapons have not given the Obama administration enough reason to question the troubling consequences of drone warfare. Perhaps the tragic deaths of four Americans in Libya finally will.
Experiments in Map-Making « The Moor Next Door
http://themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/experiments-in-map-making
Below are some rough, experimental maps that attempt to show some of the priorities discussed last week’s post on some of the politics between the various actors in the Maghreb-Sahel region. Nothing here is perfectly depicted or with total accuracy, but they are a start toward … something. [UPDATE: Another map, after the jump.]
The Brotherhood vs. Al-Qaeda: A Moment Of Truth? » Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World
http://www.currenttrends.org/research/detail/the-brotherhood-vs-al-qaeda-a-moment-of-truth
With the Services Bureau initiative, Azzam and bin Laden effectively emancipated themselves from the Muslim Brotherhood.