Monday Mashup—9/14/09

By Steven Pressfield | Published: September 14, 2009

This past Friday marked eight years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Posted in Afghanistan, Agora, Editorial, Mashup
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Weekend Mashup July 17-19

By Steven Pressfield | Published: July 17, 2009

Thank you for your Weekend Mashup suggestions. (more...)

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Sisyphus, Sean Naylor and C-SPAN

By Steven Pressfield | Published: June 30, 2009

First, many thanks to all correspondents and contributors for the tremendous and very thoughtful response  to the previous post, “A Tale of Two Captains.” More to come in a couple of days about Capt. Harrison’s work, including an update dispatch from him in Konar.

But first, here’s a strikingly apt flashback to 2006—when Army Times journalist (and author of the excellent Not A Good Day To Die)  Sean Naylor and I did an interview together for C-SPAN’s “BookTV.” The topic was “The War in Afghanistan.” (more…)

Posted in Afghanistan, Editorial, On Tribalism
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