Monday, September 8, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies: News from the Iraqi Awakening - 'FDD's Center for Terrorism Research is proud to bring you an important new regular feature, our Voices of the Awakening project. Iraq's Awakening movement, which originated in the Anbar province, was one of the keys to the turnaround that the country has experienced since January 2007. This collection of Sunni tribesmen, Iraqi nationalists, ex-Baathists, and others, took great risks to help drive al-Qaeda from their country; many members of the Awakening, and their families, lost their lives in the struggle. Though the Awakening -- which remains a potent force in Iraq -- is often discussed by Western analysts, often the voice of the movement itself is absent from the discussion. Thus, the Center for Terrorism Research is introducing a new feature brought to you by Sterling Jensen, a foremost expert on the Awakening...'
