KT McFarland » AFGHANISTAN http://ktmcfarland.com National Security Expert. Columnist. Commentator. Mon, 21 May 2012 21:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 US strategy in Afghanistan – is it working? http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/05/09/us-strategy-in-afghanistan-is-it-working/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/05/09/us-strategy-in-afghanistan-is-it-working/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:47:37 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3974 What’s the strength of Al Qaeda today… Election issues and Cyber threats — Plus – relative of 9/11 victim speaks out on Gitmo trials. That and more on Defcon 3 with KT McFarland. Guests include: Joel Brenner, Former senior official, National Security Agency, Catherine Herridge reports, Debra Burlingame, Sister of pilot of AA 77 that crashed into Pentagon, Wendell Goler reports from the White House, Steven Bucci, Former Military Assistant,Sec. of Defense, Frank Gaffney, President, Center for Security Policy

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]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/23/ramifications-of-photos-of-us-soldiers-desecrating-taliban-bodies/feed/ 0 Will Our Progress in Afghanistan Last http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/will-our-progress-in-afghanistan-last/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/will-our-progress-in-afghanistan-last/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:04:14 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3940 Taliban Carries Out Spring Offensive Against U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.

]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/will-our-progress-in-afghanistan-last/feed/ 0 Problems in Afghan War lie with Pakistan and the Corrupt Karzai Government http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/problems-in-afghan-war-lie-with-pakistan-and-the-corrupt-karzai-government/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/problems-in-afghan-war-lie-with-pakistan-and-the-corrupt-karzai-government/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:29 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3936 Karzai government remains corrupt and incompetent while Pakistan offers safe havens for Haqqani network.

]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/problems-in-afghan-war-lie-with-pakistan-and-the-corrupt-karzai-government/feed/ 0 Islamists in London’s 1st Sharia zone http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/islamists-in-londonuks-1st-sharia-zone/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/islamists-in-londonuks-1st-sharia-zone/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:34:15 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3918 A former British MP discusses Islamists and Sharia Law in Britain, and a senior Israeli minister on the situation in the Middle East.  Plus – Is the quest to ban the bomb is hopeless?  That and more on Defcon 3 with KT McFarland. Guests include: Morgan Ortagus, Former U.S. Treasury attaché to Saudi Arabia, Yossi Peled, Israeli Government Minister, Alan Craig, former Member, British Parliament, Philip Taubman, Stanford Univ., Ctr for Internat’l Security & Cooperation

]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/18/islamists-in-londonuks-1st-sharia-zone/feed/ 0 Afghanistan War “Unwinnable” http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/16/afghanistan-war-unwinnable/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/16/afghanistan-war-unwinnable/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:45:30 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3889 Afghanistan President Karzai criticizes US for lack of cooperation

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]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/04/06/irans-efforts-to-fuel-anti-american-violence-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Possibility of War with Iran http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/03/21/the-possibility-of-war-with-iran/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/03/21/the-possibility-of-war-with-iran/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:22:29 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3771 What can we do to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and should the U.S. increase its missile defense due to rising threats from Iran, China and North Korea?  That and more on Defcon 3 with KT McFarland. Guests include: Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Member, House Armed Services Committee, Rebecca Heinrichs, Heritage Foundation, Stephen Biddle, Sr. Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

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