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Opinion: The Lost Year in the Afghan War

One year ago, President Barack Obama pledged to turn a new page in the war in Afghanistan. At the U.S. military academy at West Point, he unveiled a new strategy for the war based on three core elements: "a military effort to create the conditions for a transition (to Afghan control); a civilian surge that reinforces...

McChrystal to Teach Yalies About 'Coping With Failure'

(Sept. 3) -- Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal isn't heading up military operations in Afghanistan anymore, but he appears ready to take the classroom by storm. The syllabus is out for his fall leadership course at Yale, where the former four-star general will school graduate students on the intricacies of "coping with...

Fark's Weird News Quiz (Bizarre Divorce Edition)

(July 2) -- Editor's note: How well do you follow weird news? Find out with this strange-news quiz from our obsessive friends at Fark.com. Test your knowledge, and check your answers below. 1. In an Australian divorce court this week, a judge left one woman speechless after he ruled that: a) The woman must help pay the...

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06/01/12 General McChrystal's Leadership Lessons for Yale... Source: Foreign Policy In recent days, Colonel Gian Gentile at The Atlantic and Stephen Walt at Foreign Policy have written items alleging that retired U.S. general Stanley McChrystal, who currently teaches at Yale University, is limiting academic freedom through a "non-disclosure" policy within his classroom.