David Kilcullen, on surges and counterinsurgencies July 20
Hour 1 Only one member of the inner circle around Gen. David Petraeus, the architect of the surge in Iraq and just named to replace ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan, speaks with an Australian accent. DAVID KILCULLEN [...]

An Iraqi Interpreter's Story July 20
Hour 2 American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan depend on Arabic translators.  However, being an Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military is a dangerous job.  Dozens of translators have been killed by insurgents and many more targeted for [...]