Ted Carpenter
Ted Carpenter
Edmund "Ted" Snow Carpenterwas an American anthropologist best known for his work on tribal art and visual media...
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In some ways, the symbolism of this referendum may be more important to this administration than the actual substance because the referendum is not likely to alter the underlying security environment. And, in fact, there is some chance that it may make matters even worse.
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What we're seeing is the reflection of two developments -- first of all, the U.S. military being more and more into a force-protection mode, keeping its military personnel as unexposed as possible to fighting.