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Welcome readers! Author and syndicated columnist. Soldier, developmental aid advocate, war game designer, lecturer, and radio commentator. Austin Bay's next novel, The Wrong Side of Brightness , is now available. To read Chapter1, click here . Austin's syndicated column runs in newspapers throughout the United States and on several Web sites. Read Austin's columns written during Operation ...
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Talking about Iraq
Power LineAustin Bay somehow persuaded General Petraeus to sit down recently for a 30-minute interview. Pajamas Media has posted the audio and transcript here . The whole interview is necessary reading. At the conclusion, Bay asks Petraeus if there is anything else he would like to say. He answers: Well, I can never end one of these, if given the opportunity, without talking about the magnificent work that is being done by America’s young men and women in uniform out here under exceedingly difficult conditions. It’s 120, 125 degrees here of late. Quite a few dust ...

Deep Background 8/13/08: Austin Bay On The Russo-Georgia Conflict
Pajamas Media —  The latest edition of Austin Bay’s Deep Background podcast series features Austin interviewed by PJM Political producer Ed Driscoll on the strategic ramifications of Russia’s invasion last week of nearby Georgia: For more, be sure to see ...

Gen. Petraeus, Remastered
Pajamas Media — At the risk of incurring the wrath of the boys at South Park , I’ve remastered Austin Bay’s recent interview with General Petraeus, after further cleaning the audio and using a different compression ratio. It still sounds like what it is–a long distance call from Baghdad–but the General’s side of the call should now be a bit more audible. Tune in here to listen .

The PJM Political All-Stars: That Was The Week That Was
Pajamas Media — In a special edition of Austin Bay’s “Deep Background” podcast recorded on Friday afternoon, Austin interview the commentators of PJM Political on the week that was: Topics discussed include: John McCain’s vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama’s Mile High Speech, and the Denver Convention as a a whole. Tune in here to listen: (Want to download instead of streaming? ...

Failed Experiment?
Chicago Boyz — ... reveals a fair amount of content. But the majority of it is by people I’ve never heard of before, and whose opinions I don’t care about. The few that I have come across before in the past, such as Austin Bay, have other places where I can go to find their opinion. Why check PJTV’s home page and wait until, every so often, they have someone I want to hear when I can narrow down the search? ...

Iraq Needs a Real Air Force
IRAQ THE MODEL — Iraq Needs a Real Air Force Austin Bay and I have a piece today in the Wall Street Journal on Iraq's air force and air defense needs. You can read it here . Bookmark and Share Posted by Omar @ 07:19

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