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About This Columnist
William M. Arkin, a former Army intelligence analyst and consultant, has written extensively about military affairs, including several books on the topic. In 1994, his "The U.S. Military Online: A Directory for Internet Access to the Department of Defense" was published. It's now in its second edition. E-mail Arkin at william.arkin@wpni.com.

Previous Columns
Farewell to Dot.Mil Readers (washingtonpost.com, Jan. 6, 2003; 8:50 AM)

Soft Evidence, Hard Conclusions (washingtonpost.com, Dec. 9, 2002; 8:07 AM)

Dogfight Over the F/A-22 (washingtonpost.com, Nov. 27, 2002; 8:57 AM)

War by Spring (washingtonpost.com, Nov. 11, 2002; 9:47 AM)

Read All About It: Reading List for Desert Storm II (washingtonpost.com, Oct. 28, 2002; 10:40 AM)

The Circle of American Vulnerability (washingtonpost.com, Oct. 14, 2002; 11:12 AM)

Return of the Chapstick Syndrome (washingtonpost.com, Sept. 30, 2002; 8:04 AM)

The Smart Bomb That Is Shaping U.S. Iraq Strategy (washingtonpost.com, Sept. 18, 2002; 9:22 AM)

War Grows Up (Post, Sept. 3, 2002; 10:11 AM)

Iraq or Iran?: Clarifying the Geography and Politics of the Pentagon's War Game (washingtonpost.com, Aug. 8, 2002; 1:49 PM)

Meet Country X: An Innovative Pentagon War Game Fine Tunes a U.S. Attack on Iraq (washingtonpost.com, Aug. 6, 2002; 7:42 AM)

Hiding Jordan: As Washington Prepares for War on Iraq, a Key U.S. Ally Lays Low (washingtonpost.com, July 15, 2002; 8:40 AM)

Who's Afraid of PA&E? (Post, July 1, 2002; 9:37 AM)

Kashmir: Hype and Reality (washingtonpost.com, June 3, 2002; 11:58 AM)

Icons of the Crusade (washingtonpost.com, May 20, 2002; 11:38 AM)

Our Saudi 'Friends' (washingtonpost.com, May 6, 2002; 10:26 AM)

New Command, Old Tricks (Post, April 22, 2002; 10:47 AM)

Checking on Civilian Casualties (washingtonpost.com, April 9, 2002; 8:59 AM)

Not Good Enough, Mr. Rumsfeld: Afghan Admission 'Confused and Inadequate' (washingtonpost.com, Feb. 25, 2002; 7:16 AM)

An Indefensible Budget (washingtonpost.com, Feb. 11, 2002; 9:06 AM)

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