Target Deck · Know Thy Enemy
Northern Taliban Target Deck
A visual target deck mapping key non-Pashtun Taliban commanders, their networks, command structures, and foreign-jihadist connections.
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From the Shelves
Investigations, reports, maps, timelines, letters, and original source material. Published articles, social posts, and Watch Floor briefs now each have their own home.
Investigations & Reports
Long-form work from the shelves.
Deep investigations, reports, maps, timelines, and original research.
Know Thy Enemy
ISIS: Know Thy Enemy
A downloadable open-source investigation examining the organization, its networks, and the threat it continues to present.
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Know Thy Enemy
Hamza bin Laden: Know Thy Enemy
An investigation into Hamza bin Laden’s survival, leadership role, family network, and place inside Al-Qaeda’s evolving structure.
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Know Thy Enemy
Abbey Gate: Know Thy Enemy 2.0
An expanded investigation into the attack at Abbey Gate, the network behind it, and the compressed plotting window that preceded it.
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Know Thy Enemy
ISKP: Know Thy Enemy
A detailed examination of Islamic State Khorasan Province, its networks, and the Taliban’s public claims about fighting it.
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Investigation
In the Enemy’s Pocket: Al-Qaeda’s Lord of War
An investigation into the people, relationships, and facilitation networks that sustain Al-Qaeda’s operational reach.
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October 7th: Know Thy Enemy
An investigation into the warnings, networks, and operational relationships surrounding the October 7 attacks.
Open investigationLetters, Documents & Pages
Primary pages worth keeping.
Public letters, original documents, and personal writing preserved as part of the record.
01 · Collective Letter
Letter of Concern
The CIA Annex team’s public letter raising legal and national-security concerns about a key Benghazi witness and the investigation that followed.
Read the letter →02 · Open Letter · June 7, 2025An Open Letter to the U.S. Intelligence Community
A public warning about strategic blindness, deception, and the obligation to recognize a threat before history repeats itself.
Read the letter →03 · From My PagesPoetry
Published and personal poems kept across different seasons, including Freedom From Within.
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Published ArticlesThe Newsstand
02Magazine, journal, and outside publication work.
Browse published articles →Social WritingFrom the Social Feed
03X, LinkedIn, and longer posts worth keeping.
Open the social notebook →Briefing ArchiveWatch Floor Briefs
Threat assessments, intelligence analysis, and briefing-table work.
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