Professor Yonah Alexander, Director of the International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute, is quoted in an article about how the Taliban is mounting a public-relations campaign to try to win the hearts and minds of Afghans with their own version of a field manual that urges efforts to limit civilian casualties.
Senior Fellow Ambassador David Smith -- "US Vice President Joe Biden stormed Tbilisi last week with a message of American support for Georgian territorial integrity, sovereignty and democracy. Biden told dinner guests at the residence of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili that US President Barack Obama had sent him with 'An unequivocal, clear, simple message to all who will listen, and those who even don't want to listen, that America stands with you at this moment and will continue to stand with you.' If Washington now backs its words with deeds, then Biden’s visit to Tbilisi could emerge as one of the most important moments in Georgian history."