Author Archive

Al Pessin

Al Pessin
Al Pessin covered the Pentagon from 2005 to 2011 and is the author of the military spy thriller Sandblast, set in Afghanistan, the first of a series from Kensington Publishing.
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We Never Did What Was Necessary in Afghanistan

We lost. It’s painful and infuriating, but a few more troops and a little more time would change nothing.

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Finding ‘The End’ to Our Story in Afghanistan May Be The Best We Could Do

There are Taliban peace talks in my novel, too. No spoilers, but you can bet how that goes.

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From VOA to Radio Free Europe, the US Needs a Single News Voice Abroad

To fight Russian and ISIS propaganda, Congress should merge the government’s diverse information services.

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