Media Clips 2003
Journal of Electronic Defense (JED) (12/15/2003)
The Art of Wargames
President discusses wargaming to form new strategy, tactics.
http://www.potomacinstitute.org/pubs/JED_Article.pdf
GovExec.com (12/2/2003)
Defense official defends idea of data mining
Article on Project Guardian by Chloe Albanesius, National Journal's Technology Daily
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1203/120203td2.htm
The Washington Times (11/2/2003)
When religion is hijacked
Prof. Yonah Alexander, ICTS Director, looks at how religion is used in the struggle for power within and among nations
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20031101-101820-6028r.htm
Wired (10/23/2003)
Plumbing Depths of Data Mining
Article on the Project Guardian Congressional roundtable (10/21/03) on the "Appropriate Legislative & Judicial Oversight of New Info Tech in the War on Terrorism"
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,60934,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
Government Executive/National Journal's Technology Daily (10/21/2003)
Think tank debate focuses on counterterrorism tools
Article on Project Guardian's Congressional Roundtable on information technology and its role in the fight against terrorism
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1003/102103tdpm2.htm
Central Intelligence Agency (10/2/2003)
Former Institute Fellow David Kay provides WMD interim report to Congress
Evidence for programs significant, evidence for weapons elusive
http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/2003/david_kay_10022003.html
The Day.com (9/18/2003)
Lawmakers Spare Coast Guard Center
Potomac president quotes on future of Coast Guard R&D
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/newstand/re.aspx?reIDx=c5a4b55c-ba5e-406a-b806-b5ea9b9522a8
USA Today (9/2/2003)
Former Institute Fellow thought to be making progress in WMD search
Congressman Hoekstra lauds David Kay's strategy for Iraq
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-09-04-iraq-weapons_x.htm
The Washington Times (8/28/2003)
Terrorism Myths and Realities
Commentary By Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, ICTS
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030827-084256-8999r.htm
The Washington Times (8/19/2003)
CORPORATE ALLIANCES AGAINST TERRORISM
Commentary By Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, ICTS
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030818-085536-7395r.htm
The Washington Times (8/18/2003)
Risky Patriot Act exemptions
Institute colleague, Edgar H. Brenner, Inter-University Co-Director, posts editorial on Patriot Act
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030817-105445-4409r.htm
The OFFICER (8/3/2003)
Balance Between Privacy and Security; Not New, But Never More Important
President Dennis McBride's WayPoint Paper reprinted by the Reserve Officers Association's magazine
The SunSpot.net (8/2/2003)
Hatfill prepares suit while FBI continues anthrax investigation
Congressman criticizes bureau's lack of progress; No trace found at Frederick pond
http://www.sunspot.net/bal-te.hatfill02aug02.story
Janes Intelligence Review and BBC (8/1/2003)
Changes needed in information sharing
Jane's Intelligence Review, BBC reflect on information sharing. Senior Fellow Dan Gallington cited. Login Required.
http://www.potomacinstitute.org/pubs/news.pdf
The Washington Times (7/10/2003)
Expanding culture of suicide terrorism
Prof. Yonah Alexander examines the ongoing threat of suicide terrorism.
http://dynamic.washtimes.com/print_story.cfm?StoryID=20030709-093332-1801r
Christian Science Monitor (6/18/2003)
WMD terrorism: The next phase?
Prof. Yonah Alexander writes that the (Al Qaeda) organization has a more advanced biological- and chemical-weapons program than the scientific community previously believed.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0618/p09s01-coop.htm
The Washington Times (6/18/2003)
Familiar recipe for terror
Prof. Alexander gives an historical perspective on conflicts in the Middle East as a sign of the future.
http://dynamic.washtimes.com/print_story.cfm?StoryID=20030617-094526-4050r
The New York Times (6/12/2003)
U.S. Asks Ex-U.N. Inspector to Advise on Arms Search
Apparently in a sign of dissatisfaction with the progress on the search for illegal weapons in Iraq, the Bush administration is turning to a former top United Nations weapons inspector to provide advice on how to more effectively focus the hunt, officials said today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/12/international/worldspecial/12WEAP.html?tntemail1
The Washington Post (6/12/2003)
Hill GOP Rejects Wider Iraq Intelligence Probe
CIA Director George J. Tenet announced yesterday that David Kay, who was chief nuclear weapons inspector for the U.N. Special Commission in Iraq in 1991 and 1992, would become his special adviser for the current search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A46651-2003Jun11?language=printer
CBS News (5/13/2003)
Saudi Attack Has 'Earmark Of Al Qaeda'
Prof. Yonah Alexander believes Al Qaeda was behind the attack on Saudi Arabia.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/13/world/main553649.shtml
NBC Nightly News (5/11/2003)
Trailer found in Iraq believed used for biological weapon creation
David Kay in Iraq describes the biological process used in the trailer for making biological weapons.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/NIGHTLYTB_Front.asp?0cv=CC2
LA Times (4/27/2003)
Concern Grows Over Weapons Hunt Setbacks
"Unity of effort is not present," said David Kay.
http://www.latimes.com/la-war-weapons27apr27,1,315869.story
The Washington Times (4/24/2003)
Al Qaeda's credibility 'on the line'
"The humiliation and shock felt across the Islamic world [from the military success in Iraq] could prove a potent recruiting tool for anti-U.S. terrorist groups over the long run," says Prof. Yonah Alexander.
http://dynamic.washtimes.com/twt-print.cfm?ArticleID=20030424-74743827
Philadelphia Inquirer (4/21/2003)
A month of war, and still no illegal weapons found
"We could face a new round of terrorism either against ourselves or against friends and allies as these weapons move through the global terrorist network," said David Kay.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/5679011.htm
Mercury News (4/18/2003)
Arrest may yield secrets on Iraq
David Kay has recommended other former inspectors for the job [of searching for weapons of mass destruction].
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/5663052.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Reuters (4/17/2003)
U.S. Enlists Ex-U.N. Inspectors in Iraq Arms Hunt
David Kay says the military's effort has had a slow start [to uncover weapons of mass distruction in Iraq].
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2585677
News Observer (4/17/2003)
Success in Iraq spurs terrorists to revise plans, analysts say
Prof. Yonah Alexander expresses concern about the long-term consequences of terrorism resulting from the war in Iraq.
http://www.newsobserver.com/24hour/nation/v-print/story/857327p-6001756c.html
The Sacramento Bee (4/17/2003)
Success in Iraq spurs terrorists to revise plans, analysts say
"A lot of groups are afraid they are going to be next, so they are staying out of light for the time being," says Prof. Yonah Alexander, regarding terrorist groups.
http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/nation/story/857327p-6001756c.html
ABC News (4/17/2003)
Too Late?
"In hindsight, we would have put more military police units and more civil reconstruction units into the flow," said retired Marine Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold
http://printerfriendly.abcnews.com/printerfriendly/Print?fetchFromGLUE=true&GLUEService=ABCNewsCom
Mercury News (4/16/2003)
U.S. Nuke Find Claim in Iraq Critiqued
David Kays says that underground facilities [of weapons of mass destruction] by definition are very hard to detect.
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/5605347.htm
Chicago Tribune (4/16/2003)
Top Iraqi scientists surrender
Of about 1,500 potential weapons sites U.S. officials have identified, they have cited 400 as being of particular interest and created a short list of 50, according to David Kay.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (4/15/2003)
Weapons inspectors begin hunt in Iraq
The speed with which the work can be done, Kay said, depends on a number of factors that range from manpower and laboratory testing to the size and condition of the sites.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/117487_weapons15.html
Washington Post (4/13/2003)
The Fire This Time
To Some Scholars, Iraq's Just Part of Something Bigger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7499-2003Apr11.html
Baltimore Sun (4/11/2003)
Tests point to domestic source behind anthrax letter attacks
David Siegrist concurs with the Army scientists findings that "the anthrax [used in the 2001 attacks] came from a domestic source and probably not a state program."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=bal%2Dte%2Eanthrax11apr11
The Washington Times (4/11/2003)
Why U.N. can't handle the job
David Kay predicts the allies will find, not a "smoking gun", but a "smoking arsenal."
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030411-98894060.htm
Buffalo News (4/9/2003)
Military cautious in making claims
David Kay "applauds the slow pace of the military in confirming [weapons of mass destruction]."
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20030409/1032202.asp
New York Post (4/8/2003)
Victory
David Kay said that the act of mixing chemical agents is something very specific to the Iraqis.
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/72908.htm
Knight Rider Newspapers (4/6/2003)
Bunkers are a hard target
David Kay comments on suburban bunkers built to be "a potential command-and-control bunker for the military using civilans as human shields."
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=33517§ion=NEWS&subsection=AMERICA_AT_WAR&yea
Star Tribune (4/2/2003)
100 bin Ladens? Call to jihad raises new terror concern
Michael Swetnam is sceptical that the U.S. is at a higher risk for suicide bombing due to the war in Iraq.
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2003/04/02/news/world/7db32eb47f5fbd02c72cd3569209a775.prt
Pioneer Press (3/31/2003)
Fate of Saddam is still uncertain
Michael Swetnam says there is fragmentary evidence as to whether Hussein is injured or dead.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/nation/5520664.htm
ABC News (3/28/2003)
Supplying the front
Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold says "Fedayeen and other insurgent-type activities are taking place with the clear mind to disrupt what we're doing and our soft underbelly can be the logistics and the resupply effort."
http://printerfriendly.abcnews.com/printerfriendly/Print?fetchFromGLUE=true&GLUEService=ABCNewsCom
USA Today (3/26/2003)
Accidental deaths exceed those in combat
General Gray quoted.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-03-26-count_usat_x.htm
The Wichita Eagle (3/23/2003)
Crews ready to hunt for banned weapons
David Kay, comments on the need for international credibility in the search for weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/news/nation/5459868.htm
ABC News (3/23/2003)
Shoring Up the Rear
Gen. Newbold commenting on the Iraqi war, says that "a fight in the rear is going to be a hard one."
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/World/iraq_riskywar_030323.html
MSNBC (3/14/2003)
Hardball
David Kay predicts a "brilliant victory" in Iraq.
MSNBC (3/14/2003)
Countdown IRAQ
David Kay comments on the unlikehood of Hussein disarming.
The Korea Herald (3/10/2003)
A Hen to guard a fox
David Kay's experience in Iraq in 1991 recounted.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/archives/result_contents.asp?id=200303100018&query=Andy%20Ho
Newsday (3/9/2003)
U.S. Steps Up Hunt for Osama bin Laden
Swetnam quoted on the race to capture bin Laden.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-osamas-close-calls,0,1259432.story
CNBC (3/7/2003)
More time? Blix cites Iraq's cooperation, but …
David Kay said he doesn’t believe (Weapons inspector Hans) Blix’s remarks will “have anything to do with what will happen (in Iraq).
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CNBCTV/Articles/Dispatches/P42622.asp
CNBC News (3/6/2003)
CNBC interviews Yonah Alexander
Prof. Alexander comments on the possible capture of bin Laden.
Associated Press (3/5/2003)
Al-Qaida Remains Epicenter of Terrorism
Michael Swetnam quoted
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-whither-al-qaida,0,1926239.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2
The Washington Times (3/2/2003)
Rivalries, intelligence, and plans
A review of Combating Terrorism: Strategies of Ten Countries, edited by Prof. Yonah Alexander
http://www.washtimes.com/books/20030302-83157214.htm
The Associated Press (3/2/2003)
Crises undermine nuclear agency
David Kay asserts the International Atomic Energy Agency is not equipped to look for signs of nuclear weapons development. He said most inspectors come from the civilian sector, while he feels such work needs people with law enforcement and military backgrounds.
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=993122&pic=none&TP=getarticle
Tallahassee Democrat (and 21 other KR publications) (3/1/2003)
Suspected 9/11 Mastermind Arrested in Pakistan
Michael Swetnam quoted.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/nation/5295339.htm
Virginia Pilot Online (2/27/2003)
Public health departments slowly begin smallpox vaccinations
David Siegrist quoted
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw0227pox.html
The Washington Post (2/23/2003)
Alerts Bring Questions
David Siegrist says this is the "tip of the iceberg".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50933-2003Feb22.html
The Washington Post (2/23/2003)
A Delicate Dance Step In Reacting To Danger
David Siegrist says, "If there's specific critical information, you pass on the information."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50908-2003Feb22.html
New York Times (2/23/2003)
U.S. Officials Review Plan to Rebuild Iraq After a War
David Kay declines to accept heading up the office of postwar (Iraq) planning.
Air Force Times (2/21/2003)
The Best Protective Gear in the World
“It’s pretty clear that the Iraqis have access to lots of chemicals,” said David Siegrist. “We need to take it very seriously.”
Fox News (2/13/2003)
Frist Writes Bioterror Book for 'When Every Moment Counts'
David Siegrist comments on Sen. Frist's book. "I think it's quite useful -- it's very constructive."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78539,00.html
National Review (2/10/2003)
At War: An Ominous Drift
David Kay says that the only "inspections regime" that would work in Iraq, would be indistinguishable from an occupation.
Philadelphia Inquirer (2/9/2003)
Analysts: Pathways to peace vanishing
"I think it's practically impossible at this point to avoid conflict," said David Kay in an interview with Warren P. Strobel.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/5137730.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
NBC Nightly News (2/8/2003)
David Kay discusses what inspectors will do in Baghdad now that it's coming down to the wire and whether Saddam Hussein will cooperate fully.
Communications Daily (2/7/2003)
Pentagon Official Calls DARPA Project Essential to Defending U.S.
Project Guardian discussed by panel of experts at the National Press Club on February 6, 2003.
The Washington Post (2/6/2003)
Data on Efforts to Hide Arms Called 'Strong Suit' of Speech
David Kay comments on Secretary of State Colin Powell's remarks to the UN on February 6, 2003.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A32595-2003Feb5?language=printer
United Press International (2/6/2003)
U.S. may face child soldiers in Iraq
CETO quoted.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030206-060645-8285r
MSNBC (2/5/2003)
Buchanan & Press
David Kay comments on Colin Powell's address to the UN on Feb. 5, 2003.
CNBC News (1/29/2003)
NBC-The News with Brian Williams
David Kay discusses President Bush's key arguments on going to war with Iraq in his State of the Union Speech.
The Seattle Times (1/28/2003)
Sharp Blix report reveals weaponry
David Kay calls the Blix report "a damning portrait."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134623093_inspect28.html
Los Angeles Times (1/28/2003)
'Damning Portrait' of Arms Programs
David Kay comments on the Blix report.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-weapons28jan28001443,0,7489583.story?coll=la%2Dh
NPR (1/26/2003)
Interview with David Kay
Liane Hansen, with NPR, interviews Kay about his predictions of the Blix report released 1/27/03.
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/transcripts/2003/jan/030126.hansen.html
NBC Nightly News (1/26/2003)
World awaits tomorrow's weapons report to UN
David Kay is interviewed on the Blix report to the United Nations.
The Cavalier Daily (1/24/2003)
Evidence's irrelevance in war debate?
Harris Freier comments on David Kay's Op Ed in the Washington Post (1/19/03).
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=14610&pid=956
The Seattle Times (1/21/2003)
Radical cleric decries police raid on mosque
Prof. Yonah Alexander says that the "mosque in London is one of the places that has been used for incitement, propaganda, fund raising and recruitment for a very long time."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134619083_mosque21.html
The Bloomberg News (1/21/2003)
U.S. Says Iraq Ban on U-2 Flights Breaks UN Pledge
U-2s are an "extraordinarily important" tool for inspectors, said David Kay in an interview with Todd Zeranski of the Bloomberg News.
Newsday.com (1/21/2003)
Don't Fall for the Old Shell Game
David Kay comments on the current weapons inspections in Iraq.
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpkay213097841jan21,0,3267518.story?coll=ny%2Dviewpoints%2Dhe
The Washington Post (1/20/2003)
7 Arrested in U.K. Terror Raid
London mosque was known for propaganda, says Prof. Yonah Alexander.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17986-2003Jan20.html
The Washington Post (1/19/2003)
It Was Never About A Smoking Gun
David Kay discusses the futility of the current UN weapons inspection.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9657-2003Jan18.html
Australian Financial Review (1/16/2003)
Inspectors No Match For Iraqi Sneaks
David Kay says that the current weapons inspection team is considerably under-staffed to complete the job thoroughly.
The News and Observer (1/13/2003)
Tension brews on Iraq data
David Kay says that Blix, "does not understand the importance of security and the sensitivity of intelligence information."
http://www.news-observer.com/front/story/2093073p-1997547c.html
Start Tribune (1/12/2003)
A tense battle for information between inspectors, spies
"He does not understand the importance of security and the sensitivity of intelligence information," Kay said of Blix.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/3586384.html
BusinessWeek (1/9/2003)
In Iraq, a Game for the Highest Stakes
David Kay comments on the stand-off between Iraq and the U.S.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2003/nf2003019_5057.htm
Baltimore Sun (1/9/2003)
Toxins seen as threat to U.S. troops
"The limited amount of vaccine for botulinum toxin reflects the lack of preparedness for chemical and biological warfare," said David Siegrist.
NewJersey.com (1/5/2003)
The new arms race
David Kay talks about the prospect of North Korea acquiring nuclear weapons.
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?level_3_id=34&page=6175203
UPI (1/3/2003)
Model: Revaccination key to smallpox fight
Dr. Stephen Prior comments on a newly released study on revaccinating individuals who previously received smallpox vaccinations.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030103-041359-9688r
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