Media Clips 2008
'Head in sand' torture
Washington Times, 4/29/08
Daniel Galligton
As one of the very few think tankers who has written in
support of the Bush administration's use of coercive interrogation techniques on
terrorists — provided they were "non-U.S. persons," located overseas and not
entitled to POW status — I have also noted that, to be lawful, the activity had to be
authorized by the "appropriate level of authority."
Use Money Transfers to Stop Illegal Immigrants
Examiner, 4/5/08
Daniel Gallington
Mexican workers in the U.S. send an estimated $23 billion back home every year,
typically in small amounts. Officially, these transfers are called "remittances" – just for
some current perspective, it's more than Mexico's total annual tourism revenue, and
until recently it was larger than their annual oil revenue!
Europe Whole and Free
24 Saati, 5/6/08
David J. Smith
Following his April 16 quasi-annexation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin last week rolled an additional 700 soldiers into Abkhazia.
ZOG+2
24 Saati, 4/30/08
David J. Smith
NATO's failure to grant Membership Action Plans (MAP) to Georgia and Ukraine at the April 2-4 Bucharest Summit proved an instant geopolitical blunder.
The Shaken Baby Syndrome: An Odyssey
-II Origins and Further Hypothesis
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 48, 4/23/08
Ronald H. Uscinski and Dennis McBride
Subdural bleeding in the so-called "shaken baby syndrome" is recognized as a hallmark of this syndrome, and is often noted as chronic in nature, indication an earlier time of origin than clinical presentation. In infants and neonates, the timeframe for generating such chronic intracranial bleeding is therefore limited. Neurosurgical, obstetric, and pediatric literature all recognize the significance of birth trauma in the generation of intracranial bleeding. This possibility is explored further here, with emphasis on features peculiar to Homo sapiens predisposing to intracranial bleeding during this timeframe. Encephalization and bipedalism combine to render the infant and mother susceptible to injury at birth.
No Time to Go Wobbly!
24 Saati, 4/21/08
Amb Davied Smith
Western reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s April 16 grab for the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was stiffer than he apparently expected.
Mood Indigo
Washington Times, 4/16/08
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington
In a nutshell, our politics- but mostly our politicians- have failed us. Accordingly, we are all unhappy, Democrat, Republican, and Independent alike.
Moscow Moves to DeFacto Annexation of Georgia Breakaway Regions
Central Asia Caucasus Analyst, 4/16/08
Ambassador David Smith
Moscow's promised reponse to the Caucasus appears to be materializing.
"Talking MAD"
Defense News, 3/31/08
Amb. David Smith discusses U.S.-Russia relations, the principle of mutally assured destruction, and the recent visit to Moscow by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
"Are They Ready?"
24 Saati , 3/31/08
Amb. David Smith examines the prospects for Georgia's membership in NATO.
"Iraq and the Election"
Washington Times, 3/29/08
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington offers an incisive commentary on the future of Iraq and the decisions confronting the next president.
"Researchers to Develop Way to Determine Work Readiness for Critical Operations"
Newswise, 3/20/08
Russian researchers have teamed up with U.S. human factors and cognition experts to reduce the number of accidents at nuclear materials facilities.
"2+2+2 = Progress on South Ossetia"
24 Saati , 3/17/08
Amb. David Smith discusses Georgia’s new State Minister for Reintegration's idea on the conflict in South Ossetia.
"The Waterboarding Veto"
Washington Times, 3/12/08
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington considers key policy questions relating to the legality of coercive interrogation techniques.
"The Bucharest Agenda: Time to Speak Up"
Adevarul, 3/5/08
Amb. David Smith's editorial in Adevarul of Romania contemplates what NATO should be focused on at its upcoming meeting and the role the host nation could play.
"Putinocracy and Democracy"
24 Saati, 3/3/08
Amb. David Smith examines the recent Russian elections.
"Failure to Communicate"
Washington Times, 3/2/08
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington examines the role of public affairs and stresses the need for strategic information operations and public diplomacy.
Super Tuesday: Or How to Make Sense of the American Presidential Election (And Why It Matters)
Investor.ge, February-March 2008
Amb. David Smith's analysis of the American presidential primary elections and their implications for Georgia.
"Putin: Persistent, Popular, Pugnacious…Paranoid"
24 Hours, 2/18/08
In his latest editorial, Amb. David Smith reflects on the Russian's Presidents farewell remarks and their foreign policy implications.
"We win and they lose"
Washington Times, 2/14/08
In Part II of his Washington Times op-ed, Senior Fellow Dan Gallington considers a "Reagan Approach" to to the terrorist threat and national security. (See Part I on 1/21/08)
"Kosovo: A Hash in the Balkans"
24 Hours, 2/7/08
In his latest editorial, Amb. David Smith considers the impact of the recent Kosovo election and its implication on Georgian territorial disputes.
"Three Cheers for Georgia's Strategic Defense Review"
24 Hours, 1/28/08
Amb. David Smith examines the Georgia
SDR that enhances Georgia’s security and sets the pace for the rest of the Georgian Government as well as passes a NATO milestone.
"How the change agent has changed"
Nature, 1/24/08
In his essay, Senior Fellow and former ARPA Director, Dr. Charles Herzfeld reflects on DARPA as it turns 50 noting what has worked and what hasn't.
"New Security Directions"
Washington Times, 1/21/08
Senior Fellow Dan Gallington reflects on past national security policies and recommends reorganization of the national security decision apparatus and some fundamental new national security approaches.
"The Long and Winding Road that Leads to the White House Door"
24 Hours, 1/21/08
Senior Fellow Amb. Dave Smith considers the current status of the race for the U.S. presidency and the meaning for the Georgian nation.
"A Matter of Image"
24 Hours, 1/11/08
Amb. David Smith examines the January 5th Presidential election in Georgia and the implications of IEOM's report.
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