Pentagon Military Analysts Program Documents Obtained by The New York Times: Documents Released On 4/30/08: Part 2

SIMMONS: Listen, all of these men and women that are doing those interrogations are
outstanding. So rlliet the judge make his assessment, but I will tell you they are -- and
I'd love to mention names, but I can't for obvious reasons, but they are doing an
incredible job, outstanding job. And I want to show you one thing quickly if I can. I don't
know if you can pan in on this medal that was given to me by the commander of JTF
Guantanamo, Admiral Harris. And on this, if you can see this, it says, it says "honor
bound." And these fine young men and women that are guarding these animals -- and
that's what they ate, the nastiest people on the planet -- they are shouting "honor bound"
at every opportunity.
GIBSON: All right, Wayne Simmons, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
SIMMONS: Thank you, John.
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From: Merritt, RoxIe, AFIS·HQ
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 2:35 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA; vze279gy Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ
Cc: Barber, Allison Ms DSD PA
Subject: RE: nbc/msnbc
Hi Jack,
This is a great opportunity to highlight our great people who serve our country. Let's
talk when you get a chance and flesh out the concept. Hope you have a great 4th of JUly.
Roxie
Roxie T. Merritt
Office of the Deputy Assistant secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Internal
Communicationsl_ U.S. Department of Defense
601 North Fairfax Street - Rm ~IJfJM(if'; ?\
Alexandria, Vir inia 22314-2007
Phone:
Fax;
email:
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From; Lawrence, Dallas Mr asp PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence
Sent: Friday, June 30 2006 2:09 PM
To: vze279gyi#Ji1(lIF::X-ty)\;x,A>::t\\;j Merritt,- Roxie, AP'IS-HQ
ee: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Subject: RE: nbc/msnbc
Jack,
Great news! Thanks for your steering this through. Roxie Merritt, whom I believe you
know, will be the poc for this project. We are all very thrilled to help make this an
extremely good partnership highlighting the heroism of our military men and women.
Roxie is cc'd and standing byl
Happy 4th of july my friend,
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of Community Relations & Public Liaison United States Department of
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To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
SUbject: nbc/msnbc
Dallas:
Good to talk to you today. To reiterate, we'd like to produce a number of short packages
on the heroic exploite of our soldiers. sailors, airmen and marines. Subjects would
include SFC Paul Smith, the female soldier who was recently awarded the Silver Star. etc,
etc.
You suggested that a single point of contact, Mr Strube (1), would make the whol~ thing
easy and efficient.
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Her~ is a piece I wrote Quickly on Thursday's Supreme Court decision regarding Guantanamo detainees. Front Page Mag
link IS here: http://www.frontpaoemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?IQ=23184 .
Article pasted here:
Geneva Convention Rights for AI-Qaeda

.By bt. Col. Gordon Cucytlu
FrontPageMagazine.com I June 30, 2006
The Supreme Court decided Thursday by a 5-3 vote that in effect granted aI- Qaeda terrorists the same rights as
American soldiers. (Chief Justice Roberts recused himself because of a previous decision on the case while at
the appellate court level; Thursday's ruling overturned his decision.) Judge Clarence Thomas, reading a dissent
from the bcnch for the first time in more than 15 years on the Court, scathingly criticized the majority for a
decision that he said would sorely hamper the president's ability to confront and defeat a new and deadly enemy.
In a stark reflection of the Left's inability to comprehend the core facts of this war, including even the simplest
grasp of the nature of the enemy, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said vacuously that today's decision is a
rebuke of the Bush administration's detainee policies and a reminder of our responsibility to protect both the
American people and our Constitutional rights. Can the woman who may be the m:xt Speaker of the House
really think that extending Constitutional safeguards for imprisoned Guantanamo terrorists somehow prol~ts
the American people? Or is she simply so blinded ~y leftist ideology and a pathological hatred for George Bush
that she is willing to support Constitutional protections for enemy combatants in order to defeat him?
Conversations with senior Department of Justice and Department of Defense officials later on Thursday
afternoon revealed concern but by no means panic. This decision deals more with process, a senior Justice
official explained. It does not in any way affect the president's ability to confine these enemy combatants to
Guantanamo and in no manner does the decision imply or SUite that closure of the facility is necessary or
desirable. Nor, the point was made, does the deci~ion necessarily have an impact on most of the detainees. Only
those who are being charged with war crimes, capital offenses, or offenses that could result in lengthy
confinement beyond the conclusion of the war are affected by the deci sian.
Are the government's attomeysupset by the SCOTUS decision? You bet. They stand strongly on the position
that foreign terrorists do not deserve the same levels of protection that American citizens do, especially
American soldiers - or even foreign saints. We were told by the Court to make. the protections for the detainees
in question more like a mili1ary court martial, a senior Defense official explained. Others at the meeting bitingly
criticized the Court for being more concemed with terrorists than with our own soldiers, a sentiment clearly
reflected in Pdos's empl)'.headed remarks, gushing over Constitution protection for those who are sworn to
destroy it.
The positive part of the decision came from Judge Stephen Breyer remarks that said nothing prevents the
president from returning to Congress to seek the authority he believes necessary to earry out the military
commissions. Was the Court intrusive on Executive Branch privileges? It would appear so to many, although
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the decision was far from the nail in the coffin for the idea that the president can set up these trials, that Barbara
Olshansky claimed it to be. Olshansky is legal director of the hard-Left, New York-based Center for
Constitutional Rights, an organization that represents about 300 Guantanamo detainees.
Funding for the CCR allowing them to give pro bono representation to Guamanamo terrorists such as Salim
Ahmed Hamden, the plaintiff in this case, is derived from anum ber of suspect sources. Analysts claim that CCR
funding includes large amounts from Gulf and Saudi sheiks as well as governments known to sponsor terrorism.
Hamden was Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, a position in a terrorist organization that is given only to
highly reliable and totally committedjihadists, not someone seeking work to feed his family, as Hamden
claimed. Nonetheless, Hamden is hailed as a victim ofAmerican fascist imperialism by the CCR and the Legal
Left, cited as an example of the many innocents confined at Guantanamo.
So what does the Court decision mean for Americans, practically speaking? It does not mean that any of these
terrorists now held at Guantanamo will be arhitrarily released or brought before a left-wing judge and set out on
bail anytime soon. It does mean that military commissions, being conducted on ten detainees charged with war
crimes, including Australian David Hicks and Hamden himself, will be once more placed on hold. The irony is
that defense attorneys for these men decry that they have been held without trial and yet these same attorneys
spent years and millions of dollars upsetting the process that the president put into place to give them a fair
hearing in the first place.
Thankfully Guantanamo, an essential node in the War on Terror because of its confinement and interrogation
capabilities, is to stay intact and fully functioning. In fact the Court did not challenge either the justification for
existence of the facility or the notion that interrogations are conducted on the detainees, both issues that defense
attomeys sought to get a judgment in their favor. On the Hill, Arizona Senator Kyl and other like-minded,
national security Senators are rushing to work with the administration to fonnulate a bill that would give the
president sufficient latitude to deal with our enemies without constant interference from those who would do us
hann, including home-grown threats.
Meanwhile, in the field American soldiers consider that they have once again been slapped in the face by
American leftists. They have endured the constant pressure of harsh criticism from the left incl uding hysterical
allegations of out-of-control brutality, incompetence, and poor morale. Repeatedly they have watched major
news media casually release information to the public which, were they to release it, would merit them courts
martial. The Court decision is yet another nail, not in Bush coffin, as the Left wishes it to be, but in the hea'1 of
American resolve.
Almost five years past 9/11 and Americans, partiCUlarly our soldiers, are as Hugh Hewitt and Mark Steyn
succinctly put it - still dealing with a 9IIO judiciary, Congress, and Democratic Party. We won't lose on the
battlefield but have yet to recognize that the real fight is in the media,in public opinion polls, and against slack
minded, overly ambitious politicians that their primary job is protecting America, not winning reelection. We
can only hope that the Court cnn be fixed before it gives away all of our protections.
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From: ~~\~!jjE,jYt},j!w,:n;X(i;lc,v, OASD~PA

Sent: Friday. June 30, 2006 8:18 AM
To: Barber,·AIlison Ms OSD PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA; CIV, OASD·PA
SUbject: trip
Attachments: roster memo for analyst trip.doc
attached is a memo on where we stand on the trip.
jack keane is unable to make It
jeff mccausland wants to go, but he has not yet booked his tickets. i hesitate to put him in the "confirmed"
category since his message to me was that he assumed osd would cover the flights again. i sent him a note (he's
in australia) letting him know that wasn't the case. i won't hear from him until 11 :00. he's on the "checking" list.
i also sent a note to gen mcinerney. he was unable \0 make ~ blc he was cutting it so close to a commitment he
had on the 1Lth. i let him know that the latest we would be back would be the night of the 11 tho will try to connect
with him asap this morning (he's in alaska). right now, he's on the "declined" list.
jack Jacobs wanted to go but will be in london next week. lett him a message to see if he'd be interestedfwilling to
fly directly from london and meet us in kuwait. will connect with him this morning on that. right now, he's also on
the "declined" list... let me know if you want me to include him in the "checking"·tisl.
mnf-i, centcom and jvb in kuwait are breathing down my neck for the final lists NLT today. not sure what names to
send them. i hesitate to give them the names we have and then change/add to them yet again. dave and i
discussed and we will wait until after your meetIng with dorrance to start greasing the wheelS for a new country
clearanee: msg., etc.
i talked to m.j. and capt cltino (the pa trip coordinator in baghdad) this morning and made friends with them again.
:)
will keep you posted.
OSD Public Affairs

Community Relations and Public Liaison
@!1'~lWff;;;i!'I'rhe Pentagon
Washin ton, D.C. 20301
4/9/2008
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Dorrance Smith
FROM: Allison Barber
DATE: Friday, June 30, 2006
RE: Analyst Trip to Iraq
The following retired.military analysts have accepted our invitation and confinned that they will
travel with us to Iraq, July 7~ 11.
Brigadier General David Grange (USA, Retired) CNN

Major General James "Spider" Marks, USA, Ret. with CNN
Major General Don Shepperd, USAF, Ret. with CNN
The following analysts are checking their financing and flight options to see if they can make it
work:
Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired) MSNBC

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Maginnis, USA, Ret. Freelance national radio and TV
Dr. Jeff McCausland, Colonel. USA, Ret. with CBS
The following analysts h~ve declined our invitation:
General Wayne Downing, USA, Ret. with MSNBC

Lieutenant Colonel RiCk Francona (USAF, Retired) NBC
Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired)
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) MSNBC
General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) ABC
Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney, USAF, Ret. with Fox News
Captain Chuck Nash, USN, Ret. with Fox News
Major General Robert Scales. USA, Ret. with Fox News
Mr. Wayne Simmons, C1A, Ret. with Fox News
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From:' ~M!#rJCMj;;j<ijY;1elV, OASD-PA
Sent: Thursday. June 29, 2006 6:14 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms QSO PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas MrOSD PA
SUbJect: RE: Iraq analysts
hi. . .. just forgot to put jed babbin on the decline list. added him on that last email i
sent you!
thanks
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From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:59 PM
To: Barber Allison Ms DSD PA
Cc: !\1%~!h>b'iit4<!';'i!Fi;hil CIV, OASD- PA
Subject: Iraq analysts
Allison here is the list you' requested ...
CONFIRMED:
DOn Shepperd.• CNN
Spider Marks, CNN
Dave Grange, CNN
TENTATIVE/CHECKING
Ken Allard, MSNBC
Bob Maginnis, freelance radio, regular FOX TV JaCk Jacobs, MSNBC Jack Keane, ABC
DECLINE
General Wayne Downing, USA, Ret. with MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona (USAF,
Retired) NBC Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired) Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney,
USAF, Ret. with Fox News Major General Robert Scales, USA, Ret. with Fox News Mr. Wayne
Simmons, CIA, Ret. with Fox News
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OASD·PA
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 20065:54 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSO PA
SUbject: FW: Travel
here is where we stand:
we have a ~efinite yes from:
don shepperd, CNN (booked his refundable travel) spider marks, CNN (was going to get his
staf~ to work his ticket) dave grange, CNN (was going to get his staff to work his ticket)
we have a maybe from:
ken allard, MSNBC (waiting to hear if msnhc will pay for it) bob maginnis (just heard from
him that he might be able to get some of his networks to pitch in a little. if so, he's
in) jack jacoba, MSNBC (if he can go directly from london haven't gotten a response
from him on that proposal) jack keane, ABC (will get back to me)
some suggestions of who we could still invite:
cdr peter brookes, fox and heritage (national security fellow) jim carafan~, fox and
heritage (international studies fellow) ltc gordon cucullu, fox
here are the ones that have said no:
General wayne Downing, USA, Ret. with MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona (USAF,
Retired) NBC Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired) Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney,
USAF, Ret. with Fox News Major General Robert Scales, USA, Ret. with Fox News Mr. Wayne
Simmons, CIA, Ret. with Fox News
and the ones i didn't ask blc they already told me they'd be out of town:
Dr. Jeff Mccausland, Colonel, USA, Ret. with CBS (i will ask to see if he wants to re
route his return trip) Captain Chuck Nash, USN, Ret. with Fox News
allison -- would you want to invite john molino??? that thought just occured to me.
that's all i've got ...
thanks
just did a cnn program on gitmo from london. i thought it went well.
this is the first time i have been able to check email. i gather from this email that we
are expected to pay for our air fare. i don't know whether my networks will help but i'll
try to check and let you know.by saturday morning,
bob
robertmag73 .
http://home.comcast.net
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ginal message -----~-.~~----~~--
From: CIV, OASD-PA"
> Gent
>
> The details for our trip are coming together. I wanted to update you
> on the status so that. you can book your travel. There has been another
> slight change -- we appreciate your flexibility on this. You should
> book your tickets into KWI arriving the morning of the 8th -- no later
~ than 10 am. We will not overnight in Kuwait, but will board a milair
> flight early that afternoon. If you need to arrive the evening
> before, please let me know and we will try to work out accomodation5 for you.
>.
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> If you are able, book .the following flight. It is on sale for $1,800
> right now on Orbitz .
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> BA Flight 224 departing lAD at 8:05 AM in July 7, connecting through
> London to BA 157 arriving into KWI at 6:3~ am on July 8. This is the
> ideal flight. The sooner you book, the better!
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> We will spend the remainder of the day the 8th in country and remain
> overnight. The following day will be a full day of visits and
> briefings, as will the day of the 10th. We will be departing the
> country the night of the 10th, and will overnight in Kuwait. You
> should book a ticket returning to the U.S. the morning of the 11th.
>
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>
> Please let me know ASAP today if you are able to make the trip as we
>are limited in the number of people we can take on this trip. If you
> are unable to join us, we will have to extend the invitation to
~ someone else and we are looking at a very tight timeframe as is.
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> Again, this invitation is not transferable and we appreciate your
> discretion. Please ao not share with anyone that you have been
> invited to join us.
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> I look forward to hearing from you and we are looking forward to a
'" great trip!
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> Thanks again for your flexibility ...
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> More soon,
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From: . &tt*~,gi!iMi:i:H!;i"i';'i:I CIV, OASD-PA

SUbject: FW: Trip
should i invite bing west???
From: WSSlnter [mailto:WSSInter

Sent: Thursday, June ,006 4:45 PM
To: Lawrence( Dallas Mr OSD PA
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Dallas:
I sincerely regret that I will not be able to attend this trip. Keeping my airline up makes it
financially difficult at this time. Have a safe trip.
Wayne
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Cc: Barber. Allison Ms aso PA

SUbJect: RE: Sheppard Trip Report
Actually, it might be better to just send it around undoctored... ptease delete my info from the email chain. Thanks.
From: shepdonald@ [mallto:shepdonald@

To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr aSD PA
Subject: Gltmo trip report
Gitmo Trip Report
It was my second trip to Guantanamo, the last being a year ago. A collection of media analysts, (CNN and Fox),
radio contributers, lawyers, \\-Titers, DoD deputy assistant secretaries, it was another whirlwind adventure - out
ofthe chocks at Andrews AFB as a guest of 000 on Navy mil-air at 7:30 AM; 3:15 en route to Cuba; land at
Gitmo Airfield, Navy launch to the windward side, visit the detention facility all day; receive briefs, .long water
taxi back to the airfield, wheels up at 5:00 PM and back. to Andrews by 8:15 - whew!.
I wish all of America, in fact all of the concerned world, would go because they could draw their own
conclusions and stop asking me. The world, at least America, would be proud of Rear Admiral Harry Harris, the
Joint Task Force Commander-GTMO and histroops. Thoughtful, articulate, professional, concemed, serious,
but with panache, a '78 USNA grad, Harris stayed with us all day giving and participating in the briefings and
answering questions. some very hard ones. Army Col. Mike Bwngamer. in charge of detainee operations :and 35
years as an MP, was the host of our tour through all the facilities, including individual cells, cellblocks,
recreation areas, medical facilities and interrogation ops where we viewed an HVT (high value target)
interrogation....and then there were other participants - briefs from the "other" agencies, law enforcement and
intelligence. Bumgarner could be a popular county sheriff - he is hometown America - he could get elected
anywhere - may happen as he is nearing the end of his career - he cares about his troops and the detainees
even the ones that have threatened to kill him and his family.
We started with briefings over a halal meal at the Camp Delta mess halL The meal was tasty and one of three
composing the 4200 daily calories offered each detainee. Special meals are also offered for vegetarians,
diabetics, etc. The food is good.
A professional medical staff with a fully-equipped hospital, including major surgical capabilities, mental health
and dental looks after the detainees. The docs and nurses wear "stab vests" as they provide care... hmmm.
The facilities are modern, resembling any modem high security U.S. prison - and expensive - and getting more
expensive, new ones being constructed to reduce manpower requirements and provide for an extended stay, or
an expanded GWOT.
Some imponant questions;
Did we drink the government kool-aid? - of course - that was the purpose of the trip, to hear the U.S.
government side of the story, the other side is provided daily in the media, some infonned, most by those who
have never been to Gitmo. A visitor is at the rot-fey of local officials, but one also has lots of time to argue,
inquire. question, disagree, exchange ideas, provide alternate views, suggestions. It is a healthy environment for
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· an intellectual exchange. One has free access to talk to any ofthe staff.
Did you see any evidence of mistreatment? - of coiJ,rse not, nor would one expect to on an arranged visit, but
there is another important reason - no mistreatment is going on. There may have been some missteps and policy
confusions at the old Camp X~ray (long closed), but GITMO has known for a long time that the eyes of the
world are on them. There is simply too much supervision, too much professionalism, too much pride to make
anything bad intentionally happen. AdditionallY, all interrogators will tell you that mistreatment is counter
productive. The: only thing that works, they insist, is to establish rapport over a long period of time and
of
eventually almost everyone talks, providing small pieces big puzzles that can eventually amalgamate into a
useful portrait.
Why don't we avoid all this controversy and simply declare the detainees as POWs and comply with the Geneva
Conventions? - because it isn't that simple - the detainees are not soldiers of a nation state, are not an organized
army and are not signatories to international conventions, rior do they comply with the Laws of Armed Conflict.
This may require some new legislation. This is a different sort of war in which the old rules and laws are not
adequate, many do not apply; thUS, we are creating new processes and trying to insure justice and human rights
in the process - it is hard, real hard ...and incidentally we comply with most of the provisions of the Geneva
Convention, the ones that make sense, especially humane treatment. In all previous wars we have detained
POWS and released them at the end of the war, and tried those suspected of heinous crimes - the same thing is
being attempted in this war.
But you must admit that the prisoners have no "due process" - wrong. One may not like the process (and the
Supreme Court will likely rule imminently on its legality), but there is a well-ordered due process, one that was
suggested by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who encouraged the U.S. to design mechanisms that
comply with Article V of the Geneva Convention. Article V states if there is plausible doubt of a detainee's
status - are they, or are they not, enemy combatants - a process must be established to detennine that fact. Thus,
the administration established the Combat Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) and Administrative Review
Boards (ARBs - yearly case re-examinations) that review all available facts and information to detennine: is the
detainee an enemy combatant, deserving detention, or not? ,
Why don't we just apply the U.S. iustice system -lawyers. grand juries. charges. trials? - sounds great, but it
does not work in war and that has been long recognized. There are about 1;000' foreign terrorists incarcerated in
the U.S. justice system. Those people have been arrested and tried for individual acts of terrorism deemed
criminal acts, mostly in the U.S. - it fits the way we do business - daily police work in an organized
infrastructure. War simply does not fit that mold. The normal investigative processes used in U.S. criminal trials
- Miranda rights, chain of custody of evidence, etc. is simply impractical when applied to a combat situation.
Crime is from Mars, warfare is from Venus - the two simply don't mate. Those who cry for criminal
prosecution under the U.S, justice system should read about the nature of war and how justice has been applied
over the years - the two systems are simply designed for entirely different scenarios.
So, why don't we use the militarv Court Martial svstem? - the military justice system is the equivalent of the
U.S. civil justice system modified for military use. It is an extremely fair system with rights to free counsel,
juries of true peers and automatic review; however, the same rules apply to evidence, testimony, etc. as apply in
the U.S. civilian justice system - the system is simply inadequate for warfare during which POWs are detained
and released after a war, or tried for war crimes under international statutes covering the Laws of Anned
Conflict. This is what the U.S. is attempting to do with Gitmo detainees.
Aren't many of the Gitmo detainees just lOW-level foot soldiers that got swept-up in battle? - some are, some
aren't. 759 detainees have been sent to Gitmo. Almost ail were detained in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Most were
suspected of being high~level Or important Al-Qaeda or Taliban, or a significWlt threat as terrorists, thus their
transfer to Gitmo. None have been sent from Iraq. About 460 remain. The remainder have been released (13
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have been captured or killed again in the GWOT after release) or transferred back to their home countries or to a
third country that has agreed to abide by the international agreements against torture. All detainees have
receiv~d CSRTs to determine their status and all witl receive yearly ARBs (not required by Geneva
Conventions) to determine if they should continue to be detained or released.
Many detainees have been there since 2002. Surely we have exhausted their intelligence value? - not so,
according to intelligence officials and interrogators. Interrogations continue and important information on
national and international cells continue to emerge that have uncovered and prevented significant attacks and
taken down dangerous networks, especialIy in foreign countries. Additionally, many detainees are cooperating.
The main weapon 'of U.S. interrogators is time. The detainees a1\ want to get out. Most figure if they cooperate,
they will eventually be released - it is a good guess. As new characters emerge when others are ki11ed or
detained in the GWOT (Khalid Sheik Mohammed, al·Zarqawi et.a!.) detainees have important information on
new emerging leaders - their locations, contacts, funding mechanisms, travel patterns, history - this information
is extremely valuable and increasing pressure is being put on 1he worldwide networks - their bench is not deep.
Further, in the fight against IEDs some of the detainees are providing extremely valuable information on
designs, trigger mechanisms and tactics - several of the detainees were MAJOR lED and explosive players.
So, what is going to haRRen to the remaining detainees? - it depends - the Supreme Court must rule. If the
administration has its way there will continue to be CSRTs and ARBs. Just like POWs at the end of previous
wars, some detainees will be released to go home at the end of the GWOT. Others will be referred to "military
commissions" for heinous crimes just as they were in previous wars. And, when will the GWOT end? - beats
me, but certainly not yet and the thought of releasing dangerous terrorists dedicated to doing us harm should be
chilling.
What about the NYT full-page in yesterday's paper by Amnesty International claiming that detainees have been
incarcerated for four years withQut access to justice, lawyers, due process? - only some of that is true. Some
detainees have been in Gitmo for four years, but none have been without justice - the CSRTs and ARBs and
military commissions (some started, none completed due to lawyers filing for court-directed stays), if the
Supreme Court approves them, serve as justice and the equivalent of grand juries - reasons to believe the
detainees are or are not ~.pemy combatants and they will either be referred to and prosecuted by military
commissions, or released - watch for the Supreme Court decisions. Some detainees are involved with lawyers
and they are provided lawyer-client privileges.
What about the suicides? - we saw where the suicides took place, talked to those who found the victims and
those (medical stafO who attempted to revive them. This was a devastating experience for all involved. The staff
was truly saddened by the event. There have been over 40 previous attempts prevented. It should be no surprise
that amongst a group of people who regularly see suicide as martyrdom (daily events in Iraq, Afghanistan and
Israel) there will be more attempts, some likely successful. The Gitmo staff characterizes the suicides as a
defiant act of asymmetric warfare, not one of depressed prisoners who have come to the end of their rope.
Incidentally, there will also likely be attempts by detainees to kill guards - the detainees regularly threaten the
guards and tell them they will kill them and their families when they get out. Expect other bad thing to happen at
Gitmo. This is not your run-of-the-mill collection of compliant prisoners.
But what about the prisoner who was being force-fed? - when detainees perfonn hunger strikes and those
actions become dangerous to health. the decision has been made to insert feeding tubes to preserve life - this is
the same procedure that has been approved and is used by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and the same standard
equipment used in U.S. hospitals. A small 1I8 lh inch tube is inserted through the nasal cavity, down the throat
the area is lubricated and anesthetized, the procedure not painful. Adm. Harris had the procedure performed on
him to ~est the system.
What about the Red Cross views ofQitmQ? - the Red Cross views are confidential and closely-held, but the Red
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· Cross has full access to detainees at any time and makes regular visits. Tiley have made many suggestions
incorporated by the Gitmo staff. Prisoners receive regular mail and the home nations of all detainees are
informed of their whereabouts and status and kept regularly infonned by our Stale Department. Some nations
are seeking extradition, some of those request have been approved.
So, should. or should not. Gitmo be closed? - I don't know. Gitmo has become an unfortunate political symbol
of an increasingly unpopular war. Some of the information spread in the media is wrong and written or relayed
by people who are mi::Jinformed. Gitmo is a modem, well-run prison where detainees are well treated, well-fed.
and medically cared for - BUT - whatever happens - we must have a method of hand ling detainees in the war
on terrorism - Congress may have to act - this is a different war and old models don't fit. Many ofthe detainees
are dangerous. VERY dangerous, and will kill you,.me and others tomorrow if released. They should not be put
blithely back on the streets in an emotional quest for justice - as an international community we MUST find a
way of handling these people - AND - I fully suspect that if detainees are transferred back to their home
counlries, or other facilities constructed in far-off lands, they will soon wish they were back at Gitmo.
If someone tells you Gitmo is a gulag - that is nonsense - they haven't been there.
Our solders, sailors and air men and women at Guantanarno are doing a superb job around very dangerous
people in a long and difficult war - you can be proud of them.
Don Shepperd is a CNN Military Analyst
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From:' Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Thursday. June 29, 2006 11:59 AM
To: 'Major F. Andy Messing, Jr. (Ret)! NDCF'
SUbject: RE: Great Job",
Most welcomeI
From: Major F. Andy MessIng, Jr. (Ret)! NDCF [mailto:NDCF

Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 20067:22 PM
Subject: Great Job...
Deilr Dallils...
Thank You, .. Great Job... !!

Best
ANDY Messing
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From:' Lawrer.ee, Dallas Mr OSD PA

Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11 :48 AM
To: Barber, Allison Ms aso PA
Subject: RE:Trip
SHOOTl ... I TYPED THIS EMAIL RESPONSE ON TUESDAY AND FOR SEM~ RESPONSON FORGOT TO SEND.
SORRY ABOUT THAT .....
I would love to ... a off until july 7. id like to suggest you wait until july 5
and meet with major will be taking over the outreach.
Dallas B. Lawrence
From: Barber. Allison Hs OSD PA
Sent: Tuesday, June 27/ 2006 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Trip
Shoot. We were so close to beating dorrance to the punch of asking for it.
I am learning that he needs more info sooner than larry did.
So we should start putting in more memos and number them. For instance, a memo on who we
are inviting, a memo at the end of yesterday with status, a memo today with update and a
memo tonight with final..
The morning of the trip just won't work for him. Too bad.
This is more work for us but it will payoff in spades over the long term.
tomorrow I want to meet with speakers bureau folkS to look at our database. I need to
figure out a better reporting structure on that too. Want to get this issue off my back
so we can focus Qn bigger issues. Please tell col barnes to get on my schedule.
Thx
Ab
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSO PA
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:38:30 2006
SubJect: RE: Trip
Call went great. Dorrance does not have the final. I asked ~ij)K~')'U to have a full schedule
for you before your morning meeting so you can review. I am happy to send Romley the
confirmed list if you like for dorrance. Or have tara send the schedule to him
independent of you.
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of Community Relations ~ Public Liaison United States Department of
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From: Barber, Allison Ms aSD PA
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Trip
Grea t. Thanks
Does dorrance have this?

How did the call go today?
Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:29;24 2006
SUbject: RE: Trip
pa.rticipants:
Mr. Joe Reeder, Defense Analyst
Ma.jor General Robert H. Scales, USA, Retired Captain Chuck Nash, USN, Retired Captain
Martin L. Strong, USN, Retired Major Andy Messing, USAR, Retired Command Sergeant Major
Steve Greer. USA, Retired
Lawrence
Office of community Relations & Public Liaison United states Department of
From: Barber, Allison Ms asp PA
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, .2006 4:21 PM
Subject: Trip
Hi
Who's going to gtmo??
ThK
Ab
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.......
From: ' Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA

Sent: ihursdaYl June 29, 2006 11 :40 AM
To: j~Y(R)Y<U'>';\:X;;;;Vi<CF\T,{,~X;;;;';<i);Xv,<;1 CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: RE: Surrogates
DOJ is in the lead on this. We will happily schedule our speaker if he is available to be
on your call if that is what you like. Or, if you would prefer a solo doj call, we will
schedule our folks to call in. please advise soonest as these folks usually need 3 hours
notice to get on a call. Thanks I
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Offioe of Com~unity Relations & Public Liaison
United States Department of Defense
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Subject: RE: Surrogates
We are still pl~nning on doing our surrogates call but not until the afternoon. Does this
mean that you will not be participating in that phone call? We have the DOJ staff
scheduling to de a background media call and chen the surrogate call immediately following
in the afternoon.
They won't 'be able to do a call before then because the s.me people we've selected to do
these calls will be working on our public statement and talking points with us at noon and
until we issue the statement.
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we would like to do a mil analyst call on the decision that is imminent.
we have asked BG hemingway to be the dod spokesperson on the call, but would like doj to
take the lead role. will someone from your office be available around noon to make the
call'??
please let me know asap and i will be happy to set it up.
thanks
Froml
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To, Lawrence. Dallas Mr OSD PA
Cc: ii':i,!ID"7,;;;,\'Y'(':''(1 CIV OASD- PA
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Okay, thanks. I reached out to LCDR Gordon to ask who I should work with so he can
disregard. I'll look for his email address and let him know I'm good to go. Tara-will you
shoot. me your number? Thanks,
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be in gitmo all day tomorrow. In the event this comes down, please
on my team and she will make this happen. Thanks.
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To: Lawrence, Dallas 'Mr OSD PA
Sent: Tue Jun 27 19:23:33 2006
Dallas,
tomorrow, ,I'll be in touch and will send you a copy of our e

mail to surro to distribute. We are working off-site due to flooding, but my
cell phone is
Thank you,:~;M.
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FrOm: Dallas.Lawrence~bM6Y;0fN [mailto,Dallas.Lawrence0~
sent: WecinesdaY"June.21r",2006 4:57 PM '"
To : ~~)I~n'i!;;f;':n;,(U';\!j;'!X}r{;:'\Y'jiXi";X";N;i;:1
SubJect: RE: Surrogates
Hi there. Just for your planning, these folks do not usually turn well on a short fused
call. They are allover the world, and u5ually we need a solid 24 hours to plan, at the
least. We will certainly do out best to get as many on the call as possible. Quick
reminder. none of them will be available from 2-3pm tomorrow as they will be on a
conference call with General Casey.
Thanks;
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of Community Relations & Public Liaison Uniced States Department of
From:
[mailto:
Sent: wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:41 PM
Hi Dallas.
I checked on my end, and the list of analysts seems fine. We will only have a few hours
between finding out that the decision has been handed down in the morning and having the
conference call in the afternoon. So if you want to send out that "heads up· e-mail
letting them know that this call will take place but with short notice, that might be a
good
idea. I think at this point we won't include who will be on the call
other than that there will be a few senior DOJ and DOD officials.
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Thanks very much, and I will follow up with call-in information wheri I receive it.
Take care,
-----Original Message
From: Dallas.Lawrence [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence
Sen . 1:19 AM
To:
Subject: RE: surrogaees
Sounds good. For your planning. our analysts will be engaged from 130-330 Thursday with
general casey
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of Community Relations & Public Liaison
From:
[mailto,
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:14 AM
ec: Barber, Allison Me OSD PA; CIV, OASD-PA; Whitman, Bryan Mr oSD PA
SUbject: Surrogates
Hi Dallas,
Thanks very much fqrthe list of proposed surrogates. We haven't set Thursday for the
call yet. We want to determine who'd we like to have on the call and then let those folks
know to expect call-in information once we gee word the decision is being handed down. It
*could* be Thursday, but it may not be until next week. I'll follow up again.
Office of Public Affairs

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20530
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SUbject:
Good morning. I understand that DOJ is interested in hosting a call with our group of
Retired Military Analysts (talking head types) this Thursday to address the supreme Court
Ruling on GITMO. We would like to propose inviting'the following folks to call in and can
send the invite out to them electronically once we get the details for the call (time.
call in number, who will be the speaker). We can also, if you like. send out a note
letting them know of the possibility of a calIon Thursday for planning purposes only that
does not list who will be the speaker but details the topic (ruling).
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Thanks and look forward to working together with your team to bring this together.
Proposed Invitees
Mr. Jed Babbin (AP. Former JAG) American Spectator, national radio
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu (USA, Retired) Fox News
Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong (USMC, Retired) Fox News
General Wayne/-A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC
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Lieutenant Colonel Tim J. Eads (USA, Retired) Fox News
Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona (USAF, Retired) NBC
Brigadier General David L. Grange (USA, Retired) CNN
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA. Retired) Fox News
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) Fox News
Major General James "Spider" Marks (USA, Retired) CNN
Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colon~l, USA, Retired) - CBS
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) - Fox News
Major General Michael J. Nardotti, Jr. (USA, Retired)
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) - -Fox News
Major General Robert H. Scale~, Jr. (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) - CNN
Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN. Retired) - Fox News
Major General Paul E. Vallely (USA. Retired) - Fox NewS
Colonel John Warden (USAF, Retired)
Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired, Fmr ASD)
Dallas B. Lawrence
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From:·
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To:
Subject:
The Israelis' incursion into Gaza is the result of a tactical defeat. The soldier's kidnapping, though a defeat, can
and must be turned into a strategic victory by breaking the tie between the Palestinians and Syria.
RealClearPolitics - Articles - Into Hamastan
Jed Babbin
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home fax)
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From: . Stimson, Charles D. (Cully), CIV, OSD·POUCY

Sent: .20067:41 AM
To:
Cc:
LT £~IB~~~NR~~ THREE COMM; Lawrence, Dallas Mr
OSD PA;~),~, .i; CIV, OASD-PAgf!it~)X;V80i:X:'@T{ CIV, OSD
Subject: RE: DV{ANALYST ) GTMOTRIP, 28JUN 06
Thanks for the SITREP. They run a class act down there, and no reasonable person can come away from GTMO other
than impressed.
R/,
CUlly
LCDR OSD PA;

ONRON THREE COMM;, Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA;~~~;flJ:W(f.;/~!0W::1ClV,
OASD-PAi" CIV, 0 5 D '
SUbject: Re: DV (ANALYSTS) GTMO TRIP, 28 JUN 06
Good Morning Sir! GTMO (Base and JTF-GTMO) h~ another home run yesterday! Took off from Andrews at
0708. Patricia Wildermuth and I set the stage with briefings on the way down (Policy and ARB/CSRT), then were
greeted on the tarmac by RDML Harris and Skipper Lear, CO, U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay a few minutes after
1000.. Mark gave a great historical brief on the ride across the bay!
Arriving atJTF-GTMO's Headquarters on time (1100), RDML Harris and. Mr . Frazier Thompson (GTMO's Lead
FBI Agent) provided two GREAT briefings, followed by tours of Camp Delta, Detention Hospital, Evidence Locker,
Camps 5 & 6, and, I believe, being a little ahead of schedule. they scooted by Camp X-Ray:)
I broke off from the Camp Delta tours to meet the media (5 plus Tim Golden's photographer - no. pies allowed, per
our media policy) that attended one of our very few participatory boards (presently sitting at a little over 13% for the
first 164 boards). The media included Carol Rosenberg (Miami Herald). Tim GOlden (New York Times), Carol
Williams (Los Angeles Times), Jane Sutton (Reuters) and Stephenson Jacobs (AP).
As always, when you thought the tour COUldn't get anY belter, each DV was provided a autographed (by RDML
Harris) pic of GTMO and the group photo, then the Admiral "coined" them. What class!
Beautiful weather, great flight down and back, returning to Andrews at 2000 (debarking at 2015.... Customs Agen!
was a little late :)
Warmest Regards and VlR,~~;~\~g::;;i;,M;o;,J
Lead PA for Trip»

USAF (OMC)
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- Joe Reeder (USD)
- Robert Scales (Fox News/MG, USA Ret)
- Chuck "CAP" Nash (FoxlBeltway NeWS/CAPT, USN Ret)
• Martin Strong (Blackwell/CAPT, USN Ret)
- Andy Messing (NDCF/MAJ, USA Ret)
- Steve Greer (Greer Founmation/CSM, USA Ret)
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Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
Sent: Tue Jun 27 20:37:54 2006

Supject Re: Itinerary·DV·GTMO 2BJUN06
We'll take good care of them sir! I'll provide you a post·trip repdrt on my return. Warmest Regards and VR,~~~i~~};,i!;;)~ wi
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otifying me.
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From: Stimson Charles D. (Cully), C1V, OSO-POLICY .
To:~t!){:$if'0;;;>{/<hdr)<ml LT ~AIRECONRON THREE COMM
Sent Tue Jun 27 15:05:122006
Subject: Re: Itinerary-DV-GTMO 28JUN06
Please be advised that I will NOT be able to make the trip tomorrow. I just learned that I am needed by the SecOef.for
an important meeting tomorrow.
So sorry for the last minute notification---I just learned myself.
CUlly Stimson
Sent from my wireless gizmo
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From LT FAIRECONRON THR
To: Stimson, Charles D. (Cully), CIV, OSD·POLICY TR,OSO-POLICY
Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:22:052006
Subject: Itinerary-DV-GTMO 28JUN06
Sir.
Here is an Itinerary for your flight tomorrow with a list of all
passengers and map to NAF Andrews. Have a good flight sir. Breakfast
and dinner will be served on the aircraft, please bring $22 to cover
these costs. Mr. Lawrence will be collecting the money on the trip:
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Huh? I thought hemingway dropped? I still had ill binder for cully this morning? Probably
my faulty memory.
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To; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Wed Jun 28 21:19:04 2006
subject: Re: GITMO
'What?? That's what I forwarded you when you suggested that I invite .thayer .....
To: ~QJt~I;FU; "",//1 C1V, OASD- PA
Sent: Wed Jun 28 20:03:46 2006
SUbject: Re: GITMO
When did cully drop out? I didn't learn until I got to the airplane
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From: CIV, OASD- PA
CC: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Wed Jun 28 16:08:14 2006
Subject: RE: GI~O
here is the exact manifest of everyone on the trip:
Mr. ~~)k~l';}?if:Vli;(;1,::i{;iW:,~;;1\r;:1 Director, OARDEC
Mr. Dallas Lawrence, Director, Community Relations and Public Liaison C.,
Mtsi"i;irtcA Assistant Legal Advisor Mr. Joe Reeder, Defense Analyst Ms ,~M~
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Retired Major Andy Messing, USAR, Re.tired Command sergeant Major Steve Greer, USA, Retired
From: Earber, Allison Ms OSD PA
;~~)bk~0~00%~0n ~~~~ ~1so~~~~ ~~~:e~~e, Dallas Mr OSD PA

Subject: FW: GITMO
Hi guys
This is the scrutiny I live under everyday. When something changes ... even minor, like
adding think tankers to a call, or cully dropping off of the trip, you guys have got to
let. me know.
1 know we are all in the hahi t of Winging it and going with the flow. That worked with
la.ry. It doesn't work any more.
Am I correct in letting dallas know that. cully is the only change?
Thanks
ab
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From: Smi~h, Dorrance

HON OSD PA
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:45 PM
To: Law~ence, Dallas Mr OSD PAl
Subject: RE: GITMO
Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Can I get the final accurate manifest.

Thx
---·-Original Message----
.;. ~rom: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA; Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
Subject: RE: GITMO
Here is our final roster for the trip.
Participants:

Major General Robert H. Scales, USA, Retired captain Chuck Nash, USN, Retired Captain
Martin L. Strong, USN, Retired Major Andy Messing, USAR, Retired Command Sergeant Major
Steve Greer, USA, Retired
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Liaison, OASD-PA~,~I(§W5iirrii;P?;iH""+!"
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From:
Sent:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:47 PM
To; Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
Cc; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSP PA
Subject: Re: GITHO
Yep. We just finalized it. Dallas will get it to you asap.
From: Smith. Dorrance

HON OSO PA
To; Barber, Allison,Ms aSD PA
Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:40:37 2006
Subject: GITMO
Can I get the final roster for tomorrow's trip.
ThX,
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FrOm: . Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA

Sent: da une 28,20065:17 AM
To: ... ··X Maj OSD PA
Cc: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
SUbject: Morning report
I am not sure if our retired milits')' analyst trip to GITMO today is on the outreach report. If it Is not, would it be possible to
add it? Further, we have been in contact late last night with the DOJ regarding an analyst call with senior DOJ reps
regarding the expected GITMO ruling today. Could we add a "tentative" to the outreach as welt, something along the lines
of:
"Tentative Military Analyst Outreach Call with Ssnior Department of Justice officials to discuss the expected Supreme
Court Ruling on Guantanamo Bay Detainees"
Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Surrogates
Okay, thanks. I reached out to LCDR Gordon to ask who I should work with so he can
~~~~~9:~dYO~~l~U;~~~?f~~a~~:,e address and let him know I'm good to gO'~~%~~iWill you
Jun 27 2:1:18:56 2006

Re: Surrogates
be in gitmo all day tomorrow. In the event this comes down, please
~~~~ on my team and she will make this happen. Thanks.
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Sent: Tue Jun 27 19:23:33.2006
SUbject: RE: Surrogates
Dallas, ~
If the decision tomorrow, I'll be in touch and will send you a copy of our e-
mail to surra to diatribute. We are working off-site due to flooding. but my
ce 11 phone ill Thank you, ~m?;~~ri~i:li(;)}\)J.\!W;\;.iM;l);;;.·;i),1

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From: Dallas .Lawrencecf';:!?'\~t):<).::)":?Imailto:Dallas. Lawrence:':X~"
;~~[~)t~'yg~00'~8;6;;;;;0illTI8!Tj.;'}';F:~;:j.8'~::)id;57 PM
Subject, RE: Surrogates
Hi there. Just for your planning, these folks do not usually turn well on a short fused
call. They are allover the world, and usually we need a solid 24 hours to plan, at the
least. We will certainly do out best to get as many on the call as possible. Quick
reminder, none of them will be available fran 2-3pm tomorrow as they will be on a
conference call with General casey.
Thanks!
dl
. Dallas B. Lawrence
Defense
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From:
[mailto:
To; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Hi Dallas,
I checked on my end, and the list of analysts seems fine. We will only hav~ a few hOurs
between finding out that the decision has been handed down in the morning and having the
conference call in the afternoon. So if you want 'to send out that "heads up" e-mail
letting them know that this call will take place but with short notice, that might be a
good
idea. I think at ~his point we won't include who will be on tne call
other than that there will be a few senior DOJ and DOD officials.
ThankS very much, and I will follow up with call-in information when I receive it.
Take care,
~~~~:O~~i~~~~L::~:~;:,;, [mail to : Dallas. Lawrence~~;\j)~:M!$i!';;!,L,t,.;'\;:,!;!'i\ii:!

Sent: Tuesdal. June 20, 1:19 AM
To: ~jlY),!?\;;;;i.>Yi1'0Y;;(i;;d:ii./+Uj>;,!i'i"",,;;; I
Subject: RE: surrogates
Sounds good. For your planning, our analysts will be, en~aged from 130-330 Thursday with
general casey
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of community Relations & Public Liaison
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Sent: Tuesday, June 20. 2006 11:14 AM
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr asp FA
ec: Barber, Allison Ms osD PA; CIV, OASD-PA; Whitman, Bryan Mr OSC PA
Subject: Surrogates
Hi Dallas,
Thanks very much for the list of proposed 'surrogates. We haven't set Thursdav for the
call yet. We want to determine Who'd we like to have on the call and then let those folks
know to expect call-in information once we get word the decision is being handed down. It
'could- be Thursday. but it may not be until next week. I'll follow up again.
Wflf):;::ti,;tNi!<':!i\f\:;.li:W;\\}:!i;·;;:;;t!;:;i;;i'l{;iMi'il
Senior Counsel
Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
950 pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
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Good morning. I understand that DOJ is interested in hosting a call with our group of
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Ruling on GITMO. We would like to propose inviting the following folks to call in and can
send the invite out to them electronically once we get the details for the call (time,. I
call in number, who will be the speaker). We can also, if you like, send out a note
letting them ~now of the possibility of a call on Thursday for planning purposes only that I
does not list who will be the speaker but details the topic (ruling),
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Thanks and look forward to working together with your team to bring this togethe~.
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Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired) MSNBC I
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) American Spectator, national radio I
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu (USA, Retired) Fox News I
General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired} MSNBC
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I Brigadier General David L. Grange (USA, Retired) CNN
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Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) Fox News
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, Colonel Jack Jacoba (USA, Retiretil MSNBC

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I Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) Fox News
I Major General James 'Spider" Marks (USA, Retired) CNN

I Dr. Jeff McCauBland (Colonel, USA, Retiredl - CBS
I Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) - Fox News
I Major General Michael J. Na·rdotti, Jr. CUSA, Retired)
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captain Chuck ~ash (USN, Retired) . Fox News
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Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr; (USA, Retiredl - Fox News
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Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, . Retired) ~ Fox News
Major General Paul E. Vallely (US~, Retired) • Fox News
Colonel John Warden (USAP, Retired)

Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired, Fmr ASD) I
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From: . ~l(~l..>/. '!/j CIV, OASD.PA

Sent: Tuesday. June 27.20065:49 PM
SUbject: RE: Bio request
oh, and food is going to be almost S30/person, i already let everyone know individually,
thx
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Sent: TueSda June 27,2006 5:19 PM
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SUbject: RE: Bio request
When did scales say he was meeting me there? Anyhow, difference from making an exception, and letting alll<now they
have an option. See what I mean?
1I11111lS B. LUWI'~IWt'
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Sene Tuesday, June 27,20065:00 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr 05D PA
Subject: RE: Bio request
yes, but i couldn't refuse since scales said he was just meeting you there. can't make an exception for one and not aiL ..

Sent: IUe~claY'rrUne 27, 2006 '1:55 PM
To:mWft:F6/iXHj'i!r!ferv, OASD-PA .
Subject: FW: 610 request
This was what I was talking about. You'r email opened the door.
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U811.... I1. Law,''''''''',
From: Major F. Andy Messing, Jr. (Ret)/ NDCF [martto:NDCf

sent: Tuesda¥, June 27, 2006 12:54 PM
To:iIffV;;;Y;/:))Y%ii:! av, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: Re: Blo request
Dear~f~~:)'t!;[,x!j;1
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Thank You again
Best
ANDY
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To: Major F. Andy Messing,)r. (Rent NDCF
SUbject: RE: BiD request
hi i think you should plan on metro or a cab. metro might be tricky, 50 you may want to check online if they are
experiencing delays b/c of the weather... and j have no idea where the kids center used to be. so i'm no help there!
south parking IS outside of corridors 2 and 3. row 8 is at the bottom of the stairs to corridor 3. if you come up metro
and you're lOOking at the building, walk around to the left. keep going until the second set of stairs.
if coming by cab. have the driver enter south parking and drop you by the set of stairs on the left.
hope you have a great t~ip. glad you're finally getting to go.
2.2.
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From: Major F. Andy Messing, Jr. (Ret)! NDCF [mallto:NDCF
Se Ti.. a June 27, 2006 10:14 AM
To:';;/eCIV, QASD-PA
Subject: Re: 610 request
I'm gonna keep it simp Ie spend the night in NVA ( in Ole Town Alex) then zip to the Pentagon in the morning should I lake
a Metro?? .. or drive my car ( will I be able to park there for the day in South Parking '!?) in row 8 south parking" Is that over by
the Flag Pole area . used to be.. ? If I come by Metro.. , can I walk over there? Call me at my Foundation if it
is easier to respond...
My eel! is
What is the unifonn.;. up-scale casual?
I excited about going...again, Thank You!
Best
ANDY
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From:
To: Major F, Andy Messing. Jr. (Ret)/ NDCF
Sent: Tuesday, June 27,2006 3:26 PM
hi, if you are certain you can get to the navy side dv lounge at andrews NLT 0630, you may meet the delegation
there. b/c of weather i am concerned about folks getting there on time. the shuttle is probably goil1g to leave extra
early from the pentagon to make sure they can get there., i've attached directions to the dv side. please send me
, your cell phone number in case of any problems.
thanks
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une 27, 20067:26 AM

To. aV,OASD-PA
Subject: Re: Bio request
Dear
I'll be there... but, since I'm coming from Annapolis ( and I.don't wanna be a pain)... can I meet you at Ops at Andrews at
0600hrs or whenever/whereever... ?. .If not... I'll zip over to the Pentagon••.
Again, Thank You.•.
lind convey that \0 Dallas too.
Best
ANDY
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To: Major F. Andy Messing. Jr. (Reni NOCF
hi. as j'm sure you gathered... you made the trip manifest. sorry it took me a minute to respOnd. i'm out of my
mind this morning!! Whew. welcome aboard. we'll be in touch this afternoon with details. you should plan to be
at the pentagon at 5:45 tomorrow morning row 8, south parking is where you will meet the shuttle to andrews.
more to follow, and thanks for your patience! :)
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Subject: Re: Bio request
Dear Commander...
I hope this does the trick....
Best ANDY
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Sent: Tuesday, June 27,20062:44 PM
Subject: Bio request
Dear Major Messing,
Thank you for your assistance with the biography. I know Rear Admiral Harris appreciates getting these in
advancel
Very respectfully,
Commander, U.S. Navy

Director of Public Affairs
Joint Task Force - Guantanamo
"Honor Bound to Defend Freedom"
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From:' Barber, Allison Ms aSD PA

To: lawrence, Dallas Mr aso PA
Subject: Re: Trip
Shoot. We were so close to beating dorrance to the punch of asking for it.
I am learning that he needs more info sooner than larry did.
So we should start putting in more memos and number them. For instance. a memo on who we
are inviting, a memo at the end of yesterday with status, a memo today with update and a
memo tonight'with final.
The morning of the trip just won't work for him. Too bad.
This is more work for us but it will payoff in spades over the long term.
tomorrow I want to meet with speakers bureau folks to look at our database. I need to
figure out a better reporting structure on that too. Want to get this issue off my back
so we can focus on bigger issues. Please tell col barnes to get on my schedule.
Thx
AD
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Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:38:30 2006
SUbject; RE; Trip
Call went great. Dorrance does not have the final.
for you before your morning meeting so you can revi I a~k:~ ~!;;~ t~oh:~~/~~~B'~7,r~~:dule
confirmed list if you like tor dorrance. Or have send the schedule to him
independent of you.
Dallas B. Lawrence
Oirector, Office of community Relations & Public Liaison United States Department ot
-----original Message----
From: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Tuesday. June 27, 2006 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Trip
Great. Thanks
Does dorrance have 'this?
How did the call go today?
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Sent: Tue Jun 27 16:29:24 2006
SUbject: RE, Trip
Partl,cipants:
Mr. Joe Reeder. Defense Analyst
Major General Robert H. Scales, USA. Retired Captain ChucK Nash, USN, Retired Captain
Martin L. Strong, USN, Retired Major Andy Messing, USAR. Retired Command Sergeant Major
Steve Greer, USA, Retired
~~,:,:~,~:E~es, Stimson, Deputy Assistant s,ecretar~ of

Defens; for Detawee A~fair6
Hr. ~(~)·Y,:'m:1
~!!E»)Y:?':?/!?l Pirector OARDEC Colonel ~l(a) ,: I Asslstant Legal Advlsor Mr. Dallas
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Lawrence, Director, Conmunity Relations & Public Liaison, OASD-PA Ms. B¥W{\)ti/';······:.:.:;").j
Special Assistant to the PASD MS. ~~200mVG02U Reporter, AFPS .
Dallas B. Lawrence
Defense
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Sent: Tuesday. June 27. 2006 4:21 PM
To, Lawrence, Dallas Mr asp PA
Subject: Trip
Hi
Who'S going to gtmo??
Thx
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From:' Lawrence, Dallas Mr aso PA
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA;~""?""'Wi;;';'f''''':,:"";"":/"""\;""';,.,.',"",;""ij"":!'' ' 'rHclv, OASD·PA
SUbject: RE: Don Sheppard on GITMO
Here you go ...
From: shepdonald
Sent: Friday, June
To: Lawrence, Dalla~ Mr OSD
SUbject: Gitmo trip report
Gitmo Trip Report

It was my second trip to Guantanamo, the last being a year ago. A collection of media
analysts, (CNN and Fox), radio contributers, lawyers, writers, DoD deputy assistant
secretaries, it was another whirlwind adventure - out of ~he chocks at Andrews AFB as a
guest of DoD on Navy mil-air at 7:30 AM: 3:15 en route to Cuba; land at Gitmo Airfield,
Navy launch to the windward side, visit the detention facility all day; receive briefs,
long water-taxi back to the airfield, wheels up at 5:00 p~ and back to Andrews by 8:15
whew! .
I wish all of America, in fact all of the concerned world, would go because they could
draw their own conclusions and stop asking me. The world, at least America. would be proud
of Rear Admiral Harry Harris, the Joint Task Force Commander-GTMO and his troops.
Thoughtful, articulate. professional, -concerned. serious, but with panache, a '79 USNA
grad, Harris stayed with us all day giving and participating in the briefings and
answering questions, some very hard ones. Army Col. Mike Bumgarner, in charge of detainee
operations and 35 years as an MP, was the host of Our tour through all the facilities.
including individual cells, cellhlocks, recreation areas, medical facilities and
interrogation ops where we viewed an HVT . (high value target) interrogation.... and then there
were other participants - briefs from the ·other agencies, law enforcement and U
intelligence, Bumgarner could be a popular county sheriff - he is hometown America - he

could get elected anywhere - may happen ~s he is nearing the end of his career - he cares
about his troops and the detainees - even the ones that have threatened to kill him and
his family.
We started with briefings over a halal meal at the Camp Delta mess hall. The meal was
tasty and one of three composing the 4200 daily calories offered each detainee. Special
meals are also offered for vegetarians, diabeticS, etc. The food is good.
A professional medical staff with a fully-equipped hospital, including major surgical

capabilities, mental health and dental looks after the detainees. The docs and nurseS wear
"stab ,vests· as they provide care...hmmm.
The facilities are modern. resembling any modern high security u.s. prison - and expensive
- and getting more expensive, new ones being constructed to reduce manpower requirements
and provide for an extended stay. or an expanded GWOT.
Some important questions:
Did we drink the government kool-aio? - of course - that was the purpose of the trip, to
hear the U.S. government side of the story, the other side is provided daily in the media,
so~e informed, most by those who have never been to Gitmo. A visitor i$ at the mercy of
local officials, but one also has lots of time to argue, inquire, question. disagree,
exchange ideas. provide alternate views, suggestions. It is a healthy environment tor an
intellectual exchange. One bas free access to talk to any of the staff,
Did you see any evidence of mistreatment?' - of course not, nor would one expect to on an
arranged visit, but there is another important reason - no mistreatment is going on. There
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may have been some missteps and policy confusions·~t the old Camp x-ray (long ·closed), hut
GITMO has known for a long time that the eyes of the world are on them, There is simply
too much supervision, too much professionalism, too much pride to make anything bad
intentionally h~ppen. Additionally, all interrogators will tell you that mistreatment is
counter-productive. The only thing that works, they insist, is to establish rapport over a
long period of time. and eventually almost everyone talks, providing small pieces of big
pU~~les that can eventually amalgamate into a useful portrait.
Why don't we avoid all this controversy and simply declare the detainees as POWs and
comply with the Geneva Conventions? - because it isn't that simple - the detainees are not
soldiers of a nation state, are no~ an organized army and are not signatories to
international conventions. nor do they comply with the Laws of Armed Conflict. This may
r@quire some new legislation. This 1s a different sort of war in which the old rules and
laws are not adequate. many do not apply; thus, we are creating new processes and trying
to insure justice and human rights in the process - it is hard, real hareL.and incidentally
we comply·with moet of .the provisions of the Geneva Convention, the ones that make sense,
especially humane treatment. In all previous wars we have detained paws and released them
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at the end of the war, and tried those suspected of heinous crimes - the same thing is
being attempted in this war.
But you must admit that the prisoners have no "du.e process" - wrong. One may not like the
process (and the Supreme Court will likely rule imminently on its legality), but there is
a ~ell-ordered due process, one that was suggested by Supreme Court Justice Sanora Day
O'Connor who encouraged the U,S. to design meChanisms that comply with Article V of the
Geneva Convention, Article v states if there is plausible doubt of a detainee's status
are they, or are they not, ~nemy combatants - a process must be established to determine
that fact. Thus, the administration established the Combat Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs)
and Administrative Review Boards (ARBs - yearly case re-examinationsl that review all
available facts and information to determine: is the detainee an enemy combatant,
deserving detention, or not?
Why don't we just a~ply the U.s. justice system - lawyers, grand juries, charges, trials?
- sounos great, but it does not work in war and that has been lang recognized. There are
about 1,000 foreign terrorists incarcerated in the O.S. justice Bystem. Those people have
been arrested and tried tor individual acts of terrorism deemed criminal acts, mostly in
the U.5. - it fits the way we do business - daily police work in an organi~ed
infrastructure. War simply does not fit ~hat mold. The normal investigative processes used
in u.s. criminal trials - Miranda rights, chain of custody of evidence. etc. is simply
impractical when applied to a combat situation. Crime is from Mars, warfare is from Venus
- the two simply don't mate. Those who cry for criminal prosecutio~under the U.S, justice
system should read ahout the nature of war and how justice has been applied over the years
- the two systems are simply designed for entirely different scenarios.
so, why don't we use the military Court Martial system? - the military justice system is
the equivalent of the U.S. civil justice system modified for military use. It is an
extremely fair system with rights to free counsel, juries of true peers and automatic
review; however, the same rules apply to evidence, testimony, etc, as apply in the U.S.
civilian justice system - the system is simply inadequate for warfare during which POWs
are detained and released after a war, or tried for war crimes under international
statutes covering the Laws of Armed Conflict. This is what the u.s. is attempting to do
with Gitrno detainees. .
Aren't many of the Gitmo detainees just low-level foot soldiers that got swept-up in
battle? - some are, some aren't. 759 detainees have been sent to Gitmo ..Almost all were
detained in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Most were suspected of being high-level or important
Al-Oaeda or Taliban, or a significant threat as terrorists, thus their transfer to Gitmo.
None have been sent from Iraq. About 460 remain. The remainder have been released (13 have
been captured or killed again in the GWOT after release) or transferred back to their home
countries or to a third country th.t has a9reed to abide by the international agreements
ag~inst torture. All detainees have received CSRTs to determine their status and all .will
receive yearly ARBs (not required by Geneva Conventions) to determine if they should
continue to he detained or released.
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Many detainees have be~n there since 2002. Surely we have exhausted their intelligence
value? - not so, according to intelligence Officials and interrogators. 1nterrogations
continue'and important information on national and international cells continue to emerge
that ·have uncovered and prevented significant attacks and taken down dangerous networks.
especially in foreign countries. Additionally, many detainees are cooperating. The main
weapon of U.S. interrogators is time. The detainees all want to get out. Most figure if
they cooperate, they will eventually be released - it is a good guess. As new characters
emerge when others are killed or detained in the GWOT (Khalid Sheik Mohammed, al-Zarqawi
et.al.) detainees have important information on new emerging leaders - their locations,
contacts, funding mechanisms. travel patterns, history - this info~mation i$ ext~emely
valuable and increasing pressure is being put on the worldwide networks - their bench is
not deep. Further, in the fight against IEDs some of the detainees are providing extremely
valuable information'on designs, trigger mechanisms and tactics - several of the detainees
were MAJOR lED and explOSive players.
So/ what is going to happen to the remaining detainees? - it depends - the Supreme Court
must rule. If the administration has its way there will continue to be CSRTs and ARBs.
Just like POWs at the end of previous Wars, some detainees will be released to go home at
the end of the GWOT. Others will be referred to "military commissions" for heinous crimes
just as they were in previous wars. And, when will the GWOT end? - beats me, but certainly
not yet and the thought of releasing dangerous terrorists dedicated to doing us harm
should be chilling.
What about the NYT full-page in yesterday's paper by Amnesty International claiming that
detainees have been incarcerated for four years without access to justice, lawyers, due
process? - only some of that is true. Some detainees have been in Gitmo for four years,
but none have been without justice - the CSRTs and ARBs and military commissions (some
started. none completed due to lawyers filing for cou~t-directed stays) I if the Supreme
Court approves them, serve as justice and the equivalent of grand juries - reasons to
believe the detainees are or are not enemy combatants and they will either be referred to
and prosecuted by military commissions. or released - watch for the Supreme Court
decisions. Some detainees are involved with lawyers and they are provided lawyer-client
privileges.
What about the suicides? - we saw where the suicides took place, talked to those who found
the victims and those (medical staff) who attempted to revive them. This was a devastating
experience for all involved. The staff was truly saddened by the event. There have been
over 40 previous attempts prevented. It should be no surprise that amongst a gro~p of
people who regularly see suicide as martyrdom (daily events in Iraq, Afghanistan and
Israel) there will be more attempts. some likely successful. The Gitmo staff characterizes
the suicioes as a defiant act of asymmetric warfare, not one of depressed p~isoners who
have come to the end of thei~ rope. Incidentally, there will also likely be attempts by
detainees to kill guards - the det~inees regUlarly threaten the guardS and tell them they
will kill them and their families when they get out. Expect other bad thing to happen at
Gitmo. 7his is not your run-of-the-mill collection of compliant prisoners.
But what about the prisoner who was being force-fed? - when detainees perform hunger
strikes and those actions beCOme dangerous to health, the decision has been made to insert
feeding tubes to preserve life - this is the same procedure that has been approved and is
used by the U.S. Bureau of, Prisons and the same standard equipment used in U,S. hospitals.
~ small 1/8th inch tube is inserted through the nasal cavity, down the throat ~ the area
is lubricated and anesthetized, the procedure not painful. Adm. Harris had the procedure
performed on him to test the system. '
What about the Red Cross views of Gitmo? - the Red Cross views are confidential and
closely-held, but the Red Cross has full access to detainees at any time and makes regular
Visits. They have made many sU9gestions incorporated by the Gitmo staff. Prisoners receive
regUlar mail and the home nations of all detainees are informed of their whereabouts and
status and ~ept re9u~arly informeo by our State Department. Some nations are seexlng
extradition. some of those request have been approved.
So, shOUld. or shOUld not, Gitmo be closed? - I don't know. Gitmo has become an
unfortunate political symbol of an increasingly unpopular war. Some of the informat~on
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spread in the media is wrong and written or relayed by people 'who are misinformed. Gitmo
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is a modern, well-run prison where detainees are well treated. well-fed. and medically
cared for - BUT - whatever happens - we must have a method of handling detainees in the
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war on terrorism - Congress may have to act - this is a different war and old models don't
fit. Many of the detainees are dangerous, VERY dangerous, and will kill you, me and others
tomorrow if released. 'hey should not be put blithely back on the streets in an emotional
queat for justice - as an international community we MUST find a way of handling these
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people - AND - I fully suspect that if detainees are transferred back to their home
co~ntries, or other facilities constructed in far-off lands, they will soon wish they were
back at Gitmo.
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Our solders, sailors and air men and women at Guantanamo are doing a superb job around
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very dangerous people in a long and difficult war - you can be proud of them.
Don Shepperd is a CNN Military Analyst I

Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of community Relations & Public Liaison United States Department of
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From: Barber, Al11son Ms OSD FA
Sent: 5 27,2006 3:45 PM
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To: CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Da as Mr OSD PA
Subject: Re: Don Sheppard on GITHO
He wrote it in his trip report. Dallas, please send t
Thx
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~~~~~~0~VwY~~~ff0rM:SO~;Dp~~Latimer, Matthew, CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tue Jun 27 14:45:31 2006
SubJect: Don Sheppard on GITHO
Allison,
Do you happen to know where Mr. Dorrance Smith got the following quote:
CNN analyst Don Sheppard last week:
"If someone tells you Gitmo is a gulag-that is nonsense-they haven't been there. Our
soldiers, sailors and air men are doing a Buperb job around very dangerous people in a
long and difficult war-you can be proud of them."
We can't locate a CNN transcript with this quote. ~ believe you were with Mr. Smith and
perhaps met with Don Sheppard? Did he say that to you folks? Thanks for your help!
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Secr~tary Rumsfeld's Speechwriting Group
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From:· mM~j;X@':;;;;":(;;:y'.;jcIV. OASD-PA

Sent: Tuesday, June 27. 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: Trip participants
Participants: .

Major General Robert H. Scales, USA, Retired
Captain Chuck Nash, USN, Retired
Captain Martin L. Strong, USN. Retired
Major Andy Messing, USAR, Retired
Command Sergeant Major Steve Greer, USA, Retired
DOD:
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.. , Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense tor Detainee Affairs
rOARDEC
Assistant Legal Advisor
Director, Community Relations & Public Liaison, OASD·PA
; Special Assistant to the DASD
'Rep()rter, AFPS
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From:" Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: manifest for the plane
F. NAME, RANK, $SN OF TRAVELERS:

1. MR. CHARLES STIMSON,DASD DETAINEE Affairs,
2. DIRECTOR, OARDEC,
3. MR. DALLAS LA WRENCE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND PUBLIC LIAISON,
5. MR. JOE REEDER, DEFENSE ANALYST
6. special assistant to the dasd
7.
8. MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT H. SCALES, USA, RETIRED
9: CAPTAIN CHUCK NASH, USN, RETIRED
.] O. CAPTAIN MARTIN L. STRONG, USN, RETIRED
11. MAJOR ANDY MESSING, USAR, RETIRED
12. COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR STEVE GREER, USA, RETIRED
Norah odonell with nbc said no, as did all cnn, abc and msnbc analysts.
We are a go for tomorrow Wlless we hear otherwise. Steve greer is enroute to de soon via air
n"I1... H. L"wr,,"(,c
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From:' _';~CIV,OASD-PA
Sent: Monday. June 26, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: peter brookes is in china for the week
negifmo
OSD Public Affairs

Community Relations and PUblic liaison
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Washin ton 20301
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Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: FW: gtmo trip
we invited;
Mr. J~d Babbin (AF, Foxmer JAG) American Spectator Commander Peter Brookes (USN, Reserve)
Fox News Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired) General Wayne A. Downing (USA.
Retired) MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona (USAF, Retired) NBC Colonel John Garrett
(USMC, Retired) Fox News
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA. Retired) Fox News Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA,
Retired) MSNBC General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) ABC Major General James "Spider" Marks
(USA, Retired) CNN Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) CBS Lieutenant General
Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) Fox News Major Andy Messing Jr. (USAR. Retired! Fox News
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA,
Retired) Fox News Captain Martin L. strong (USN, Retired)
accepted:
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (OSA, Retired) Fox News Major Andy Messing Jr. (USAR.
Retired) Fox News Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News Major Genera~ Robert H.
Scales, Jr_ (USA, Retired) Fox News Captain Martin L. Strong (USN, -Retired)
declined;
Colonel ~en Allard (USA, Retired) MSNBC
Mr. Jed Babbin lAF, Former JAG) American Spectator Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA,
Retired) General ~ayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona
(USAF, Retired) NBC
Brigadier Gener.l David L. Grange (USA, Retired) CNN
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) MSNBC General Jack ~eane (USA, Retired) ABC Dr. Jeff
McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) CBS Lieutenant.General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired)
Fox News .
pending:
Commander Peter Broo~eB (USN, Reserve) Fox ~ews Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired) Fox
News Major General James "Spider" Marks [USA, Retired) CNN
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From: ~~ CIV. OASD-PA
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr 050 PA
Subject: RE: gtmo trip
we invited:
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) American Spectator Commander Peter Brookes (USN, Reserve)
Fox News Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired) General Wayne A. Downing (USA,
Retired) MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick FrancOna {USAF, Retiredl NBC Colonel John Garrett
(USMC, Retired) Fox News
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) Fox News Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA.
Retired) MSNBC General Jack ~eane (USA, Retired) ABC Major General James ·Spider" Marks
(USA, Retired) CNN Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) CBS Lieutenant General
Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) Fox News Major Andy Messing Jr. (USAR, Retired) Fox News
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA,
Retired) Fox News Captain Martin L. Strons (USN, Retired)
accepted:
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) FOX News Major Andy Messing Jr. (USAR.
Retired) Fox News Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News Major General Robert H.
Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired) Fox News Captain Martin L. Strong (USN, Retired)
declined,
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) American Spectator Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA,
Retired) General Wayne A~ Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC Lieutenant Colonel Rick Francona
(USAF, Retired) NBC
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) MSNBC General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) ABC Dr. Jeff
McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) CBS Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired)
Fox News
pending:
Commander Peter Brookes (USN, Reserve) Fox News Colonel John Garre~t (USMC, Retired) Fox
News Major General James "Spider" Marks (USA, Retired) CNN
---~-original Message----
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr aSD PA
To: ~Wt:<J!;V'i{:/,,",A CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: FW, gtmo trip
Hi, please compoile this for me.
Dallas B. Lawrence
-----Original Me~sa9~-----
From: Barber, Allison Ms aSD PA
To: Lawrence, Dallas MrOSD PA
Subject: Fw: gtmo trip
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Hi
Can you send me the answers so I can forward to OS
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Thx
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From: Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
To: Barber. Allison Ms OSD FA I
Sent: Mon Jun 26 15:18:50 2006
Subject: RE: gtmo trip
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Who are they ?

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What day are there going?
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Who turned us down?
Who are some other option&?
From: Barber, Allison Me OSD PA
Sent: Monday, June 26. 2006 3:16 PM
10: Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
Subject: RE: gtrno trip
Yes, sorry the 4 analysts .. which I just discovered a~e all from fox.
From: Smith, Dorrance HDN OSD PA

Sent: Monday, June :2 6, :2 006 3: 1.5 PM .
TO: Barber. Allison Ms DSD PA
SUbject: RE: strna trip
Which GITMO trip is this about?
With the 4 analysts?
To. Smith, Dorrance·HON OSD PA
Ce: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
SUbject: gtmo trip
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Hi
Right now the only interest we have is from Fox. W¢ have invited enn and other networks
but nobody is interested this week. I am going to gostpone the trip unless you want to
have others invited. If media attend. I will need ~ryan or to staff- them.
Please advise.
ab
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From: ~;~~M:@iM!GiW,:;'~;tl;;1 C/V. OASD-PA
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 11 :46 AM
To: lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA .
Cc: fflf~Jj;\r;;X':Yr/'>AcIV, OASD·PA
Subject; gitmo
oing??~[~&r;;'i'Kt;<2ill~? i think if dorrance goes cully stim$on will want to go.

would like to go if there is room for her.;.
i just called everyone again. so far, these are the analysts i have:
general scales
captain marty strong
steve greer
andy messing
have not heard back from spider marks or Chuck nash.
does that sound right to you???
thanks
~If;@i
aSD Public Affairs

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- Those who publish leaks are damaging the country and assisting ~he enemy. The New York Times is a new
kind of war profiteer.
The American Spectator
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M., CTR, OASD-PA;m~!!I!'iT(,'mmi;iiiii!;n;i<lcIV OASD-PA
Subject: unused items of interest
I
Washington Times (Saturday) - Eastern Shore waterman makes 16 ft. boat for SECDEF
I Parade Magazine - "Intelligence Report" column say U.S., U.K. unhappy with Austria'S sniper rifle sale to Iran
NY Times - Bob l-4erbert column on U.S. politics. Iraq

I
Newsweek - Jonathan Aller column says Democrats should stand/fight on Iraq
I Time - Retired Army 2-5tar says flag-burning debate hurts troops
I . NY Times - editorial on response plans to N. Korea
Washington Times
I June 24,2006
Pg. 9
I
Waterman Builds Catboats Good Enough For Rumsfeld
I By David Everman, Easton Star Democrat
I TILGHMAN iSLAND, Md. -- The waterman who built and sold Donald H. RUlllsfeld a sailboat on the Eastern
Shore had no clue the potential buyer would be the country's defense secretary.
I "He said his name was Don, and 1told him he could come out Saturday to look at it," said Maynard Lowery, a
longtime Tilghman Island boat builder.
I He soon learned the man who called was Mr. Rumsfeld when he arrived in Van carrying Secret Service agents,
which Mr. Lowery at first assumed were just "Dan's" pals.
I
Mr. Lowerey, 86, has been building boats full time since the 1950s, a few years after returning to Tilghman
I Island after World War II, He served in the Coast Guard, mostly stationed in Norfolk, and was discharged out of
Fort McHenry, where he was a chief carpenter.
t He said "catboats," such as the 16-footerhe sold Mr. Rumsfeld, me time-consuming to build because only 16
inches to 18 inches separate the frames.
I There are severa] variations on the catboat, but the one basic characteristic is the single sail on a mast positioned
in the front. .
I
They are usually 16 to 26 feet long and are most suitable for day sailing or camp cruising. Most have a
centerboard, though some have a keel.
I
Mr. Lowery said the boat he sold Mr. Rumsfeld was nwned "Terrapin." but Mrs. Rumsfeld renamed it
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"Snowflake."
"I don't like the name, but I guess it's as good as what the name was," he said.
Mr. Lowery built the boat 10 years ago for a Massachusetts man and was repairing it when the ovvner called to
say he wanted to sell.
Mr. Lowery has built six such boats, including his first in 1980, which he sailed for 10 years before somebody
bought it.
"So I built me another one, and some guy came along and bought that," he said. "I became known as a catboat
man."
Mr. Lowery started building boats as a child, and got this first lesson from a neighbor, a water police captain
known as Jake.
"1 went to the store and got an old orange crate," Mr. Lowery recalled. "Jake lived next door, and he said, 'Boy,
what you building'!' "
Upon learning the young Mr. Lowery was building a boat, Jake volunteered to help.
"He said, 'I'll I>ring you some lumber,' and he brought me some cypress boards and nails," Mr. Lowery said. "I
built an 8-tooter called 'Bullet.' Years later. I saw Jake on a hot day when I was working on a boat and I said,
'You got me into this stuff.",
Parade
June 25, 2006
Pg. 16
Intelligence Report
u.s. Troops Face A Deadly New Weapon

By Lyric Wallwork Winik
When it comes to Iran, there's more to fear than a nuclear bomb. The U.S. and Britain have gone ballistic over
Iran's purchase of 800 high-caliber sniper rifles that can penetrate a Humvee or body armor from a mile away
and even shoot down a helicopter. Iran says the rifles -. made by Steyr Mannlicher, an Austrian firm .- are for
use against drug smugglers, but U.S. officials fear they'll end up being fired at our troops in nearby Iraq. Iran
already is implicated in sending deadly bomb components to the Iraqi insurgents battling our forces. Why are
the Austrians selling to Iran? Steyr Mannlicher offered this excuse: "Half of Europe is supplying weapons to
Iran."
New York Times

June 26, 2006
Playing Politics With Iraq

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By Bob Herbert
Ifhell didn't exist, we'd have to invent it. We'd need a place to send the public officials who are playing politics
with the lives of the men and women sent off to fight George W. Bush's calamitous war in Iraq.
The administration and its allies have been mercilessly bashing,Democrats who argued that the U.S. should
begin developing a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces. Republicans stood up on the Senate floor
last week, one after another, to chant like cultists from the Karl Rove playbook: We're tough. You're not. Cut
and-run. Nyah-nyah-nyah!
"Withdrawal is not an option," declared the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, who sounded like an actor trying
on personas that ranged from Barry Goldwater to General Parton. "Surrender," said the bellicose Mr. Frist, "is
not a solution,"
Any talk about bringing home the troops, in the Senate majority leader's view, was "dangerous, reckless and
shameless," .
But then on Sunday we learned that the president's own point man in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, had fashioned
the very thing that 01' blood-and-guts Frist and his C-Span brigade had ranted against: a withdrawal plan.
Are Karl Rove and his liege lord, the bait-and-switch king, trying to have it both ways? You bet. And that ought
to be a crime, because mere are real Ii yes at stake.
The first significant cut under General Casey's plan, according to an article by Michael Gordon in yesterday's
Times, would occur in September. That, of course, would be perfect timing for Republicans campaigning for re·
election in November. How's that for a coincidence?
As Mr. Gordon wrote:
"Ifexecuted, the plan could have considerable political significance. The first reductions would take place
before this fall's Congressional elections, while even bigger cuts might come before the 2008 presidential
election."
The general's proposal does not call for a complete withdrawal of American troops, and it makes clear that any
withdrawals are contingent on progress in the war (which is going horribly at the moment) and improvements in
the quality of the fledgling Iraqi govemment and its security forces.
The one thing you can be sure of is that the administration will milk as much political advantage as it can from
this vague and open-ended proposal. If the election is looking ugly for the G.O.P., a certain number of troops
will find themselves waking up stateside instead of in the desert in September and October.
I wonder whether Americans will ever become fed up with the loathsome politicking, the fear-mongering, the
dissembling and the gruesome incompetence of this crowd. From the Bush-Rove perspective, General Casey's
plan is not a serious strategic proposal. It's a straw in the political wind.
How many casualties wi! [ be enough? More than 2,500 American troops who dutifully answered President
Bush's call to wage war in Iraq have already perished, and thousands more are struggling in agony with bodies
that have been torn or blown apart and psyches that have been permanently wounded.
Has the war been worth lheir sacrifice?
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How many still have to die before we reach a consensus that we've overpaid for Mr. Bush's mad adventure?
Will 5,000 American deaths be enough? Ten thousand?
The killing continued unabated last week. Iraq is a sinkhole of destruction, and if Americans could see it close
up, the way we saw New Orleans in the immediate aftennath of Katrina, they would be stupefied.
. Americans need to understand that Mr. Bush's invasion of Iraq was a strategic blunder of the highest magnitude.
It has resulted in mind-boggling levels of bloodshed, chaos and misery in Irag, and it certainly hasn't made the
U.S. any safer. .
We've had enough Clownish debates on the Senate floor and elsewhere. We've had enough muscle-flexing in the
White House and on Capitol Hill by guys who ran and hid when they were young and their country was at war.
And it's time to stop using generals and their forces under fire in the field for cheap partisan political purposes.
The question that needs to be answered, honestly and urgently (and without regard to partisan politics), is how
best to extricate overstretched American troops - some of them serving their third or fourth tours - from the
flaming quicksand of an unwinnable war.
... "' ...

Newsweek
July 3, 2006
How To Beat 'Cut And 'Run'

lfRol'e can successfully con Democrats into ignoring Iraq and reciting their laundry list of
other priorities, Republicans win.
By Jonathan Alter
For more than a quarter century, Karl Rove has employed a simple, brilliant, counterintuitive campaign tactic:
instead of attacking his opponents at their weakest point, the conventional approach, he attacks their strength.
He neutralizes that strength to the point that it begins to look like weakness. When Jolm McCain was winning in
2000 because of his character, Rove attacked his character. When John Kerry was nominated in 2004 because of
his Vietnam combat experience, the Republicans Swift.Boated him. "This year's midterm elections will tum on
Whether Rove can somehow transfonn the Democrats' greatest political asset-the Iraq fiasco-into a liability.
After ~scaping indictment, Rove is focused again on what he does best: ginning up the slime machine. Anyone
who dares criticize President Bush's Iraq policy is a "cut·and~nlD" Democrat. The White House's object here is
not to engage in a real debate about an exit strategy from Iraq; that would require acknowledging some
complications, like the fact that Gen. George Casey, commander of the multinational forces in Iraq, believes it's
time to start bringing some troops horne. The object is instead to either get the Democrats tangled up in
Kerryesque complexities on Iraq-or intimidate them into changing the subject to other, less-potent issues for
fear of looking like unpatriotic pansies.
These are the stakes: if Rove can successfully con Democrats into ignoring Iraq and reciting their laundry list of
other priorities, Republicans win. it's shameful that the minimum wage hasn't been raised in nine years and 1hat
thousands of ailing Americans will ultimately die because of Bush's position em stem-cell research. But those
issues won't get the Congress back for Democrats. Iraq can. .
You would think it would be the GOP running away from the war. Instead, in gamblers' parlance, Republicans
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· "doubled down" on Iraq. After the good news about zarqawi's death, they bet that by uniting behind Bush, they
would shift the blame to the squabbling Democrats, even though the Democrats have no power at all to
change-or even affect-policy on the ground. Rove's notion is that strong and wrong beats meek and weak.
I
It almost worked. It looked recently as if Democrats were so fearful of being cast as war weenies that they I
would change the subject. Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid & Co. held a press conference on the Democratic issues for
theJall that barely mentioned Iraq. Hillary Clinton tried to focus on a lengthy list of worthy issues that, except
for the mistreatment of veterans, had little to do with the war. I
Why are Democrats having so much difficulty holding Bush accountable for his myriad failures? I think. it's
because they've lost touch with the basic merits of accountability, particularly on education, where they let
I
interest-group politics trump tough judgments on performance.
I
But then, some Senate Democrats got smart for a change. They recognized that the party out of the White House
doesn't need a detailed strategy for ending a war, just a general sense of direction. When Dwight Eisenhower ran
for president in 1952, his plan wasn't any more specific than "I will go to Korea." When Richard Nixon was· I
asked how he would end the Vietnam War in 1968, he said he had a "secret plan"-and got away with it. So
now 80 percent of Senate Democrats are united behind something called the "Levin-Reed A.mendment. " The
details of it (begin withdrawal without a finn timetable for getting out completely; diplomacy with the Sunnis; I
purging the Iraqi military and police of bad guys) are less important than that they finally came up with
something.
Ofcourse parrying "cut and run" with "Levin·Reed" won't suffice. But Sen. Joe Biden's riposte to the GOP'$
symbolic roll-call votes-liThe Republicans are now totally united in a failed policy"-is a start. Thjs isn't
rocket science. Unless things improve dramatically on the ground in Iraq, Democrats have a powerful argumerit:
If you believe the Iraq war is a success, vote Republican. If you believe it is a failure, vote Democratic.
Isn't that irresponsible? Not in the slightest. It's only under Bush that criticizing the conduct of a war has been
I depicted as somehow unpatriolic. Lincoln was lambasted by opponents during the Civil War as was FDR during
World War II. To take a lesser example, some of the same Sean Hannitys of the world who slam antiwar critics
were blasting Bill Clinton's Bosnia policy in 1999 when U.S. planes were in the air over Belgrade.
I
We'll see this summer if Democrats begin to get up in the morning, look in the mirror and say, "This isn't about
us. It's about them." We'll see if, when Karl Rove wants to talk about Iraq, the Democrats respond with three
I familiar words: "Bring it on."
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Time
I July 3,2006
Forget Flag Burning

I
Debating a ban during war ;s a waste oftime and sends troops the wrong message
I By Maj. Gen. Robert Scales (Ret.)
I Some in Congress appear to be taking a sabbatical from the long war on terrorism to introduce a conslitutional
amendment barming the burning of the t1ag. The debate over such an amendment mayor may not be worth
, having, but one thing is clear: at a time when the country is at war, now is not the time for such tertiary
considerations.
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I understand reverence for the flag. It comes naturally to soldiers. We commit our lives to serving intangibles.
swearing oaths to a piece of parchment or saluting an expanse of cloth decorated with stars and stripes. We
unde"rstand symbolism because symbolism is what in large measure compels us to do a job that might result in
our demise.
The American flag symbolizes freedom. The Constitution we soldiers are pledged to defend guarantees freedom
of expression even when freedom of expression includes the right to deface the flag, however obnoxious that act
may be. Of course, I'm old enough to remember flag burning when flag burning was "cool." I was in Hawaii, on
R. and R., halfway through my tour in Vietnam. My wife and I were watching television when student war
protesters in Califomia--none of whom had the slightest chance offacing violent death in combat--illuminated
their campus by torching Old Glory. I was appalled by the sight. A short time later, Walter Cronkite informed
the world that my unit, the 101st Airborne, was beginning an offensive in the A Shau Valley. I left for Vietnam
the next day to confront an enemy that undoubtedly would 'have punished those protesters had they burned the
North Vietnamese flag in Hanoi.
But that was then. The image of the flag that soldiers see today is different. Instead of flags aflame, we see flags
covering coffins of soldiers and Marines returning the hard way from Iraq and Afghanistan. Pushing forward a
constitutional amendment is labor-intensive work. I'm concerned how such a diversion during wartime might
appear to those who are still serving in hann's way.
Please don't get me \\iiong. I have many friends in Congress, patriots all. Each one of them has been to Jraq and
Afghanistan many times. Although he refuses to advertise the fact, one was wounded there during an inspection
tour last year. My concern relates not to the sincerity of Congress but to the perceptions among our young men
and women that their overseers are suddenly distracted at a time when attention to their needs has never been
more necessary.
Our soldiers want to be assured that Congress is doing all it can to reduce losses in what Lincoln ruefully termed
the "terrible arithmetic" of war. They want to know that Congress is doing all it can to give them the weapons
they need to maintain the fighting advantage over the enemy. They are concerned that their equipment is
wearing out under constant use. They and their families are worried that qat enough soldiers are in the pipeline
to replace them.
We know from letters and conversations that our young soldiers returning from combat are concemed about the
future of their institutions. They want to know who is focused on reshaping our Army and Marine Corps so that
both services will be better able to fight the long fight against radical Islam. How will Congress fund the future?
.Where will the new weapons and equipment come from? They are also worried about more personal issues like
housing and health care for themselves and their families.
Dan Bro\\'n was my First Sergeant in Vietnam. I was new to war. He had served in two. He gave me a piece of
advice then that Congressmen intent on changing the subject should heed: "In combat the main thing is to keep
the main thing the main thing. Otherwise, you die." The main thing today for Congress and the nation should be
the war in Iraq. Soldiers are sworn to defend the right to free speech with their lives even if "speech" is
expressed in despicable ways. What they want in return is the assurance that our la'Wlllakers will hold their
interests dear.
So the message from most of us soldiers is clear: Debate a flag-burning amendment if you wish. But don't create
the perception among our young men and women in combat that there are more important issues than their
welfare at the moment. Wait a while. At least for their sake, wait until the last flag-draped coffin comes home.
Scales, who commanded two units in Vietnam an was awarded a Silver Star, served 34 years in the Army.
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•••
New York Times
June 26, 2006
Really Bad Ideas On Korea

I
Norlh Korea hasn't yet tested its new long-range missile, but some bizarre ideas have already started
flying around Washington about the best way for America to respond - including a proposal by two.
Democratic defense experts to launch a pre-emptive American attack on the missile. While that isn't I
likelyto inspire greater sobriety in Pyongyang, it has made the Bush administration's less strident
preparations for a possible military .response look statesmanlike by comparison. I
What would be better still would be for the White House to heed yesterday's call by senior Republicans on the I
Senate Foreign Relations Committee for direct talks with North Korea on the issue.
Pyongyang is unpredictable. It claims to have nuclear weapons already. And a successful long-range I
missile test would mark a significant step down a road that might eventually give it the capacity to
deliver nuclear weapclns as far as the United States. But the danger, for now at least, is scarcely I
imminent enough to justify a pre-emptive military response. An American overreaction would do more
harm than good. .
I
There are many good reasons why North Korea should not test an intercontinental ballistic missile. But it has
every legal right to do so. Washington, on the other hand, has no obvious legal right to blow up North Korea's I
missile on the launching pad. Doing so would forfeit the diplomatiC high ground on an.issue that in the end will
have to be resolved by diplomatic means, and with active Chinese support. I
Washington needs to keep two fundamental goals in sight. The first. obviously, is to convince North
I Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and long-range mlssileprograms. The second is to make sure I
that neither Pyongyang's feints nor Washington's responses touch off a nuclear arms race in
I Northeast Asia. I
For most of its tenure, the administration has refused to engage in serious nuclear diplomacy with North Korea. I
I The exception came during a brief period last summer when American diplomats were actually allowed to
engage in substantive talks, which led fairly quickly to a broad agreement in principle. Progress came to a sharp
I halt after Washington abruptly imposed unrelated banking sanctions and declared them nonnegotiable. North I
Korea then responded in a very North Korean way by walking away from the nuclear talks.
I I
This is all very symmetrical, except that time is clearly not on America's side. Now North Korea is renouncing
I
its missile test moratorium, which it had agreed to in the hope of negotiations on that issue.
I
This gathering crisis is dangerous enough on its own terms. But if miShandled by Washington, it could have
I potentially disastrous regional consequences, driving a further wedge between Japan and China, I
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Wait'H you see tomorrow's column in Spectator Online. King isn't serious. I said on Bill O'Reilly's show on
Friday that Sulzberger and Keller should be marched out in handcuffs. By abusing it, NYT and WaPo are
destroying the First Amendment.
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Cmdr
As you can see from the emaillrailbelow.itis our understanding that LTC ~~M~:'i;:!;/j was suppose to have the data to you
last night by COB Tampa time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you had an email frOOl her, If you have not, can we
please have until Monday evening to resolve?
VIR,
Col
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Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release" apply.
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA [mailto:Oallas.L..awrenc

Sent: Frida I June 23 2006 11:07 PM
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Cc:
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Subject: RE: mil analyst trip
Is there anything your amazing team cant do? Thank you for such a rapid turnaround.
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DlIlI..s lJ. LlIWI'enCl:
Subject: RE: mil analyst trip
Sir, I Jut spoke with LTC She will input the data on the correct form and transmit It to MNF-I by COB.
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Sent: FrIda June 23 2006 2:43 PM '
To:
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Folks,
I hope this note finds everyone well this Friday. First, I would like to apologize in advance for the short fused nature of this
request. r, and my entire team, know that you all have multiple visits, code!s, gadels, etc, in addition to fighting a war and
these kinds of requests eat awa.j at manpower and time, Thank you for your willingness to "take on yet one more",
Our goal with this trip is to bring In approximately 10 of our most senior and prolific retired military analysts for a two day
visit to Iraq to see first hand the status of Iraqi forces, meet if possible'with mod and moi leadership, meet with mnfi
leadership and leave armed with first hand experiences and briefings on the successes being made in the country. The
analysts will be back and on tv In time to proVide critical context to future senior dv visits to the aor. .
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· Our proposed manIfest is as followl:
Mr, Jed Babbin, former DUSD and AF JAG, radio host and tv commentator
General Wayne Downing, USA, Ret with MSNBC
Brigadier General David Grange, USA, Ret. with CNN
Colonel Jack Jacobs, USA, Ret with MSNBC
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Maginnis, USA. Ret freelance national radio and tv
Major General James "Spider" Marks, USA, ReI. with CNN

Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney, USAF, Ret. with FolC News
Major General Robert Scales, USA, Ret. with Fox News
Mr. Wayne Simmons, CIA, Ret. with Fox News
Or. Jeff McCausland, Col~:mel, USA, Ret. with CBS
OSD Staff
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.Allison Barber
Understanding the need for speed for approval and Theatre Clearance and Country Clearance, I am hoping we can pUll
the right folks together to help get this ball rolling this weekend. Proposed dates are as follows:
Arrive Kuwait July 7, transit through customs and ovemight Kuwait
Ju~ 8-9 full day Iraq
July 10 afternoon departure for Kuwait
Thank you again to everyone who is helping to bring this together. I know from past trips that the media earned from this
Will be exceptional ana will trUly help to focus America's anentlon on the amazing work being done by our military men and
women.
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All the best,
dl
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From:' ShepDonatd@~%~n,a:;@/Hi:'jnj
Sent: Friday. June 23. 2006 5:55 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA; Lawrence. DallasMr OSD PA;

IV, OASD~PA
Subject: Gen. Casey notes
Notes on meeting with Gen. Casey
These notes are from an on-the-record Thursday PM meeting with General George Casey, commander of Multi
: ....
National Forces, Iraq - in the Pentagon - about 10 media analysts and writers before his press conference
accompanied by the SECDEF - it was good to see him again. I had dinner with him on my last trip to Iraq. I like
and respect him immensely, He is a statesman as well as warrior and a thoughtful and caring commander. He is
still quick to smile and has a sense of humor - I don't know how:
The overall situation in Iraq·
o the completion of the govenunent with the appointment of the defense and interior ministers and the
national security advisor makes a huge difference. Until that happened, nothing could move forward
o the new government was digging out of a deeper hole than the old, but is moving out of the box faster
o he is extremely impressed with PM Nouri al-Maliki - dedicated, smart., courageous, decisive
o al-Maliki's priorities are unity, security, prosperity
o in addition the PM is trying to craft a framework for national reconciliation
o the Speaker of the Parliament and one of the VPs, both Sunni, truly want to see this government succeed
The security environment in Iraq
o extremely complex - more so than it has ever been
o the insurgency is only one of the major problems
o political, economic maneuvering and crime are huge factors in the violence
o Zarqawi's death hurt the insurgency, but they are still a viable force
o current captured documents show the difficulty and despondency of the insurgents - they see themselves
. los1ng, the govenunent getting stronger and time not on their side
o a HUGE fight is coming up -how to handle the various militias
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o this will be an Iraqi Army fight (with US help) as the police will not be strong enough, but the police will
have to be strong enough to survive when the fight is over - this is a BIG problem
. .
o the militias are out of control and focused on political advantage, revenge and kidnapping and intimidation
for profit - this is no longer about security. Muqtada al-Sadr may have lost control of his own militia
o this is a dicey political as well as military problem - al-Maliki will use politics as well as force and must
be careful not to lose support of any po Utica] faction or the population in general
o the resistance against US occupation is weakening. The Swmi insurgency is beginning to seek an
honorable way out and methods to insure relevancy and participation
o Iran is becoming a serious factor - they are arming, instructing and supplying Shia militias - some of this
is coming from Lebanon (HezbolJah) through Syria
o violence is not widespread. 80% of the serious violence is within 30 miles of Baghdad. 14 of 18 provinces
have less than 9 major incidents a month
Iraqi security forces
o the Iraqi security forces are coming uptospeed rapidly. They will need our help for a long time, but they are
increasingly capable of taking the lead - they don't have to be "US good," only "Iraqi good" and the insurgents
aren't ten feettall .
o we will be providing advisors, logistics and quick reaction forces for an extended period
o the Iraqi forces have 3 divisions, 18 brigades and 69 battalions - six months ago the numbers were 1, 4 and
23 - about 80% are now capable of taking the lead
o the Iraqis are paying lots of attention to the appointment of commanders above the battalion level
o police performance is spotty'- not bad in the NE and south
o the Anny comes first and must be strong enough to support the policc in a region
o a big problem is restoring confidence of the SUlUlis in the Ministry of the Interior (handles the police) - seen
as a pro-Shia force
o the governor of Muthana province in the south has as~umed responsibility for security
o when a provincial governor certifies that the Anny and police are capable of providing security in his
province - we release that responsibil ity to him - we retain rights of passage and the right to conduct counter
terrorism with coordination and we continue to provide quick-reaction forces
o he sees the Sunni insurgency as slowly tapering off next year
o even though Iraqis will be in the lead, we will support them with transport, med-evac, com, intell and
occasional fire support for an extcn9-cd period
o expect rapid Iraqi security force progress in 07

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o we are creating a light-Infantry, counter--terrorism force initially within the security forces. Later they will
beco~e something else in the nature of a more-capable ariny as they develop a 5-yr. plan
o the odd-numbered divisions have been recruited as a national army with a mix of Shia, Sunni, Kurd. Ev~n
numbered are mOre like National Guard - recruited locally and reflecting the ethnic make-up of the province
o Fallujah is doing "OK"
o the Fallujah model is being introduced to Ramadi:- cordon off, control access, conduct targeted err ops.
This will take months
The following are my remarks, not Gen. Casey's:
Asuggested measure of progress is to watch the Iraqi security forces and how quickly they take over complete
provinces - this will pennit a gradual withdrawal of American forces - this will be done by not replacing forces
that have reached the end of their deployment. Expect some lower level of US forces in 06, accelerating rapidly·
in 07 - Don Shepperd, CNN Military Analyst
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Sent: Friday', June 23, 20062:34 PM
Subject: FW: analyst trip
this is what i sent her earlier.

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Subject: analyst trip
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i believe you have spoken to dave evans in my office about an analyst trip to iraq and afghanistan. i wanted to send you
the following list, which is still evolving, but here are the ones working to clear their schedules:
Mr. Jed Babbin, fmr DUSD and AF JAG
General Wayne Downing. USA. Ret with MSNBC
Brigadier General David Grange, USA, Ret, with CNN
Colonel Jack Jacobs, USA, Ret with MSNBC
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Maginnis. USA, Ret. freelance national radio and tv
Major General James "Spider" Marks, USA, Ret with CNN
Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney, USAF, Ret with Fox News
Major General Robert Scales, USA. Ret with Fox News
Mr. Wayne Simmons, CIA, ReI. with Fox News
alternates:
Colonel John Garret. USMC. Ret.
Dr. Jeff McCausland, Colonel, USA, Ret with CBS
Captain Chuck Nash, USN, ReI. with Fox News
Mr Bing West. fmr ASD for ISA
aSD escorts:
Allison Barber, DASD for Public AffaIrs
~!!q§)%Tt;<'IPublic Affairs Specialist
TBD
the manifest may shrink, but we will keep it to 12. i hope to have final word on this list asap and then we can submit the
country clearance. also, i have reached out to afghanistan to see if we could stop there first. the dates approved by osd for
travel are: .
jUly 6, 7 in afghanistan, leaving the 8th for iraq.
arrive iraq late on 8 july. leave iraq 11 july.
please leI me know what else you need from me. also, if you have a·contact for who j should be working with at the jVb in
kuwait reo air travel, that would be helpful.
. ks so much.
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Subject: I thought you both might find this of interest
I thought you both might like to see this report filed by cnn senior military analyst Don Sheppard who was part of the
analyst trip we took down to GITMQ this week. Don's reports are practically required reading by the entire CNN leadership.
If nothing else, this will at least take away their ability to claim credibly that they "did not know" what was really going on
down there. Their own paid analyst has clearly reported in.
Hope you both have a good weekend.
dl
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From: 5hepdonald~e%f{:'i~:4;i;'1 [mailto:shepdonald

Subject: Gltmo trip report
Gitmo Trip Report
II was my second trip to Guantanamo, the last being a year ago. A collection of media analysts, (CNN and Fox),
radio contributers, lawyers, writers, 000 deputy assistant secretaries, it was another whirlwind adventure - out
of the chocks at Andrews AFB as a guest of 000 on Navy mil-air at 7:30 AM; 3: 15 en route to Cuba; land at
Gitmo Airfield, Navy launch to the windward side, visit the detention facility all day; receive briefs, long water
taxi back to the airfield, wheels up at 5:00 PM and back to Andrews by 8: 15 - whew!.
I wish all of America, in fact all of the concerned world, would go because they could draw their own
conclusions and stop asking me. The world, at least America, would be proud of Rear Admiral Harry Harris, the
Joint Task Force Commander-GTMO and his troops. Thoughtful, articulate, professional, concerned, serious,
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"'''''' "
but with panache, a '78 USNA grad, Harris stayed with us all day giving and panicipating in the briefings and
answering questions, some very hard ones. Army Col. Mike Bumgarner, in charge of detainee operations and 35
years ~s an MP, was the host of our tour through all the facilities, including individual cells, ceHblocks,
recreation areas, medical facilities and interrogation ops where we viewed an tNT (high value target)
interrogation....and then there were other participants - briefs from the "other" agencies, law enforcement and
intelligence. Bumgarner could bea popular county sheriff - be is hometown America· he could get elected
anywhere - may happen as he is nearing the end of his career - he cares about his troops and the detainees
even the ones that have threatened to kill him and his family.
We started with briefings over a halal meal at the Camp Delta mess hall. The meal was tasty and one of three
A professional medical staff with a fully-equipped hospital, including major surgical capabilities, mental health
and dental looks after the detainees. The docs and nurses wear "stab vests" as they provide care ...hmmm.
The facilities are modem, resembling any modern high security U.S. prison - and expensive - and getting more
an expanded GWOT. .
government side of the story, the other side is provided daily in the media, some informed, most by
those who have never been to Gitmo. A visitor is at the mercy of local officials, but one also has lots
of time to argue, inquire, question, disagree, exchange ideas, provide alternate views, suggestions. It
is a healthy environment for an intellectual exchange. One has free access to talk to any of the staff.
Did you see any evidence of mistreatment? - of course not, nor would one expect to on an arranged visit,
but there is another important reason - no mistreatment is going on. There may have been some
missteps and policy confusions at the old Camp X-ray (long closed), but GITMO has known for a long
time that the eyes of the world are on them. There is simply too much supervision, too much
professionalism. too much pride to make anything bad intentionally happen. Additionally, all
interrogators will tell you that mistreatment is counter-productive. The only thing that works, they
insist, is to establish rapport over a long period of time and eventually almost everyone talks.
providing small pieces of big puzzles that. can eventually amalgamate into a useful portrait.
Why don't we avoid all this controversy and simply declare the detainees as POWs and comply with the' Geneva
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£:onventions? - because it isn't that simple - the detainees are not soldiers of a nation state, are not
an organized army and are not signatories to international conventions, nor do they comply with the
Lawsof Armed Conflict. This may require some new legislation. This·is a different sort of war in
which the old rules and laws are not adequate, many do not apply; thus, we are creating new
processes and trying to insure justice and human rights in the process - it is hard. real hard ... and
incidentally we comply with most of the provisions of the Geneva Convention, the ones that make
sense, especially humane treatment. In all preVious wars we have detained POWS and released
them at the end of the war, and tried those suspected of heinous crimes - the same thing is being
attempted in this war.
But you must admit that the prisoners have no "due process" - wrong. One may not like the proce~s (and
the Supreme Court will likely rule imminently on its legality), but there is a well-ordered due process,
one that was suggested by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who encouraged the U.S.
to design mechanisms that comply with Article. Vof the Geneva Convention. Article V states if there
is plausible doubt of a detainee's status - are they, or are they not, enemy combatants - a process
must be established to determine that fact. Thus, the administration established the Combat Status
Review Tribunals (CSRTs) and Administrative Review Boards (ARBs - yearly case re-examinations)
that review all available facts and information to determine: is the detainee an enemy combatant,
Why don't we just applv the U.S. justice sYstem -lawyers. grand juries, charges. trials?:"" sounds great, but it
does not work in war and that has been long recognized. There are about 1,000 foreign terrorists
incarcerated in the U.S. justice system. Those people have been arrested and tried for individual acts
of terrorism deemed criminal acts, mostly in the U.S. - it fits the way we do business - daily police
work in an organized infrastructure. War simply does not fit that mold. "rhe normal investigative
processes used in U.S. criminal trials - Miranda rights, chain of custody of evidence, etc. is simply
impractical when applied to a combat situation. Crime is from Mars, warfare is from Venus - the two
simply don't mate. Those who cry for criminal prosecution under the U.S, justice system should read
about the nature of war and how justice has been applied over the years - the two systems are
simply designed for entirely different scenarios.
SQ, why don't we use the military Court Martial system? - the military justice system is the equivalent of
the U.S. civil justice system modified for military use. It is an extremely fair system with rights to free
counsel. juries of true peers and automatic review; however, the same rules apply to evidence,
testimony, etc. as apply in the U.S. civilian justice system - the system is simply inadequate for
warfare during which POWs are detained and released after a war, or tried for war crimes under
international statutes covering the Laws of Armed Conflict. This is what the U.S. is attempting to do
with Gitmo detainees.
Aren't many of the Gitmo detainees just low-level foot soldiers that got swept-up in battle? - some are, some
aren't. 759 detainees have been sent to Gitmo. Almost all were detained in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Most were suspected of being high-level or important AI-Oaeda or Taliban. or a significant threat as
terrorists, thus their transfer to Gitmo. None have been sent from Iraq. About 460 remain. The
remainder have been released (13 have been captured or killed again in the GWOT after release) or
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transferred back to their home countries or to a third country that has ~greed to abide by the
international agreements against torture. All detainees have received CSRTs to determine their
status; and all will receive yearly ARBs (not required by Geneva Conventions) to determine if they
should continue to be detained or released.
Many detainees have been there since 2002. SurelY we have exhausted their intelligence value? - not $0,
according to intelligence officials and interrogators. Interrogations continue and important information
on national and international cells continue to emerge that have uncovered and prevented significant
attacks and taken down dangerous networks, especially in foreign countries. Additionally, many
detainees are cooperating. The main weapon oJ U.S. interrogators is time. The detainees all want to
get out. Most figure if they cooperate, they will eventually be released - it is a good guess. As new
characters emerge when others are killed or detained in the GWOT (Khalid Sheik Mohammed, ai
Zarqawi et.a\.) detainees have important information on new emerging leaders - their locations,
contacts, funding mechanisms, travel patterns, history - this information is extremely valuable and
increasing pressure is being put on the worldwide 'networks - their bench is not deep. Further, in the
fight against IEDs some of the detainees are providing extremely valuable information on designs,
trigger mechanisms and tactics - several of the detainees were MAJOR lED and explosive players.
So. what is going to happen to the remaining detainees? - it depends - the Supreme Court must rule. If the
administration has its way there will continue to be CSRTs and ARBs. Just like POWs at the end of
previous wars, some detainees will be released to go home at the end of the GWOT. Others will be
referred to "military commissions" for heinous crimes just as they were in previous wars. And, when
will the GWOT end? - beats me, but certainly not yet and the thought of releasing dangerous
terrorists dedicated to doing us harm should be chilling.
What about the NYT full-page in yesterday'S paper by Amnesty International claiming that detainees have been
incarcerated for four years without access to justice, lawyers, due process? - only some of that is true. Some
detainees have been in Gitmo for four years, but none have been without justice - the CSRTs and
ARBs and military commissions (some started, none completed due to lawyers filing for court
directed stays), if the Supreme Court approves them, serve as justice and the equivalent of grand
juries - reasons to believe the detainees are or are not enemy combatants and they will either be
referred to and prosecuted by military commissions, or released - watch for the Supreme Court
decisions. Some detainees are involved with lawyers and they are provided lawyer-client privileges,
What about the suicides? - we saw where the suicides took place, talked to those who found the
victims and those (medical staff) who attempted to revive them. This was a devastating experience
for all involved. The staff'was truly saddened by the event. There have been over 40 previous
attempts prevented. It should be no surprise that amongst a group of people who regularly see
suicide as martyrdom (daily ,events in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel) there will be more attempts, some
likely successful. The Gitmo staff characterizes the suicides as a defiant act of asymmetric warfare,
60t one of depressed prisoners who have come to the end of their rope. Incidentally, there will also
likely be attempts by detainees to kill guards - the detainees regularly threaten the guards and tell
them they will kill them and their' families when they get out. Expect other bad thing to happen at
Gitmo. This is not your run-of-the-mill collection of compliant prisoners.
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But what about the prisoner who was being force-fed? - when detainees perform hunger strikes and those
actions become dangerous to health, the decision has been made to insert feeding tubes to preserve
life - this is the same procedure that has been approved and is used by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons
and the same standard equipment used in U.S. hospitals. A small 1/8th inch tube is inserted through
the nasal cavity, down the throat - the area is lubricated and anesthetized, the procedure not painful.
Adm. Harris had the procedure performed on him to test the system. .
What about the Red Cross views ofGitmo? - the Red Cross views are confidential and closely-held, but
the Red Cross has full access to detainees at any time and makes regular visits. They have made
many suggestions incorporated by the Gitmo staff. Prisoners receive regular mail and the home
nations of all detainees are informed of their whereabouts and status and kept regularly informed by
our State Department. Some nations are seeking extradition. some of those request have been
approved.
So, should, or should not, Gitmo be closed? - I don't know. Gitmo has become an unfortunate political
symbol of an increasingly unpopUlar war. Some of the information spread in the media is wrong and
written or relayed by people who are misinformed. Gitmo is a modern, well-run prison where
detainees are well treated, well-fed, and medically cared for - BUT - whatever happens - we must
have a method of handling detainees in the war on terrorism - Congress may have to act - this is a
different war and old models don't fit. Many of the detainees are dangerous, VERY dangerous, and
will kill you, me and others tomorrow jf released. They should not be put blithely back on the streets
in an emotional quest for justice - as an international community we MUST find a way of handling
these people - AND - I fully suspect that jf detainees are transferred back to their home countries. or
other facilities constructed in far-off lands, they will soon wish they were back at Gitmo.
Our solders, sailors and air men and womeri at Guantanamo are doing a superb job around very dangerous
people in a long and difficult war - you can be proud of them.
Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures. email and 1M. All on demand. Always
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Sent: Friday. June 23, 2006 1:55 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA: Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA; RUff. Eric, SES, OSD: Thompson,
Jonathan Mr OSC PA; Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
Subject: CNN's Gitmo trip report
t thought you all would like to see this report filed by cnn senior military analyst Don Sheppard. Don's reports are practically
required reading by the entire CNN leadership. If nothing else, this will at least take away their ability to claim credibly that
they "did not know" what was really going on down there. Their own paid analyst has clearly reported in.
Hope all have a good weekend,
dl
Dulla~ 8. LaWI'''IH'l'
From: shepdonald@~lfu!fjI::;;;!::M!!hlmailto:5hepdonald
TO: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: Gitmo trip report
Gitmo Trip Report
, It was my second trip to Guantanamo, the last being a year ago. A collection of media analysts, (CNN and Fox),
radio contributers, lawyers. writers, DoD deputy assistant secretaries, it was another whirlwind adventure - out
of the chocks at Andrews AFB as a gue~1 of DoD on Navy mil-air at 7:30 AM; 3: 15 en route to Cuba; land at
Gitmo Airfield, Navy launch to the windward side, visit the detention facility aU day; receive briefs, long water
taxi back to the ~irfield, wheels up at 5:00 PM and back to Andrews by 8: 15 - whew!.
I wish all of America, in tact all of the concerned world, would go because they could draw their own
conclusions and slop asking me. The world, at least America, would be proud or Rear Admiral Harry Harris, the
Joint Task Force Commander·GTMO and his troops. Thoughtful; articulate, professional, concerned, serious,
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NY TIMES 5951
but with panache, a '78 USNA grad, Harris stayed with us all day giving and participating in the briefings and
answering questions, some very hard ones. Anny Col. Mike Bumgarner, in charge of detainee operations and 35
years as an MP, was the host of our tour through all the facilities, including individual cells, cell blocks,
recreation areas, medical facilities and interrogation ops where we viewed an HVT (high value target)
interrogation ....and then there were other' participants - briefs from the "other" agencies, law enforcement and
intelligence. Bumgarner could be a popular county sheriff - he is hometown America - he could get elected
anywhere - may happen as he is nearing the end of his career· he cares about his troops and the detainees
even the ones that have threatened to kitl him and his family.
We started with briefings over a halal meal at the Camp Delta mess hall. The meal was tasty and one of three
I ...
A professional medical staff with a fully~equipped hospital, including major surgical capabilities, mental health
and dental looks after the detainees. The docs and nurses wear "stab vests" as they provide care ...hromm.
The facilities are modem, resembling any modem high security U.S. prison - and expensive - and getting more
an expanded GWOT.
government side of the story, the other side is provided daily in the media, some informed, most by
those who have never been to Gitmo. A visitor is at the mercy of local officials, but one also has lots
of time to argue, inquire, question, disagree, exchange ideas, provide alternate views, suggestions. It
is a healthy environment for an intellectual exchange. One has free access to talk to any of the staff.
Did you see any evidence of mistreatment? - of course not, nor would one expect to on an arranged visit,
but there is another important reason - no mistreatment is going on. There may have been some
missteps and policy confusions at the old Camp X·ray (long closed), but GITMO has known for a long
time that the eyes of the world are on them. There is simply too much supervision, too much
professionalism. too much pride to make anything bad intentionally happen. Additionally; all
inlerrogators will tell you that mistreatment is counter-productive. The only thing tha~ works, they
insist, is to establish rapport over a long period of time and eventually almost everyone talks,
prOViding small pieces of big puzzles that can eventually amalgamate into a useful portrait.
Why don't we avoid all this controversy and simply declare the detainees as POWs and comply with the Geneva
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NY TIMES 5952
· Conventions? - because it isn't that simple - the detainees are not soldiers of a nation state, are not
an organized army and are not signatories to international conventions, nor do they comply with the
Laws of Armed Conflict. This may require some new legislation. This. is a different sort of war in
which the old rules and laws are not adequate, many do not apply; thus, we are creating new
processes and trying to insure justice and human rights in the process - it is hard, real hard... and
incidentally we comply with most of the provisions of the Geneva Convention, the ones that make
sense, especially humane treatment. In all previous wars we have detained paws and released
them at the end of the war, and tried those suspected of heinous crimes - the same thing is being
attempted in this war.
But YOU must admit that the prisoners have no "due process" - wrong. One may not like the process (and
the Supreme Court will likely rule imminently on its legality), but there is a well-ordered due process,
one that was suggested by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who encouraged the U.S.
to design mechanisms that comply with Article Vot the Geneva Convention. Article V states if there'
is plausible doubt of a detainee's status - are they, or are they not, enemy combatants - a process
must be established to determine that fact. Thus, the administration established the Combat Status
Review Tribunals (CSRTs) and Administrative Review Boards (ARBs - yearly case re-examinations)
that review all available facts and information to determine: is the detainee an enemy combatant,
Why don't we just applv the U.S. justice system -lawyers, grand juries, charges, trials? - sounds great, but it
does not work in war and that has been long recognized. There are about 1,000 foreign terrorists
incarcerated in the U.S. justice system. Those people have been arrested and tried for individual acts
of terrorism deemed criminal acts, mostly in the U.S. - it fits the way we do business - dally police
work in an organized infrastructure. War simply does not fit that mold. The normal investigative
processes used in U.S. criminal trials .... Miranda rights, chain of custody of evidence, etc. is simply
impractical when applied to a combat Situation. Crime is from Mars, warfare is from Venus - the two
simply don't mate. Those who cry for criminal prosecution under the U.S, justice system should read·
about the nature of war and how justice has been applied over the years - the two systems are
simply designed for entirely different scenarios.
So, why don't we use the military Court Martial system? - the military justice system is the equivalent ot
the U.S. civil justice system modified for military use. It is an extremely fair system with rights to free
counsel, juries of true peers and automatic review; however, the same rules apply to evidence,
testimony, etc. as apply in the U.S. civilian justice system - the system is simply inadequate for
warfare during which paws are detained and released after a war, or tried for war crimes under
international statutes covering the Laws of Armed Conflict. This is what the U.S. is attempting to do
with Gitmo detainees.
Aren't many of the Gitmo detainees just low-level foot soldiers that got swept-up in battle? - some are, some
aren't. 759 detainees have been sent to Gitmo. Almost all were detained in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Most were suspected of being high-level or important AI-Qaeda or TaUban. or a significant threat as
terrorists, thus their transfer to Gitmo. None have been sent from Iraq. About 460 remain. The
remainder have been released (13 have been captured or killed again in the GWOT after release) or
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transferred back to their home countries or to a third country that has agreed to abide by the
international agreements against torture. All detainees have received CSRTs to determine their
status and all will receive yearly ARBs (not reqUired by Geneva Conventions) to determine if they
should continue to be detained or released.
Many detainees have been there since 2002. Surely we have exhausted their intelligence value? - not so,
according to intelligence officials and interrogators. Interrogations continue and important information
on national and international cells continue to emerge that have uncovered and prevented significant
attacks and taken down dangerous networks, especially in foreign countries. Additionally, many
detainees are cooperating. The main weapon of U.S. interrogators is time. The detailJees all want to
get out. Most figure if they cooperate, they will eventually be released - it is a good guess. As new
characters emerge when others are killed or detained in the GWOT (Khalid Sheik Mohammed, al
Zarqawi et.a!.) detainees have important information on new emerging leaders - their locations,
contacts. funding mechanisms, travel patterns, history - this information is extremely valuable and
increasing pressure is being put on the worldwide networks - their bench is not deep. Further, in the
fight against IEDs some of the detainees are providing extremely valuable information on designs.
trigger mechanisms and tactics - several of the detainees were MAJOR lED and explosive players.
S..Q. what is going to happen to the remaining detainees? - it depends - the Supreme Court must rule. If the
administration has its way there will continue to be CSRTs and ARBs. Just like POWs at the end of
previous wars. some detainees will be released to go home at the end of the GWOT. Others will be
referred to "military commissions" for heinous crimes just as they were in previous wars. And, when
will the GWOT end? - beats me, but certainly not yet and the thought of releasing dangerous
terrorists dedicated to doing us harm should be chilling.
What about the NYT full-page in yesterday's paper by Amnesty International claiming that detainees have been
incarcerated for four years without access to justice, lawyers. due process? - only some of that is true. Some
detainees have been in Gitmo for four years. but none have been without justice - the CSRTs and
ARBs and military commissions (some started, none completed due to lawyers filing for court
directed stays), if the Supreme Court approves them, serve as justice ami the equivalent of gram:l
juries - reasons to believe the detainees are or are not enemy combatants and they will either be
referred to and prosecuted by military commissions, or released - watch for the Supreme Court
decisions. Some detainees are involved with lawyers and they are provided lawyer-client privileges.
What about the suicides? - we saw where the suicides took place. talked to those who found the
victims and those (medical staff) who attempted to revive them. This was a devastating experience
for all involved. The staff was truly saddened by the event. There have been over 40 previous
attempts prevented. It should be no surprise that amongst a group of people who regularly see
suicide as martyrdom (daily events in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel) there will be more attempts. some
likely successful. The Gitmo staff characterizes the suicides as a defiant act of asymmetric warfare,
not one of depressed prisoners who have come to the end of their rope. Incidentally, there will also
likely be attempts by detainees to kill guards - the detainees regularly threaten the guards and tell
them they will kill them and their families when they get out. Expect other bad thing to happen at
Gitmo. This is not your run-of-the~mill collection of compliant prisoners.
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· But what about the prisoner who was being force-fed? - when detainees perform hunger strikes and those
actions become dangerous to health, the decision has been made to insert feeding tubes to preserve
life - this is the same procedure that has been approved and is used by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons
and the same standard equipment used in U.S. hospitals. A small1/8 th inch tube is inserted through
the nasal cavity, down the throat - the area is lubricated and anesthetized, the procedure not painful.
Adm. Harris had the procedure performed on him to test the system.
What about the Red Cross views of Gitmo? - the Red Cross views are confidential and closely-held, but
the Red Cross has full access to detainees at any time and makes regular visits. They have made
many suggestions incorporated by the Gitmo staff. Prisoners receive regular mail and the home
nations of all detainees are informed of their whereabouts and status and kept regularly informed by .
our State Department. Some nations are seeking extradition, some of those request have been
approved.
So, should. or should not. Gitmo be closed? -I don't know. Gitmo has become an unfortunate political
symbol of an increasingly unpopular war. Some of the information spread in the media is wrong and
written or relayed by people who are misinformed. Gitmo is a modern, well-run prison where
detainees are well treated, well-fed, and medically cared for - BUT - whatever happens - we must
have a method of handling detainees in the war on terrorism - Congress may have to act - this is a
different war and old models don't fit. Many of the detainees are dangerous, VERY dangerous. and
will kill you, me and others tomorrow jf released. They should not be put blithely back on the streets
in an emotional Quest for justice - as an international community we MUST find a way of handling
these people - AND - I fully suspect that if detainees are transferred back to their home countries, or
other facilities constructed in far-off lands, they will soon wish they were back at Gitmo.
Our solders, sailors and air men and women at Guantanamo are doing a superb job around very dangerous
people in along and difficult war - you can be proud of them.
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Subject: analysts in gitmo ,
hi. dallas asked that i send you the names of the analysts who went on wednesday. here they are:
Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired) ~ Fmr. ASD for Intemational Security Affairs
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired)
Mr. Wayne Simmons (CIA, Retired)
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano (Fox News)
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Subject: FW: Gitmo?
hi. as i mentioned to you". j know you said dallas and j shouldn't deal with this. hate it that you have tol but, it doesn'llook
like he's going to give up... I haven't answered him and i wouldn't be surprised if he calls next.
thanks
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Sent: Frida , June 23, 2006 8:43 AM
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I could have Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) call over there to Allison or Dallas.... as he is the Chairman of my
Foundation and a dear friend( and head of Western Hemisphere .on Foreign Relations )... your thoughts?
Best
ANDY
P.S. Two days ago I was on Fox defending the Idea that there should be NO timetable.... hope you caught it.
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Gitmo... did' make the cut?
Best
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SUbject: Military Analyst Commentary about Gitmo
Importance: High
Attachments: MilitaryAnalysts.Gitmo.6.23.06.doc
Dallas - For your immediate purposes, you may only want the opening section.
FYI #1 - All 4 of us looked independently for Don Shepperd Gitmo clips and we even called our rep at TV Eyes to
mak.e sure we had not missed anything. Bottom line - we found zip from him on the trip.
FYI #2 - We will update the memo (highlights and excerpts) later on.
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MILITARY ANALYSTS ON GUANTANAMO
AS OF JUNE 23, II :00 AM
(To be updated later today)
Military analysts who visited Guantanamo on. Wednesday have conducted interviews on the
following stations, as of II :00 AM 011 June 23ft!. They include:
>- Judge Andrew Napolitano:
o Three Fox News Radio interviews/clips on "Brian and the Judge"~ one was live
(June 21, 22)
o One appearance on the Big Story with John Gibson (6/22, 5:00 PM -listed
below in two parts)
o Two segments on Fox and Friends (6/23, 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM)
y Robert Maginnis:
o While at Guantanamo, conducted three "live to tape" interviews for national
broadcast
Y Wayne Simmons:
o One appearance on The Big Slory wI John Gibson (6/22,5:51 :58 PM)
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO
Fox News Radio: Brian & The Judge - Call-in from Judge Andrew Napolitano from
Guantanamo Bay ~ June 21
• (Note - highlighls from the clip, not a wordfor word account)
The "Live from Ghmo" segment on "Brian & The Judge" was roughly two and a half minutes
long. Judge Andrew Napolitano phoned in live from a building across from the U.S Terrorist
Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday morning. He had not yet toured the facility or
witnessed any interrogations. He wanted to learn about the "fairness of the process of how
prisoners are transferred in and out of the prison," and was most interested in sharing the numbers
that he had already received.
:.-. J.'o "800 in so far, J 39 sent home as a result of the hearings"
Both the Judge and the host, Brian Kilmeade, were very surprised that they had not known about
those numbers previously. The Judge elaborated further on numbers:
Y "790 brought to Guantanamo. 290 transferred to their home countries or a third country
if their home countries wouldn't take them. 130 are awaiting transfer, which is a matter
of logistics... "
The Judge sounded eager to tour the prison and said, "Everyone's been very open. I've been
amazed and thrilled with the openness with which they've answered my questions."
Fox News,Radio: nrian and the Judge - Live interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense Cuny Stimson on Guantanamo Bay Detainee Policy - 6/22, 0930
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano conducted a J O-minute interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Detainee Affairs Cully Stimson on Guantanamo Bay detainee policy after Napolitano
retumed from a trip to the detention center yesterday, Napolitano was impressed by the condition
of the facilities and questioned the lack of reporting on the positive aspects of the center. He was
also convinced of the guilt of the detainees and discussed the difficult legality issues in trying the
detainees.
Impression of Guantanamo
HO$t: The military is almost delicate in the manner in wtiich it treats these detainees; the
treatment of the detainees far exceeds minimum requirements of the Geneva Convention. I'm
shocked that r hadn't seen.anywhere in the media that 197 detainees had been there and 230 have
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been released and 238 are ready to be released ... no one reported ... The facilities that are being
built are as modern, sophisticated and as comfortable as any prisons that I have seen.
Stimson: I'm delighted you were able to go, and l'm not surprised by your observations. I'm
happy to think that you think... that we far exceed the mandatory minimums required by Geneva.
And everyone who goes down there believes the same thing...Over 1000 media have been down
there from a very broad spectrum across the world, we've had 145 Congress members, 145
staffers go there, I took two European delegates down there to talk about how humane the
conditions are.
Detainee Policy and Legality Issues
Host: Why was I surprised? Why were the media not reporting on the things that I saw? Is there
an ideological bias because we are incarcerating people without trying them?
Stimson: Well, I'm not going to answer that. ..
Host: I apologize, that's a political question.
Stimson: Look, you know that any nation at war is entitled to detain its enemy,
the Nazis who we were fortunate enough to detain, we detained them without charges... they
didn't know when the war was going to end. There are some groups you can characterize one
way or.another that believe these people deserve more rights than the Nazis. That'sjust absurd.
Host: There's no legal basis for that. The legal conundrum that you guys are in. There's no
question that the guys still there are the bad guys. There's no question that the military is
convinced of it, I'm convinced of it. [After being briefed by FBI investigators of the evidence
against the detainees.} the tracing of their behavior, even some who were in the United States,
was the most terrifying. The problem is that not all this evidence would be [uphold ... as evidence
of the federal evidence either in federal court or in a traditional court marshaL] ... So what do we
do with them? We cannot send them back. They will kill the guards. their families, they will
. cause enormous damage and havoc to innocent Americans. .
Stimson: [There are two concepts here,] one, is that the system you and I have lived in: criminal
law. [Where there are defense lawyers, prosecutors, and evidence.] On the other side is history
and the law of war. If you are lucky enough to detainyour enemy, and there is no doubt that that
is our enemy. and during the time of war, you can detain your enemy as long as you decide them
as an enemy combatant.
Host: And here's where you've exceeded Geneva's wildest [expectations. for] the worst of the
worst, you've given them lawyers! .
Fox News Radio: Brian and 'he Judge - Account of Guantanamo Bay· June 22nd (time
unknown)
.Judge: We visited jail cells, we saw detainees, we saw them in their cells, we saw them in their
exercise yard, we examined evidence. I actually had an opportunity...to look at the evidence that
they have obtained from these guys which will be used in the military commissions...we received
briefings from FBI agents about the activities of these detainees. in the United States, before they
were arrested! Nothing was off grounds. No questiOns went unanswered. The military is
extremely courteous, kind and forthcoming.
Big picture: Guantanamo Bay is an enormous naval base, it's 46 square mi les ...Since Castro came
to power, he refuses to accept the lease payments but he knows we are there forever.
The prison at Guantanamo Bay is just one square mile of the 46 square mile. it is a very small
portion of the naval base. The prison itself consists of six camps, with different levels of
constraint depending the prisoners' behavior. Every prisoner receives truly top fljght medical and
dental attention. Every prisoner has his religious rights respected. The call to prayer occurs
several times a day. The prison stops while those who wish to pray do pray. Obviously, one can
work his way to a camp with more freedom with cooperation.
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There is a surprising number of these prisoners who have cooperated. Cooperation consists of
evidence information about what they know about other prisoners and what they know... (clip
ends).
PART I: Fox News: The Big StOry wI John Gibson - 6/22/20065:00:27 PM

JOHN GIBSON. HOST: Hi, everybody. I'm John Gibson. A "Big Story" exclusive for you
tonight -- our judge,just back from a visit to Guantanamo Bay, home to some of the world's most
dangerous terrorists. The government invited Judge Andrew Napolitano and a select few others -
there's his snapshots -- to check out our prison in Cuba. He was allowed to personally examine
evidence against the detainees, and he watched in an interrogation. The FOX News senior judicial
analyst joins us now to break down the trip for us. So, judge. one of the most interesting facts I
have heard about your trip already is, there are 100 guys there, bad guys, that they know have
been in the United States casing this country. What, 37 trips?
ANDREW NAPOLITANO, FOX NEWS JUDICIAL ANALYST: Oh, John, it was terrifying.
We -- we received about eight or nine briefings, starting on the flight down and concluding with
as we were leaving Guantanamo Bay. Clearly, the most compelling -- and, from my point of
view, the most terrifying -- was from the FBI agents. There's a full team ofFBI agents down
there.
And they tracked the behavior of many of the detainees and showed that nearly 100 of them,
collectively, had visited 38 states in the United States, legal, lawful entry into the United States,
Some for as long as two years to -- to attend junior colleges, some for as short as two days, many
to visit traditional American tourist sites. But they had all been -- but that many of them have
been there.
GIBSON: Bad guys. They don't have the evidence to -- to put them on trial, and they don't want
to let them go.
NAPOLITANO: This is the government's legal, not military or political-- this is the
govemment's legal conundrum.
The government's chief lawyer and those working for him conceded to me that they do not have
enough evidence to get a conviction before a militarycomrnission, which is the easiest, before a
court-martial, which is the next most difficult, before a federal district court jury. which is the
most difficult.
But they are satisfied, and they persuaded me from the evidence that they showed me, that these
are such bad, evil human beings that to release them into society, whether in the United States or
outside the United States, would be suicidal, because these guys would for sure return to kill their
captors, to attack the families of the captors, or to wage war against us again in the Middle East.
GIBSON: You have been an opponent ofwhal is going on in Gitmo. You have spoken out
against it. And 1think you have even written about it.
NAPOLITANO: \ have written extensively about it.
GIBSON: In both your books.
You saw interrogations. Did you see anything objectionable?
NAPOLITANO: Oh, no, no, not at all. The people conducting the interrogations freely admit
that the procedures that they used before 2004 were more aggressive than now.
When the Supreme Court came down with its 8-1 decision, saying the Constitution applies, the
treaties apply, and the law appl ies, and the federal courts ofjurisdiction, they stopped using the
methods that about five FBI agents had complained about.
So, the interrogations that we saw, John, were about as mild as you and I conversing now. It's one
interrogator. It's _. excuse me. It's one detainee. It's three interrogators, one of whom is a
trans lator.
The whole thing is taped. Four people are watching the entire interrogation as it goes on. In my
case, they allowed us to watch it through closed-circuit. So we weren't in the same room, and we
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couldn't hear the words being used. We watched the guy being interrogated, who is the number
two person there.
The government has ranked them, all 400 of them, in the order of their influence over the others.
This is the number-two person. And they interrogate him about every two weeks, just to see what
information he wants to share with them or what lies he wants to give them, which allows them to
compare what he said with what others are saying,
GIBSON: What has happened since the recent suicide of detainees?
NAPOLITANO: Well, since the recent suicide of detainees, the administrative tribunals have
stopped. So, we thought we could see an administrative tribunal or a commission.
This is the interrogation of a -- of a detainee, formaUy and on the record and before a panel of
three judges. Those stopped. Security has tightened considerably. And people who were about to
get moved up to an area of the camp which is not as - as aggressive were put back at the bottom
of the line.
GIBSON: Judge Napolitano has opposed Gitmo for some time. A little later in the show, we are
going to have him back, after he has seen this thing, to explain to us, what are we supposed to do
about it?
Judge, we will see you in a little bit.
NAPOLITANO: OK, John.
PART II: Fox News: The Big StorY wI John Gibson - 6/2212006 5:34:48 PM
GIBSON: President Bush saying he would like to shut down Gitmo. He's been under pressure
from the international community about this prison for some time now. So should we? Our Fox
News senior judicial analyst judge Andrew Napolitano just got back from an exclusive trip to
Gitmo. That's himin his golf shirt looking around at the facility. Should 'we close it?
NAPOLITANO: No, ! don't think we should close it.
GIBSON: Haven't you called for it to be closed?
NAPOLITAND: No, have never called for it to be closed. I have called for the people there to be
put on trial. Because never in American history, I shouldn't say never because Abraham Lincoln
did it during the Civil War and Woodrow Wilson did it in during World War rMD+IT_rMD-IT_1.
But F.D.R., to his credit, tried the German saboteurs before they were ex.ecuted. We've not since
the Geneva conventions, which didn't exist until after World War 11, held people without a trial,
The president must know that he has spent over $30 million in the past year there, expanding the .
size of it, building a truly high-tech, first- rate building. I've been in a lot of prisons in my prior
life as ajudge and I walked through this one. This is about as good as they get in terms of
facilities for the inmate, as prisons go, comfort for the inmate and high-tech ability to do what
you have to do in a prison. They spent a lot of money on it. They spent $2.5 million last week on
a fence to keep out local people that Were wandering on to the property,
GIBSON: You know, we hear from the human rights community that oneofthe reasons that
Gitmo should be closed is the sense of hopelessness that detainees have because they don't know
how they would ever get out if they're going, are they entitled to hope?
NAPOLITANO: Well, it depends who you ask. That's a great question, John. In my view on the
American constitution and the treaties we've signed, they are entitled to a trial. And if the
government cannot prove their gui It, they shouldn't be there. The government knows this. How do
I know th is? Because they haven't Sent any detainees there since the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that
the constitution applies. Where are all the detainees from Iraq? They stayed in Iraq. They're under
the custody of the iraqi authorities. There's no new people coming to Guantanamo Bay.
GIBSON: And the supreme court is going to decide something soon?
NAPOLITANO: Yes, the case is vel)' complicated but boiled down, 400 detainees filed
lIpplications for habeas corpus, meaning they want the government to justify to a federal judge
why they're incarcerated without a charge. After that was tiled the Congress enacted a statute
saying they can't do it. The government now wants to argue that that statute is retroactive, which
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would wipe out the 400 applications. That's what the Supreme Court will decide. Are these 400
cases still alive? If they are, John, there will be 400 trials before federal judges in Washington,
D.C. If they're not, there will just be military commissions with the right to appeal only after the
commission rules.
GIBSON: One way or another there will be trials.
NAPOLITANO: One way or another there will be trials even though the top guys r spoke to
yesterday said to me we can't prove cases against a lot of these guys. We just don't have the
evidence.
GIBSON: Every day we see this, people say we don't have the evidence against these guys, we
can't prove a case, we have to let them go. They don't, want to say that?
NAPOLITAND: They don't want to say that. They don't want to let them go because they don't
trust the governments to which they might go and the 15 of the 230 that they did let go came back
and fought against us.
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GIBSON: And they actually believe these people are terrorists who have taken a vow to fight the
United States? .
NAPOLITANO: The vast majority ofttle 400 detainees that are still there have made threats of
such magnitude and severity that anybody who heard what I heard yesterday would believe that
they are terrorists Sworn to attack the United States. But under the laws and the treaties, they're
still persons entitled to trials.
GIBSON: There have been, as you know, many accusations that detainees are tortured at Gitmo.
NAPOLITAND: Until the Supreme Court ruled S-1 that the constitution applies and the federal
courts have jurisdiction, there were some aggressive means used and all ofthose were outlined by
FBI agents who ohjected to them. They were things like great heat, great cold, sleep and food
deprivation. None of that, I'm told, has happened in the past two years since the Supreme Court's
ruling. And the interrogation I witnessed, as I said earlier, was a conversation like you and me are
having.
GIBSON: Who is their best interrogator?
NAPOLITANO: Their best interrogator is a New York City homicide detective, who
volunteered to become an ensign in the Navy so he could go down there and show them how to .
interrogate and he's a terrific guy.
GIBSON: So law and order prevails at Gitmo. Judge, thank you very much.
Fox News: Fox aDd Friends 6/23/2006 6:34:20 AM
(Transcript to be included later)
Fox News: Fox and Friends· 6/23/2006 8:05:59 AM
Steve: Judge Napolitano not exactly in to this zip code for a couple of days. he went to Gitmo.
Andrew: there I am in a jail cell.
Steve: About time.
Andrew: you know what, they love to play checkers and they love to play chess. I asked about
that.
E.D••: you know its interesting, on my way into work today I was listening to National Public
Radio and there is a movie coming out -- r think its called the "Road Gitmo"-- it starts today, but
they were interviewing a person and it's based on the recollections of some people who have been
imprisoned at Gitmo and they were saying that they -- I guess with no independent confirmation.
. the claim is that they were kept in cells and where they sleep, they have no roofs over their head
and when it rains, it rains down on them and 1 asked you about that. In their living quarters, do
they have rooms?
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Andrew: they clearly have roofs, and the cells are so positioned so that the rain can't get in on
them. They could get wet he if they were out in an exercise yard and it started to rain and they
decided to stay
E.D.: they said their blankets-
Andrew: the Geneva Conventions and I should say the military's treatment of these detainees,
. exceeds the minimum that the Geneva Conventions requires. The Geneva Conventions requires a
roof over their head, even though there's no heat or air conditioning -- the average temperature is
in the 90's, there's a roof over their head in the cells.
Steve: I'm glad you went down there and saw it with your own two eyes. Remember those very
famous early pictures of what it was like at Gitmo, somebody squeezed off some shots and you
saw those prisoners in the orange jumpsuits and their hands were bound behind them, they were
blindfolded. Any of that stuff'? Are they still wearing the blindfolds down there?
Andrew: the military has asked all the media to stop using that. When the Supreme Court ruled
in June of '04 that the constitution, the treaties, and the laws of the United States apply, the
military's treatment of the detainees changed dramatically, It is now gentle, almost child-like the
way they treat the detainees. It was not that way before, but the tape you're talking about is the
old way that they were treated, which hasn't happened in two of that years.
E.D.: now, compared to how American prisoners are treated at American jails, here in the United
States, are these people being treated equally, better, worse?
Andrew: Far better, far better, far better. Not even close in tenns of the quality of the food, in
tenns of the medical treatment, education, and recreation available. I mean, one of those pictures
shows me using exercise equipment in the prison yard. That was just one of the many pieces,
there it is Steve -- it was I 10. There was no roof over that exercise.
Steve: Judge, Valley Fitness is about a block away. Hyou need to workout, I wouldn't go to
Gitmo. The facilities there are ex.cellent.
E.D..: People claim people are treated so horrendously, it needs to be closed, is better than what
we keep our own prisoners in America in'?
Andrew: No question about it. The administration has just spent $30 million to build indoor cells
and that facility. which will be known as Camp Number Six. They each have numbers,
depending upon the degree of security and lock down and that facility will be the most modern,
high tech facility with the best creature comforts for prisoners. It's a jail. It's not too many
creatUre comforts but the best for prisoners anywhere in the country.
Steve: It was great you were able to make the trip. Judge, thank you for sharing that -
Andrew: It was a one day trip, down in the morning, five hours there, back to Andrews Air Force
base.
Steve: it's not like you wanted to spend the night.
Andrew: No way, a-Reilly said to me make sure you leave
WAYNE SIMMONS
Fox News: The Big Story wi John Gibson· 6122/2006 5:51:58 PM

JOHN GIBSON: Back now to our "Big Story" Guantanamo Bay exclusive. We've heard from
our judge earlier about what he saw on his trip yesterday to that infamous detention facility.
Former CIA operative Wayne Simmons was also on that trip. He joins us now with his thoughts.
So, Wayne, the judge, you know, has always said that these guys should get some sort of triaL
Isn't quite sure about whether you should close it. But he also described a situation where it seems
like the interrogation techniques are so watered down. you wonder if they're gening anything out
of these people at all. I mean, he described an interrogation technique that looked a little like
Tony Soprano talking to his shrink. What do you get out of that'?
WAYNE SIMMONS, FORMER CIA OPERATIVE: Listen, and thejudge is absolutely
correct. I had the very good fortune and the honor of being on the first contingent to go to
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Guantanamo Bay a year ago, and when I came back, I wrote some pretty scathing things about
the interrogation methods, which r found much, much too soft. I thought we should use much
harsher methods to get the time sensitive intel.
( can tell you now, after a year I've changed in my position,and I'll tell you why. What is
happening is the command and control face on the battlefield is changing, and what we now see
happening, John, is that we're able to go back to some ofthese detainees and secure information
about who we believe is now the new face of the command and control in the battlefield, and get
a description'ofthese individuals and where they are and where their families are.
So would I like to see harsher conditions -- nottorture but stronger conditions in interrogation?
Absolutely. But...
GIBSON: But I mean, you know, the judge described it as three people in there, a guy sits on a
couch, they talk to him. Nobody else. There's no sleep deprivation, no food deprivation. It's not
, too hot. It's not too cold. He's not being water boarded. He doesn't have snarling dogs. He's just
chatting with them. What do they get out of that?
SIMMONS: Well, they're using a technique whereby they build a bond and whereby they hope
that as time passes, that bond will yield verifiable inleI. And it appears that is working.
But 1 will tell you, one of the most amazing things that I saw, and one of the things that made me
very, very happy, and as the judge said, it was a scary time, was that we're finding out that a lot of
the intel we're getting from these detainees is being used by our FBr, and these men and women
of the FBI are doing one incredible job of hunting down the cells inside the United States.
And unfortunately, we're not allowed to stand up on the mountain and scream at the top of our
lungs, look what we did or look what they've done, and that's unfortunate because the American
people wou ld be proud of what they see the FBI having done.
GIBSON: Wayne, you won't mind if I needle you just a little bit. The judge says the best
interrogator they got was a New York City cop.
SIMMONS: Well, listen, 1 don't know if that's the case, But I can tell you ...
GIBSON: I mean, where are the CIA guys, where are the FBI guys? How come they're behind a
New York City cop?
SIMMONS: Listen, all of these men and women that are doing those interrogations are
outstanding, So I'll let the judge make his assessment, but I will tell you they are -- and I'd love to
mention names, but I can't for obvious reasons, but they are doing an incredible job, outstanding
job. And I want to show you one thing quickly if lean. [ don't know if you can pan in on this
medal that was given to me by the commander of JTF Guantanamo, Admiral Harris. And on this.
if you can see this, it says, it says "honor bound," And these fine young men and women that are
guarding these animals -- and that's what they are. the nastiest people on the planet -- they are
shouting "honor bound" at every opportunity.
GIBSON: All right, Wayne Simmons, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
SIMMONS: Thank you, John.
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Sent: Friday June 23, 2006 11 :26
To: ~M(i~x"/t;n{:;;l CIV, OASD-PA; OL MNFI CMD GRP PAO'
Subject: RE: analyst trip
.....:. COL,
Any muscle you folks can offer to at least let the folks in Kuwait and Iraq know that this is a priority mission for secdet and
General casey would be extremely helpful. Our goal is to get these guys in and out prior to the Big Bosses visit so they
can be back here on tv talking about their experiences as he lands and as all us media is focused on it.
","",",,==}=i;j crv, OASD·PA

June 3,2006 11;03 AM
To: <::,'YX',)!; COL MNFI CMD GRP PAD
SUbject: analyst trip
col
thanks again for the roundtable With the military analysts and your boss yesterday. we got great feedback.
i believe you spoke with dallas about another analyst trip in JUly. we are currently working to make that happen. i've spoken
with col jadick and am working with her team to make it happen. it might be helpful, if you wouldn't mind -- and greatly
appreciated -- jf you could let them know if/that general casey supports the concept and wants to make it happen. we are
looking at coming from 8-11 july. i believe the jvb already has us penciled in.
please leI me know If you need anything more from me.
thanks again.
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OS D Public Affairs
~~.?~t!§i·;;i:~he Pentagon
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~-~- ---------------------~---
From:'
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Majors
OSD is currently planning a short fused high priority trip to the aor withlnt the next 14~El~s, The trip is for our senior retired
military analysts, several of whom just met yesterday with general casey in dc. ~~}~ffl~:iihj{X~:j';jwill be the poc and trip planner
for this trip, senior DV will be DASD Allison Barber. I wanted to make sure you all were connected. Thanks again for all of
your great help in the past.
DI
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From:' lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: .frid~8!~yr~ 23, 2006 10: 11 AM
To: ~P).~~»jL»;Fh\:lcIV. OASD-PA
Subject: FW: Theater and Country Clearance
Here you go
J)alla~ B. LlIwrl'll('"
From:~~1.J~ki?',MH~M\'Itr:;i;M;;;;:n;@:1
(USA) (mallto~gt~~),W;; f~(YM <i;'.j iW,;;i'!il;h,j!i0i:";),1
Sent: Wednesday, september 21, 2005 7:59 AM
To: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
SUbject: RE: Theater and Country Clearance
Who is the lead traveler?
-----Orlginal Message----
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA (mailto:Dallas,Lawrence
p' 8
sent: Tuesda Se tember 20,200511:10 AM
Tod~I~~k·/,>;'/3i0i:i>iY·1 (USA)'
Subject: RE: Theater and Country Clearance
LTC,
I was hoping for an update on our country clearance message for an osd military analyst trip to iraq around the 7th of
October. can you help me find out where this is and how I can shake out an approval by cob tomorrow? thanksl.
-----Or" .
From (USA) [mallto
:~~~,~:~~~:e~~~II~ivi<B0~~mi,~1'1:23A
Subject: Theater and Country Clearance
Mr. Lawrence - Per our conversation this morning, the following is the information for preparing
your request for theater and country clearance. If you have any questions, please contact me.
s
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Attached please find our Sample document to help you format your request for Country and Theater clearance. Save
the document on your computer, follow the instructiol'\'i in "red", delete the countries and other data that doesn't
apply, enter the names and Info of all travelers, a clear Itinerary and well-defined purpose. Next, release the message
via DMS or AI"IHS so that the US Embassies receive your request for COuntry Clearance. If you are short on time, you
can email themessagetousattheaterclearances@centcom.sml/.mil so that we can process the theater clearance.
Specific country information can be found on the Foreign Clearance Guide web site at www.fCQ.pentagon.mil
«TClearance ReqNonC ENTCOM Personnel.doc> >
VIR,
Director, Theater Travel Cqordination Cell
USCENTCOM
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From:"
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Their postings were late today. Here's the piece on the Dems' cut and run plans:
RealClearPolitics - Articles - Cut and Run Of Trim and Trot?
""';;<g (home office)

'(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Their postings were late today, Here's the piece on the Dems' cut and run plans:
;S",' ,
RealClearPoJitics - Articles - Cut and Run or Trim and Trot?
Jed Babbin
(home office)
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From: ~B!t~}::e':!JT:;iX:n,'1 CIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Thursday. June 22, 2006 3:55 PM
To: Lawrence. Dallas Mr GSD PA
SUbJect: RE:
nope.

Sent: ThUrsda~ June 22, 2006 3: 17 PM
To:~~j~~fid:;"D/:Dt! ClV, OASD-PA
Subject:
Major general don Edwards on fox. Is he on our list?
l.lullulIll. La ... rt:nt'-C
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Subject: ~~;j@:W~~ble wI Military Analysts
location:
Start: Thu 6/22/20062:00 PM

End: Thu 6/2212006 3:00 PM
.Recurrence: (none)
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From:' Lav.>rence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Wednesday, June 21.200610:12 PM
SubJect; Re: Hi there
Ten I believe in person another 6 on the call.
----'Original Message----
From: Barber, ~llison Ms OSP PA
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr asp FA
Sent: WedJun 21 22:10:34 2006
Subject: Re: Hi there
He is flying back tonight and will be on at 7am.
He is really fun. You will enjoy being with him. I didn't spend too much time with him
because I didn't want the others to feel in hUls shadow,
Wayne downing is really a ton of fun too.
Any idea how many analysts will be in tomorrow? I am starting at old town.
Thx
Ab
From: Lawrence, Dallaa Mr OSD PA
To: Barber. Allison MS OSD PA
Sent: wed Jun 21 22:05:02 2006
SUbject: Re: Hi there
Was he as much fun as he seems? Any idea of when he will be on tvc first?
-----Original Message----·
From: Barber, Allison ~s OSD PA
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr 05D PA
Sent: Wed Jun 2~ 21:11:25 2006
Subject: Re: Hi there
That. :ill fine.
Great trip. Good calIon the judge.
----·Origjnal Message----
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD Ph
To: Barber. Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Wed Jun 21 18:08:48 2006
Subject: Hi there
Hope the trip was a hit. We may need to use your office for tomorrow's casey call from 2
to J. Having issues with getting a phone line for protocol upstairs and scedef just
snatched our room.
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-
From:' ~g!~!~':i;:iif'\nM@!;;lCIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Wednesday, June 21,20069:14 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas MrOSD PA
SUbject: Re:
Copied her on thooe messages!! :)
----·Original Message----
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD
To: ~*~j00;G00hSl CIV, OASD-PA
PA
Sent: Wed Jun 21 21:12:45 2006
Subject: Re:
Please make sure know.
;~~~~[~~W~B~§8B~®2faE~;~-;~SD-PA
To:~awl;;~n~e,HDallas Mi OSD PA
CC: [!@1~X;&'y';:;@:nC::\:;:1 elV. OASD-l'A
Sent: Wed Jun 2121: 03: 07 2006
Subject: Re:
Ob, and maginnis and west have badges, so no escort needed. Simmons will come in metro and
doesn't have a badge.
;~~~~~i~X&~0~}~10&ag~~:-~~SD-PA
To: L.awr~I:lC:~Ij)~lla5 Mr eSD PA
CC: ~~~(i&hi;:\ij'Z:j:i:1 CIV, OASD- PA
Sent: Wed Jun 21 21:00:44 2006
Subject: Re:
~.'
Both will be there. as wel~ as bing west. They just need the room number ....
-----Original Measage----
From; Lawrence Dallas Mr OSD PA
~~~J~%W~~~1:~~~i,~i'l ~~~ 38 ~~:D;~~6
Subject:
Ple:ase make sure to invite Sheppard and maggins to the pentagon tomorrow for the casey
roundtable. They did not rsvp.
D~llas B. Lawrence
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From:" Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Wednesday. June 21, 2006 9;09 PM
To: Ruff. Eric. SES. OSD
Subject: Re: gtmo
Hi
Why wouldn't he wDrk with me since I am responsible for these trips?
.," -----Original Message----

From: Ruff, Eric. SES, QSD
To: r~?f~1/e.;;;;·/'y::,i)!:'}/::H;;mjF;1
cc: Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA; Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PAl Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent; Wed Jun 21 17:31:04 2006
Subject: gtmo
~~ were thinking about putting a trip to gtmo together next week and were wondering if
you.would be interested in making it down as part of a small group. the group would
consist of a few military analysts. who usually do commentary/analysis for the network5,
and a columnist or two, such as yourself.
briefings would come from mili~ary leadership at the facility as well as from policy types
here at the pentagon. these one-day trips have been ~ell-received by folks ~ho have gone
down. hopefUlly you can try and travel down. is there a day or two next week that- would
work for you?
i'll be out of town starting tomorrow and a~~ that you work with bryan whitman for
details, etc. thanks.
2S
NY TIMES 5977
aaq
From: re'%~)iii}';',!iM&1'!:m;;g:i:iH';i:!;j;\i:,,1
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Cc: Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA; smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA; Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
SUbjeet: Re: gtrno
You asked about best day. Monday or TUesday are best for me!
t~}ffi\e;!'j':1
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.
·,:.i'· -----Original Message----
From: "Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD" <Eric.Ruff@
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:31:04
To: f~!(~1Y<:;;' .·· ;:;::..1; ;;<;>;;1
Ce: "Whitman, :ar~an Mr OSD PA" <Bryan. Whitrnan@osd.mil>, "Smith, Dorrance BON OSD PA"
~~~~~~~~\~:~thi~i0~J'\W!·i:jm;j;j)":;';:;::;1 "Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA· <Allison. BarberigJ5W')'.\';,,':;;nt,.;;;!
cal, were thinking about putting a trip to gtmo together next week and were wondering if
you would be interested in making it down as part of a small group. the group would
consist of a few military analysts, who usually do commentary/analysis for the networks,
briefings would come from military leadership at the facility as.well as from policy types
here at the pentagon. these one-day trips have been well-received by folks who have gone
down. hopefully you can try and travel down. is there a day or two next week that would
work for you?
i'll be out of town starting tomorrow and ask that you work with bryan whitman for
NY TIMES 5978
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from:' [~!:~~);;/!i;2iT{ir;i"n;!!ij
Sent: Wednesday, June 21.20067:34 PM
To: Ruff. Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: Re: gtmo
~~~Nlet me know. I am supposed to be in Houston Wednesday.
....... ,...
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld .
From: "Ruff. Eric, SBS. eSO" <Eric.Ruff
~~~~M~Bi®00D~~02d~%E~~~0~1:23:59
SUbject: RE: gtrno
military aircraft from andrews, i'm not sure of the date yet, but think it would be mid
week.
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lSi!J i 1 to f~!t~l}\;/;% iii ";;,<i':,,,X3;)UI
To: Ruff, Eric, SES. OSD
Subject: Re: gtrno
I would love to but have a narrow window. Got date and time? Would I be on a military
lliRV2~r or commercial? Thanks for thinking of me.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.
-----Original Message----- ~'m=~~~~~n

From: " RU!!, Erie, SES , OSD '.
Date; wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:31:04
<; Eric. RU f 1: iel~Xj {',:?"t; i;;:;W,'Wi!
,~,,~.~.~.,,~.~~~~
To ~ ¥~'J(~)/i:~;::::;\::':: .:.::j\',;',::'.;:;(:, ::·t:{:;XVi:;~t:\;·::::::r;~·:(.{::"-i::;{\;:(i{·t ;d
Cc: "Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA" <Bryan.Whitman~~f1~~:;i~;E,i;J;J;:E:1 "Smith, lJorrClns~ HQ~ OSR ~"
;:j~~~~e ~~:~tht~f~'2@"\f!E: );)' ;/r! "Barber, Allison Ms OSt) FA," <Allison. BarberfB~~!i;@,,\~ii;\@il:ill:;,1
~l~t~ were thinking about putting a trip to gtmo together next week and were wondering if
you would be interested in making it down as part of a small group. the group would
consist of a few military analysts, who u5ually do commentary/analyGis for the networks,
briefings would come from military leadership at the facility as well as from policy types
here at the pentagon. these one-day trips have been well-received by ~olkB who have gone
. down. hopefully you can try and travel aown. is there a day or two next week that would
work for YOU?
i'll oe out of town starting tomorrow and ask that you work with bryan whitman for
NY TIMES 5979
-·------1
I
I
I From:' Barber, Allison Ms OSDPA
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:38 PM I
I To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: Re: gitmo
I
I She will.
I
I
-----Original Message---- I
I To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD FA

,
Sent: Tue Jun 20 19:29:33 2006
subject: RE:. gitmo
I
Thanks for the cc back. HopefUlly she will begin to pick up on this at some point. Have
fun with the judge.
I
Dallas B. Lawrence
I
Director, Office of Community Relations & public Liaison
I United States Department of Defense
I
-----Original Measage----
I From: Barber, Allison Me OSD PA
;~~~M~;000~0®:0{3u~~v~oOA;g~;A~:~:w~~nce, Dallas Mr OSD PA
I Subject: Re: gitmo
Great work. Please get this so he can print it and give it to dorrance.
I See you in the am. Thanks
Ab
I
I ;;~~~i~~~~S@0s@0Rqa~~;~-;~D-PA
To: Barber, Allison Me OSD FA
Sent: Tue Jun 20 19:13:53 2006
I Subject: gitmo
hi. below is the line-by-line for tomorrow. will have your book at the dv lounge in the
I morning.
here are the participants:
Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired) Fmr. ASD for International Security Affairs
I
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAf, Retired)
I Captain Martin L. Strong (USN, Retired>
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retiredi

I Mr. Wayne Simmons (CIA, Retired)
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano (Pox News)
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DOD:
OSD Policy
(USN, ret) Director of OARDEC

BG Tom Hemingway, Mil Commissions
Sgt pentagon Channel
DOD M~LrTARY ANALYST BRIEFING
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
June 21, 2006
0600 Military Analysts/DoD personnel board shuttle bus for Andrews AFB
Pentagon South parking, Lane #8, Bus #50 (Motorpool: 703-604-0600)
Note: Ms. Barber, BG Hemingway and to meet delegation at Andrews Naval Air
Facility terminal
0645 Arrive Andrews AFB Naval Air Facility Terminal
0715 Board G-5 Flight to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Special Air Mission #V VI03
0730 Wheels Up
Depart Andrews AFB fOr Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Coffee and breakfast served in flight
074.5 Welcome
Ms. Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
NY TIMES 5981
.. _... -_ ... _._------
oaoo Breakfast
0830 Oetainee pOlicy Briefing
BG Thomas Hemingway, Legal Adviser to the Appointing Authority Office of Military

Commissions
TAB A: Biography
policy Briefing
Guantanamo Today Fact Sheet
0900 Military Commissions Procedures Briefing
BG Thomas Hemingway, Legal Adviser to the Appointing Authority,

Office of Military Commissions
TAB B: Revisions to Military Commissions Process Briefing
Military Commissions fact sheet
000 official websites for detainee information
0930 Combatant Status Review Tribunal/Administrative Review Board Briefing
Briefer OARDEC Director
TAB C: Biography and Briefing

Combatant Status Review Tribunal/Administrative Review Board
The Legal Basis Fact Sheet
Processes Chart
Processes Fact Sheet
DoD Official websites
0945 Coffee/Snack/Bathroom Break
1030 Wheels Down
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Guantanamo Bay. Cuba
1045 Met,byJoint Task Force Commander (Bio Tab D)
1130 JTP Operational Update

Joint Task Force Commander
1200 Through America to Jihad Brief
Joint Task Force Commander
1310 Tour Camp Delta
Camp IV, unoccupied cellblock, detention hospital, behavioral

health unit
1415 Evidence Locker
1445 Tour camp V
Interrogations and maximum security detention facility
1515 Camp VI
Under construction
1545 Transit Bay via Water Trans.
1615 Wheels Up
Depart Guantanamo Bay, ·Cuba for Andrews AFB

Dinner served in flight
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2000 Wheels Down
Andrews AFB
2015 Military Analysts/DoD personnel board shuttle bus for Pentagon
Naval Air Fa~ility Terminal, Bus #50 (Motorpool: 703-604-0600)
2045 Arrive ~entagon, South park~n9 Row 8
still with me??? :1

see you in the a.m.
~~~~W!!;;;;!'gf!:!W!!'i,':!:i;i~:g;,1
OSD ~ublic Affairs
~~)(cjl)';,i(,,/,,qThe Pentagon
shi on D.C. 20301
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From: ' ~~lf~~,;n;:%H/:;)X,lcIV, OASD.PA

To: Keck, Gary L Col eSD PA; Turner, James, Cry, OASD-PA
SUbject: RE: possible analyst conference call
hi. we are looking at the possibility of this call happening on monday, j'm oLit tomorrow, so i will get back to you on
,
thursday.
From: Keck, Gary L Col OSD PA
~:~~~~M8S~)i;i~~~, ~A;~~:A~ ~~~:~ James, elV, OASD-PA

ce: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: RE: possible analyst cxmference call
As discussed this morning. Let us know when you have hod a chance to talk with some analysts and refine
the subject area. We wiII then get the right folks on line.
Gary L, Keck
COL, US Army
Director, DoD Press Office
From:~eJ,.~~~:·N!;;Xf;P/;WI CIV, OASD·PA

Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 11:31 AM
To: Turner, James, av, OASD-PA
Cc: Keck, Gary L Col OSD PAi Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
SUbject: possible analyst conference call '
jim,
at this morning's meeting with mr, smith, allison discussed the idea of putting together a conference call with our military
analysts and think tankers reo current issues that get recurring press. the idea is to gather sme's from differenl aor's 10
give a synopsis of the current status of operations, etc. ideally, the sme's would give a macro view of what's happening In
their aor and then be prepared for specific questions about those happenings, our plans, etc. the sme's would speak on
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background, and should feel free to answer With the knowledge that they are speaking to military experts who will
. communicate the information they receive In the form of their own opinions.
the sme's we'd like to have would include centcom, pacom, intel and southcom, as well as national guard and personnel
and readiness. we'd like to shoot for wednesday or friday mid-day. please let us know how we can help pull this together.
we always appreciate the assistance from your shop In organizing these conference calls... our analysts always have
great feedback.
thanks
. .
OSD PUblic Affairs

~~!Jf;N:~¥;;,&~1 The Pentagon
22
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From:· . Whitman. Bryan Mr OSD PA
To: Smith, Dorrance HON OSD PA
Cc: Ruff, Eric. SES. OSO; Stimson, Charles O. (Cully), CIV, OSD-POLlCY; Haynes, WJ, Hon,
DoDOGC
Subject: Hardball/McCaffery on Guantaramo
MSNBC 6/20120065:11:25 PM: ... i know you just got back from guantanamo bay. should it be shut
down, that prison there? » we'll. we're in a political and proehl mess, norah, but i think at some point
the president is going to have to make a bold stroke and back·us out of there. one comment,
unequivocal, j've been of half the prisons in america, we have 1800 mostly navy and national guard
people guarding 450 paris prisoners down there, this is the most humane professional detention
center j have ever seen. health care, dental care, recreation facilities, first class food, cultural
sensitivity, there is no abuse going on there. i think the first year or so of the war, this was
widespread policy errors on the part of the pentagon civilian leadership, that's cleaned up, ive looked
at them in iraq, afghanistan, and guantanamo. we're qoing it in accordance with our own militaJY
values. » i know you wrote a report after you returned from iraq several weeks ago. we look forward
to your report on guantanamo bay. thank you, retired general barJY mccaffrey. now the senate fights
over democrats' plan to bring home u.s. troops. will brutal two soldiers change
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From: .
Sent:
To:
Subject:
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i'd also make the following change:
From: QV, OA5D-PA

Cc:~~(~~!h;:!:n;n;;\:J eIV, OASO-PA
Subject: Invite 06-22-06.doc
MEMORANDUM
To: Retired Military Analysts
From: Dallas Lawrence
Date: June 20,2006
Re: Meeting with General George W. Casey, Jr..
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You aJ:e invited to attend a meeting Thursday, June 22.2006, at the Pentagon.
The meeting with General Casey, Commanding General, Multi·National Force- Iraq, will start promptly at 2:15
p.m. and is expected to conclude at 2:45 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to brief you on current operations
in Iraq. In order to participate, you must agree to embargo the information you receive during the meeting until after
the press conference with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gener~ Casey immediately following.
,,;, Consistent with Pentagon security procedures, it will be necessary for you to arrive at the Pentagon
NLT 1:45 p.m. on June 22 nd with two forms of I.D.• one with a picture.
Instructions concerning transportation logistics will be provided as soon as we hear back from you
regarding your participation.
Please R.S.V.P. to r call her at
We hope you will be able to participate.
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From: . Keck, Gary L Col OSD PA

Sent: . J:ues9CJyJyne 20, 2006 11 :18 AM
To: rN~mL;;i::';i'lclv, OASD·PA; Turner, James, CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSP PA
Subject: RE: possible analyst conference call
As discussed this. morning. Let us know when you have had a chance to talk with some analysts and refine
the subject area. We will then get the right folks on line.
Gary L. Keck
COL, US Army
Director. DoD Press Office
From: av, OASD-PA

Sent: Mon ay, June 19, 2006 11:31 AM
To: Turner, James, CIV, OASD·PA
Cc: Keck, Gary L Col 05D PA; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: possible analyst conference caU
jim.
at this morning's meeting with mr. smith, allison discussed the Idea of putting together a conference call with our military
analysts and think tankers reo current issues that get recurring press. the idea is to gather sme's from different aor's to
give a synopsis of the current status of operations, etc. ideally, the sme's would give a macro view of what's happening in
their aor and then be prepared for specific questions about lhose happenings, our plans. etc. the sme's would speak on
background. and should feel free to answer with the knowledge that they are speaking to military experts whO will
communicate the information they receive in the form of their own opinions.
the sme's we'd like to have would include centcom, pacom, inlel and southcom, as well as national guard and personnel
and readiness we'd like to shoot for wednesday or friday mid-day. please let us know how we can help pull this together.
we always appreciate the assistance from your shop in organizing these conference calls... our analysts always have
greal feedback. .
thanks
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OSD Public Affairs
f;~%ffi(;i;;';\H;IThe Pentagon
W In.. .20301
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From: . IV,OASO·PA
Sent: 20, 2006 11: 11 AM
To: CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, al.las Mr OSD PA
Subject: Retired Military Analysts Outreach Group.doc
hi. here is the list of those to invite. i took off anyone whom i know is out of town or unable to
participate. and; took off additional info that YOIJ don't need. thanks for helping me out with this! you
will probably want to mention to them that i am out on official travel tomorrow without access to email
so that they know i won't get their responses... some of them will still email me b/c no one reads
directions carefully! 101. let me know if you have questions. and i'll be back on thurs morning bright
.;"
and early to . anything you need. :) .
.ks again, .
RETIRED MILITARY ANALYSTS
(As of April 2006)
Horne f@*,~~m/ W(f;:}:\ ·;·\:f:M;;%:!

Cell :f8?~)·:;; "ii:jn::;{j
Email: allardck
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Fonner JAG) American Spectator
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email: ledbabbin
Admiral Dennis C. Blair (USN, Retired)
President
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Institute for Defense Analyses
Telephone:
Assistant:
Email:
Residence:
Telephone:
Commander Peter Brookes (USN, Reserve) Fox News
Senior Fellow for National Security
The Heritage Foundation
Telephone:
Home:
Cellular:
Email:
Lieutenant General Frank B. Campbell (USAF, Retired)
Vice President and Managing Director
Command, Control, Communications and Infonnation Operations
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions
Telephone:
Cellular:
.Assistant:
Telephone:
Email;
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Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired)
The Heritage Foundation
Telephone:
Cellular:
Assistant:
Telephone:
Email: ~~araf~mo
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email:
. Major Dana R. Dillon (USA, Retired)
Heritage Foundation
Telephone:
Cellular:
Home:
Email: dana.dillon
Lieutenant General Michael P. Delong (USMC, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
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Telephone;
Cellular:
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Residence:
Telephone:
Fax:
General Ronald Fogleman (USAF, Retired)
Telephone:
Email:
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Partner
Patton Boggs, LLP
Telephone:
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Assistant:
Lieutenant General Buster Glosson (USAF, Retired)

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Eagle Limited
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Admiral David E. Jeremiah (USN, Retired)
Partner and President
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General William F. "Buck" Kernan (USA, Retired)
Telephone:
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Colonel Glenn Lackey (USA, Retired)
Cellular:
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Admiral Thomas Joseph Lopez (USN, Retired)
President
Information Manufacturing Corporation
Telephone:
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Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
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Major General Burton R. Moore (USAF, Retired) Fox News; local and national radio
Telephone:
Cellular:
....... ,.
General Thomas S. Moonnan, Jr. (USAF, Retired)
Booz Allen Hamilton, Incorporated
. Telephone:
Cellular:
Assistant:
Email:
mooTman thomas
Patton Boggs, LLP
2550 M Street, NW
Washington; DC 20037-1350
Telephone:
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Assistant:
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Email; .. mnardotti a
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
Cellular:
Home:
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Email:
General Glenn K. Otis (USA, Retired)
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
(winter residence)
Telephone:
Fax:
General Joseph Ralston (USAF, Retired)
Vice Chainnan
The Cohen Group
Telephone:
Email:
Lieutenant General Erv Rokke (USAF, Retired)
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email:
Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email:
roberthscales
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General H. Hugh Shelton (USA, Retired)
Tel: of date number - we need new contact info)
Email:
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) CNN
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email: .
Lieutenant Colonel Carlton ShelWood (USMC, Retired)
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email:
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Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, CIA, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
Cell:
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Major General Perry Smith (USAF, Retired) PBS NewsHour and NBC
Telephone:
Cellular:
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Captain Martin L. Strong (USN; Retired)
Chief Executive Officer
Guardian Group International
Telephone:
Cellular:
Email:
Captain Robert R. Timberg (USMC, Retired)
U.S. Naval Institute
Telephone:
Cellular:
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Assistant:
Major General Pau] E. Vallely (USA, Retired) Fox News
Telephone:
Cellular:
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President
Venturist. Incorporated
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General Larry D. Welch (USAF, Retired)
Telephone:
Fax:
Assistant:
Email:
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Residence:
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Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired)
Fmr. ASD for International Security Affairs
Telephone:
Cellular:
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Assistant:
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General Charles E. Wilhelm (USMC, Retired)
Battelle
Telephone:
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Residence:
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Ma,jor General Tom Wilkerson (USMC, Retired)
Chief Executfve Officer and Publisher
U.S. Naval Institute
Telephone:
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From: . r~!8£!.;';;)x:;'1 CIV, OASD-PA
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Sent:
To:
Subject: RE: Military Analysts heading to Gitmo
so far:
Ite bob maginnis
wayne simmons
captain martin strong
mr. bing west
1N;i:Hi1::i:Mii]@k:IV, OASD-PA
June 20, 2006 10:32 AM
aV,OASD-PA
Cc:awren , alias Mr OSD PA

Subject: MIlitary Analysts heading to Gltmo
Hi i~%~?rl Do you have the list af those heading to Gitmo tomorrow? We thought we'd take a look at whatthey've
written said lately so there is a basis of comparison for tneir onsite/retum comments. Thanks! of
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From: ' t'l,fM~;il:!{i:~'@,1CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: ues ay. une 20,200610:32 AM
Subject: RE: Medved
check, check.
thanks
From: Barber, Allison Ms OSO PA
sen~: l~eGdaY, ,~une 20, 2006 10:31
To: =~!m\'>;/;·it·:T:A'Ci< CIV, OASO - PA '
Subject: Re: Medved
Hi
Thanks for sending this.
Just fyi, probably wouldn't put "softball" interview in writing. If that got out it would
compromise jed and general casey.
Thanks
Ab
WTI~~~age-----
CIV, OASD-PA
COL MNFI eMD GRF PAO
CC, Barber, Allison Me aso FA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSO FA
Sent: Tue Jun 20 0~:42:01 2006
SUbj~ct: FW: Medved
hi. jed babbin, one of our military analysts, is hosting the michael medved nationally
syndicated radio show this afternoon. he would like to see if general casey would be
available for a phone interview any t'ime between 3 and 6 pm. topics would be: status of
operations in iraq and if troop levels should/can/will be reduced.
please feel free to contact jed directly (contact info below) if the general can/would be
available for the interview. this would be a softball interview and the show is 8th or 9th
in the nation.
thanks
~~~~~ ~~~~:bbi~~!!~T;~V~~~~i~~~~J:~Babbin%~~~Jt0%80&m
TO: ~~1\~)'.,·x'm;%){'··>1 CIV, OASD - PA
Subject: Medved
Here's the link
www.medvedshow.com
I'm subbing for 'him on Wednesday, 21 June. Would love to get the general. Thanks.
Jed Babbin'
(home office)
2S
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(home talC)
(mobile)
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From: . !~~~ml:%g,:nH CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tuesday, June'20, 2006 10:26 AM
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PArn,.,===
Cc: ~~~ber, Allison Ms OSD PA;[~?:}~!@i:;i\ ~!(;W';;:M:;:IC'V, OASD-PA
Subject:
the mit analyst roundtable{conf call is on general casey's schedule according to col hull, his m.a. who went to the bucci
meeting this morning... 1415-1445. just wanted to make sure we're not booking two hot ticket items at the same time. if
some of them are coming into the building, we may want to see if doj can do the call right before or right after since they'll
all be here and then we can just call in?? two birds. one stone?
s
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr 050 PA

se .
To:
Cc: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA ;i: av, OASD-PA
Subject:
Good morning. I understand that DOJ Is jnterested in hosting a call with our group of Retired Military Analysts (talking
head types) this Thursday to address the Supreme Court Ruling on GITMO, We would like to propose inviting the
following folks to call in and can send the invite out to them electronically once we get the details for the call (time. call in
number. who will be the speaker). We can also, if you like, send out a note letting them know of the pOssibility of a calion
Thursday for planning purposes only that does not list who will be the speaker but details the topic (ruling).
Thanks and look forward to working together with your team to bring this together.
Proposed Inyitee::;
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Fonner JAG) American Spectator, national radio
General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC :
Colonel Jolm Garrett (USMC, Retired)
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Major General James "Spider" Marks (USA, Retired) CNN'
Dr. Jeff McCausland (ColoneL, USA, Retired) - CBS,
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired) .:.. Fox News
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) - Fox News
Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, Retired) - Fox News
Major General Paul E. Vallely (USA, Retired) - Fox News,
Mr, Bing West (USMC, Retired, Fmr ASD)
ItJllIll~ n. Lnwn~m'"
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From: . ~~)k8kii;ti'Yc;(;1 elV, OASD-PA
Senl: Tuesday, June 20,2006 10:10 AM
To: Lawrence. Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: names for doj
here is the a-list.
•
thanks
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) American Spectator, national radio
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu (USA, Retired) Fox News·
Lieutenant General Michael P. Delong (USMC, Retired) Fox News
General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC
Coloner Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) MSNBC
lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) Fox News
Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) - CBS
Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney (USAF, Retired) - Fox News
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Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN; Retired) - Fox News
Major General Paul E. Vallely (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Colonel John Warden (USAF. Retired)
Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired, Fmr ASD)
OSD Public Affairs

[~%f;IM;;,;;] The Pentagon
Wa hin ton .C. 20301
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Sent:
To: p'
TueSda IT:une 20, 2006 9:45 AM
[~J(9r:J;\\7'/tiUICIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: Kim Ponders
Stand by. Also, can you let general shepard know I'm going to ~all him soon amnd that he
may want to go on this trip do to breaking news.
;;~~:~~~f~m~~0~0Zffa2~;~-;~SD-PA
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA; Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD FA
Sent: Tue Jun 20 09:28:44 2006
Subject: RE: Kim Ponders
f our analys t s , you, me. [~%Wr;::i!,!ik!ij'{),';X;~/1 (oardec) • ~~}}Wi~M!.!i?'iij·il'!·[j!Tf.rW:;l:i;,;jW;},;\:r;1 (pol icy )
(mil commissions). we have room for 3 more. i'm waltlng on general keane
but have only been able to leave messages.
dallas, are we asking the white house for names?? 'the flight manifest nazi's are breathing
down my neck ....
[~f.~©8mJ
From: Barber, Allison Ms OSD FA
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 9:
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA;

CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: Kim Ponders
Agree. Dorrance asked about adding other folks on the next trip.
Let her know that we are locked in on this trip but will keep her posted if other
opportunities arise.
Thx
How many folks do we have for tomorroW?
From: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSC PA
To: ~~)A~!%{;};i/i>'{;;;J CIV, OASD- PA
CC: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Tue Jun 20 09:19:05 2006
Subject: RE: Kim Ponders
rve talked to him about her. She has not prior military experience and is more of a think
tanker/press side. As we are not taking other think tankers I would advise against adding
her to this trip.
Dallas B. Lawrence
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From: CIV, OASD-PA

Sent.: Tues ay,une 20, 20068:59 AM
Cc: Barber, Allison Ms OGD PA
SUbject: RE: Kim ponders
don shepperd suggests we take her on the trip tomorrow and t.old her t.o call me about it. i
have three messages from her this morning. thOt.5??
thanks
From: ShepDonald~~~!0~~~~W[mailto:ShepDonal
Sent.: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:03 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA ,
;~~j:~~~e~imA;~~~~~sMS DSD PA;~~ffl8t000U00W0sMCIV, OASD-PA
Dallas - not sure with your mil leave if you got this - attached is the resume of Kim
ponders who has written, write5and will write on miltary/defense matters - I think she
would be a good addition to the military analyst group, but not sure who controls same.
I met Kim at a book fair in Jacksonville, FL - we had a semi-heated discussion on

Guantanamo. In my opinion she was mis-informed and she thought I was full of shit - we
were probably both right. Because of the writing she does and will likely he doing, I
think she would be a good addition to the group - Don Shepperd
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From:
Sent:
To:
SUbject:
Nevermind. looks like dorrance is out for tomorrow.
From: E~·!~{i;H<'i!H);::;1 CIV, OASD-PA

To: lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: countly clearance listdoc:
here is the flight manifest as of this moment. expecting to hear back from jack keane and robert timberg this
morning. don't think don shepperd is going to make it...
so, if those two are affinnative, we would have 2 seats. if they don't go, obviously, we have 4.
Ms. Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Brig Gen Tom Hemingway, USAF, Legal Adviser for the Office of Military Commissions
SSN:
Director, External Affairs OSD/QUSD(P), Detainee Affairs
Public Affairs Specialist, Community Relations and Public Liaison

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SSN
Lieutenan~ Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired)
SSN:
Mr. Wayne Simmons (CIA, Retired)
SSN:
Captain Martin L. Strong (USN. Retired)
SSN:
Mr. Bing West (Fmr ASD, USMC, Retired)
Waiting on:
General Jack Keane
Robert Timberg
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 20067:50 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms 050 PA
Subject: RE:GTMO
what if, to earn brownie points, we let the white house know we have a plane fueled and
ready for an analyst trip and asked if theY,had any analysts they need to get off their
radar with a trip? Or, how about steve Sill or other friendly radio folks to fill out the
plane? I know' it changes the dynamic of the trip a bit, but honestly, unless don shepard
comes, there wont be a single A lister on the trip. (wayne is a b+ in my book, on a good
day) :) What about joc? You'd make his day.
Might also want to reach out to matt and see if he has a speech writer or researcher hes
been dying to get down there.
We could have a win win on this if we were Willing to stomach whomever the white house
sent our way.
Dallas B, Lawrence
Message----
Allison Ms OSD PA
~~~~~~wne 19, 2006 7:00 PM
......... CIV, OASD-PA
~~~~~"'*::", Mr OSD PA
Let's stick with the analysts. Maybe 2 more will sign on.
ge----
From: CIV, OASD-PA
ce: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD FA
sent: Mon JUn 19 18:52:43 2006
SUbject: RE: GTMO
don shepperd just called. he 'is on the east coast, but he's not sure he can get out of his
meetings on wed. will let me know tomorrow for sure. still haven't heard back from jack
keane. , .
here are a few of our civ defense analysts ~ could invite ... most of whom either met with
seedef in the last year or traveled to iraq with us:
Mr. David Frum
Resident Fellow, Author
American Enterprise Institute
(contributing editor for National Review}
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Mr. Frank J. Gaffney

President
The Center for security Policy
Ambassador Marc Ginsberg

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Northstar Equity Group, Incorporated
Dr. Daniel Goure

Senior Fellow
Lexington Institute
John Hamre
President and CEO
CSIS
Mr. Michael J. Horowitz

Senior Pellow
Hudson Institute
Mr. Robert Kaplan

National Correspondent
Atlantic Monthly
John M. Molino
President, American Logistics Association
Mr. Richard Miniter

Author
Dr. Michael O'Hanlon

Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institute
Mr. John wobensmith (Navy @ NSA for 33 years (SES») Vice President for Development and
Senior Fellow in Intelligence Studies American Foreign Policy Council
let me know what you would think about opening up the invite to them? otherwise, i'm not
sure whether the trip is worth the effort ... ?
;~~~~1~~~~~0@0~®ill~r~~;~-;~SD-PA
To: Barber. Allison Ms OSD PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas Mr aSD FA
Subject: RE: GTMO
update: so far, we have) analysts available on wednesday. there are a handful more that
i
co~ld invite, but i would have to do it tonight... '
here are the rsvp's so far:
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) - can't go Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired),-
out of office until fri General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) - in china until mon
Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired) - can't go Brigadier General David L. Grange (USA,
Retiredl can't go.
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) - can't go General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) - msg
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) - yes Major General James "Spider"
Marks (USA, Retired) - can't go Major General Robert H. Scales (USA, Retired) - can't go
MaJor General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) - nisg Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, Retired)
yes Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired) - yes
bing west suggested we invite eliot cohen???? i'm sure there are other think tankers who
would be interested???
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other mil analysts i could invite:
col ken allara
cdr peter brookes
gen ron fogleman
lte rick francona
gen buck kernan
col glenn lackey
mg burt moore
mg michael nardotti
gen jOfleph ralston
Itgen erv rokke
· ~ ... capt martin strong
col john warden
gen larry welch
gen tom wilkerson
--·~-Original Message---~
;~~'fl~~~ti~3~~gc;~~.2~~~C~:~1s~~PA
Cc:kLh:&'21. 'i':<21 crv, OASD- PA i Lawrence,
i Dallas Mr OSC PA
Subject: Re: GTMO
ent you the email with the list for you to show dorrance. Did you get it?
Terrific if he can go. Details to follow
Ab
;~~~~J~~~~~~~~~~~~r~:;~:~u~~c. OASD-PA
Sent: Mon Jun 13 16:52:35 2006
Subject: GTMO
Ma'am
Any info on the trip i.e. itinerary and attendees would be helpful. Warning Order (I
guess): Mr. Smith is considering going if it isn't too late. Thank yOU!
Selllper Pidelis.
Capta i n ~INWr:k>!L>;;<@tj;'Xq
Military Ass~stant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for public Affairs 1400 Defense
I washing~on, DC 20301-1400
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From: . ~ll)(~~ 'tiJiH]Y};\i;;JCIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Monday. June 19, 20067:31 PM
Subject: ken allard...
... really wants to dedicate his book to the soldiers whose bodies were on the plane. did you ever hear back on whether we
have a policy on not releasing those names?? he says it's public info since they've been interred...
not available for gitmo on wed.
OSO Public Affairs

~~?¥~l§}}%lThe Pentagon
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·~
From:' Barber, Allison Ms 050 PA

To: lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: Re: GTMO
What about saturday?
From: Lawrence, DallasMr OSD PA
TO: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA

Sent: Mon Jun 19 18:01:20 2006
Subject: RE: GTMO
Allison, I think id suggest we cancel this trip, roll it to next week and build a bigger
group. This is not going to be the issue for this week with North korea, missile defense.
kidnapped troops, etc
Dallas B. Lawrence
DirectOr, Office of ,community Relations & Public Liaison
;;~;~iii~~~~G2~0~®i~~~~-~~SD-PA
To: Barber, Allison Me OSD PA
ec: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSP PA
Subject: RE: GTMO
update: so far, we have ~ analysts available on wednesday. ·there are a handful more that i
could invite, but i would have to do it tonight ...
here are the rsvp's so far:
Mr. Jed Babb1n (Ar, Former JAG) - can't go Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired)
out of office until fri Genera~ wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) - in china unti~ mon
Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired> - can't go Brigadier General Dav~d L. Grange (USA,
Retired) can't go.

Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) - can't.go General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) - mag
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) - yes Major General James "Spider"
Marks (USA, Retired) - can't go Major General Robert B. Scales (USA, Retired) - can't go
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) - msg Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, Retired)
yes Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired) - yes
bing west suggested we invite eliot cohen???? l'm sure there are other think tankers who
would be interested???
other mil analysts i could invite:
col ken allard
cdr peter brookes
gen ron fogleman
ltc rick francona
gen buck kernan
col glenn lackey
mg burt moore
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mg michael nardotti
gen joseph ralston
ltgen erv rokke
capt martin strong
col john warden
gen larry welch
gen tom wilkerson
From: Barber, Allison MS OSD PA
Sent: Mondai June 19, 2006 4:54 PM
~~~,M~~XJt01~2~;Jillci~~to~;~~A;o~:e;:~cel Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject; Re: GTMO
Hi
~~g8sent you the .email with the list for you to show dorrance. Did you get it?
Terrific if he can go. Details to follow
Ab
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From; Capt. USMC, OASD-PA
To: Bar er, A i son Ms OSD l?A
Sent: Mon Jun 19 16:52;35 2006
Subject; GTMO
Ma'am
Any info on the trip i.e. itinerary and attendees would be helpful. warning Order (I
guess): Mr. Smith is considering going if it isn't too late. Thank you!
~:;i:~nFilil~t:%A<n<t2i:i:'!d
Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs 1400 Defense
Washington. DC 20301-1400
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From:" Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA

Sent: Monda~, June 19, 20064:52 PM
To: ~~M§W;>£;})/i't;JCIV, OASD-PA
SUbJect: RE: Don't call analysts yet
Really? Even the de based folks?

Dallas B. Lawrence

.;; ..,
;~~~~~~j~~*ili~0~®g]a~~;~-~~SD_PA
Subject; RE: Don't call analysts yet
yep. they are prepared to host us.
i've only had one yes from the analysts: bob maginnis. everyone else has said it's too
short notice. not thru the whole list yet ....
From: Lawrence', Dallas Mr 05.0 PA
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4;51 PM
To: !~)J~Li){;)'Y'iii'.:Y;1 elv, ClASD - PA
Subject: RE: Don't call analysts yet
Did they call you? I have a message from a major saying he would call you next
Dallas 8, Lawrence

Uni~ed States Department of Defense
ge----
From: CIV, OASD-FA
Sent; Monday, June ~9, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: RE; Don't call analysts yet
done.
he~in~way is avail. wed. heard back from jvb-gitmo??

thanks
From: Lawrence. Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sen' . e 19, 2006 2;48 PM
To: . . CIV, OASD-PA
Sub)ec on't call analysts yet
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Please put into an email to allison without my note. So she can forward to dorrance
'i age- -- - ~
F r o m : ' CIV, OASD - Po"
CC: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PAt [~!S~!iiiiR1jDl!fin;;ili:1d CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Mon Jun 19 14:45:58 2006
Subject: FW: Don't call analysts yet
hi. here are the analysts that 1'd like to ofter the g1tmo trip to ... some of them have
expressed great interest.
thanks
~~?·~~~;N
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG) American Spectator Dr. James Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired)
Heritage foundation General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC Colonel John Garrett
(USMC, Ret ired)
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) MSNBC General Jack Keane (USA, Retired) ABC Lieutenant
Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) Pox News Major General James "Spider u Marks
(USA, Retired) CNN Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) CNN Mr. Wayne Simmons
(USN, CIA, Retired) Fox News Mr. Bing West (USMC, Retired)
From: L3wrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA
Sent: Mond ,June 19. 2006 2:23 PM
To:'<:K!td: CIV, OASD-PA
Subj call analysts yet
Please submit a list to allison of the 12 you'd like to invite to gitmo asap. Thanks.
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From:' JedBabbind~?t~{M;:ii;;)j@';jiJI
Sent: Monday, June 19.2006 3:35 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, aso
Subject: Ok, I'm an idiot
You once gave me Gen. Myers's cell number, and I've spoken to him. Now I've lost the number. I'll do whatever
penance you may prescribe, but may I have it again? (Ok, almost any penance.) Thanks, pal. Doing Hewitt
tomorrow and Medved Wednesday, need to do a lotta stuff, including NK missile tests. Best, Jed.
(home office)
(home fax)
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Here is what we have done in the past weeK with outreach:
National Association of Manufacturers Roundtable with Vice Chairman, DepSec and SeeDef
On-going one·on-one communication with military analysts reo current issues. I
(The previous week, we visited Omaha, NE to meet with business and school leaders; and Sarasota, FL to present to the
Ringling Bros, company meeting reo ASY) .
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The month ahead: I
This week:
Conference call with retired military analysts and thinK tankers reo North Korea missile program and our missile defense I
program
Conference call with retired military analysts and think tankers reo six biggest defense issues
Potential roundtable with General Casey and the retired military analysts
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Next week:
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Trip to Guantanamo for retired military analysts .
Outreach and speech by Allison Barber to the Military Impacted Schools Association reo America Supports You I
Mid-July
Military analysts trip to Iraq
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 200610:15 AM
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FOlks, quick recap,

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What I am putting together for Allison for Dorrance today at 2 is a weekly report that both looks back on the past Week and
I projects ahead one month, that encapsulates all that we halle done and have on the agenda:
1) number of tours gillen and number of people on the tours (# booked for the 4 weeks ahead)
I 2} number of speaKing events, internal and external, # of people we spoke to, and number we have on the books for
the 4 weeks ahead
3) outreach ellents
I 4) analysts and other outreach group events, planned trips - gitmo, iraq, etc,
5) asy grass roots and ASYevents we have worked with (babies r U5. white house event, Andrews 'open house,
I nascar, baseball, football, soCcer, etc)
again, these should be viewed in the prism of weeK past and month ahead.
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Thanks! I will need these by 11 today
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Per your meeting with Dallas this past Friday, please submit your suggested report templates and reportable items to him
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 20069:44 AM
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SUbject: RE: Upcoming Events
here's who we have so far:
Mr. Jed Babbin (USAF, JAG)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert 1. Maginnis (USA, Retired)
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired)
Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF. Retired)
Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, CIA, Retired)
keep in mind that we did not send the casey invite to the whole list. i think we'd have at least a couple more if we
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Hi there, what kind of response do we have so far for the meeting hereon Thursday?
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SUbjecr. Upcoming Events
Gentlemen.
A number of you have expressed an interest In traveling to Guantanamo In upcoming weeks. Keeping the ops
tempo and current events in mind. we wanted to see haN many of you would be interested in a trip of this nature.
As we have done In the past, the trip would leave from the Pentagon early in the morning and return lata the
same evening. If you are interested in participating in these trips in the months ahead please let me know of your
interest and availability as soon as possible. (Please note that this is not in lieu of any trips to Iraq andfor
Afghanistan that you h<;lve requested. We continue to look at these options tor you as well and' will keep you
posted on thOse opportunities.)
In addition, we are currently working on a tentative roundtable at the Pentagon next week with a senior U.S.
military commander from Iraq who will be visiting Washington. If you would be interested in a roundtable meeting
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with him, please check your calendars and let me know if you would be available the afternoon of Thursday, June I
22, some time between 3;00 pm and 5:00 pm. I will forward details as soon as they become available.
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Sent: Monday, June 19. 20067:31 AM
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SUbject: Today's Spectator. Iran and China
The "Shanghai Cooperation Organization" smells more and more like the "Greater East Asia Co
Prosperity Sphere" Redux. But the worst, as usual, comes from Europe and the awful deal they
offered Iran.
Jed Babbin
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From:' Je<lBabbin
Sent: Sunday, June , 06 7:59 AM
To: Stirnson, Charles D. (Cully), CIV, OSD-POLICY
Cc: Ruff, Eric. SES, 050
Subject: Tuesday
Cully: Just saw the WaPo editorial of today. Can you be available on Tuesday, 20 June, any time between 1800
and 2100 EDT for a shot on the Hugh Hewitt national radio show? I'm subbing for Hugh and would love to
blast those demanding closure of Gitmo and legislative meddling on detainee handling. Please let me know. and
['ll have Duane Patterson, Hugh's producer, arrange the logistics.
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(1500-1800 EDT). Whichever works for you will work for me. Let's talk. Best. Jed.
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SUbject: Upcoming Events
Gentlemen.
A number of you have expressed an interest in traveling to Guantanamo in upcoming weeks. Keeping the ops tempo and
current events in mind. we wanted to see how many of you would be Interested in a trip of this nature. As we have done in
the past, the trip would leave from the Pentagon·early in the morning and return late the same evening. If you are
interested in participating in these trips In the months ahead please let me know of your Interest and availability as soon as
possible. (Please note that this is not in lieu of any tnps to Iraq and/or Afghanistan that you have requested, We continue
to look at these options for you as well and I will keep you posted on those opportunities.)
In addition, we are currently working on a tentative roundtable here at the Pentagon next week with a senior U.S. military
commander from Iraq that will be Visiting Washington, If you would be interested in a roundtable meeting at the Pentagon
with him, please check your calendars and let me know if you would be available the afternoon of Thursday, June 22,
somewhere between 3pm to 5pm. I will forward details as soon as they become available.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
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Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC, USA, Retired) I
Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong (USMC~ Retired) Fox News I
General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired) MSNBC
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General Jack Keane (USA, Retired)
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert 1. Maginnis (USA, Retired) Fox News
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Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) CBS
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Major General Burton R. Moore (USAF, Retired) Fox News; local and national radio
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I Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired) Fox News
I Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired) Fox News
I Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) CNN
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Subject: Re: hi there
It should be out there. I will check.
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Sent: Thu Jun 15 15:37:56 2006
Subject: RE: hi there
Thank you! Do we have video of this this far out or are they usually lost?
Dallas B. Lawrence
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sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:38 PM
SUbject: RE: hi there
I've attached a transcript for you.
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I was wondering if youi might have a link to the Sunday fox show from this past week that
had dan senor on a panel with congresswoman jane harmon from california. It was fox news
Sunday.
Dalla~ B. Lawrence

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i was on the I(st... problem is, they can't capture radio. maginnis does radio hits probably everyday, a lot of them are
nationally syndicated, npr, bbc, etC. so does babbin,
so, it's not at all comprehensive.
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Through mid-June, a select list of military analysts chosen for review have been in heavy demand on broadcast news programs. They
weighed in on a wide-range of topics, including (in order of most to least covered) Haditha. Zarqawi, Pre.\ident Bush's trip to Baghdaq.
Guantanamo, and border security. Former Brig. Gen. David Grange and former Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd were the two mosl visible
guests, while former Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis and fonner Gen. James "Spider" Marks appeared just a few times each. I
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Copyright 2006 Fox News Network, LLC.

Fox News Network
SHOW: FOX NEWS SUNDAY 9:00 AM EST
June 11, 2006 Sunday
TRANSCRIPT: 061l02cb.250
SECTION: NEWS; International
LENGTH: 2401 words
HEADLINE: Interview With Dan Senor, Jane Harman, Newt Gingrich
BYLINE: Chris Wallace
GUESTS: Dan Senor, Jane Harman, Newt Gingl'ich

BODY:
WALLACE: With President Bush set to hold an extraordinary two- day war council at
Camp David, we brought together three people who have watched events In Iraq·
closely. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is a member of the Pentagon's
Defense Polley Board. Congresswoman Jane Harman, the top Democrat on the House
Intelligence Committee. And Dan Senot, who helped set up the first post-Saddam
authority in Iraq.
Thank you all for coming In.
DAI\I SENOR, FORMER SPOKESMAN, COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY: Good

morning, Chris.
WALLACE: Let's start with the decision to hold this unusual and highly pUblicized war
council. Does it Increase the pressure on President Bush to come out with a bold new
plan for Iraq?
Speaker Gingrich, why don't you start?
NEWT GINGRICH, fORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: No, I think the president's
challenge is to convince the country that he has a way forward that makes sense and
that's sustainable, and that's been there poUtically for months nOW.
So I think the council is an opportunity, particularly with the filling of the slots in the
Iraqi government and the killing of Zarqawi •• the C;ouncil is an opportunity for the
president to sort of reset with he's doing and then hopefully communicate it directly
to the American people In a convincing way.
WALLACE: CongresliwomanHarman, what Is It that would say to doubters coming

out of the war council, "hey, we're on a new path?"
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REP. JANE HARMAN (D), CALIFORNIA: Well, first of all, 1 doubt any Democrats will
be included, so [ appreciate the fact that Fox News included me to your war council.
But what would help with doubters •• and there are doubters in both parties all over
the country -- number one, If the president decided that Rumsfeld should go, and,
number two, It he announced that he Is goino to start now asking the generals to
redeploy our troops because going forward the U.S. objectives -- and we have at
least three of them -- can best be achieved politically, not militarily.
WALLACE; NoW, when you say redeployed, meaning get them out Qf Iraq? HARMAI'I:
Start moving them out of Iraq, putting some In Kuwait and Jordan. I mean, we
should have an over-the-horlzon force. There's no question. But while we're part of
the political solution, we're also part of the milttary problem.
And having us continue to stay there I don't think will achieve our objectives, which
are, short-term, three to six months, getting Sunny buy- in -- that was just
discussed by General Casey, and our ambassador Is doing very well with that -.
helping the government deliver services .~ three- to six-month window on that -
and disarming the militias.
And again, thts new democratically elected Government has to do that politically with
our support.
WALLACE: Dan, we're going to get to the Question of troop levels in just a second,
but I want to ask you -- make use of your contacts, because I know you stili have
good contacts, inside the White House.
What's your sense of this war 'councll? How wide-ranging is It?
SENOR: Oh, 1 think they are very serious about exploring all options, 1 think that for
the first time, there will be serious discussions about troop levels, and 1 know you
want to get to troop levels momentarily, and also recalibrating the strategy, focusing
on Baghdad .- do we need to redeploy inside Baghdad, effectively turn Baghdad Into
one big Green Zone?
-rhe understanding that the cllpltal of Baghdad -- It's six million people out of a
population -- about a quarter of the population. It's the financial people, the
governmental capital, the medi~ caplt12J. If we can't do Baghdad, we cannot win Iraq.
And 1 thInk there Is an understanding within the war council that that needs to be
the primary focus.
WALLACE: All right. Let's get to this question -- and, Congresswoman Harman, let
me start with you -- about U.S. troop levels. There are certainly members of your
party who looked at ZarQawl's death when we learned about It Thursday morning
and said that means we can bring the troops home faster. I'd like you to take a look
at what Congresswoman, House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi had to say. Here It
is.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PELOSI: His death and the naming of the Iraqi defense and interior ministers should
hasten the day when Iraqis take responsibility for their security and American troops
cao come home.
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WALLACE: Should the events of this week speed up the timetable for withdrawal?
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HARMAN: Well, the Zarqawl death is a great achievement, wonderful police work.
Our military and our Intelligence communitIes worked together. The Iraqis originally
tipped us off, and the event was announced by af-Maliki, which was a very good
Idea. So you know, kudos to all who worked on that.'
It won't reduce the insurgency, I don't believe, You know, he is a charismatic leader,
but nonetheless, AI Qaida in Iraq is a small piece of the insurgency. AI Qalda
worldwide does not depend on one or two leaders. So I don't see that.
In terms of redeployment, my view about redeployment has to do with my sense of

what our objectives are in Iraq going forward. I do agree with Dan that If we can't
hold Baghdad, we cen't hold anything. And surely with the troop strength we have as
it's coming down, those troops should be deployed in Baghdad, which is the
population center.
WALLACE: Let me bring in Speaker Gingrlcn.
I mean, If we're talking about this huge new initiative -- lind as I mentioned with
General Casey, we've tri'ed It before -- Operation Lightning -. It didn't work -. to try
to secure the six million people of Baghdad, do we need more troops or fewer?
GINGRICH: Well, let me establish a couple of simple principles that will probably be
politically uncomfortable. First, we ought to rely on General Ablzald and General
Casey, because they get up every day.
They work til is problem every day, Abizaid is fluent in Arabic. Casey Is now clearly
the field commander working for Ablzald. And if the two of them come In and say
you know, we need fewer troops, I'm for fewer troops. If the two of them· come In
and say you know, we need more troops, I'm for more troops.
You have a brand new Iraqi government that's finally coming together, and they
ought to be p"rt of-sitting at that table. But here's the key psychological point. IraqiS
are looking to decide which side is going to win.
They look at the Vietnam experience. They look at American politics. And they say
OK, are we three months from the Americans cutting and running, are we a year
from the Americans cutting and running, are we 90in9 to have a helicopter leaVing
the American embassy In Baghdad the way we did Saigon.
And any gesture by the president that suggests he's going to move one minute
faster than the new Iraqi government and his own field commanders Is a slgnar that
says don't bet on the Americans and don't bet on freedom, the bad guys are going to
win. I think you've got -- that's very important psychologically.
WALLACE: Dan Senor, do you agree With that, that the·- I mean, you've been to
Iraq more times than the rest of us at this table. 00 you believe that that's what the
Iraqi mind set Is right now?
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SENOR: Yes, and actually, I would say over the last few months, particularly In the
Sunnl towns, the Iraqis have not been betting on us. They viewed the American
military as impotent. They viewed the Iraqi government as in this constant state of
formation and not terribly serious.
The last few months since the last election, you talk to tl1e local sheiks there, you
talk to a lot of the Imams and the tribal leaders. They're betting on the Insurgency.
They say that we come into towns and then we lelwe. We don't hold them. And the
Insurgency retums. They insurgency they can bet on.
50 I think the significance of the Zarqawl kl/lls that we sent a message to them that
we actually are committed to winning and that they can bet on us. And there are a
lot of fence-sitters right now, "5 the speaker said, who are deciding who to bet on.
.And I think in that regard, this Is a big moment.
I HARMAN: I just see this differently. I'm not talking about cutting and running. That's
! not at all what I'm talking about. I'm talking about how do we win. We win
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politically. We don't win militarily. Playing whack-'em-allin the Anbar province is not
working. We k:ill one person, 10 arise. That's just not the strategy that can work.
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And while 1 agree that Abl2ald and Casey are admirable, I think the commander in
chief, our president, and his top-level folks who are going to be In that room the next
two days ought to focus on a political strategy. That.'s much more likely to achieve
Victory.
GINGRICH: But this is a core difference. If you read John Nagl's brIlliant book,
"Eating Soup with a Knife", which is probably the best ,book on counterinsurgency
written by an American In modem times, the truth Is In the end, two things have to
happen Simultaneously.
You have to have a political-economic solution where people come together and say
I'm on your team and it makes sense, ~nd you've got to be able to kill the bad guys.
I mean, really bad people have to be killed.
I once talked to your current mayor of Oakland and probable future attorney
general ...
HARMAN: Ron Delh.Jms7
GINGRICH: No, Jerry Brown, the current mayor -- the current mayor, Jerry Brown,
who said to me having dealt with more felons In his town than anybody knows about,
with really hard criminals, what you need to do -- and he said -- Is repression.
Now, when you're de811ng With really dedicated terrorists who realty want to kill us,
the correct answer is to kill them first. That's why Zarqaw! is...
HARMAN: I don't disagree with that.
GINGRICH: I don't see, though, how pulling AmeriCbn troops out before Abitaid "nd
Casey say they're ready or pUlIlng them out before the Iraqis feel secure is going to
do anything except make the war 'Norse lind ultimately lead to an American defeat,
SENOR: I think If you look at two of the most successful U.S.- led operations in
2005, p~ttlng down an uprising in 5adr City and the operation in Talafar, th8t
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western Sunnl town on the western side of Iraq, those involved the U.S. forces
handling military roles and military, political and economiCS.
So we went in there. We conducted operations alongside Iraqi milItary units. And

then we handled Infrastructure recon.structlon. We had close relations with the IraqI
clvllietns on the ground. If we stert withdrawing our troops, It not only undermines
our military capacity, even In small numbers, but our capacIty to handle some of
these civIlIan and reconstruction ...
HARMAN: Well, I don't think we're succeeding militarily. I thInk it Is a huge

achievement that there now is a unity govemment In Iraq, a democratically elected
unity government, and all the cabinet positions are filled out.
I think our ambassador there is the best In class, Za! t<halllzad, and he has done an
amazing job to generate Sunnl buy-in, to help this government stand up. And our
State Department Is now involved.
But what I am saying is that continuing the same course, you know, Is not getting us
anywhere, and that a redeployment strategy led by the generals -- I'm not talking
about arm chair, you know, congress people telling us what the sd1edule is.
I'm talking about the generals setting the schedUle that Is established now -- a new
head of the defense department, so everybody knows we're changing strategy, a
bigger Investment in the political side is going to achieve U.S. objectives fastest.
WALLACE: All right.
HARMAN: And we don't have an infinite period of time here.
WALLACE: I want to give you each about 30 seconds and no more than that.
If there's one thing, starting with you, Mr. Speaker, and we'll go down the line here
- if there's one thing that you could see come out of this war council when they come
back from Camp David Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, what would It be?
GINGRICH: It would be a clear definition that the Iraqi government, working with the
American military, hllS IS clear strategy of Imposing security and doing what It takes
to begin from Baghdad working out to secure the country.
WALLACE: Congresswoman Harman?
HARMAN: That a new secretary of defense will lead a different U.S. strategy which
will accomplish three or four clear objectives within the next three to six months.
SENOR: If you look at the successful operation in Talafar that I referenced, the ratio
of American troops to Iraqi ciVilians was about 40 to one. The ratio in Baghdad today
of American forces to Baghdad citIzens Is about 700 to one.
So I think at least there should be serious consideration about ramping up our

presence in Baghdad In an effort to secure It.
WALLACE: More troops, not less.
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SfNOR: That's right. \
WALLACE: And, Speaker Gingrich, do you think that that would sustain politically?
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GINGRICH: Well, of course, it will sustain politically If the president can communicate
..•.., to the country. But here's the key Cluestion, ;!IS Congresswoman Harman said .
Khalllzad Is as good an ambassador as we're ever going to get. Casey and Abizald I
are doing a terrific job.
The three of them aren't calling for a change In strategy. The three of them are
calting for effective continued implementation of a new Iraqi government.
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WALLACE: And because we can never get enough of American politics, Speaker I
Gingrich, one last question. A few weeks ago you seemed to Indicate that you
probably were not going to run for president In 2008.
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Then on Friday you made a speech in which you Indicated that If the race is wide
open In late 2007, you probably would run. So which Is It? ,
GINGRICH: Well, what I said a couple weeks ago was that I was shifting from very
unlikely to just unlikely, dropping the very, and I think I'll stick with that for the
moment. But If there's a wide-open field In the fall of next year, I probably will be a
candIdate, to the great joy of Jane's friends, by the way, who will see a target-rich
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environment immediately.
WALLACE: And how do you side if It's a wide-open field?
GINGRICH: I thInk you look really at -- wide open about ideas more than about
anything else, and I think the country is ready for real change, and the country
wants dramatically more leadership, I think, in terms of real change.
WALLACE: Speaker Gingrich, Con9resswom~n Harman, Dan Senor, I want to thank

I you all very much for joining our own war council,
SENOR: Always a pleasure.

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WALLACE: Coming up, our Sunday regUlars assess the life and death of ZarQaw! and
what happens next In IraQ. We'll be right back.
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Summary
Through mid-June, a select list of military analysts chosen for review have been in heavy demand
on broadcast news programs. They weighed in on a wide-range of topics, including (in order of
most to least covered) Haditha. Zarqawi, President Bush's trip to Baghdad, Guantanamo, and
. border security. Former Brig. Gen. David Grange and Fonner Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd were the
two most visible guests, while former Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis and fonner Gen. James "Spider"
Marks appeared just a few times each.
~ Haditha - The general sentiment was that, if soldiers are proven guilty, the incident was
an isolated one. Though there is no excuse for such behavior, the nature of this long war
defined by counterinsurgency tcnds to leave room for incidents such as Haditha. although
it's "no My Lai." Several noted that it was essential for "balanced media coverage" and
for everyone to reserve judgment until after the investigation. There was mixed feelings
over whether this had damaged the mi litary's reputation,
)l. Zarqawi - Military analysts celebrated the death of Zarqawi as a "psychologicaJ"
victory, but cautioned that the violence would continue. The key to decreased violence
would be to continue to "disassemble" his network., maintain momentum following the
"bursting" the "Zarqawi myth" and have the new Cabinet in place and,taking further
action against the insurgency.
.. Presidnt's visit to Baghdad- The visit was praised as a "tremendous move," "historic"
and signaling key messages of commitment of the U.S. mission in Iraq.
)l. Guantanamo - The consensus was that detainees are treated humanely there, and that
detainees need to remain there or else "end up In the banlefleld."
» Border Security - The overall perspective was that, regardless of the border north or
south, securing it should be taken seriously because terrorism is a global mDvement.
Additionally. one analyst (former Brig. Gen. David L. Grange) believed that the National
Guard's role should be expanded and be "robust up front."
HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMENTS BY TOPIC
Guantanamo
Question over whether to close

)0 ~ I have been 10 Gitmo, and seen that "we are not mistreating people there.. ," we
need to keep them there, away from doing harm to others.
» Maginnis:" ...we've been trying to repatriate as many people as possible... But there are
certain countries that are unwilling to meet the humane requirements for repatriation.
And we're just roncemed. to a certain degree, about these people ending up in the
battlefield..."
Accountabmty
).. Jacobs: ''There's so much security... guards •.. so much supervision ofthe inmates that it's
difficult to envision a circumstance in which this can happen and it can be excused. So
I'm sure there's going to be discipline taken"
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On the DoD quickly putting together a pres! conference

:> Shepperd: "They're doing about what I would do and about the only thi':lg you can do
when things tum up bad for you"
What we need is better guidelines
}> Cowan: We need interrogation rules but they shouldn't be too restrictive... "the current
field manual language of 'humiHating and degrading treatment'" is a good eumple
"Propaganda l'idory" too bigh for Jihadists
}> McCaffrey: "The propaganda victory for jihadists is greater than the reward we're .
getting. Having said that, what do we do, .• we're in a very tricky judicial position"
president's d§!t to Baghdad
Symbolized commitment, sent the right messages

> Mcinerney: "And symbols like this -- it's more than symbolism. It is fact-finding _. a
leader getting his feet on the ground, boots on the ground, and going eyeball to eyeball
with OUT allies"
;0. Grange: It was a tremendous move" in showing the confidence and commitment of
the U.S. to Iraq "you can't beat that"
;0. Shepperd: "The President sent three messages. One to the troops, and it was thank you.
One to the new Iraqi govemment, and it is we are behind you. .And another to the
American people, and it is that all of this is worth it. Those are important messages that
only the president can carT)' right now"
On possible topic of discussion oftroop withdrawals
}> Jacobs: Not surprised that withdrawals will not be a topic in Baghdad. Advisors to Iraqi
units will increased in number. but overall troop numbers will go down ... "I expect them
to be at or below 100,000 by the end of the year"
Hadltba
Americans and the media must reserve judgment 'until after the investigatIon
}.> Dabbin: Except for the aberrant few, the Marines are always faithful to America. In times
such as this. we cannot fail to be faithful to them.
:> Shepperd: on Haditha and other similar incidents: It's "very bad news. It's aHthe things
you don't want to hear...see ...suspect... Most of OUT troops over there are doing great
work in terribly difficult situations"
> Spider Marks: 99.99% of Ma.rines and soldiers Bet "with honor and dignity ..... but we
don't have a credibility problem... there are challenges
;0. ~- "The global media has gotten every ounce of effect" out of recent incidents ...
but the soldiers are "innocent until proven guilty"
}> Grange: "This is not another Vietnam" and if concl usions are made before the
investigation is complete, it'll reflect in Americans' attitudes ... "you must have balanced
reporting"
Accountability
}> Shepperd: Despite "great respect" for lohn Batiste, his point that the Secretary should
resign because of the war and such incidents as Haditha will not change anything. "It
wouldn't prevent a Haditha. He wasn't responsible for Haditha. This is a breakdown. if it
happened, of command at the local level. values oCthe people that did it. That's what has
to be zeroed in on, or you won't fix it."
) Shepperd: "" don't think there's going to be any whitewash of this"
}> ~ senior commanders are not payi~g lIS much attention as they shOUld to the lower
levels and making sure that things are done properly, people are schooled properly
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y Cowan: ..... is not so much the incident we will find that's an aberrations, but we may
find there was covering up going on that shouldn't have and that may be a cultural
problem than aberration"
The investigation is long overdue
}P Jacobs: (t's "very bad news. Bad news doesn't get my better with age... You gOllo gel
ahead of the story, and you've got to either charge somebody, or clear everybody right
away"
Whether such incidents will hurt the U.S. imllge in Iraq
y ~"We're not going to have very much effect one way or the other on the Iraqi
people," even considering incidents such as Haditha. Instead, it'll have a negative affect
on the American people and the troops' morale
Such Incidents. if proven, are isolated
) Lt. Gen. Thomas Mcinerney - 99.99% of troops are acting "the way we've trained them"
}>- McInerney: Was Iraq in mid·December... This is "the best-trained force we have ever
had"
)0 McCaffrey: "I think the issues are anomalies. These are not a failure of train ing or of
policy .. .It looks like a s,quad snapped and deliberately murdered a couple dozen people
over the space of several hours. A sad footnote to the horror of war:'
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Great work by U.S., Iraqis
,. SheRvero: This is a real coup for intelligence and cooperation between the Iraqis and the
Americans.
);> Mcinerney: "There was some brilliant human intelligence work behind this... we've
gotten inside their decision cycle and from a strategic point of view 1 believe al-Qaeda is
finished in Iraq"
Progress, but it's not over
);> Babbjn: If the new defense ministers and the Iraqi government can "stomp on the rest of
the insurgency" they can "make this is a tipping point" but it's not yet
);> ~ Violence will not stop or will decline slightly. lfit does, it's likely due to the new
Cabinet/government than to Zarqawi
Symbolic, great impact on al Qaeda and Iraq
);> Maj. Gen. Robert H, Scales - "psychological impact, .. he was the inspirational head of
the organization. So, when he was killed, you lost the brain and you lost the symbol of aI
Qaeda in Iraq ... "
);> Grange: "1 think the impact, one, has an effect on the Iraqi people because I think a little
bit of a myth started with zarqawi and killing him, I think, kind of broke that bubble.
> Cowan: ." .. it is not inconceivaJ;lle that Zarqawi was done in by his own people because
his own people were listening to bin Laden and saying we have got to get this guy out of
here"
> McCaffrey: "The foreign fighters, in a strategic and oper-.rtional sense, are getting
defeated. So the Al1l'ly·Marine elements, with very focused intelligence, have really taken
the fun out ofjihad"
Border Se£Urit):
North o-r South, "doesn't matter"
);> Scales: "Remember, it's a glObal movement and they'll find a terrorist Petri dish in any
country that doesn't have their alert up"
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"LeC's be robust up fronC"

})- Grange: "I think we're a little short on both National Guard law enforcement and other
means"
Extremism is a e10bal problem
})- ~ '" think it shows once again that this kind ofextremism, fundamentalism can go
anywhere in the world. We are certainly not the only ones people are after"
EXCERPTS/LINKS
Mr. Jed Babbln
Hadlehll, the new Iraqi cabinet. Zarqawl

C."I8C KudloWKlid COI!!pan\' 611212006 5:05:00 PM
Host: Jed Babbin, timt your take on the idea the govennnent is Irrelevant outside the green .lone
and second of all, Jed, doesn't this give a booster - I mean, it comes at a good time for about a
thousand reasons, but, one of them is the whole Haditha controversy, and so forth. Does it give a
lot of morale to the American troops.
Babbin: The point really comes down to, yes, this is abig boost, not just for us, but for the whole
Iraqi operation. Our guys, yes, certainly, there is a lot of controversy surrounding, what probably
happened in Haditha and also suffering a lack of progress in accomplishing the final gains of the
war and it will not be a tipping point unless the Iraqis make it one and if the new defense minister
and the interior minister and Maliki government can make it work and stomp on the rest of the
Insurgency and close the borders they can make it a tipping point but it is n01 one yet.
GUlinlanamo
(Nne KUlIlnw & Company (,11212006 5;03:J5I'M
Babbin: The fact is what we are doing there is not mistreating these people, I have been there
personally and have seen it, and what we are doing is consistent with intemationallaw and is
consistent with the Geneva Conventions. These guys are not lawful combatants and you cannot
put them in a regular POW camp. They don't have the status and are not entitled to it. What we
are doing at Guantanamo Bay is not counterproductive and in fact is taking the very worst people
in the world, out of the way of our forces and putting them in a place where they can't hurt people
anymore, each and every one of these guys, LaITY, had at least one annual review of their case in
front of an administrative tribunal and we let the people who are nOI connected to terrorism go.
These are the bad guys. We need to keep them where they are behind the wire.
•. .If we had the ability to try them up until the time aU the lefties and the ACLU and so forth tied
it up in the U.S. courts and once the supreme court rules on the Hamden case, the cases will be
tried and there is no way to handle these guys ... it's wrong to say we have a long track record in
trying these guys. We have one case, the Moussaoui case, which was a disaster in and of itself...
there is nothing el~e you can point to that'll compare. What we're doing is constitutional.
Haditha
Hcal Clear Pttlitics: The Hadltha Stur\' -·June I
By Jed Babbin
The accelerating media feeding frenzy over the alleged killings oftwenty.fouT Iraqi civilians in
Haditha by US Marines lasl November is about 10 overwhelm American politlcs. Propelled by
their most irresponsible war critics, the left will try use Haditha as it used My Lai thirty years
ago: as a political tool to take apart America's support for the war and to shatter the legitimacy of
our cause and the morale of our troops.
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We have thousands of troops in harm's way around the world. We cannot allow them to believe
as their fathers in Vietnam came to believe· that Americans regard them with the same scorn as
those who may have murdered innocents in Haditha•..
Just as the few disgraced the many at Abu Ghraib, the very few who may have committed murder
in Haditha will place a burden on the shoulder$ of every soldier, sailor, airman, marine Bnd coast
guardsman fighting terrorism. Each of us has a duty to not add to that burden, and to help relieve
it as well. Ifthose few Marines killed innocents in Haditha, their conduct is an aberration, not the
nonn. It is up to each one of us to ensure that the events of Haditha do not tarnish the brave and
selfless service of the many who came before, or any who come after. Except for the aberrant
few, the Marines are always faithful to America. In times such as this, we cannot fail to be
faithful to them.
Ret. Lt. Co!. 8m COW!!!!
Zarqawi
Fox News: Fox lind Friends First 6/8/200l16:08:SI AM
..... it is not inconceivable that Zarqawi was done in by his own people because his own people
were listening to bin Laden and saying we have got to get this guy out ofhere. We have already
picked our successor for him. let's get him aside and tum him over somehow to the U.S. coalition
forces let's let them get bim because we are ready to replace him with somebody more moderate
not doing such drastiC deeds against innocent people but who is going to l;ottinue the fight
inside."
Army field manual on interrogation

F'o~ :'oiews: The O'Heilly Fastor - 1lI6L200611.jO.a:OO PM
"But there are some people we're going to catch out there in the global war on terror, that we need
to be able to put some tough standards to. And what we're suggesting here, the problem i5 while
this de"bate is going on about a manual, we really need to have some kind of very specific laws
written by Congress that tell us what we can or can't do. But they should never be too restrictive.
What's restrictive in the field manual right now, the basic disagreement, is this· these words
"humiliating and degrading treatment.'·
Canada Terrorist plot

hi" News: Hrnrtbmll Willi .• ohn KlIsich • IiIJ/2Qll6 8:04:3~ PM
Canada Terrorw plot
"I think it shows once again that this kind of extremism. fundamentalism can go anywhere in the
world. We are cenainly not the only ones people are after"
Haditho
"The most important thing right away is all this new training thal's going on in Iraq for people
there and people getting ready to go ... long term effect I think the bigger thing will come out of
Haditha.. .is not so much the incident we will find that's an a-berrations, but we may find there
was covering up going on that shouldn't have and that may be a cultural problem than aberration"
Haditha
The American wav'! I'urllue truth and aCt:Iluntllbilitv over ch'ilian dClltbs - June I
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune)... Editorial
"Bill Cowan, a retired Marine colonel and analyst for Fox News, disagrees. "I think in the final
analysis, the bigger story will be the notion of lhe cover-up and whether a culture of denial and
cover- upexis!s," Cowan told us in an e-mail Wednesday. "Isolated atrocities are unacceptable,
but clearly isolated. Any cover-up is a much bigger issue, whIch goes to the very heart of the
Marine Corps and all it stands for."
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Ret, Brig. Gen. David L. Grange
President's visit to Baghdad

CNN: Live Today - 61/3/200(," 1:09:/14 AM
President's visit
~ I think the face,to.face visit was a tremendous move justto show confidence and
commitment of the United States of America to the success of this effort in Iraq. And 1
think you can't beat that
~ Don'1 let that momentum slip away, but continue to force that aggressive offensive spirit
and get a handle on this right now to give the govemment a chance to succeed.
Draw-down in troops
~ If conditions go the way they 8re now, I think near the end of this year, that late, you
know, into the fall. late summer, into the fall, they'll start maybe moving some U.S,
troops out ofthere. But again, it truly is situational dependent, and the enemy has a vote
CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight- June 9
Repeated comments on tape from June I" appearance on "Lou Dobbs"
Zarqawi
CNN: Lou Dobbs Tuni:.:ht - Ml/2006 6;32:33 PM
"I think the impact, one, has an effect on the Iraqi people because I think a little bit of a myth
slarted with Zarqawi and killing him, l think, kind of brok.e that bUbble. Even though he may not
have controlled all ofthe insurgency, it does have an effect. It has an effect on the Iraqi police,
and the military. Gives them a little bit of a shot in the arm as well as the coalition forces. So I
think in perception, psychologically, it did have an effect.. ,The tenacity now has increased.
Morale has increased for the U.S. troops. So, I mean, this is very favorable. absolutely."
Zarqawi
CNN: Live' Todpv - 6/8/2006 I U:O(dlJ AM
" ...this is a great psychological impact against the enemy. It's a great impact with the population
because it was almost like this guy was invincible to the Iraqi people."
Zarqawi
(leadline I\ews: Robill & Corolla,,\,· "'812006 9:~O:.'1 AM
Comments similar to one made on CNN's "Live Today."
Batiste crillclsm of SecrctarylHadltba

CNN; tate Editiol1 with WolrOlitzer· (14121)/)6 12:18:07 PM
Batiste criticism ofSecretary
"I don't agree that the secretary should resign. I do think there needs to be a little bit of changes,
some changes in how the relationships and communications is handled between senior mili.tal')'
officers. senior civilian leadership in the mIlitary and junior ranks that are in the field."
Haditha
"Well, it's going 10 have a lot of impact. Whether guilty or innocent, it will have a lot of impact
because the local media will disinfonnation .- there will be disinfonnation that will come out
from these acquisitions, and it'll cause problems for the soldiers regardless. And so, yes, there's
going to be some bad fallout from this, just like in the prison scandal."
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H.dltha
Helldllne News -- Glenn Reck - 6/3/20f]6 7:31:S7 I'M
"This is not anothl:r Vietnam. it is going to rely on the will of the American people to finish this
mission that we're on. That depends on balanced media coverage. And if you make comments out
of the box before, again, the investigations complete or you just report the fire and blood, you
know, ifit bums, it leads, that's the kind of attitude the American people are going to have. You
must have balanced reporting."
Hadltha
CNN Live Saturday. h/3/2006 5: JH:56 PM
"Well, the United States military is more prepared than most armies in the world for this, in
regards to treatment of civilians on the battlefield, And regrettably some incidents do happen.
What's going to happen, though, is that whether they are guilty or not, the disinfonnation in Iraq
and elsewhere is' going to make them look guilty...And we have to remember the vast majority of
men and women doing their job on the battlefield, doing it well, what we are hearing about, the
reports in Haditha are hopefully just a minority."
Hadltba
eN"!: Lou Dobbs Tonight - 6/2/2006 6j29:12 PM
"I just think that's important to recognize, however. But the longer a war goes on where you have
combat situations one after another, you're going to have an incident. It doesn't mean it's right, but
they're going to come -- they're going to happen, there is no doubt about it.., Well, it's an
insurgency, definitely an insurgency, a long type of conniet, and it's not explained properly up
front. And that's why we have the confusion now and Why we have this debate, is that people
don't understand what type of war we're in, because it was not articulated properly at the
beginning," .
Border Se~urlty
eN !Ii: Lou DHbbs Tonight - 6/1 /2U06 6j~.\:2l) \)M
"I think if we really are serious about this, and I don't mean fortifying the border, I mean just
securing the border, I think we're a little short on both National Guard law enforcement and other
means, I mean, if we're going to be serious about it, let's be robust up front, especially when
everybody knows we're going to do this... One thing this military does well is that when it has an
issue like this, it takes care of it. I mean we're a military of the United States of America that in
fact cleans up any mess it produces in that regard,"
Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs
President Bush's Bag~dad Visit

MSNBC (i/12f2006 12:38:33 PM
Host: ... .loining me is retired military colonel and Analyst Jack Jacobs, First, what did the White
House have to say about these meetings? They said do not expect an announcement about levels,
reductions, troops coming home. Does that surprise you at all?
Jacobs: No, They want to make it look like we're really working hard to do what we need to do
and that means training Iraqis. We're going to have an increase in the number of advisors to Iraqi
units. But overall, the number of troops, I believe, will come down. Don't forget, this is a political
season. There's a very important midterrnelection taking place in November. I expect troop levels
to be at or below 100,000 by the end of the year.
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Zarqawi
MSNBC -- Countdown With Keith Olbcrmann 6/8J20069j33:IS AM
Host: Right now we want to tum to MSNBC military analyst, retired Colonel Jack Jacobs. Jack,
what;s the immediate impact now of Zarqawi's death en the insurgency there in Iraq?
Jacobs: Well, I think the sectarian violence is not going to necessarily abate. And ifi! does, it's
... not going to be very much. If it does, it's more a function ofgetting a new defense and interior
minister and it looks like the gevernment is coalescing because of al Zarqawi's death. And it
means from a longer-tenn standpoint. Don't ferget,. not only was Zarqawi killed but his number
two guy, the spiritual advisor... Makes it difficult them him to get meney; and because tile
terrorist network was broken up into so many different cells... there will be cells running around
with no leadership at all ... we might see a lull in activity from Zarqawi's organization ... another
positive aspect is that we will have the opportunity to target other cells who haven't been in our
sights up until now.
Guantanamo
NBC Nhzhtly News. June 10 6:30 PM EST NBC
Jacobs: There's so much security. there are so many guards, there's so much supervision of the
inmates that it's difficult to envision a circumstance in which this can happen and it can be
excused. So ('m sUre there's going to be discipline taken.
Hadltha
MSNBC's COlJNTl>QWN .June 2,8:00 PM EST
Jacobs: Haditha is a different story altogether. The incident apparently happened in November.
We know that an investigation wasn't begun until February. It's now June. Very bad news. Bad
news doesn't get my better with age. You got 10 jump on it right away. You got to get ahead of
the story, and you've got to either charge somebody, or clear everybody right away.
Olbermann: Haditha, Ishaqi. Hamandiyah, Abu Ghraib, no matter what the investigations
ultimately conclude in each case, perception alone, is it still possible [(It the U.S. to win the hearts
and minds of the Iraqi people?
Jacobs: Oh, I think we're not going to have very much effect one way or the other on the Iraqi
people. There's a large number of them who like us being there, and there's a bunch of them who
don't want us to be there, Eventually they'll an want us to leave. And I don't think incidents like
this necessarily have an effect one' way or the other on the Iraqi people and their view about us
and our being there. "
Olbermann: One last question, Jack. Is this kind of thing evidence ofa fatigue of the military,
the overstretched criticism that we keep hearing about tile U.S. military in Iraq, in Afghanistan,
elsewhere around the world, that we're too thin, and it's now showing up on the ground?
Jacobs: No, I think that this is a reflection of poor leadership in areas that Should always have
good leadership. It means that senior commanders are not paying as much anention as they
shOUld to the lower levels and making sure that thIngs are done properly, people are schooled
properly. It's a separate issue altogether. We don't have enough troops there, we've never had
enough troops tllere. And we need to have lots more troops there if we're ever going to be
successful.
Ret. Lt. Col. Robert ,Maginnis
Guantanamo
CNN: Your World Tulia\' - 6/1212006 12:21:39 PM
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" ... we've been trying to repatriate as many people as possible...But there are certain countries
that are unwilling to meet the humane requirements for repatriation. And we're just concerned, to
a certain degree, about these people ending up in the battlefield...Now, as far as humane
treatment, I've been at Guantanamo. I've seen all the facilities, the food, the medical treatment,
and so forth. So I think they're being treated humlll\ely."
........' .
&t. Gtn. Jaltles "Spider" Marks
Hadltha
CNN's ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES June 2., 10:00 PM EST
Marks: I don't think there's a credibility issue at stake here. What we have is aberrant behavior
that has taken place. Granted, there are a number of investigations, and these investigations need
to be full and open, as they will be. But it's inappropriate to determine, at this point, in advance of
any of the findings, that there is credibility at Slake. Ninety-nine percent of those Marines -- and I
would tend to agree with the assessment that 99.9 percent of the Marines and the soldiers on the
ground are conducting themselves with honor and dignity, and there's goodwill in a lot of comers
in Iraq. Clearly, there are challenges. There will be this type of behavior. It's unfortunate.•.
The core values training that takes place is routine in the military, This isn't something thatjusl
happens as a result of problems and incidents that occur in elltremis. 1 mean, this is routine type
of training that takes place.
Ret. Gen. Bar" McC.fIrey
Analysts visit with President
Draw-down of troops
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NBC News: Today Show - 61JZlZQf)6 7;16:17 AM

Analysts visit with PreSident
Well, I thInk he's, you know, very much open to new thinking, Steve Hadley and Josh Bolten and
the White House team were in the back of the room taking notes. He had six people in there. I
think all of us essentially supported the notion oftaking down the Saddam regime, but had
different ideas on how to go forward.
Draw-down oftroops
Well, I think they're going to be very leery of announcing timetables, but it's clear to me that in
the near term·-six months, 12 monlhs··we've gOl to withdraw a substantial amount of our combat
power... I don't think so, allhough I do think there's a politIcal dimension to it, there's no
question. I think the bigger issue is that the current size of the Army and Marine Corps cannot
keep this up. So 1do think that General Casey and General Abizaid will have the final vote on
troop strength.
Guantanamo
Well, it's a huge political liability. I've looked at our detention centers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
We've now straightened our act out. They're professional, humane, we're doing the right thing.
But we've got·-at the end of the day, the nex1 couple of years we've got to walk away from
Guantanamo. The propaganda victory for jihadists is greater than the reward we're getting.
Having said that, what do we do? A third of these guys lire extremely dangerous. And we're also'
having trouble sending them back to their home countries, in many cases where they face a fate a
heck 0 f a lot worse than Guantanamo. So I think we're in a very tricky judicial position.
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Guantauamo
Zarqawl
Sustaloubilicy oflraq mission
Afghanistan
NBC: Meet the p'"I'SS - M1"2006 5:01 ~5:\ AM

Guantanamo
I think the problems of the first year--we had some real serious difficulties complying with, I
think, our own national and international law-are gone. Finn, humane, professional way of
handling it. Guantanamo's a special case. It's become a huge political problem for us, in the Gulf
region in particular. I don't know how we get out ofthis. Some of these people are extremely
dangerous. This was an act of political warfare by the three people that committed suicide, the
same as a suicide bomber in downtown Baghdad. But we got a challenge trying to think our way
through how to dose down Guantanamo in the next two or three years and get these people into
some other judicial system ... 1 think right now the payoff in propaganda for the international
jihadists is, is enonnous. But the question is how do we back our way out of it?"
Zarqawi
Well, we can't ever ignore good news. This fellow was ferociously dangerous. He raised a lot of
money for them. He was very good at information operations. It's a great blessing to the lmqi
people. He was ~laughtering Shiite civilians by the thousands, literally. Having said that, look, al·
Qaeda in Iraq has turned mostly Iraqi Sunni Muslim.
Sustalflabiliry oflraq mission

"Well, if we had 10 years to work the issue. there's a 99 percent probability we'll achieve our
objective. But I don't think we've got that much time. So it seems to me, in the next couple years
prior to Mr. Bush leaving office, it has to appear to the American people this thing is working.
And therein lies the risk. Because--so we've got to hurriedly transfer security arrangements to a
force that's ill-equipped, the Iraqi security forces, and is yet probably inadequate to stand on tneir
own. Plus, 1 think the United States Anny and Marine Corps, and elements of the Air Force-C
! 7 lift, special operations commando-cannot maintain this pace of deployment. But we've got to
draw down, and pretty soon, maybe 50 to 100,000 troops by next summer. But otherwise. we risk
breaking the force... My guess is, though, Tim, these guys are actually going to pull their act
together. It may be a weak government, it may be ineffective, but the prospect oftuming Iraq into
Lebanon is a frightening one to the Imqis as well as their aHies like us."
Afghanistan
"The Taliban two years ago were in to-man units. A year ago in laO-man units. This year they're
in battalion-size units, 300, 400 people. There's a huge offensive going on ...Things are starting to
work in Afghanistan. We've got to push back. NATO's coming in. We got to keep our fingers
crossed... But this is going to be a tough year in Afghanistan, also."
Zarqawi
MSNBC; The Sitnation With Tucker Carl~on - (0/8/200(, 11;12jJO I'M
"Well, they're nDW speculating on who will be up next. Clearly, it won't end the Zarqawi
network ... It struck me that 90 percent of al Qaeda in Iraq is now Iraqi Sunni Muslim. The foreign
fighters, in a strategic and operational sense, arc getting defeated. So the Anny-Marine elements,
with very focused intell igence, have really taken the fun out ofjihad ... Well, J think Ilnother good
thing that came out oftoday was Zarqawi darn near got them into open civil war with a bombing
of the Samarra mosque. They came right up to the edge. They didn'tUke what they saw, and they
retreated from it ...But I think killing this guy, we're now watching the Iraqi people definitely tum
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against the foreign fighters. They do not want, generally speaking, a civil war. So 1 think his
death also underscores sort of an Iraqi rejection of that kind ofjihad."
ZlIrqawl,
Nne Ncn's: TOI"1\' Shu", - 6/8120064: 16:43 AM
Well, I don't think there's a political implication to this, to be honest. I.·you know, I think the
policy misjudgments of the past three years have been significant. What we need to underscore is
the unbelievable courage and clevemess of these Special Operations units, air/land/sea, that
achieved signiflcant. .. gift to the Iraqi people.
......, Hadltha
TiDe Newsj Nirbtly News· June 2
"I think the issues are anomalies. These are not a failure of training or ofpolicy .. .Jt looks like a
squad snapped and deliberately murdered a couple dozen people over the space of several hours.
A sad footnote to the horror of war."
Ret. Lt. Gen. Thomas Mclnernex

Bush Visit
Fox News: Your World With Nell Ca\'uto - 6/14120061:03:56 AM
"This is historic, showing the two presidents 10gether and the new government. The cabinet
meeting they had this moming,joint cabinet meeting between the U.S. and the Iraqi, the war
cabinets and the symbol that the president is putting behind our men and women over there - and
our commitment to the nation as a coalition ttiat we, in fact, are going to stand. We are not going
to be "cut and run" people like the left is trying to do in the United States. So this sends a huge
signal in the world and) believe it's critical in the global war on terror. And symbols like this .
it's more than symbolism, It is fact-finding •• a leader getting his feet on the ground, boots on the
ground, and going eyeball to eyeball with our allies. And I think that is extremely important."
Zarqawi
Fl)~ N('w.~: Fox News Li"'f - M8120U6 9:46:~i ,\1\1
"No, there was some brilliant human intelligence work behind this, Jon. We'll not know about it
because we don't want to expose it, but we've gotten obviously inside their decision cycle and
that's a very important thing as we go forward. There's no question there's going to be a lot more
activity and killings, the senseless killings thaI al-Qaeda is so famous for, but In retribution -- but
frankly, we've gotten. inside their decision' cycle and from a strategic point of view I believe ai
Qaeda is finished in Iraq."
Hadltha
Fo~ N('w.~: Banl1lh' & Colm,,~ - 6/1/2"06 9:111 ;30 I)M
"We need to give our people the.benefit of the doubt. They are fighting a very difficult war aver
there ... l don't think it's widespread at all. First of all, this came from a Sunni group that provided
the movies ...this was the best-trained force we have ever had, It is tough fighting. Things do
happen when you have a counterinsurgency, Bombs go off. People are returning fire. You've got
incoming fire. But I do not believe that there's deliberate killing of people oryou would know it
right away ...You may have a case. You may have a case where tbere is deliberate killing for rage
or something. But it is probably 99.999 percent that you don't have and everything is going the
way we've trained them."
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Maj. Ge~. Robert H. Scales
Zarqawl
Fo\ Ncw§; Oil the I~ecord With Grrtll VWJ SU5t~te.n - 6/8/20% 10;05:16 J~M
"I think the key point here is the psychological impact of this. Remember, Zarqawi was two
things. He was sort of the CEO. of this organization. In the sense that he controlled aU of the
money, he made all of the key assignments and he was also the psychological head of this
organization. He was sort of the inspirational head of the Drganization. So, when he was killed,
you lost the brain and YDU lost the symbol of al-Qaeda in iraq.....
Zarqawi
NPBi Morning Edition - June 8
"Well, there're two facts that play - three facts thot play in this, Mike. It's not only the death of
Zarqawi, which is significant because zarqawi was, in effect, the brains of tile outfn. But also.
secondly, was the fact that he was given up either by some of his own people, or by Sunnis who
were very close to the insurgency, which shows a certain fracturing within the Sunni community,
and a sense of dissatisfaction with foreign involvement in the insurgency. And third was
something that's not been reported on - which is very significant - and that's an enormous
amount of intelligence data gathered from laptops and documents and so forth that's been
scooped up, which may allow coalition forces to begin to unravel the networt. Because in an
insurgency, it's not just the guy at the top, but it's the network - it's the ability to disassemble. if
you will, the network that leads to success in a counterinsurgency war."
Border Security
Fox News: Your World With Neil Cllvuto - 6IS!2()()6 4:03: 16 PM
"I don't think it really matters. ( think ifthey are looking for fertile ground they would go down
south. Remembe:r, it's a global movement and they'lI find a ten-orist Petri dish in any country that
doesn't have their alert up."
Hadltha
Fo>; N(,ws: On the HecQrd With Gret:. V;m Susteren - 61212000 10:50:52 I'M
"We don't know what happened at this point, Greta. You know. soldiers,just like civilians, are
innocent until proven guilty, lind nave the privilege of due process just like everyone else ...ln a
war like this, in a counterinsurgency, it's perceptions, unfortunately, that count, Greta. The global
media has gotten every ounce of eCTect OU1 of these two alleged incidents lhat they can. but it's
important to understand that these soldiers an: innocent until proven guilty.. .1 think that our
responsibility is to get to the bottom of this and find out exactly what happened in the surest. way
to reduce the stress of these events is to get to the bottom ofit and present the facts and put them
on the table."
Haditha
NPR: All Things Considered - June 2
"When innocents die, America loses another set of allegiances and the road to success becomes
steeper and more uncertain. But Iraq isn't Vietnam, and if the allegations of the murder of
civilians are substantiated, Haditha won't be My Lai."
Haditha
Fo\ Nrw~: Hannit\' & Col",(!~
- (,/1/2006 9:01:30 I'M
"When you fight an insurgency or a counterinsurgency, yOlJ don't know who the enemy is. And
oftentimes an ambush. a roadside: bomb, a suicide bomber blowing up a vehicle, you see YOUt'
buddy tom to shreds•..But having said that.. Sean, there are laws of war and there is rules of
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engagement. And soldiers and Marines are held accountable even under the toughest
circumstances...Oh, come on. That's right. But it is very important, Sean. I was in Vietnam when
I My Lai broke. You know, Iraq is not Vietnam. And Haditha, whatever happened there, is not My
Lai. In My Lai, there were hundreds of innocent civilians who Were killed by a company of
soldiers. It was covered up for well over 8 year. Whatever happened In Iraq, this is II. far more
I professional force than the force that] fought with in Vietnam."
Bet. Maj. Gen. DOR Shepnerd
President Bush's Baghdad visit

CNN L1Vr. FRO.VI....June 13 1:30 PM EST
I Shepperd: Well, I'll tell you, it was somewhat predictable in the sense that I figured for sure that
the president was going to go over to boost this new Iraqi government. I've been In the place
where the troops are gathered there, in the hall, on previous visits. And to me, the president sent
three messages. One to the troops, and it was thank you. One to the new Iraqi govemment, and it
is we are behind you. And another to the American people, and iUs that all of this is worth it.
Those are important messages that only the president can·carry right now.
Host: Well, he mentioned Zarqawi and the troops went wild. That's definitely a big deal for the
U.S. military, obviously a big deal for the president, but if you look at the polls, the recent polls,
for the public, it·s not that big a deal.
Shepperd: ...For the troops over there, it's an up and down. These kids are in a very, very tough
mission. When you visit them. they believe in what they're doing, they believe it's important.
They don't believe that the American public orthe world understands what they're doing, and the
danger of it. They all want to be home, no question about that. But when the president visits, it's a
big morale booster.
Hadltha
CN~ LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL JUDe 11 1:00 PM EST
Blitzer: ... On Thursday, Jamie Mclntyre reponed on photos that added weight to accusations
lraqis were deliberately killed by U.S. Marines in the town ofHaditha. As good as the other
news, General Shepperd, about Abu Musab al Zarqawi and the new Iraqi government, this is
pretty bad news.
Shepperd: Wolf. it's very bad news. It's all the things you don't wattt to hear and you don't want
to see and you don't want to suspect. Most of our troops over there are doing great work in
terribly difficult situations. What appears to be going on over thcre particularly in the Haditha, we
have been very careful not to con vict these people ahead of time, but it looks like we're going to
look at the Initial report. the review of that report and then the investigation of what actually took
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place, and following that will be OK, this is what took place.
Zarqawi
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CNN's LIVF; FROM ... June S, l:·H ')M EST
Shepperd: .. , This (Zarqawi's death) is a real coup for intelligence and cooperation between the
Iraqis and the Americans; who were able to keep this secret fora long period oftime. I
Hadithll
eNN's ANl)ERSON CQOI'ER JfJO llF.GIUE;S ,Iune 7, 10:00 PM EST I
Shepperd: John, this is tooking very. very ugly. I am convinced that the military will get to the
bottom of this, thaI all of us will find out what happened. I'm convinced that it will take some
time to do that. But I'm -1 don't think there's goirig to be any whitewash of this. I am very I
careful, as you stated in the first of the piece: here, to not convict these people by things that we
see, which are partial evidence. These men arc going to have their right in court. But they are
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going to look at the investigation: they are going to look at those who reviewed the investigation,
I and then they are going to look at what happened. And it's sounding really ugly.
Host: General John Batiste has said that Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign. because his
policies created conditions in Iraq, which led to the alleged atrocities in Hadilha. You disagree
I with that position and fecI that Batiste has crossed the line. Why do you feel that way?
Shepperd: First of atl, I have got great respect forJohn Batiste. He's a good guy and, by
reputation, a very good soldier. He's been in the middle ofthings in Iraq. I have not. I have visited
there, but not been. But John's point, I think, is that the SecretaI)' should resign because of the
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way the war is going. 1 don't think that the resignation ofthe secretary of defense right now will
do anything. It wouldn't prevent a Haditha. He wasn't responsible for Haditha. This is a
breakdown, if it nappened, ofcommand at the local level, values ofthe people that did it. That's
I what has to be zeroed in on, or you won't fix it. You're not looking for scapegoats. And the idea
that, if we had simply had more troops there, none of this would have happened, I simply disagree
with, John.
Guaatanamo
CNN LIVE SATURDAV ,JUII~ 10,5:00 P-M EST
Host: When you take a look at how quickly they scrambled to get this press briefing •• it had to
be a teleconference because they didn't even have time to get cameras there. And then you listen
to the language in the briefing, the Rear Admiral, the commander down there at Guantanamo,
called it an act of warfare, these suicides. What do you make of the language and the timing of
this briefing?
Shepperd: They're doing about what I would do if I were stilt in unifonn. It's the only thing you
can do. Guantanamo has become a, as I say, a symbol of the United States. Z3rqawi was a
symbol and Guantanamo is a symbol. And it's a very burdensome symbol on us.
And so what they are basically doing is trying to get out as much infonnation as possible, letting
them know letting us know what happened, but trying to be sensitive on this and trying to get
ahead ofthe stoTy, rather, because they know what's coming with this.
They know that the international community is going to be incensed did we kill these people?
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Were we careless? This is clearly an act of defiance, whether it's an act of warfare. That's a choice
of words. But it's clearly an act of defiance by the prisoners here.
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SUbject: Re: GOLD STAR FAMILIES VISIT REQUEST TO CENTCOM
Eric
Roger!
Tom
tom, i'll check into it. thanks for sending this along.
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To: Ruff, Eric, SES, 050
Subject: GOLD STAR FAMIUES VISIT REQUEST TO CENTCOM
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Attached Is a request from Melanie Morgan from KFSO Radio in San Francisco who is
Chairman of MOVE AI"1ERICA FORWARD which Is very supportive of our war efforts In
Iraq. She has made a request to Gen Abizaid to bring a number of Gold Star Family
members to Iraq which sounds like a good Idea If we can do It. However I know they
are overloaded tn theater but It would get very good play In the media and tell our
story with these dedicated families of our deceased members. Melanie appears to be
very determined to do this with or without DOD support so I think It is worthwhile to
work with her.
Tom
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General McInerney,
Any help would be very much appreciated.
In the attachment, you will find the letter of response to

Centcom about our Gold Star Family member trip to Iraq.
Warmest Regards,
Melanie Morgan
KSFO Radio, San Francls<:o
Chairman, Move America Forward
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Over the last couple of months Jed Babbin has written excellent articles expressing the concerns of
I many of us. Now, we know why and how easy it is to import AI Quaeda and other terrorist operatives,
Ken's article is outstanding and should be front page or lead off news. This information is some of the'
I most important in the war on terror. All of the fences, walls and security can't stop this when its
coming from within. We should be very concerned. Take care.
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1 talked to bg hemingway. he was talking to jed about something else and jed mentioned in
passing that it might be good to get him back down there. i have not talked to jed. i
mentioned it to ab to see what she thinks about taking another trip ... i'm not sure if we
shouldn't just have press ops work this one for jed if he's the one interested in going
and if it's for his radio hits???
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we'd talked about one three months ago, but never aid anything with it. after the
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something like this? can you call him and clarify. i'm on my way to the hill with the
boss and will be gone until tomorrow. thanks.
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I believe Jed Babbin might be interested in a return trip to Guantanamo and a meeting with
Admiral Harris. Would your offi~e be interested in supporting this trip? I'm sure all your
folks are familiar with the tremendous support we've received from Jed.
Tom
Thomas L. Heming.way. Brig Gen, USAF

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Eric: Roger all. Hope you saw the RealClearPolitics piece yesterday ,and the O'Reilly hit last nite. Will be on
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sent was useful to you! :) have a great weekend, and don't hesitate to ask if you need
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~~~m©f8- ,don't know if you keep this stuff but CNN sent me this transcript. Just wanted to
thank you again because the material you sent me very early this morning was very useful
in trying to explain what is going on and trying to put the best 'possible face on it.
You are a pro....
Jeff
Initiative Dickinson College
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/02/ltm.Oa.html
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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANC~OR: Good morning to you. I'm Miles O'Brien.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Soledad O'Brien.
A lot of talk this morning, serious talk, about U.S. Marines and soldiers in Iraq crossing
the line and taking aim at innocence. All of it is still in the realm of accusations, but
the investigations into U.S. killings in Haditha, Ishaqi and now Hamandiyah prompt~ng the
Pentagon to order lectures on core values for all U.S. troops in Iraq.
For more on the charges and that U.S. response, we turn to retired U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey
McCausland who is a CBS contributor. He joins us this morning.
Colonel, good to have you with us.
COL. JEFFREY MCCAUSLAND, U.S. ARMY (RET.), Miles, great to be with you.
M. O'BRIEN: It's kind of extraordinary. As a matter of fact, as best I can tell,
unprecedented to have these core values lectures in the midst of a conflict in theater, so
to speak.
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MCCAUSLAND: It is pretty unprecedented. I can't recall. and I've talked to colleagues of
mine who serve in combat as well elsewhere, any time where we've done this type of
training and education in a combat operational theater.
M. O'BRIEN; What is the message if you can boil it down? I know it's a fairly complicated
thing and it's intricate, but what are you -- what are the leadership trying to impart to
the troops in the field?
MCCAUSLAND: Well the first thing that is important to stress is this is reinforcement. The
education'and training a soldier gets on professional values begins when they enter basic
training. So this is nothing new to these particular soldiers. But what I think it will
encapsulize is four areas.
First of all. they're going to want to talk to them again about those professional values:
loyalty, duty, respect,selfless service, honor and personal courage.
Then they're going to talk about individual and command responsibilities. Each soldier,
sailor, airmen, marines has responsibility for their actions, but commanders have
responsibility for the actions of their units, proper reporting. proper training, et
cetera.
Thirdly. I think they're going to spend time again reemphasizing Iraqi cultural values.
And here units may have some particular nuance, depending on their area of operation,
Shi'a area, Sunni area, Kurdish, et cetera.
And finally, this won't be so much lectures as discussions. They'll want to use
operational vignettes. If you use talking about scenarios that are specific to the area
they're at to get the soldiers to think and talk about particular things they may well
encounter. M. O'BRIEN: Do you suspect that these 'talks. discussions, lectures. whatever
you want to call them, that they will be really embraced by the troops or will they be not
taken so seriously given all the pressure, stresses? I mean. after all, every day they
face the possibility of being under attack, of being killed.
MCCAUSLAND: Well, it is hard to say for, obviously, each individual soldier, marine. But I
think they're going to take it quite seriously. because one of the things they also want
to talk ~bout is th~ second ~nd third order of effects. You know casual things you might
do that will offend an Iraqi may reverberate across and affect an operation or one of your
fellow service members. And you know a lot of our soldiers now are embedded with Iraqi
units for their training and to ,assist them in military operations. And obviously they're
in a particularly difficult situation in this environment.
M. O'8RIEN: It seems as if this could be interpreted, and I'm curious what your thoughts
are on this, especially now that we're looking this morning at at least three incidents of
allegations of this kind of thing, of a failure of leadership. wou~d you agree with that?
And if so, who would you point the finger at?
MCCAUSLAND: Well there's two investigations going on since we knew about Haditha. And all
of these, I'm sure, will be the same, and that is what exactly happened and then w~at did
the command do about it?
And in Haditha, there's the possibility, and I stress possibility, that some people in the
chain of command may have attempted to cover it up. And if that's the case. then very
serious court-martial action, I expect. will be taken against them as well. because that's
where the command responsibility comes in, and as you rightfUlly point out, potential
failures in leadership.
M. O'BRIEN: But is there a command responsibility to impart a message that part of the
miSSion in Iraq. matter of fact may be the lion'S share of the mission at this point, is
to win the hearts and minds of the people? And that, at times, in real-time situations,
split-second decisions is at odds with preserving their own liyes for that matter?
MCCAUSLAND: well, you know, Miles, that is imparted to them all the time.
I was in Iraq twice last year, and let me tell you a story. I was with a lance corporal
walking through the streets of Falluja about a month after the battle. And this young
lance corporal turned to me and he said, you know what" sir, we could kill more of these
people, we've shown our ability to do that. What's more important right now is for us to
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make more friends in this particular area and that's what we need to work on.
So I think every soldier, sailor, airman and marine understands that to a large degree
that ~his is all about winning the heats and minds of the Iraqi people. And we've got to
work with the new Iraqi government to accomplish that.
M. O'BRIEN: Give us a sense, no matter how these investigations play out, how much damage
has been done so far?
MCCAUSLAND: Well, I think terrific damage has been done so far, not only to the morale and
the spirit of the soldiers. You know we have got to keep in mind that we have now had over
a million soldiers and marines and sailors serve in this theater. We have some cases,
maybe of a handful, it shouldn't besmirch those particular soldiers that have served so
well.
Obviously it will reverberate in the press internationally. The Arab world will see these
photographs eventually, if they have not already, on their own newspapers, magazines. It
will have a terrifiC affect adversely there.
And finally. how the American people will react to allegations, if proven, of these type
of atrocities has a -- it will have a terrific affect back here at home.
M. O'BRIEN: Lots to consider there.
Ret. Col. Jeffrey McCausland, thanks for your time this morning.
MCCAUSLAND: Pleasure to be 'with you.
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Attached please find the transcript from this afternoon's military analyst
calIon Haditha.
Briefers were BGen Sandkuhler and Col (b)(6)
The call was ON BACKGROUND.
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Transcript
Conference call with military analysts
Thursday, June 1,2006
Subject: Haditha
Host: ridIld OSD·Public Affairs
Briefers: Marine Brig. Gen. Kevin Sandkuhler, staff judge advocate to the Commandant;
Marine~deputy director of Marine Corps Public Affairs
Transcriber:~
ON BACKGROUND
mImlAgain, thanks for joining us this afternoon. This is obviously a hot topic and an
important one and we appreciate you taking time out.
I have with me Brigadier General Kevin Sandkuhler. He is the staff judge advocate to the
commandant of the Marine Corps. And I also have • • with me who is
Brigadier General (Mary) Krusa-Dossin's PAD. So he'll be also able to speak to you on
the subject.
This call is on background, so as always, we ask that you only quote senior DoD,officials
with the information that you receive on this call. So with that, I am going to go ahead
and hand it over to the general and the colonel, so they will make brief opening remarks
and then we're, you know, free to take questions.
mmD Gents, thank you again. ~here. Again, I am the deputy director of
public affairs for the Marine Corps. We do appreciate you taking the time. Hopefully we
can give you some information that will be of use to you, as I am sure you are being
pressed - maybe not as much as we have - but certainly enough to comment on this
situation.
As you all recognize, we are in a pretty tenuous situation here, with an ongoing
investigation which constrains us from what we are able to say. We are certainly helped
by those of you who have an understanding of the system and aren't on active duty. You
have a little bit more freedom to talk about things, so we're hoping that we can give you
information that's useful in allowing you to do those things when you are asked to
comment.
I guess, just as a - I'll do a quick background on the situation just in case anybody isn't
completely up to speed. Incidents of 19 November 2005 in Haditha in western Iraq. At
the time it was Two Marine Expeditionary Force, which had command of that area of
operations in Anbar Province. The third battalion, 151 Marines, which is normally part of
the First Marine Division, was attached to 2 MEF for those operations. Three-one, I'll use
the shorthand - is back in the U.S. now, has redeployed to their home base at Camp
Pendleton. If there is from the investigations that are ongoing any type of follow-up legal
action it is likely to be handled at Camp Pendleton because again that's where the unit
that is involved is based currently.
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As you may all may know already, Time Magazine is the ones who kind of brought this
to the military that started at first an initial inquiry by Multi-National Corps - Iraq. They
found enough there to convene a second AR15-6 investigation, which is headed by Major
General (Eldon) Bargewell, which is ongoing at this point. And Major General (Richard
C.) Zilmer, who is the current commander of Multi-National Force - West convened a -
Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation. So those are the two ongoing
investigations -- the AR 15-6 and the NelS investigation.
I am sure you have been asked, as we have, about when those are going to wrap up. We
don't know. It is certainly not expected to be imminent, despite reports that you see.
Again, can't put a time frame on it, and General Sandkuhler can probably talk more about
why it's so difficult to kind ofnaH down how long investigations take and he'll talk
process stuff.
So hopefully that brings you all up to speed. If I have repeated or said anything that you
are already aware of I apologize, but I just wanted to make sure we are starting on a level
playing fIeld. rlliet General Sandkuhler now talk about some of the legal issues
associated with where we are today.
Sandkuhler: Good afternoon, Kevin Sandkuhler here. I am the staffjudge advocate to the
commandant of the Marine Corps, the senior military lawyer to the Marine Corps.
One of the reasons we took this opportunity to talk with you gentlemen is to reiterate
some things which I think you all probably know, but to make the points concerning what
it is we can and cannot say at this time as these investigations are being completed.
First of all, with the pending investigation - the old statement that you don't know what
you don't know. The investigators are out there gleaning facts each and every day, and
you don't know what they have uncovered each and every day, so whatever you say
could probably be wrong about the investigation or the status of the investigation, and
you don't want to interfere with their processes.
But the other thing that really constrains us that I was asked to discuss is, you know, the
topic of unlawful command influence. Most of you are aware of it. Most of you
especially General Scales and General Shepperd - have probably had SJAs tell you about
this in the past. But it becomes critical now for us to make sure that we do not do
anything or say anything that will prejudice our ability to bring whatever charges or
whatever wrongdoing is uncovered in the investigations to the proper level or the proper
forum for accountability.
We have to - and that puts us in the bad position, if you will, with the media of not being
able to tell them all that they want to know or confirm items that they find from other
sources that they wanted to talk about that perhaps in other settings local district attorneys
would be more than happy to talk about -- but their system doesn't have the same
features that ours does. .
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So I wanted to stress the topic of unlawful command influence and why there is
frustration - there is frustration on our part as to what we can and cannot talk about.
So I will leave it at that and let's see if you gentlemen have questions and items that we
could address for you.
Q: Yeah, this is Bob Scales real quick. I - this is a little short-fused but I am supposed to
- I have written an essay, if you will, on the subject, which I am supposed to talk about
and record this afternoon. I wonder if I might just send it to youjust for a truth check, if
that's okay.
mImI Yes, sir.~ here. My email address - and all of you feel free to email
me if you need t~dotmmJI That's I, a, p as in papa, a, n as in November, at
USMC dot mil.
Q: Well thank you very much. I appreciate it.
Q: Don Shepperd. Process question here. The AR15-6 and the naval criminal
investigation are two separate investigations. What happens to the AR15-6 report ifit
goes to -- when the facts are found, who does it go to? And who decides whether or not to
prefer charges? And is that - is that decision to prefer charges or not independent of the
NCIS? In other words, if they decided not to, could NelS also go ahead and prefer
charges?
Sandkuhler: Kevin Sandkuhler here. NCIS does not prefer charges. A convening
authority would have to prefer charges. The AR15-6 is an administrative investigation
that is looking the two topics that yap have heard about before - the training and the
reporting (report?). Those are the two items they are looking at. That is an administrative
investigation, and they will produce their findings and that is going to General Chiarelli
in Iraq and Casey-- General Casey had him do that. And I think the flow will be Chiarelli
to Casey to us - to the Marine component, and perhaps, back through Abizaid as well. Up
and down the chain of command.
NCIS investigation was convened by General Zilmer, the Multi-National Force-West

commander, but he is in the operational chain of command 'as well. We expect that
investigation to flow up the same chain ofcommand. We expect those cases, those
findings, to come back to the Marine Corps, to the Marine Component at least, which is
Marine Forces Central Command, for us to take action.
That's how the processing of those investigations should follow. There will be - there
could be the preferal (sp) of charges by the Marine Corps based upon the 15-6, but if they
find some other criminal conduct we could go back to NCIS and say investigate further
on another avenue of inquiry.
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Q: So Marine Corps Central Command will be the one to decide after it goes through the
chain of command and the recommendations decide whether to prefer charges is what I
hear you saying?
Sandkuhler: I think that's what the process worked out by the commanders has been. It's
an operational chain of command issue and that's how I believe it's going to work out.
Q: What's the name that goes with that?
Sandkuhler: Sattler. You all know John (LtGen John Sattler), right?
Q: Yes. Absolutely.
Sandkuhler: I think John is the one on this situation who has been tagged, with the
concurrence of General Abizaid and others, that that's how it's going to work.
Q: This is Jeff McCausland. I understand that - if I have got this - that the 15-6 with the
training and (inaudible) reporting. Can you comment at all on - apparently there have
been reports that the battalion commander was relieved. Can you comment on that? And
can you also comment as far as the Navy criminal investigation just in teons of how
many Marines are at least subject to the investigation, or does that go too far?
Sandkuhler: Well, on the commander of the battalion - 3rd battalion, 151 Marines, was
relieved by the commanding general of 151 Marine Division. And it was done for the
traditional stated reason of loss of confidence. I cannot tell you, and the commander does
not have to explain to us, if there was something more - (were they involved?) the event
that's the su~iect of all the media attention now, or whether there are other actions? You
.know, there could have been failures of inspections. There could have been a higher
disciplinary rate than other commands. I don't know other than the commander of the 151
Marine Division lost confidence in the ability of that lieutenant colonel to command that
battalion. And I think that's what we have reported before.
Now the second question about-
Q: How many Marines, at least in raw numbers, are the subject of the Navy criminal
investigation?
Sandkuhler: Now, I don't - I don't think I know an exact number so I hesitate to give you
a number.
Q: Okay.
Sandkuhler: They are talking to a number of people. They have been interviewing any
number of individuals, and some of those individuals they may interview you for one
purpose, but then fmd out that perhaps there is some other reason they had to talk with
them further, or they might have done something else wrong that may have nothing to do
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with this. So I would be very hesitant to throw out a number, because I am pretty
confident I would be wrong.
~mm. And just to jump on again, on the first part of the question, the battalion
commander of 3-1 was relieved, as were two of the company commanders within that
organization as well. And as the general said, the relief was done by the conunanding
general of the 1st Marine Division because the unit was back at Camp Pendleton at that
time and so 3-1 fell under the lSI Marine Division because they were back in the States,
and they weren't forward when these reliefs took place.
Sandkuhler: And to reinforce that, the general did that, General Natonski and that's been
reported before, he could have figured out stuff or seen stuff upon their return from Iraq
that was enough for him to decide to relieve him, and I have - you know, I would not tell
you and I do not know his mental calculations he went through before he did that.
It could have been any number of events that led him to that conclusion, and I don't think
it is centered on this investigation because this investigation - or the investigations
relating to (Haditha?) have not been completed yet.
Q: Ok.
Q: Gents, Jed Babbin. Two questions. Number one, can you tell us ifK31 (sp) was
brought back early because of the suspicion ofthese events and number two, can you also
tell us going back to the command influence point, how strongly you guys have been
counseling both the military and civilian leadership to basically clam up so we don't
screw up the prosecution?
here. On the first part, no, 3-1 rotated back on their normaJ schedule;
they were not brought back early. An aside to that, the other incident that has been
recently discussed involves 3cd battalion, 5th Marines. That unit still is in country, and
members of that unit have been returned to the United States pending the investigation
into those allegations.
So in the case of 3-1, the Haditha incident, they were not brought back to the States early.
But 3cd battalion, 5th Marine, separate incident - Hamandiyah - that just happened more
recently, some ofthose individuals have been returned to the States early pending the
investigation.
Sandkuhler: On the unlawful command influence issue, what we have done is you have
probably all seen the press release done by the commandant. That includes - you know,
that was carefully crafted by us, if you read those words, and I know General (inaudible,
sounds like reid?) has read those words carefully, to take it above, and keep it above any
claim where we are trying to influence the course of the investigation, or influence the
discretion that subordinate commanders will have to exercise in the course of any
investigation, any court martial that mayor may not result, or any administrative action.
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As you all know, there are a variety of people who will now have roles to play, from
members of court martials, judges, lawyers who make decisions as to what the charges
should or should not be, and the convening authorities.
We could have people who get charged for some not obvious offense by some other
subordinate commander that we can't predict today. So we are trying to put out the word
to the Marine Corps, through the commandant's words, and other things I do through the
SJA channels, to make sure everybody keeps it at the right level so we retain our ability
to use the military justice system for the purpose for which it was intended - to provide
good order and discipline for the force, and to hold people accountable when necessary.
So that's what we're working on, Jed.
Q: That's great. Hey, appreciate that. One quick follow up. Have the Iraqis squawked at
all about bringing any of these guys back, early or late?
Sandkuhler: This is Kevin Sandkuhler. I have no idea. I haven't heard.
Q: On that, two quick follow-ups. One is, for those who have not - at least I haven't seen
this press release by the commandant, rmm] could you possibly have that sent out to us?
That'd be great. .
mmI Yeah, absolutely.

mIml I can get it to you. And I will also - well, I will get it to.and let her pass it to
you. The other thing, too, is those of you who read • • story this morning
probably saw reference to some other guidance we put out on this very subject, again, to
make sure that anybody who - anybody out there who was being approached on the issue
of Haditha knew where the out-of-bounds lines were and why. I can get you some of that
guidance, as well. .
Q: That'd be great. (inaudible) couple of TV spots. Second question is, what Jed just said.
The Iraqis have announced that they are going to do their own investigation, and maybe
it's too soon to comment on that. But will there be any coordination between what we're
doing, NCIS in particular, with the Iraqis, or do you guys see that as being totally out of
bounds?
~ Don't know at this point. We have not heard anything along those lines.
Obviously we have seen ~he comments coming out of the Iraqi government, but it hasn't
translated into any action at our point at this juncture.
Q: This is Bob Maginnis. Question on press release that came out earlier today, I think
out of Iraq, out of the Corps. Is this being typified as a training stand down? Or, I saw the
commandant's message a couple days ago. What exactly is he doing in country? What
are the messages he's sending? Can you go over that again, just for clarification?
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lID Sure. Two separate things, obviously. The commandant had a trip previously
" scheduled in which he was going to be visiting Iraq. It was not a trip that was put together
for this purpose, but since he was going, he wanted to talk to his Marines.
The things that he talked to the Marines about were the importance of our core (Corps?)
values - honor, courage and commitment, talking about doing the right thing. Also,
making the point that the vast majority of Marines are doing the right thing - day in, day
out, under very challenging circumstances both in combat and out of combat.
Wanted to get the message to them that even though there has been a lot of attention paid
to this incident and these allegations that he believes that most Marines - that this is an
aberration, that most Marines are doing the right thing. He wanted to reinforce that. But
he also wanted to talk about the importance of doing the right thing, of having moral
courage, of adhering to our core (Corps?) values again. Those are some of the things that
he wanted to talk about. It was not intended to be a training in the way that this MNC-I
announcement came out, done separately by General Chiarelli for whatever reasons.
I don't have any indications here that there would be any kind of training stand down.
Obviously those guys across the battlefield are busy, and they can't afford to have
everybody stop what they are doing but I think - and again I am talking a little bit out of
school because it's an MNC-I issue, but I don't get the sense it's a stand down as much as
making sure that commanders are reinforcing those training aspects on some type of
schedule.
Q: As a follow up, perhaps Bor someone in OSD can clarify whether the Corps has
put out something that is in fact - I am hearing through other people is being interpreted
as a training stand down, and that's why I wanted some clarification.
A follow up question about this particular battalion, 3-1. Wasn't this their third tour, and
were the people we are talking about that are being investigated, were they on their third
tour with this battalion?
lID The battalion itself, it was their third time back, but remember, the people in the
battalion change out all the time, so it's not as if the entirety of the battalion was there for
the third time, you would have variations throughout the ranks. In fact, I am sure they had
people that were on their first tour at this time.
The second part of the question was - oh, whether the individuals that were involved
don't know to that level of detail in tenns of if it was this person's first time or third time.
Again, as General Sandkuhler said, it's a pretty wide net. It'd be tough to decide who it
was that is considered, you know, part of the investigation.
Q: Thank you.
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. Q: (b)(6) I got hit with a question on radio the other day about - it had been
reported that $2,500 payments were made by the Marine Corps to some of the families
involved, and it was not the normal policy to pay reparations in the field.
1am not sure this is your area, but do you know anything about that?
Sandkuhler: Well I think, one thing is that we call it salatia payments and they're done a
lot in Iraq. They are done in other'parts of the world, as well. And what they are is - and
they range from things like when we have automobile accidents, when we damage
property through either operational damage or through other damage; you know, our big
trucks run into buildings on a regular basis, or run into Iraqi cars, and we offer them
compensation for the damage that they suffered. And in this case, there was some salatia
payments done to the families - or paid to the families, and I would not classify it as
being unusual.
~ The other important aspect is that salatia payments are not an admission of guilt,
either. Again, they are a way to recompense individuals, families, whatever, for damages
of one type or another. Again I know - in fact, to take it to the lowest level, when I was in
Haiti two and a half years ago, we were paying people for breaking locks off their doors
when we doing searches. I mean, it goes from the very small level to the very large level.
Q: This is leffMcCausland again. Can you guys comment at all about this one young
Marine, I think he is still on active duty out in California, apparently he has released a
bunch of photographs. His mother has been on TV. He claims he was part of the quote
unquote clean-up crew, but also has gone on to make allegations about the fact that - or
his mother has at least - that the Marine Corps has not addressed this kid's PTSD and all
the problems associated with this Haditha thing. Have you got any comment on that as
well?
mm'lThe Marine in question did do an interview with the Los Angeles Times. He has
since stopped doing interviews, from what I understand, of his own volition - nobody
told him - again, as far as I understand nobody told him not to. But his mother is carrying
the case. She has done a number of interviews. Again, her focus has been more on the
PTSD issue and she has talked somewhat about what her son told her he saw and
experienced.
Sandkuhler: He's also been accused of a variety of crimes in the local community there,
which is reported in that article from the LA Times. I don't think we've seen anything
official or unofficial about his claims of PTSD and whether he's being treated and stuff in
(and?) that. We have not explored that yet.
Q: Bob Maginnis again. The LA Times today, a town awoke to slaughter. Very detailed.
Were these two reporters on the ground, 'or are they basing what they are saying in here
on second and tertiary sources?
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rmtmI Well the - and I am just going off memory from reading the story this morning
because I think that it mentioned that they wouldn't reveal the name of the reporter for
security reasons, one who may have gone into Haditha to conduct the interviews, but also
believe that they conducted interviews with individuals, so various levels of sourcing in
tenns of people who may have seen what happened, may have been involved, or may
have heard from others - so it could have been second- or third-hand information. I
didn't get the indication that the reporters were there when any of this happened, but then
went back afterwards to talk to the townspeople. Does that - does that help at all?
Q: Yeah, it is littered with quotes that are very incendiary, so I am just curious as to the
sourcing, so if that's what you have; that's what you have.
Q: Jed Babbin again, guys. In tenns of the Congress, we're hearing that Senator Warner
might want to have hearings or something, I mean, what requirements or what requests
are these helpful folks levying on you these days?
Sandkuhler: Kevin Sandkuhler. We have -I am not aware of having received any official
request for infonnation or documents or people to testify, et cetera, yet. They have all
said that, you know, we are going to have hearings on this some time. We have not
gotten, as you characterize it, the helpful requests so that they can help clarify the issues
for us.
It does raise Jed, as you know, a significant number of legal issues. Are they going to
subpoena witnesses? Are these witnesses going to be people that will have to get some
level of immunization to testify at the Congress? How does it impact cases in the future if
there are cases? Evidence, other infonnation. It does not make life simpler.
Q: It's precisely the kind ofhe1p you really don't need.
Sandkuhler: From the legal standpoint, I would love for everybody to keep their mouths
shut so we can get the investigations done so people will keep talking to us, so we can get
all the evidence gathered without having any taints and people ruJUling and hiding with
information when they find out, you know, their name is going to be plastered allover the
media, and get that all concluded so we could proceed in an orderly fashion without the
helpful people from other sources.
So the Congress - that will be problematic, as you can imagine. And just go back to the
prior history - you know, the last, I don't - go back 30 years, 25 years, 20 years - think
of all the problems when they wanted to have Ollie North before the criminal
investigation was done, and how that impacted the ability to prosecute and defend, et
cetera.
Q: Thanks.
rmm One other note on the congressional piece, too. As I am sure you are aware, the
commandant did go over to the Hill, again not on specific request, but in order to keep
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the leadership apprised of what was going on in these cases and his legislative director
followed him and did some briefing as well. >
Q: The nature of the enemy that was being fought on November the 19 th in Haditha, were
they characterized in the immediate after action as just Sunni insurgents, or were there
evidence offoreignjihadists th~t were embedded and perhaps were even using children,
women as shields?
• Don't know the answer to that one. That may be something that comes out in the
course of the investigation, but I do not know. I was there at the time in terms of - in Iraq
- we felt, in our intelligence, you know, verified that the foreign fighter influence'
influence, I should - the numbers of foreign fighters in western Iraq was pretty small.
Obviously they had a big influence. But most of the ~ys we were fighting in western
Iraq were local Sunni insurgents.
Q: Okay.
_ All right gentlemen, any other questions?
Q: Yeah, I just sent that email to you mIGD Could you just read that over and make sure
it's okay?
mmD Will do, sir.

Q:Bare you going to follow up with the Corps to find out ifthey sent out something
on a traming stand down, because I am confused by what is on the web page.
_ Yeah, no, we'll get that to you.
Sandkuhler(?) : I don't think they have used the tenn stand down. I am looking at the
press release, and they just talked about a training, commander direct training.
Q: They even said one report I got (inaudible - that it?) would be conducted over the next
30 days.
Voice (?): Right, that's what it says in here.
Q:mIm anything you can get on that, I've got to go on two TV programs here, that
would be great, as well as that press release by the commandant of the Marine Corps.
rmmtJ Sure.
_ And,~again. Just one last point I'd like to make, and I think General
Sandkuhler will probably jump on. As you can imagine, we have received a lot of
requests from media to get the commandant out there'to talk, to do interviews, to have
media tag along as he goes and talks to Marines. Obviously, Jots of concerns with that on
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a number of levels, not the least of which is, again, perceptions of unlawful command
influence. So we are getting a lot of pressure, but the commandant's talks to his Marines
are intended to be that, for him to talk to his Marines.
Again, we do not want to put the commandant in a position based on, you know, the
media's desire to get him to talk that's going to pollute the system. So, while he is
obviously concerned, he has serious concerns with these allegations, he is not in a
position to address them while there are ongoing investigations. Sir?
Sandkuhler: I would just reinforce, you know, the statement that he has made on Marine
virtue is the kind of statement that you would expect the senior Marine, our leader, to talk
about with Marines when there's investigations pending, to talk about how we expect
each of us to behave, and at what level to behave, and how we can comport ourselves to
comply with our honor, courage and commitment. And that's the kind of things he needs
to go out and reinforce.
Talking to specifics to all of the Marines in the Marine Corps doesn't do any good. That's
not what he needs to reinforce. He needs to reinforce the basic virtue. So that's what he is
going when he goes out; he is talking to his Marines about how we expect Marines to
behave, whether it is on liberty, on duty, on the battlefield or off the battlefield.
Q: Could you say again the exact title of AR15-6 investigation, what do you call it in the
Marine Corps?
Sandkuhler: Well, in the Marine Corps tenns we'd call it like a JAG manual
investigation. And that the 15-6 again is - the Anny guys can tell you this - is AR15-6
that refers to the regulation that guides it. It's an administrative investigation that
commanders can use for a variety of reasons - to find out why their supply system is
losing gear, to find out why people are getting in trouble in town - they can use it for any
number of reasons. In this case it's to look at why the reporting was not accurate, and
also was the level of training of the Marines involved prior to the event sufficient? And
those are characterized as administrative investigations. And then if they find the criminal
investigation - criminal matters that they think exists, then they can tum it over to NCIS,
or the commander can take some administrative and disciplinary action based up on that
investigation.
Q: This is Jeff McCausland again. Sadly, I don't think this is going to go away any time
soon -- I sure hope to God it does -- but it might be useful rmrm
and General
Sandkuhler, if you can have mIl send us some contact info in addition to ~"'m·~l'Jm~iI· email
address and you all's offices in case we need to make a quick check on the legal side or
on the public affairs side as this thing goes on for however long it goes on.
~ Yeah, I am happy to do that. All right gentlemen, thanks again for joining us, and I
will send - and I will be sending out stuff this afternoon. Keep us posted for media that
you do on this. .
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Q: Yeah, I'll be on O'Reilly tonight.
Q: CNN in the morning,.
_Okay, great.
Q: Thanks very muoh guys.
_ Let us know if we can do anything else foryou.
Q:Bye.
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Subject: haditha
fyi. here are some media hits reo haditha. also, jed babbin will be on o'reilly tonight, the second half of the hour.
general shepperd, general scales, and bob maginnis were also on the call this afternoon.
thanks
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mICiJ·· thanks for all the great work. Here is what I have done on the story.and will be doing in the near term:
CBS radio in a couple of minutes for their national roundup.
Up to the Minute tonite (I think)
American Morning tomorrow at 0830
Already done about 10 two-ways with CBS affiliates around the country.
Send the material as qUick as you can ...they are coming over the wire...
jeff
Director, Leadership in Conflict Initiative
Dickinson College
233 Louther Street
Carlisle, Penns Ivania 17013

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From: Jed Babbin@tlt1fl.W
Sent: ThUI1i(' June 01, 20062:25 PM
To: tmTm
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
SUbject: Hugh Hewitt Show
tmmI I'm guest-hosting for Hugh Hewitt on his national radio show tomorrow (6-9 pm, EDT, Salem
Radio Network, www.hughhewitt.com). I know the commandant is in Iraq, but is he or his deputy
available to talk about this for 10 minutes on the air? Or one of the former commandants? The
message I want to send is in my RealClearPolitics column today: this is an aberration. Ple,ase let me
know. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(b)(2) (Home office)
(Mobile)
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Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9: 15 AM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, QSD
Subject: RE: Additional info from CNBC for their interview request
Importance: High
.~: I just faxed the Haditha story by Jed Babbin and the email. Let me know when you receive
it.
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSC
Sent; Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:06 AM
To:N5ffri. CIV, OASC-PA
Subject: Re: Additional info from CNBC for their interview request
Ok. Can you please print out the entire email and fax? Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Additional info from CNBC for their interview request
I am unable to open the attachments/images. [~ij anc yo please print these out and
fax to the plane in a few hours? Thanks
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Sent: Thu Jun 01 07:13:59 2006
Subject: Fw: Additional info from CNBC for their interview request
I know where you stand on wsj but here is gouge on autralia journalist. Need a decision
so I can work a read ahead. Thx and have a great trip!
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their interview request
NMlri
Thanks. It turns out that the only Aussie print journalist we know is attending the
Dialogue is a terrific candidate for the roundtable. Patrick Walters, National Security
Editor for The Australian, is attending as a delegate. We've checked into his writing,
and it's straight-forward. I've attached a sample article, and copied it below, should
you be reading this on Blackberry. I've confirmed with my Australian counterpart ' that
there are no Australians credentialed as print journalists.
A roundtable with Barry Wain of the AWSJ, Felix Soh of the Straits Times, Patrick Walters
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of the Australian, and a pool writer from your traveling group would make for a great
conversation.
Cheers, Valerie
copyright 2005 Nationwide News pty Limited The Australian December 10, 2005 Saturday Xtra
Edition
HEADLINE: RISING COST OF TERRORISM - SPECIAL REPORT: Defence

BYLINE: Patrick Walters
BODY:
spending level, a critical concern for analysts, is barely mentioned in Australia's
strategic defence update, writes Patrick Walters
THE global terrorist challenge, the looming threat of weapons of mass destruction, and the
problem of failing states in Australia's neighbourhood form the focus of Defence's new
strategic update due to launched next week by Defence Minister Robert Hill.
The update will confirm global terrorism as Australia's top security priority for the
foreseeable future as the Government prepares to commit more troops to Afghanistan, and
possibly Iraq, next year and give the Army more combat weight.
It also stipulates that Defence's role in the war on terror should form part of a more co
ordinated whole-of-government approach which recognises the limited utility of military
force in defeating Islamist terrorism.
Senator Hill and Prime Minister John Howard are also expected to announce details of a
billion-dollar plan to upgrade the Army -- the biggest transformation in the land force
since Wolrd War II.
The need to give the Army more combat punch and create more flexible fighting formations
which can be adapted for contingencies ranging from peacekeeping to war-fighting will be
the main capability upgrade detailed in the update document -- the first Government
defence review since 2003.
The update contains no radical departures in Australia's defence doctrine as laid down in
the 2000 defence white paper.
It confirms the defence of Australia and its immediate security interests in the South
Pacific and South-East Asia as the principal determinants of the defence force structure.
It also recognises that Defence's emerging capabilities such as a larger, more mobile and
better protected Army, and the Navy's planned amphibious ships and air warfare destroyers
should also be able to contribute to coalition operations further away from the borders of
Australia.
As well as giving an overview of the global terrorist threat and Australia's security
interests in Iraq and Afghanistan, the update will detail the Government's concerns about
weapons of mass destruction proliferation and emerging security issues thrown up by
failing small neighbouring states.
The update reviews regional security developments, including the steady evolution of both
China and Japan's military capabilities and US power projection in the Pacific as the us
reviews its forward military bases in the region.
"We don't see anything in the changes occurring in the region that causes us to make
changes in the defence force structure," Senator Hill told The Australian.
He said terrorism continued to pose "the real and immediate threat" and would do so for
some time to come. "There's obviously a threat from within our region and certainly
terrorism continues to be a major problem within the Middle East."
The defence review comes at a time when rapidly rising capital equipment costs and
personnel pressures continue to threaten the longer-term capability of Australia's 52,000
strong defence force-,
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In the absence of government approval for continued real increases in the defence budget
beyond 2010, the update sidesteps the most critical issue -- the level of future spending.
There is also speculation about the future of Senator Hill, who several months ago was
tipped to become Australian ambassador to the United Nations in New York.
Late last month Senator Hill steered the defence update and the Army "hardening and
networking" submissions through Cabinet's national security committee after a last minute
reprieve from John Howard.
Senator Hill, defence minister since 2001, continues to deny he is moving on.
"There is no change in my position. I look forward to continuing in my position as long as

the prime minister wants me to do it," he told The Australian this week.
But some political observers see his long-awaited win on the Army's hardening and
networking submission and the latest strategic update as his political swansong.
Senator Hill expects to win Cabinet backing for his submission on revised funding for the
updated 2006-16 defence capability plan.
The submission, held over until the New Year, recommended that real increases in the
defence bUdget be maintained at 3 per cent beyond 2010 with even higher real increases for
some high-tech capital projects where annual real price increases easily outstrip
inflation.
As Defence Materiel Organisation chief Stephen Gumley has pointed out, the real cost of
high-tech defence equipment is increasing at an average of close to 4 per cent -- well
beyond the current 3 per cent real growth accorded the defence budget since the 2000 white
paper. Zero growth for the defence budge~ beyond 2010 would have drastic consequences for
the defence force. Key parts of the $50 billion capital program such as the F-35 joint
strike fighter (JSF) could face cuts, as well as the overall size of the defence force.
The $12 billion JSF program is likely to come under particular pressure in the wake of the
Pentagon's quadrennial defence review. The unit cost of new generation fighter could rise
as the Pentagon reviews the planned production and the US air force revises its options
for procurement of the F-35 and the more expensive F-22 Raptor.
Any cut in JSF production would result in a sharp increase in the unit cost of the new
fighters. There is now considerable speculation in RAAF circles that the F-35 won't arrive
in Australia until 2015 at the earliest. This would mean the Air Force would have to look
at extending the life of the F-111 fleet, due to be retired by 2010, or look at an interim
lease of combat planes to fill the gap before the first F-35 squadron is deployed.
Spiralling personnel costs are also eating into the defence bUdget and now account for
around 40 per cent of total funding. Personnel costs have been rising by an average of six
per cent per annum.
At the same time the defence force, particularly the Army, is still struggling to meet
recruitment targets in a labour market desperately short of skilled workers.
In an important intervention in the defence debate, Treasury Secretary Ken Henry recently
warned that the prospect of slower real GDP growth could render unsustainable the current
3 per cent real growth in the defence budget.
"Barring a further significant deterioration in the strategic environment -- a heroic

assumption -- I would venture that, with slower GDP growth and increasing funding
pressures elsewhere in the budget. Defence will find it difficult to maintain its calIon
the nation's people and financial resources, let alone increase its share," Henry
concluded.
Cabinet's national security committee approved the Army's "hardening and networking"
submission which will involve new investment of at least $1.5 billion over the next
decade. The plan will see the Army progressively re-equipped with armoured vehicles,
artillery, helicopters and advanced networked communications moving away from its
traditional light infantry formations. The aim is more lethal, adaptable, nimble and
better protected fighting formations.
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Senator Hill told The Australian the current threat environment, particularly the global
terrorist challenge, dictated a sharper focus on the Army. "Everything we have done in
recent years right through to peacekeeping and humanitarian missions has been a major
demand on Army. We, therefore see a need to continue to build its capability to meet those
security challenges.
"While we have done quite a lot we do think there's more to be qone in growing the size of
the Army, reforming the reserves so that reservists in specialist areas are seen as more
of an integral part of the primary forces rather than the reserve force and further
improvements in protection. Even in low-intensity conflict the other side has very
threatening weapons."
The plan will see the creation of two composite brigade-sized units. each of 3000
soldiers. From these larger formations nine new battle groups '-- around 750 strong and
based on current battalions and regiments -~ will be created for operational deployments.
This would enable a brigade-strength force to be maintained on operations overseas
simultaneously with a smaller battalion or battle group -- a goal set in the 2000 White
Paper and not yet achieved.
The Army is set to grow to around 28,000 -- up 2500 from its current strength -- a
formidable recruitment challenge in the current environment.
South Australia will be a major beneficiary with 3RAR moving to Adelaide from Holsworthy,
NSW. The Army Reserve will also be restructured with the merger or abolition of some
commands and a more active role for specialist reservists.
The New Year will see key decisions made on the composition and size of an Army provincial
reconstruction team in Afghanistan, and debate about a fresh Army mission in Ira~ beyond
the 450-strong Muthanna deployment due to finish in May~June 2006.
"It's a recognition that support for Afghanistan requires, regrettably, a combat element
-- but also a need to build their economic and social infrastructure," Senator Hill says.
Defence officials are still ironing out the command structure of any deployment which is
likely to be in conjunction with Dutch forces under the NATO umbrella.
On Iraq. Senator Hill says three factors will determine the future involvement of
Australian ground forces. They are the future of the Japanese engineering team in Al
Muthanna, the future role for the British forces in southern Iraq, and the position of the
new Iraqi government after this month's elections.
With the Japanese almost certain to end their deployment in mid-2006, the pressure from
washington will be for Canberra to agree to another land force commitment.
"There is an issue about the whole support structure of the international force in
southern Iraq," says Senator Hill.
One option for Australia is to provide a provincial reconstruction team for Iraq -- a
deployment the us now increasingly favours with regard to Iraq as much as Afghanistan.
"There are some signs that the Brits are now seeing more merit in that type of approach as
well. YOU could say that southern Iraq is arguably better suited to that approach,"
Senator Hill says. "If all that comes to pass it seems to me it would not be surprising if
Australia is asked to make a contribution in that regard. If the Japanese mission has come
to a end (by mid-2006) then it's a decision for next year but logically the request would
be considered by us."
Patrick Walters is The Australian's
Nati.onal security Editor
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Subject: RE: Additional info from CNBC for their inter~iew request
Thank you ~. I think Asia WSJ, Straits Times, and the Australian (if they come) is
sUfficient. We might have a pool writer from our press corps attend.
Thank you again and stay in touch!

Hollen
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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:37 AM
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CIV, OASD PA; rm.
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Happy wednesday. I t was great to meet rlft'Tf;Iand MbTl5_ today - - how they were still
standing late afternoon with jet lag is beyond my comprehension. The IISS folks just got
us the list of accredited journalists today, hurrah. A few surprises, including a smaller
number of print journalists than I'd anticipated.
Does the VIP have a particular message to convey in the print roundtable? If so, that
would affect my recommendations. In broad strokes:
I would definitely include the Asia wall St Journal (Barry Wain will be attending as a
delegate, and covering for the paper as well) and the (Singapore) Straits Times (Deputy
Editor Felix Soh would be my rec, if he's in town -- he's participated in a previous
roundtable with the same VIP). Both have tremendous, and complementary, regional reach.
We're still working on identifying an Australian print journalist -- lots of Aussie

television folks are attending, few pencils. The same, with the Korean journalists -
heavy on the cameras. From Malaysia, you may wish to include the Bernama Bureau Chief
from KL, Jackson Sawatan. The Bernama wire stories would also be picked up in Indonesia.
It may make sense to have a Japanese paper, unless you think your traveling Asahi Shimbun
journalist will suffice. Perhaps Kyodo News Bureau Chief (from Tokyo) .Hideaki Kanazawa.
For the wild card: if you're interested in getting a message to the Chinese, perhaps the
Xinhua News Agency's Chief correspondent from Beijing, Yongxing zhang? Of course, the
full transcript of the roundtable would make it back to Beijing quickly, rather than
respecting off-the-record portions.
Best Regards,
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Sent: Tuesday, May 3D, 2006 11:29 PM
To: • • CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: IV, OASD-PA
Hello~
Happy Tuesday I I am eager 'to make suggestions on a print roundtable so please get in
touch when you can.
Thank you and kind regards
mImII
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mImI
I'd like to have a sense of which press are credentialed for the dialogue before I give
you a dream list of papers/people. I've asked the hosts for the list of press RSVPs, but
don't have it yet. Just didn't want you to go into the weekend wondering whether I'd
received your email below.
Hope you have a good holiday weekend with your family.
Cheers, ~
\,r"
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Sent: Thursday, 25,20068:48 PM
To: tiMa
Cc: tiMla CIV, OASD-PA; ... • CIV, OASD-PA
Thanks so much for your reply.
We had a meeting with Dorrance late yesterday and have settled on doing a regional "print
roundtable" on Sunday as scheduled, but it may expand a bit in length. The issue is who
we invite and I was hoping I could gather a bit more of your sage advice on whom we should
include.
At a minimum, I believe we will invite BOTH the Straits Times and the Asian WSJ, but if we
could squeeze in an editor or two from maybe two other print outlets what would you
recommend. I was thinking the Australian for one, but not sure if that makes sense to
you. In any event, if you could reply with a dream list of what paper(s) and people we
should consider inviting that would be great. We've done several of these with him in the
past and they work very well, (some off the record, some background, some on the record)
so it presents an outstanding opportunity for those invited to not only hear the message
we bring, but to get inside the boss' head a bit and see how and why we arrived at that
message. The only caution I would have is that we don't want to make it too big. I would
think that 4 papers and a max of 8 people would be about right.
Also, is there a list of press RSVPs from IISS that you could provide to me? It would be
helpful for Dorrance's situational awareness.
We are planning on doing an on-camera informal avail the night he arrives right just
before he goes to the reception. The first thought was that this would be in either the
pink or red lotus room. This will likely be with our traveling press only, but if there is
someone on the ground there that you know of who you think should be included, I would
like to hear your thoughts on that as well.
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As for everything else on the schedule, as soon as we know who our Bilats are with, we can
work .with our counterparts' press person to see #1 if they want to do a stakeout
afterward. and #2 how that takes shape.
As for our getting together on the 31st, I doubt we'll have the luxury of down time after
the long flight, so whenever you can get together that day at the hotel, we will be at
your disposal. We'll also make plans to attend any and all countdown meetings we are
welcome to attend as they pop-up.
Still no word on when we are going to announce his travel/participation in the

conference, but I should have something before Friday COB for you.
Really looking forward to working with you to iron all this stuff out. If you have any
questions of me or Brandon, please let them fly as once we close up shop on Friday, we'll
likely be pretty hard to get in touch with through the holiday weekend before we depart on
Monday night. That said, if you need to reach me at any time that I am not at 36,000 feet,
feel free to call or email 24/7.
Hope you have a nice Memorial Day weekend... the calm before the storm!
Cheers,
(b)(2) - work cell
- home (baby goes to sleep at - 9:00 pm ET
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Sent: Thursday, May~, 2006 12:58 AM
To: ~mm • _, CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: ~i\fm CIV, OASD-PA

You'll see by separate email that I responded directly to~, conveying the need to
respectfully decline (nuanced with 'if the visitor does attend'). No reason for you to
have to get involved from your distance!
In terms of your question about the Asian WSJ and The Straits Times, I hope the visitor is
able to sit down with both the Asian WSJ and The Straits Times. Both papers have regional
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reach, are read by policy and decision makers, and are 'responsible' media organizations.
If time pressures force you to pick one, my recommendation would be contingent on the
message the visitor is conveying and the audience he wishes to reach. For a strategic
level. interview ("what's the latest DOD thinking on engagement in Asia"), I'd lean toward
the Asian WSJ to hit an audience that may otherwise not read as much on the Dialogue -
The Straits Times will be full of factual reporting on the Dialogue, including on the
visitor'S speech. For more of the tactical ("what's DOD doing in Asia"), I'd lean toward
The Straits Times. Is that more of a response than you were looking for?
I look forward to hearing that the visit is announced!
cheers, . .
p.s. No additional media requests, yet.
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Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:45 AM
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SUbject: RE: Additional info from CNBC for their interview request
Thanks for this. Unfortunately, it looks like we're not going to be able get this done_
this time around. We will have to respectfully decline. I would be happy to call I11III
liliiii myself if you would prefer. Just let me know how you want to handle it.
As for the "Print Roundtable" event that you may have seen on the schedule, it is
currently a placeholder until Dorrance weighs in. Should know more tomorrow, but we.MAY
end up sitting down with an editor or two each from the Asian WSJ and The Straits Times. I
will let you know as soon as I hear whether or not that is something we are going to
pursue. Thoughts?
We have a meeting with ~~ this afternoon and I will try to get you an answer on when
we are planning on announcing his visit so that you get that before people start calling
you.
As for other requests you may (or may not) get, please continue to forward them to me.
Thanks,
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From: rm.m'i.:n••••••••••••••••••••••
Sent:. Sunday, May 21,
To:
Cc: (b)(6) • • • • • • • • ClV, OASD-PA;
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Subject: Additional interview request
As promised, immediately below is the information on CNBC's request. We have not yet
received any additional requests (other than the Straits Times and CNBC) .
VIR, _
From CNBC:
We would like to be able to sit down interview with Mr. Rurnsfeld at the Shangri-La
Dialogue in Singapore lasting approx. 30 min. Prior to the interview we will need at least
15 minutes to set up the camera's for the interview. The interviewer will be Sri
Jegarajah, Reporter.
Topics:
- Concerns over China'S growing influence and military power

- Mr. Rumsfeld's views on disputes between China/Japan, Japan/South Korea over territory
- China Taiwan Relations

- How does Mr. Rumsfeld view the fight against terrorism in SEA
- Efforts by SEA to control piracy in Malacca Straits
- The role of US military in Asia
- Curbing the insurgency in Iraq
CNBC is the undisputed world leader in business news and information, providing viewers
worldwide with insights, analysis and real-time access to market data and indispensable.
business information.
In Asia Pacific, CNBC is headquartered in Singapore and is available in over 21 countries

across the region and distributed to over 140 million households. CNBC Asia Pacific's
channels, include CNBC Asia, CNBC-TV18 (India), CNBC Pakistan and Nikkei-CNBC (Japan).
CNBC also has a strategic alliance with China Business Network, a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Shanghai Media Group. The channels are distributed via satellite, cable and
terrestrial broadcast networks, as well as broadband. CNBC content is also distributed on
the 3G platform through selective markets.
CNBC's viewers are influential opinion leaders, managers, and high-level business
decision-makers who play significant roles in shaping their company's destinies.
The interview with Mr. Rumsfeld will be shown on the following shows:
ASIA SQUAWK BOX
CNBC'S signature morning show focuses on what viewers need to know after the markets close
in the U.S. and before the markets open in Asia.
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* Monday to Friday 6:00-9.00am (Sin/HK time)
MARKET WATCH
CNBC charts the Asian markets as trading heats up across the region, bringing viewers the
stories and analysis behind the numbers. Coverage includes play-by-play and major
movements in the financial markets-- updates, reports and special guest interviews
relating to global financial markets and exchanges, currency, bands and China business
briefings.
* Monday to Friday 9:00-12.00pm (Sin/HK time)

WORLDWIDE EXCHANGE
The first truly worldwide business news program launched in re'sponse to the increasing
demand for business news that is more relevant in the global economy. Worldwide Exchange
covers the close of the trading day from Asia, the middle of the trading day in Europe and
pre-market action in the United States. The show identifies the big story of the day and
monitors its impact in the global markets while also providing live on location reports
from key business centers around the world including Shanghai, Hong 'Kong, Frankfurt,
Paris, Brussels, Dubai and more. The program brings together the best of CNBC's global
coverage with the very best business reporting in Asia.
* Tri-anchored by Christine Tan in Singapore, Ross Westgate in London and Michelle Caruso
Cabrera in New York.
* Monday to Friday 4:00pm-6.00pm (Sin/HK time)
Kind Regards,
(b)(6)
Assistant Producer
CNBC Asia Pacific
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The world leader in business news.

www.cnbcasia.com <outbind://7/www.cnbcasia.com>
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Subject: RE: Thanks for your phone call
Thanks for the info on the requests, especially the Straits Times letter. Very helpful.
As for CNBC, I am assuming that that is CNBC Asia Pacific. Could you please reach back out
to~~ and ask for a similar letter that includes who the "talent" would be, likely
subject matter, viewership in the region, etc.
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Also, if any other requests you get could include that information, it would go a long way
to assisting in their consideration.
Thanks,
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Sent W d d M 17, 2006 5:38 AM
To: CIV, .OASD-PA
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PA; USMC, OASD-PA; I •
Subject: RE: Thanks for your phone call
I heard a lot of "Semper Gumby" last year at National War College, and I think it's the
ideal approach to VIP visits.
On the important issue of credentials for you and r.m~ the DATT office OPS Asst rDJrm1
~WT~'" (copied on this message) is in charge of our credentialing for this event. I
expect that you may have heard from him already, following up on your request below.
In terms of the interview requests, CNBC Assistant Producer I • has asked for a
15-30 minute interview with the Secretary. She has not given us specific questions, but
has noted that topics would likely include U.S.-ASEAN relations, U.S. military
commitments, and U.S. security concerns. The Straits Times has given us much more
information related to their interview request; please see the attachment. As I noted
yesterday, we have not confirmed with any media that the Secretary will be attending,
we've just told them that we will pass along their requests to the proper folks in 000,
for consideration should the Secretary attend the Dialogue. These requests would reach
different, and complementary audiences - electronic apd print, regional and local (but
with a regional reach) and the Embassy has had great success with both media
organizations in terms of interviewing U.S. Cabinet officials.
Well, I'll close here and get more information to you tomorrow.
VIR, DICtII
p.s. My cell phone is (b)(2) and my home phone is (b)(2)
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Sent: Tuesda 2006 10:25 PM
To:
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Thanks for getting back to me. It is always a challenge working with folks who are 12
hours ahead, but good that we have a bit of a head start.
Things are just starting to heat up back here and when they heat up, things start to
change rapidly. Our motto here is "Semper Gumby" (always flexible). Fortunately for us and
your country team though, with the IISS conference, things can only change so much! : )
~~Ei AND I are both coming your way (arriving from Frankfurt @ 6:30 am 31May). While we
will both work with you and your team to manage the entire visit ~ogether, ijSfhUIM will be
focusing mainly on the ship visit. That leaves you stuck with me for the IISS piece.
Fortunately (or unfortunately as ~~Ei may tell you... ; ) I have been through this
dance twice before. Either way, I am really looking forward to meeting you and working
with your team again to make sure that the boss' visit is as smooth and painless as
possible.
Thanks for letting me know about the interview requests. I am the right person to send
them to so keep them coming as I imagine the two you have won't be the last. More
importantly, thank you for not commenting on his travel plans. While I'm sure everyone
anticipates his attendance, we will likely not publicly announce his plans until much
later. I will let you know ahead of time when we are planning to do that so you won't be
caught flat-footed.
In the meantime, if you could let me know who from CNBC and the Straits Times are asking
that would be helpful. As in preVious years, we may very well try to shoe-horn an
interview in some format into the schedule (be it a regional print roundtable or a TV
interview). Your recommendations on what would make them most sense would be greatly
appreciated.
We will be bringing a group of press on the plane (probably around' 12 or so, give or
take). We don't have exact #s or names yet, but I have cc'ed: Captain David Romley, USMC
on this message. He serves as ASD(PA) Dorrance Smith's Milita~y Assistant and will be
traveling with the party. ~Mla will be your point of contact for press names,
affiliations, credentialing and the like. I'll work out filing specifications inside the
hotel, vehicle needs and press movements (to the ship and museum) with you or your
designate.
That brings up another interesting point: Credentials for M;ntri and myself as we will be
arriving early and (I imagine) will not be grouped in with the larger delegation. Let me
know what you need from us in terms of personal information, digital photos, etc. and we
will get it to you immediately. Credentials forrL1ntd and I should be the highest access
as is possible as we will need access to the boss for all his movements and in all rooms
and areas he will be in. No big deal, just whatever lets us get the job done.
While I tend to be very longwinded in emails, I don't type all that fast, so I would
really like to get a chance to talk to you on the phone sometime soon. In the event that
I am not in the office, I've listed my cell # below: Feel free to call anytime that is
convenient for you (within reason). If you could reply with your cell too, that would be
great.
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Speaking of ASD smith, we are scheduled to meet with him to discuss the schedule today. He
may want to call you directly at some point after things solidify a bit. We'll try to
schedule a time that will not have you up too early or late.
Again, ~and I look forward to meeting you and working with you and your team.
Very Respectfully,
(b)(6)
OSD Advance
(b)(2) direct
- cell
(b)(6) UNCLAS
(b)(6) - SIPR
From: rl:~m.m •••••••

se Tuesda
n tMa _16. 2006 6:38 AM

To: , CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: • •
Subject: Thanks for your phone call
rjml.
I received your phone call when I arrived at the office this morning. I also heard from
my DATT colleagues this morning that Brandon Hueber will be the SECDEF's PA advance for
the Shangri~La Dialogue. Combined with your phone call, planning seems to be heating up
back in Washington. Great.
We have received two requests for interviews with Sec Rumsfeld already from media
anticipating the Secretary's participation. (We have not commented one way or the other
whether the Secretary will attend, as I understand the trip has not yet been announced in
washington?) Are you the best person to receive those requests, in terms of a heads-up
(not asking for an answer at this point, just trying to keep OSD updated)? The requests
are from CNBC and from the Straits Times, the leading newspaper in Singapore.
I look forward to working with you on this event.

VIR, _
rjmm
Public Affairs Officer
~pore
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(b)(6)
From:' JedBabbin@1MldW
Subject: FYI
Eric: My piece today on Haditha.
RealClearPolitics - Articles· The Haditha StOry
Jed Babbin
(b)(2) (home office)
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:'
Sent:
rmtld ~=----------------------
CIV, OASD-PA
Wednesday, May 31, 20066:46 AM
SUbject: Re: Report!
I left him a msg on his cell and

our line?? If you
want to try him, his cell is:
Thx,
rr.n
To: ijSild. OASD-PA
Sent: Wed May 31 06:38:57 2006
Subject: Re: Report!
Tell jeff to call me in my office now.
-----Or~tinal Message----
From: fbi ii ; ; CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Wed May 31 06:29:20 2006
Subject: Fw: Report!
Morning. Do we have anything we can say???
Thx,
rmn
From: McCausland, Jeffrey
To : , • CIV, OASD - PA
Sent: Tue May 30 21:27:50 2006
Subject: RE: Report!
Thanks! What do you have on the H~ditha incident as this is really starting to heat up.
Am on the air on this topic in t.he morning. Seems to be generated by the commentS of the
young Marines in California who apparently took photographs on site.
jeff
From: , • CIV, OASD- PA (b)(6)
Sent: Tue 5/30/2006 4:36 PM
To: McCausland, Jeffrey
SUbject: RE: Report!
they just posted it. sorry for the delay!

http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Ira~Reports/Index.html
<http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/lra~Reports/lndex.html>
From: McCausland, Jeffrey [mailto:mccauSlj~
Sent: TueSday.ay 30, 2006 3: 35 PM .
To: tUUm CIV, OASD-PA .
SUbject: Report!
Importance: High
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(b)(6)
From:' dIm CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Fw: Report!
Attachments: att21d85.gif
Morning. Do we have anything we can say???
Thx,
m
From; McCausland, Jeffrey
To: rU\flii CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tue May 30 21:27:50 2006
Subject: RE: Report!
Thanks! What do you have on the Haditha incident as this is really starting to heat up.
Am on the air on this topic in the morning. Seems to be generated by the comments of the
young Marines in California who apparently took photographs on site.
jeff
From: • • CIV OASD - PA (b)(6)
Sent: Tue 5/30/2006 4:36 PM
To: McCausland, Jeffrey
Subject: RE; Report!
they just posted it. sorry for the delay!

http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/lra~Reports/lndex.html
<http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/lra~Reports/lndex.html>
From: McCausland, Jeffrey [mailto:mccauslj@ (b)(6)
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:35 PM
To: ~Mlri CIV, OASD- PA
Subject: Report!
Importance: High
~ -- report is still not on the website. Going on the air soon. Can you send me a
copy.
jeff

Director, Leadership in Conflict Initiative
Dickinson College ....
'
233 Louther Street
Carlisle, Penns Ivania 17013
Tel: •
Fax:
Email: mccauslj ~ I'l.m•••••
www.dickinson.edu/departmentS/leadership/
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From: OASD-PA (b)(6)
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:3B AM
To: rllmri CIV, OASD - PA
Subject: RE: Conference Call TODAY
Gentlemen,
The time for today's conference call has been moved up to 2:45 pm. If you have already
RSVP'd for this call, you do not need to do so again unless you can no longer join us. If
you have not RSVP'd please do so at your earliest convenience.
Thanks
rIm
From: rJ:\flri CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tuesday, May 3D, 2006 6:30 AM
To: MMlri CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: Conference Call TODAY
MEMORANDUM
~
att21d85.glf (9 KB)
Director, Community Relations and Public Liaison
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Date: May 30, 2006
Re: Conference Call with Senior DoD Officials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, TODAY, May 3D, 2006, from 3:00-3:30.
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The Honorable Peter ~odman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs will brief you on the release of the release of the Iraqi Security and Stability
Progress Report. His Biography can be viewed at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodman_bio.html. This call will be On Background.
To participate in this conference call, please dial (b)(2) and

ask the operator to connect you to the Analysts conference call.
Please R.S.V.P. to (b)(6) or call her at (b)(2)
We hope you are able to participate.
~
OSD Public Affairs
~~JIj The Pentagon
(b)(2)
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(b)(6)
From:' • • CIV, OSD·POLICY

Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 20062:17 PM
SUbject: RE: Associated press
Eric,
With some time changes on the 9010 press events today, Mr. Rodman will already be down in
PA until 1530. He has a few minutes between 1530-1600 to speak to ~ perhaps you
could snag him after the Military Analyst teleconference?
Peter, HON, OSD-POLICY
i'll check with ~ probably a non-problem to do tomorrow. thanks.
From: M~~ CIV, OSD-POLICY
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:06 AM
To: Rodman, peter, HON, OSD-POLICY; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Cc: • • COL (USAF), OSD-POLICY
Subject: Re: Associated press
Eric,
Would it be possible to do this tomorrow? Mr Rodman is consumed today with the Iraq 9010
report rollout.
~ .. _-------------
From: Rodman, peter, HON, OSD-POLICY
TO: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Rodman, peter, HON, OSD-POLICY
CC: M~il9 CIV, OSD-POLICY
Sent: Tue May 30 08:16:42 2006
Subject: RE: Associated press
OK. Check with ~tdIII for a time.

From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD [mailto:Eric.Ruff~~~
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:21 PM
To: Rodman, Peter, HON, OSD-POLICY
SUbject: Associated press
Peter, if you have 15 minutes on tuesday, can you please talk off the record and give some
guidance to M~ the ap reporter who will be traveling wi us on the trip. She's
really looking for things she needs to bone up on and doesn't have a feel for the
relevance of the first portion of the trip. I'll be glad to sit in, as well. Doable?
Thanks, eric
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(b)(6)
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From:' (b)(6) _
Cc: ~mlri ;. Capt. USMC, OASD-PA; SFC. OASD-PA; (b)(6)
CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Jed Babbin called at 1344, SUbj: Hewett Show on Friday. ~
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(b)(6)
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From: . tlI1Tld CIV, OASD-PA

Cc: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD·PA
imageOOl.glf (8 KB)
seven positives, nine negatives:
Confirmed Retired Military Analysts:
Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu (USA, Retired)
Colonel Jeff McCausland (USA, Retired)
Captain Martin L. Strong (USN, Retired)
Declining:
Brigadier General David L. Grange (USA, Retired)
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired)
Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney (USAF, Retired)
Major F. Andy Messing Jr. (USAR, Retired)
General William L. Nash (USA, Retired)
Major General Paul E. Vallely (USA, Retired)
General Larry D. Welch (USAF, Retired)
General Tom Wilkerson (USMC, Retired)

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Sent: Tuesday, May 30,200612:04 PM
To: MMlij CIV, OASD·PA
how many have rsvp'd?
From:MmGi CIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Tuesday, May 30,200610:38 AM
To: MMlri CIV, OASD-PA
Gentlemen.
The time for today's conference call has been moved up to 2:45 pm. If you have already RSVP'd for this call, you do not
need to do so again unless you can no longer join us. If you have not RSVP'd please do so at your earliest convenience.
Thanks
From:~ CIV, OASD·PA

To:tL1Tlei CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Conference Call TODAY
MEMORANDUM
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Date: May 30, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call, TODAY, May 30, 2006, from 3:00-3:30.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs will brief you on
the release of the release of the Iraqi Security and Stability Progress Report. His Biography can be viewed at:
http://www.defenselink.millbios/rodmanbio.html.This call will be On Background.
To participate in this conference call, please dial (b)(2) and ask the operator to
COllllect you to the Analysts conference call.
(b)(6)
Please R.S.V.P. to or call her at (b)(2)
.
OSD Public Affairs
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[iltfJI The Pentagon
WashirJgton, D.C. 20301
(b)(2)
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rrmm The Pentagon
Washil)gton, D.C. 20301
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From: ~mm ,
CIV, OASD-PA
To: riMa I, OASD-PA
Attachments: att21 d85.gif
~
att21d85.glf (8 KB)
Gentlemen,
The time for today's conference call has been moved up to 2:45 pm. If you have already RSVP'd for this call, you do not
need to do so again unless you can no longer join us. If you have not RSVP'd please do so at your earliest conveniehce.
Thanks
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From: rlMld CIV, OASD-PA

Sent:Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:30 AM
To:tmtm aV,OASD-PA
Subject: Conference Call TODAY
MEMORANDUM
Director, Community Relations and Public liaison
Office of the Secr.etary of Defense
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Date: May 30, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call. TODAY, May 30, 2006, from 3:00-3:30.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs will
brief you on the release of the release of the Iraqi Security and Stability Progress Report. His
Biography can be viewed at: http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodmanbio.htmI.This call will be On
Background.
To participate in this conference call, please dial (b)(2) and ask the
operator to connect you to the Analysts conference call.
Please R.S.v.P. to (b)(6) or call her at (b)(2)
-OSD Public Affairs

rmtPAWThe Pentagon
(b)(6)
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From: . JedBabbin@;~~~~
To: (b)(6)
Subject: Today's Spectator: Hastert and Bush
The wheels have fallen off the White House; immigration; the Jefferson Documents (no, not the Declaration of
Independence).
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From:' Jed Babbin@JMkt

Sent: Saturday, May 27,20065:26 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, aSD;tmtm LTC aSD PA
SUbject: Re: Thanks
My pleasure. Thanks again.
Jed Babbin
(b)(2) (Home office)
(Mobile)
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(b)(6)
From: Jed Babbin@fbifld_

Sent: Saturdab May 27.20062:46 PM
To: NMlri LTC OSD PA
Cc: Ruff. Eric. SES. OSD
Subject: Thanks
I thought the hit with Mr. Rodman yesterday went very well. FYI, there's a transcript of it posted on
,website:
Radio BJogger
Again, thanks. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From: ' • •
Friday, May 26, 20066:26 PM
Sent:
To: ~;m9 2 I
Subject: CNN Presents Wounded Warriors, 27 and 28 May, 8 pm and 11 pm EDT
From the net. "courtesy ofmImll
.,,:- On Memorial Day weekend, CNN will broadcast a one hour documentary that details the journey traveled by
our wounded service members, "from the point of injury on the battlefield ... all the way home." Severa'''wounded
warriors" are also followed as they go through rehab and fac~ subsequent career/life decisions. The program will
be shown on CNN this Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27th at 8pm and 11pm; on Sunday, May 28th at
2am, 8pm, and 11pm; and on Monday, May 29th at 2am. (All times EST)
Subject: CNN Presents Wounded Warriors
Hello All!
Gen.Don Shepperd was kind enough to recommend me to you about a year ago, when some of my
original stories on our Wounded Warriors aired on CNN (there are some nice comments by
Gen.Shepperd below about the original stories). I hope you'll be interested in watching a
special one hour CNN Presents documentary I've produced, updating the journey of the
injured l8-months into their recovery. Please set your VCR's & Tivos this Memorial Day
Weekend (info below) .•. and let me know what you think I Thank you very much for spreading
the word- -
Sincerely, Alex Quade
• •
CNN PRESENTS: WOUNDED WARRIORS ~Y 27TH & MAY 28TH (MEMORIAL WEEKEND)
Americans trust, if their sons, daughters, husbands or wives are sent to Iraq, that the
military will take care of their loved ones and bring them home quickly should they be
injured. On a very special documentary CNN PRESENTS: "WOUNDED WARRIORS" we will show you
exactly how that happens ... from the point of injury on the battlefield .•. all the way
home. CNN Correspondent Alex Quade follows the medical care our troops receive in Iraq at
each "level of care": from the time they ~re wounded, through "the golden hour" with buddy
care and helicopter medevac, to field hospitals, and then aeromedical evacuation to
Landstuhl, Germany, where these wounded warriors have more treatment before returning to
Walter Reed and other facilities in the U.S. Ms.Quade follows a number of these warriors
as they receive stateside treatment and make hard decisions about their futures.
For more than l8-months, Ms.Quade has been documenting the stories of these battlefield
heroes ... not only those who have been wounded but those who are providing medical care.
She also came across what could become a brand'new level of care for all branches of the
military: the first "Wounded Warriors Barracks" in America, an experiment conceived by one
of the injured Marines Quade has covered from the moment he was wounded near Iskandiriyah,
Iraq.
It i's unprecedented coverage. An inside look that civilians have not seen. Alex Quade
traveled to Iraq on several occasions to embed with units in all branches of the
military ... not only with combat medical teams, but also field hospitals and air medevac
units on the frontlin~s. She was given permission from the injured, and their families, to
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share their personal stories. And, for the very first time, to show their faces. The
footage was shot carefully and respectfully.
Quad~'s initial "Wounded Warriors" stories on CNN garnered an overwhelming response from
across all branches of the military, as well as families of servicemen and women. Several
U.S. military units are now using copies of it as part of their training for troops about
to deploy to Iraq. And now with brand new follow-ups l8-months into the recovery of the
wounded ... this has become a very special one hour documentary for the award-winning CNN
PRESENTS unit.
Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd, USAF (ret.), CNN military analyst has this to say about CNN
PRESENTS: "WOUNDED WARRIORS" ... "The piece is one of the best and most powerful pieces of
TV journalism you will ever see. You cannot view it without a lump in your throat and mist
in your eyes - the strength of our troops, the strength, expertise and kindness of those
who care for them and the strength of the families will make you feel inadequate."
GySgt.Mel Greer, USMC, one of the wounded warriors Quade followed for l8-months, from
Ramadi, Iraq to Camp Pendleton, california, has this to say about this CNN PRESENTS
special: "You do not get shot and get home and everything is fine, as Hollywood would like
you to believe. It is a long process. Recovery takes time, for some people, it takes
years. And by showing viewers this, they will see the truth and it will help their
families and other servicemen and women going through the process."
Please join us in watching this very special hour of award-winning journalism. We extend
our invi t'ation to you and you I re your families to watch CNN PRESENTS: "WOUNDED WARRIORS"
On Saturday and Sunday, May 27TH and 28th at 8pm and llpm eastern. A final word from
Gen.Don Shepperd (USAF, ret.):
"We are well to remember that there are those who also serve in danger in addition to our
troops; however, Alex's piece is a tribute to our military and to America."
Thank you.
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(b)(6)
From: . JedBabbin@tb1TldW
SUbject: Thanks
Got Rodman for a hit on the Hewitt show today. Gracias, amigo. (Or can I say that with~ in the
country?) Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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tL1fLd
From:·' LTC OSD PA
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 20061:14 PM
To: Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Cc: NlflH CIV, OASD-PA; tnum 2 j. CDR, OASD-PA
SUbject: ASD Rodman interview with Jed Babbin on China Military Power Report
Sir,
Mr. Rodman agreed that he will do the interview with Jed Babbin tommorow evening. Jed is subbing for Hugh
Hewitt on Salem Radio Network's Hugh Hewitt Show. Mr. Rodman would be the first giJest scheduled for 1806 until 1817
EDT and will discuss the 2006 China Military Power Report. The show is a 3 hour show that will feature a discussion of
Jed's new book on China and breaking news events. The show reaches a conservative audience in 120 cities.
I am coordinating with the producer of the show. It is posted on the events calendar.
m-.
LTC, US Army
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
The Pentagon, RoommTfJ1
rGiS1I& DC 20301-1400
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(b)(6)
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 200611:34 AM
To: 'JedBabbin@fi5fliiW
Subject: RE: (no subject)
Wearw working iraq now, end of june.
Di",,,·IOl'. Ofl)cr or CornmuUiL\ Hd"tioJ\S & PHblie Liai.ull
['Jrilrll Statt~.' f.)epu,.tm'~IJL of Df'/(mse
(b)(2)
From: JedBabbin@aol.com [mailto:JedBabbin~
Sent: Wednesday, May 24,200611:33 AM
Subject: Re: (no subject)
D: Thanks. Won't be able to be there. Out flakking the new book. When we goin' to Afghanistan, guy? Best,
Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From: . (b)(6) :IV, OSD-POLICY
Subject: Iraq article
Attachments: slate 24may06.doc
slate 24may06.doc
(61 KB)
Eric.
Article in Slate by Bing West -- he's a good guy, SecDef thinks highly of him. Might be·
•
worth running in the Early Bird. Thanks •
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MSNBC
Slate.com
Handing Off a War, Dispatches From Iraq
By Bing West
Updated Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at 6:42 AM ET
From: Bing West
Subject: U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers on Patrol in Baghdad
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006, at 6:23 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq-First Lt. Yarub Altawee, 26, wandered in and

out of the stores along bustling Palestine Street, the upscale
shopping area in east Baghdad, asking, "How's business?" In the
late afternoon, the street was jammed with cars and people, many
of the women dressed in chic, Western-style clothes. The small
stalls displayed brightly colored goods and trinkets.
Palestine Street bisects Baghdad south of Sadr City, and it was up

and down this boulevard that the Shiite militia had raced in cars
and pickup trucks at the end of February, generating fears of a civil
war. But there was little sense of apprehension in early Mayas I
accompanied a patrol of Iraqi and American soldiers walking down
the crowded sidewalk, 'politely sharing the space with shoppers.
Leading the patrol was Maj. Orestees "Bo" Davenport, 38, of
Fayettville, N.C. Davenport, a burly former football player,
commanded g mobile transition team stationed with an Iraqi
battalion in the center of east Baghdad where Shiite militias and
death squads have rampaged, terrorizing Sunni neighborhoods.
Davenport doesn't believe, though, that this violence is a "civil
war. "
"I'm a military hi~tory buff. To, me, a civil war means heavy
fighting. That's not what we have here," he said. "When [Muqtada]
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Sadr's militia poured into our area in February~ there were killings
on both sides. But it didn't escalate. Sadr's guys and the Iraqi army
faced off, but neither wanted a real battle."
Still, the absence of sustained combat does not signal normalcy. In
shop after shop~ the soldiers received the same voluble response.
The economy is OK, but security is terrible. Shoppers rush home
before the sun sets. Everyone closes in the early evening, which is
prime shopping time. People don't know where a bomb will go off.
And robbers are walking into shops, pointing guns, and walking
out with cash or kidnap'ping the owner for ransom. Some robbers
wear police uniforms. Although anyone could buy a uniform,
distrust of the police was mentioned in shop after shop.
For hours, the patrol meandered through the city, from fashionable
Palestine Street to the Sunni suburb of Adhamiya, through the
mixed districts of Babnal and Abdul Qadr, and into hardscrabble
Al Fadhal, where raw sewage runs down mud alleyways too
narrow for vehicles.
Lt. Altawee stopped before a long table that blocked half the street.
Sitting on stools and broken chairs were a dozen men with
weathered faces, too poor to afford coffee or tea~ sitting idly,
staring at the soldiers.
"Iraqi soldiers, yes! American soldiers, yes!" an older man burst
out in English. "Police, no!"
"Fadhal has a mean reputation~" Davenport said. "You don't come
down here if they don't want you here. They fought the police the
other night. They don't trust them."
The patrol continued past a large mosque guarded by soldiers.
"Sadr's militia tried to take it over," Capt. Muhamed Eba, 28,
explained. "We got here first. They drove up, shouting and
honking horns. Then they drove away. They knew they'd lose. We
have the Americans."
He pointed his finger toward Davenport. As the twilight darkened,
the traffic thinned out, and the shopkeepers began pulling down the
aluminum siding that protected their storefronts.
"The Iraqi~ army can block off large movements of Shiite militia
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from Sadr City," Davenport said as we walked down the street.

"Place two tanks at four intersections. Saddam designed the streets
with that in mind. It's a matter of will, not ofRPGs."
While Davenport was with the Iraqi soldiers in the heart of the
city, most of his battalion was working in the suburbs two miles to
the south. The next morning, Davenport met for breakfast with his
commanding officer, Lt. Col. Brian E. Winski, who was leading
the 1-61 Cavalry Squadron, 506 th Regimental Combat Team, 10pt
Air Assault Division. Like Davenport, Winski, 39, of Milwaukee,
is on his second tour.
After swapping notes with Davenport, Winski hopped into his

Humvee and headed for the local market. The Humvee, heavy with
slabs of armor on its doors, rolled slowly down a rutted macadam
road next to the tranquil Diyala River in southeast Baghdad.
Winski passed by a string of farms nestled under palm trees. Ahead'
was the trestle bridge leading from the shantytown of Jisr Diyala
into Baghdad. Three years earlier, a platoon of Marines had seized
the bridge under fire, the beginning of the final push that took them
to Firdos Square, where they hauled down Saddam's statue as TV
viewers around the world watched.
Winski stopped in a dusty field filled with taxis waiting for fares
from the nearby market. He called out, and a crowd of men and
boys gathered around.
"Another lED went off on the river road last night," he said
through an interpreter. fly ou keep telling me it's outsiders. I keep
telling you they're not invisible. Someone saw something. My
Humvees are armored. Your children are the ones who get hurt."
Men started out-shouting one another. The translator, Muhamed
Ayanda (a pseudonym), yelled until he restored order. The Shiite
crowd demanded lights on the road. That would fix it. Most
blamed Sunni villagers who lived up the road. A few suggested
Sadr's militia had placed the rEDs. Winski offered cash for
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information. The men laughed, making slicing motions across their
necks.
Both sides waited for the conclusion of the discussion: soccer
balls. Winski always had some for the kids. Sure enough, Sgt. Maj.
Fields selected half a dozen of the smallest children and gave them
backpacks and soccer balls. Winski had a final word before he left.
"A kid up the river road had his right leg blown off at the knee.
You've all seen him. That'll be your kid one of these days."
Winski drove back along the road, stopping when he bumped into
one of his platoon commanders and an explosive-ordnance team. A
few hundred feet ahead, a small green robot with a long claw was
snipping the wires from an artillery shell hidden in the grass.
On a video feed, Winski watched for a minute, then he
congratulated his men.
It wasn't us, they replied. A farmer pointed out the location, saying
his kids almost stepped on it.
Winski drove back to the base, explaining his strategy to me.
"That lED was found outside a Sunni village. I'll pay a call on the
sheik, and he'll tell me a rival set it to make him look bad. That's
probably the truth, but I'll put him through daily searches until he
stops the guy who's doing this," Winski said. "We're not in a
kinetic war here in south Baghdad. We're detectives. We get to
know the community and make arrests, just like police. We don't
take sides. We've arrested Shiites for murdering a Sunni and
Sunnis for planting rEDs. We have to give both Sunnis and Shiites
a stake in the future."
Correction, May 22, 2006: Due to an editing error, this article
originally said that "The Iranian army can block offlarge
movements ofShiite militia from Sadr City. " Maj. Davenport was
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referring to the Iraqi army. (f?eturn to the corrected sentence.)
From: Bing West

Subject: In Fallujah, Resistance Is Futile
Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at 6:42 AM ET
FALLUJAH, Iraq-In 2004, the two most savage battles of the
Iraq war raged up and down the streets and inside the 30,000
concrete buildings ofFallujah. Located on the Euphrates River 30
miles west of Baghdad, Fallujah gained a truculent, xenophobic
reputation decades before Saddam came to power. Poorly educated
and inclined toward banditry, its tribes quarreled anlong
themselves and harassed outsiders.
After the killing and lynching of four American contractors on

Fallujah's main street in April 2004, the White House ordered the
Marines to seize the city and then, under international pressure
sparked by an outraged Arab press, ordered the Marines to
withdraw. When the city fell under the control of Abu Musab al
Zarqawi and al-Qaida, the Marines attacked again in November.
The result was a bloody urban brawl that included more than 200
firetights inside houses.
Over 18,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Altogether,

160 Americans died in Fallujah, as well as thousands of insurgents.
After the battle, all military-aged males were issued identification
cards and an earthen berm was thrown up around the city, limiting
entrance to seven checkpoints.
By May 2006,Fallujah was secure by Iraqi standards, with an

explosion on the roads or a shooting every few days. Inside the
city, two Iraqi army battalions provided. security. The city council
insisted that the checkpoints on the outskirts remain in place. An
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hour's delay was preferable to the return of the al-Qaida days.

Thanks to the comparative stability, there was new construction on
every street.
In Fallujah, the U.S. presence had dropped from 12 rifle companies

in 2004 to one company from the 25 th Marine Regiment. When I
accompanied an evening patrol through a tough district called the
Pizza Slice, I saw the ever-present tension for myself.
The Marines walked with confidence among the hundreds of Sunni

men clustered on sidewalks outside small shops that offered fresh
vegetables, lamb, cell phones, satellite dishes, refrigerators,
generators, and trinkets. Two years ago, these same stores sold
AK-47s, grenades, and machine guns. Some of the shopkeepers
were probably once arms merchants. The Marines affected an
insouciant air, cheerfully uttering repeated salaams while scanning
the rooftops for snipers. The Iraqis responded reluctantly, replying
without a smile or turning away.
Sam, the Iraqi translator for the Marines, kept his pistol with the
strap unhooked, a sign that he did not like the area. Every U.S.
battalion has two or three "Sams"-Iraqis paid $1,100 a month
who would be killed on the spot if they were caught outside
American lines. It's rare to meet a U.S. battalion or company
commander on patrol who does not have a trusted-translator
standing beside him. Sam has worked in Fallujah for 30 months
with a succession of American units, and, like most translators, he
is suspicious, ifnot downright cynical, ofhis fellow Iraqis.
"Sure, you see big changes. Things are better," he said. "The Iraqi
army is here now. They're Shiites. When the Marines leave, there'll
be fighting."
The patrol passed an Iraqi police station that was surrounded by

barbed wire. The police stood around outside, some talking with
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shopkeepers. None of the police greeted the passing Marines.
"We get along great with the Iraqi army,'" Maj. Vaughn Ward said..
"The police won't have anything to do with us. Some of them are
dirty. Any cop that helps us would get popped when he walked
home."
The local Sunni police live in the city and, unlike many of the
Shiite soldiers, are acceptable to the residents. Insurgents and spies
have infiltrated the police. They do not arrest insurgents or report
the locations of IEDs. They survive by going'along.
In 2005, the nlain training. effort was to partner Iraqi battalions

with U.S. battalions and advisers. 2006 was declared "the year of
the police," which meant ridding the police of any members loyal
to Shiite militias or to the Sunni insurgents and unifying the force
as a reliable tool of the elected government. Achieving that goal
when uniformed officers go home alone at night is a huge
challenge.
Even in Fallujah, though, cracks were showing in the insurgent

front. City officials vigorously deny any connection to al-Qaida.
The city's fifth mayor in four years, Sheik Hamas Abbas, fought
off an assassin whom he described as a foreigner. The police chief
arrested three terrorists from Saudi Arabia.
The day after walking through the souk, I attended a city council
meeting in the same room where, two years earlier, I had watched
Marine commander Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis prepare for a
gunbattle. Sure enough, as soon as I walked inside, the sharp
staccato of small-arms fire reverberated outside. Marines grabbed
their weapons and rushed out.
Three Iraqis lay dead in the street. Lanc~ Cpl. Kenneth W. Boss
was patting his armored vest, looking for a bullet wound. Boss had
been driving by City Hall in a Humvee when a four-door maroon ~>
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Opel suddenly stopped in front of him and tried to back up.
"I'm going to shake down that car," Boss said to his turret gunner.
"Cover me."
Boss hopped out and approached the car. When he was 2 feet
away, the driver pointed a pistol at him and fired through the
window of the car door. Hit square in the chest, Boss fell backward
thinking, I'm dead, but it doesn't hurt. Lying on his back, he fired
three bullets into the car door. The turret gunner, Lance CpI. David
Pelaez, was also firing on semi-automatic, as the Humvee driver,
Lance Cpl. Omare Beury, leaped out and began shooting..
Hit repeatedly, the Iraqi driver slumped sideways as his passenger

slipped out the other door, ran to a taxi stopped nearby, and jerked
open the door as a shield. Struck in the head, he fell. In the
fusillade, the taxi driver was also killed.
Boss, a reservist who was a New York City cop, was wearing a
GPS receiver strapped to the outside ofhis armored vest. He found
the bullet lodged in the armored plate above his heart. "That's the
second time someone's looked me in the eyes and tried to kill me,"
Boss said. "Once in New York and now in Fallujah."
Inside City Hall, 16 Iraqi couNcil members and three Iraqi army
officers sat at the conference table. Along the walls sat another
dozen Iraqis and a half-dozen Americans. The meeting was in
Arabic, with simultaneous translation into English.
The meeting had be~n called because 70 recruits from Fallujah had
deserted from the Iraqi army, demanding that they be allowed to
serve in Fallujah and nowhere else. Mayor Abbas, a voluble orator,
supported the deserters, insisting that Sunnis from Fallujah must
replace the Shiite soldiers in the city. The exasperated Iraqi army
officers yelled back, insisting that Iraq needed one unified anny,
not sectarian militias. The mayor would not back down, and round
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and round they went, getting nowhere.
Finally, Col. Larry Nicholson, who commands the 5th Marine

Regiment, recommended that they defer debate until a high-level
delegation from Baghdad arrived a few days later. The council
agreed.
Irreverent and appreciative of the ironies of life, Nicholson, who

was severely wounded in Fallujah in 2004, is the classic crusty
Marine commander. A week earlier, the mayor had declared with a
flourish that he was a member of the resistance.
"So, what are you resisting?" an unimpressed Nicholson asked.

"The money we bring? The support we give you in Baghdad? The
security we bring? Our division motto is 'No Better Friend, No
Worse Enemy.' " In Fallujah's case, Mr. Mayor, we're your only
friend."
The next morning, I was talking with Cpl. Boss when there was a
loud explosion outside. We rushed out to a scene of carnage.
Hundreds of civilians had been lined up in response to a police
recruiting campaign. A suicide bomber had joined the line and
blown 14 of his fellow Arabs to smithereens. Some policemen
were loading bodies into their pickup trucks while others walked
around with plastic bags, picking up fragments. A water truck was
summoned to wash away the blood.
The police declined the Marines' offer of assistance. Then small
arms fire broke out down an alley and the police reconsidered.
When the Marines rushed forward, the shooting stopped.
The Marines drove away, discussing the irony among themselves.
On several occasions, police stopped civilian traffic before an lED.
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went off near a Humvee, or warned pedestrians to steer clear

before snipers shot at Americans, or took away the bodies of
insurgents. They were obviously on good terms with local
insurgent gangs. Yet others~probably al-Qaida-still killed police
officers. The Marines wanted the police to take a stand, which they
would not do even as they were being killed.
The next day, a bevy of Iraqi and American generals flew in from
Baghdad to meet with the city council. The 'mayor welcomed them
by declaring that Fallujah's residents were unable to travel to
Baghdad. Besides the three permanent checkpoints outside the
capital, there were often two mobile checkpoints manned by police
who called anyone from Fallujah a "Saddamist." Everyone is afraid
of the police. The mayor himself would not risk going to Baghdad.
The only solution, he said, is to recruit an army battalion from
inside the city, separate from the predominantly Shiite battalions.
Lt. Gen. Maseer al-Qdeidi, from the Ministry of Defense, patiently
explained that a united Iraq needs a Shiite-Sunni army, not
separate militias. Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, commander of the
Multi-National Force, reminded the mayor that the creation of a
"Fallujah Brigade" in 2004 had been a disaster, with Zarqawi and
the extremists taking over. Surely the mayor did not want that. Lt.
Gen. Martin. Dempsey, in charge of the military training in Iraq,
told the mayor that sectarian armies would tear the country apart
and leave Fallujah with no support and no resources. It was not
going to happen. Period.
After the meeting broke up, the mayor turned to Weston and
Nicholson. "How'd I do?" "Terrible," they replied. "You
overplayed your hand. You'd better get some of those Fallujah
deserters back into the Iraqi battalions if you want to be a player.
Get onboard the train; don't stand in front of it." The mayor said
he'd consider it.
A former assistant secretary ofdefense andformer Marine, Bing
West is the author of No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the
Battle for Fallujah. He is writing a history ofthe Iraqi insurgency.
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Article URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2142009/
Copyright 2006 Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC
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From: . Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA

Sent: Wednesday, May 24,20069:11 AM
To: 'Spicer, Sean'
SUbject: RE:
Sean,
As I ~as starting to send you the email addresses it occurred to me that I should let you know in advance, I have been hit
with a foia finding on all of my communications with and from our retired military analysts stemming from the events a few
weeks back. Not sure if you want your bit to be included in my foia hit, which it would be if I sent the info to you. Let me
know.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23,20069:29 PM
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Sean M. Spicer
Communications Director
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Washington, DC 20515
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check out the l1elv Conference website al www.GOP.go\,
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From: JedBabbin@fJ!bmw
To: tmcinerney@l5iJa. i paUlvalleIY@f1."~.~~.~~~~~~~~~.
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SUbject:
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Today's Human Events: China's Military Power
Timing is everything. Yesterday's release of the 000 report on China's military power shows the problem. This,
I hope, is part of the solution.
HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE - Our Best Diplomats by Jed Babbin
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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Subject: Re: Friday
Sir'
I'll take care of this.
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To: fJ5f1R LTC OSD PA
CC: Whitman, Bryan Mr OSD PA
Sent: Tue May 23 20:01:23 2006
Subject: Fw: Friday
fJ5flall jed was one of the mil analysts and if peter is available he should do this.
Thanks
From: JedBabbin@ij~§
Sent: Tue May 23 18:25:43 2006
Subject: Friday
Eric: I'm subbing for Hugh Hewitt again Friday (Salem Radio Network, 6-9 pm EDT,
national. www.hughhewitt.com) . Would love to get someone (Rumsfeld? Rodman?) on to talk
about the new China report. Please see what you can do. I'll pester you again in a coupla
days. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
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To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: proposal memo for analyst trip,doc
Fyi, my suggestions to tara on this were as follows:
1) we not give dorrance specific dates, rather we say we plan to· launch in June based on centcoms earliest availability
given their op tempo .
2) we not include Afghanistan in the memo, rather keep it iraq focused, if we can add in Afghanistan, great, we get a
gold star, but if somehow that piece falls through, we (you) wont find yourself having to explain why it didn't happen after'
he briefed it to karl at the weekly meeting
3) I will reach out to col ford tomorrow to see how we can make this an MNFI/MNCI priority (Le. they guarantee the
plane with MMdWcredentials, vice you having to kill a week out of the office). In that event, Mood (I now you
want her to go) orrr.\TIand I can manage the trip.
I am a little worried about you being out of the office so much, Especially with the games afoot as they are, I think you
need to be here to stamp out the backstabbers.
Sad, but alas, true.
My two cents.
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Subject: proposal memo for analyst trip.doc
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does this work??
thank's
mJ
MEMORANDUM
TO: Dorrance Smith
FROM: Allison Barber
cc: Dallas Lawrence
Roxie Merritt
DATE: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
RE: Proposal for Analyst Trip To Iraq and Afghanistan
Based on the success of our previous trips to Iraq with the Retired Military Analysts, I would like to propose
another trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.
I would propose the Analysts spend Monday, the 12th and Tuesday, the 13 th of June in Iraq. This is an ideal time
for them to visit the country and meet with the new Iraqi government, as well as top U.S. and coalition
commanders for updates on the training ofIraqi security forces. They would then proceed to Afghanistan and
would spend Thursday, the 15th and Friday, the 16 th of June meeting with government officials and receiving
briefings from U.S. and NATO military commanders.
I would also like to propose that we-make available to them opportunities to conduct interviews with U.S. media
while in country. Ifwe receive approval this week it will be within the preferred timeframe for CENTCOM to
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begin working the country clearance message and building the itinerary for the visit. Based on past trips, r
would suggest limiting the group to 10 analysts, those with the greatest ability to serve as message force
multipliers.
Suggested invitees are:
Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired) - NBC Affiliates
Mr. Jed Babbin (AP, Fonner JAG) - American Spectator
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired) - MSNBC
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) - Freelance (NPR, BBC, CNN, Fox)
Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired) - CBS
Mr. Wayne Simmons (USN, CIA, Retired) Fox News
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To: 'Scott Jennings'
SUbject: RE: Revisionist History
Good stuff, thanks for sending it my way.
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sent: Tuesday, May 23,200612:54 PM
Subject: Revisionist History
Another "must read" from Pete Wehner in today's Wall Street Journal. Dismantles arguments being made a'gainst the
President's policy on Iraq. -- Scott Jennings, White House Office of Political·Affalrs
Revisionist History
By Peter Wehner
The Wall Street Journal
May 23,2006
Iraqis can participate in three historic elections, pass the most liberal constitution in the Arab world,
and form a unity government despite terrorist attacks and provocations. Yet for some critics of the
president, these are minor matters. Like swallows to Capistrano, they keep returning to the same
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allegations - the president misled the country in order to justify the Iraq war; his administration
pressured intelligence agencies to bias their judgments; Saddam Hussein turned out to be no threat
since he didn't possess weapons of mass destruction; and helping democracy take root in the Middle
East was a postwar rationalization. The problem with these charges is that they are false and can be
shown to be so - and yet people continue to t>elieve, and spread, them. Let me examine each in
turn:
The president misled Americans to convince them to go to war. "There is no question misled the
nation and led us into a quagmire in Iraq," according to Ted Kennedy. Jimmy Carter charged that on
Iraq, "President Bush has not been honest with the American people." And AI Gore has said that an
"abuse of the truth" characterized the administration's "march to war." These charges are themselves
misleading, which explains why no independent body has found them credible. Most of the world was
operating from essentially the same set of assumptions regarding Iraq's WMD capabilities. Important
assumptions turned out wrong; but mistakenly relying on faulty intelligence ;s a world apart from lying
about it.
Let's review what we know. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) is the intelligence community's
authoritative written judgment on specific national-security issues. The 2002 NIE provided a key
jUdgment: "Iraq has continued its [WMD] programs in defiance of U.N. resolutions and restrictions.
Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of U.N.
restrictions; if !eftunchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade."
Thanks to the bipartisan Silberman-Robb Commission, which investigated the causes of intelligence
failures in the run-up to the war, we now know that the President's Daily Brief (PDB) and the Senior
Executive Intelligence Brief "were, if anything, more alarmist and less nuanced than the NIE" (my
emphasis). We also know that the intelligence in the PDB was not "markedly different" from that
given to Congress. This helps explains why John Kerry, in voting to give the president the authority to
use force, said, "I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a
threat. and a grave threat, to our security." It's why Sen. Kennedy said, "We have known for many
years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." And it's why
Hillary Clinton said in 2002, "In the four years since the inspectors, intelligence reports show that
Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile
delivery capability and his nuclear program."
Beyond that, intelligence agencies from around the globe believed Saddam had WMD. Even foreign
governments that opposed his removal from power believed Iraq had WMD: Just a few weeks before
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Wolfgang Ischinger, German ambassador to the U.S., said, "I think all of
our governments believe that Iraq has produced weapons of mass destruction and that we have to
assume that they continue to have weapons of mass destruction."
In addition, no serious person would justify a war based on information he knows to be false and
which would be shown to be false within months after the war concluded. It is not as if the WMD
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stockpile question was one that wasn't going to be answered for a century to come.
The Bush administration pressured intelligence agencies to bias theirjudgments. Earlier this
year, Mr. Gore charged that "CIA analysts who strongly disagreed with the White House ... found
themselves under pressure at work and became fearful of losing promotions and salary increases."
Sen. Kennedy charged that the administration "put pressure on intelligence officers to produce the
desired intelligence and analysis."
This myth is shattered by the Senate Select Committee on Intelilgence's bipartisan Report on the
U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq. Among the findings: "The
committee did not find any evidence that intelligence analysts changed their judgments as a result of
political pressure, altered or produced intelligence products to conform with administration policy, or
that anyone even attempted to coerce, influence or pressure analysts to do so." Silberman-Robb
concluded the same, finding "no evidence of political pressure to influence the Intelligence
Community's prewar assessments of Iraq's weapons programs.... [A\]Analysts universally asserted
that in no instance did political pressure cause them to skew or alter any of their analytical
judgments." What the report did find is that intelligence assessments on Iraq were "riddled with
errors"; "most of the fundamental errors were made and communicated to policy makers well before
the now-infamous NIE of October 2002, and were not corrected in the months between the NIE and
the start of the war." .
Because weapons of mass destruction stockpiles weren't found, Saddam posed no threat.
Howard Dean declared Iraq "was not a danger to the United States." John Murtha asserted, "There
was no threat to our national security." Max Cleland put it this way: "Iraq was no threat. We now know
that. There are no weapons of mass destruction, no nuclear weapons programs." Yet while we did
not find stockpiles of WMD in Iraq, what we did find was enough to alarm any sober-minded
individual.
Upon his return from Iraq, weapons inspector David Kay, head of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), told
the Senate: "I actually think this may be one of those cases where [Iraq under Saddam Hussein] was
even more dangerous than we thought." His statement when issuing the ISG progress report said:
"We have discovered dozens of WMD-related program activities" that were part of "deliberate
concealment efforts" that should have been declared to the U.N. And, he concluded, "Saddam, at
least as judged by those scientists and other insiders who worked in his military-industrial programs,
had not given up his aspirations and intentions to continue to acquire weapons of mass destruction."
Among the key findings of the September2004 report by Charles Duelfer, who succeeded Mr. Kay
as ISG head, are that Saddam was pursuing an aggressive strategy to subvert the Oil for Food
Program and to bring down U.N. sanctions through illicit finance and procurement schemes; and that
Saddam intended to resume WMD efforts once U.N. sanctions were eliminated. According to Mr.
Duelfer, "the guiding theme for WMD was to sustain the intellectual capacity achieved over so many
years at such a great cost and to be in a position to produce again with as short a lead time as
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possible.... Virtually no senior Iraqi believed that Saddam had forsaken WMD forever. Evidence
suggests that, as resources became available and the constraints .of sanctions decayed, there was a
direct expansion of activity that would have the effect of supporting future WMD reconstitution."
Beyond this, Saddam's regime was one of the most sadistic and aggressive in modern history. It
started a war against Iran and IJsed mustard gas and nerve gas. A decade later Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Iraq was a massively destabilizing force in the Middle East; so long as Saddam was in power, rivers
of blood were sure to follow.
Promoting democracy in the Middle East is a postwar rationalization. liThe president now says
that the war is really about the spread of democracy in the Middle East. This effort at after-the-fact
justification was only made necessary because the primary rationale was so sadly lacking in fact,"
according to Nancy Pelosi.
In fact, President Bush argued for democracy taking root in Iraq before the war began. To take just
one example, he said in a speech on Feb. 26, 2003: "A liberated Iraq can show the power of freedom
to transform that vital region, by bringing hope and progress into the lives of millions. America's
interests in security, and America's belief in liberty, both lead in the same direction: to a free and
peaceful Iraq.... The world has a clear interest in the spread of democratic values, because stable
and free nations do not breed the ideologies of murder. They encourage the peaceful pursuit of a
better life. And there are hopeful signs of a desire for freedom in the Middle East. ... A new regime
in Iraq would serve as a dramatic and inspiring example of freedom for other nations in the region."
The following day the New York Times editorialized: "President Bush sketched an expansive vision
last night of what he expects to accomplish by a war in Iraq.... The idea of turning Iraq into a model
democracy in the Arab world is one some members of the administration have been discussing for a
long time."
These, then, are the urban legends we must counter, else falsehoods become conventional wisdom.
And what a strange world it is: For many antiwar critics, the president is faulted for the war, and he,
not the former dictator of Iraq, inspires rage. The liberator rather than the oppressor provokes hatred.
It is as if we have stepped through the political looking glass, into a world turned upside down and
inside out.
Mr. Wehner is deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House's Office of Strategic
Initiatives.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 11 :34 AM
Subject: FEATURE: Native Hawaiian Legislation. May 23,2006
FEATURE: Native Hawaiian Legislation

Friday EVENT: An Unconstitutional Act Is Back: The Return of the Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Act
When: Friday, May 26, 2006,12:00 noon
The Honorable Lamar Alexander (R.TN), United States Senate
John Fund, Editorial Board Member, The Wall Street Joumal
Senate debate on S. 147, the "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act," has been quietly slated for the week of
June 5. This Act purports to authorize the creation of a government of so-called "native" Hawaiians to exercise sovereignty
over native Hawaiians living anywhere in the United States. In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that this approach is
unconstitutional. Yet, proponents believe they can avoid this ruling by declaring the descendants of "aboriginal" Hawaiians
an American Indian tribe - going so far as to allow for the election of an "interim government" of this alleged "tribe" and
recognizing the sovereignty and privileges and immunities that the new government establishes for its "tribal members."
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Medicare Part B premium costs. As this marks a significant change in the Medicare program, the next step should be to
start transforming Medicare from a defined-benefit program into a defined-eontribution one.
Energy and Environment

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by Ben Lieberman
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Most of America's offshore areas are off-limits to oil and natural gas drilling, despite years of tight energy supplies and high
prices for oil and gas. But a number of bills, including a pro-drilling amendment to the pending Interior appropriations bill,
seek to open up some of these restricted areas and increase domestic oil and gas production. These are long-overdue
steps.
Taxes
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif A Victory for Taxpayers and the Economy
by Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D. ,

President Bush signed the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HR. 4297). His signing assures that
millions of taxpayers and millions more workers and business owners will enjoy low tax rates on capital gains and
.dividends and a potentially stronger economy through 2010. .
Congress
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/blueblJllet.gif Winning the Fight to Curb Excessive FAA Salary Costs
by Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
. In September 2005, the existing contract between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the air traffic controllers
expired and discussions over its replacement began in earnest. With average controller compensation now totaling
$166,000 per year, the FAA's plan was to slow the growth in controller compensation costs to bring these costs more
closely in line with overall private and government pay patterns.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Sky-High negotiations

by Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
Air-traffic controllers have overplayed their hand before in negotiations with the government.
Foreign Policy
Immig ration
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Senate Immigration Plan Fails to Deliver Comprehensive
Border Security
by James Jay Garafano, Ph.D.
Though the Senate plan addresses many of the President's concerns, from increasing the number border agents to
creating border security grants, it needs significant changes before it represents the comprehensive approach required to
dramatically and permanently decrease illegal border crossing and unlawful presence in the United States.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Immigration Reform or Central Planning?

by Tim Kane, Ph.D.
If the goal of immigration reform is to enhance the liberty and prosperity of the U.S. and its citizens, then a robust flow of
immigrants is desirable. But that logic hinges on two assumptions: that immigrants are coming to America for work, not
welfare, and that reform will improve, not hinder, the labor market.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Senate bill adds 66 million immigrants

by Robert Rector
Early last week, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D.-N.M.) forced through an amendment to the bill (opposed by the bill's authors) to
reduce one of the major categories of proposed immigrant inflow.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Tidal Wave

by Robert Rector
Think the immigration debate boils down to whether the 10 million illegal immigrants already here deserve amnesty? Think
again.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif The SAFE Visa: A Good Starting Point for a Trulv
Temporary Guest Worker Proposal
by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.

The current battle over the guest worker provisions of the Senate's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.
2611) centers on the amount of time that guest workers would be allowed to remain in the United States. As Senator Jeff
Sessions (R-AL) noted, "There,is nothing temporary about this guest worker program," and he is correct.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Courting Chaos: Senate Proposal Undermines
Immigration Law
by Kris W Kobach
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Buried deep inside the the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611) bill-beginning at page 540-are
provisions that would radically alter our immigration courts, making them far less likely to enforce and implement the law
faithfully.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Congress must weigh cost of amnesty

by Michael Franc
Americans, the most recent CBSINew York Times poll found, hold a nuanced set of views on immigration reform.
National Security
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Congressional Checklist for Chemical Security
by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
In addressing the threat from terrorists who would use the chemical industry to attack Americans, standards that focus on
the greatest threats make sense, but they should be implemented with safeguards that protect the private sector from
undue burdens that not only add little real security, but also undermine competition, cost jobs, and make goods and
services more expensive.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Congress Should Accelerate Submarine Procurement

by Baker Spring and David D. Genfilli
The Department of Defense must prepare to meet the wide variety of challenges of the long war against terrorism.
Congress should increase the portion of the defense budget spent on acquisition, allocate funds to reduce per-unit costs,
and invest in platforms that provide the greatest range of capabilities.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Nuclear India and the Non-Proliferation Treaty

by Dana R. Dillon and Baker Spring
The Bush Administration's initiative to sell civilian nuclear technology to India will have a lasting effect on the intemational
nonproliferation regime. To deal with the grOWing impact of de facto nuclear-weapon states on U.S. security, policymakers
should pursue a two-track policy for nuclear nonproliferation and develop criteria-based policies for emerging nuclear
technology relationships with these states.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif When Should the Government Use Contractors to

Support Militarv Operations?
by Alane Kochems
Decisions regarding military contractor support should involve an examination of the risks, mitigation techniques, and
benefits provided. To ensure oversight and transparency in the contracting process, the DOD Inspector General should be
involved from the beginning, and the Defense Department should create a corps of reserve contracting officers that is
trained in meeting the military's con!racting needs.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif U.S. should spell it out: Iran can't go nuclear

by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
Washington should make it clear that if Iran presses ahead with its nuClear research, the United States will invoke its right
to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
http://www. heritage.org/emails/h'rdden/bluebullet.gif Trashing NSA's Hayden

by Helle Dale
At some news organizations, timing is everything. That is certainly the impression one gets from the publication of USA
Today's front-page story on the National Security Agency's "massive database of Americans'phone calls," which ran last
Thursday.
Middle East
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Living with the Crazy Colonel
by Peter Brookes
So why reopen diplomatic relations with such a despicable regime? It comes down to significant, measurable progress on
matters of great importance to U.S. interests.
International Organizations
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Keeping the Pressure on Sudan
by Brett D. Schaefer
Despite the seriousness of the situation in Darfur, response has been limited to narrow U.N. sanctions, humanitarian
support, and a woefully inadequate peacekeeping mission from the African Union. While the Bush Administration should
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be applauded for helping secure the Darfur Peace Agreement and providing humanitarian relief, it is past time to push for
more robust U.N. action and expose the real culprits behind the failure to act in Darfur.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif A Progress Report on U.N. Reform

The United States should encourage controversial reforms intended to improve the organization. Otherwise, America will
be forced to expend greater treasure and effort to resolve problems that could otherwise be assigned to the U.N.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif U.N. is still wrong on human rights

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan calls the new U.N. Human Rights Council "a great opportunity to make a fresh start."
He's right. What a shame, then, that it appears the opportunity is going to waste.
Homeland Defense
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif Bush Sends Troops to the Border
by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.

Even though current National Guard forces are deployed overseas and others are needed at ~ome for disaster response,
the number required for support at our nation's border is neither unreasonable nor an undue burden on the force.
Deploying military forces, however, is not an efficient or effective long-term solution.
http://www.heritage.org/emails/hidden/bluebullet.gif After Dubai Ports: Getting CFIUS Reforms Rjght

by Daniella Markheim and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
In the wake of the Dubai ports controversy, debate has centered over how much control Congress should wield over
foreign direct investment (FDI). The bipartisan House legislation sponsored by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and others would
strengthen the CFIUS process without unduly delaying or politicizing FDI deals. This approach meets national security
needs while promoting foreign investment in America.
Upcoming Events
• . An Assessment·of the U.S. Military and Its Global Impact

Daniel Goure, Ph.D., Vice President, Lexington Institute
Wednesday. May 24,2006,10:00 a.m. I RSVP
• Taking Care of Our Troops

Colonel Virgil T. Deal, Commander, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Brigadier General William Leszczynski, American Battlefield Monuments Commission
Joyce Raezer, National Military Families Association
Wednesday, May 24,2006, 11 :00 a.m. - 12:00 noon I RSVP
• An Unconstitutional Act Is Back: The Return of the Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Act
The Honorable Lamar Alexander (R-TN) , United States Senate
John Fund, Editorial Board Member, The Wall Street Journal
Friday, May 26, 2006, 12:00 noon I RSVP
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Vice President, Government Relations
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Subject: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Revisionist History
In Case You Missed It ...
Revisionist History
By Peter Wehner
The Wall Street Journal
May 23,2006
Iraqis can participate in three historic elections, pass the most liberal constitution in the Arab world,
and form a unity government despite terrorist attacks and provocations. Yet for some critics of the
president, these are minor matters. Like swallows to Capistrano, they keep returning to the same
allegations - the president misled the country in order to justify the Iraq war; his administration
pressured intelligence agencies to bias their judgments; Saddam Hussein turned out to be no threat
since he didn't possess weapons of mass destruction; and helping democracy take root in the Middle
East was a postwar rationalization. The problem with these charges is that they are false and can be
shown to be so - and yet people continue to believe, and spread, them. Let me examine each in
turn:
The president misled Americans to convince them to go to war. "There is no question misled the
nation and led us into a quagmire in Iraq," according to Ted Kennedy. Jimmy Carter charged that on
Iraq, "President Bush has not been honest with the American people." And AI Gore has said that an
"abuse of the truth" characterized the administration's "march to war." These charges are themselves
misleading, which explains why no independent body has found them credible. Most of the world was
operating from essentially the same set of assumptions regarding Iraq's WMD capabilities. Important
assumptions turned out wrong; but mistakenly relying on faUlty intelligence is a world apart from lying
about it.
Let's review what we know. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) is the intelligence community's
authoritative written judgment on specific national-security.issues. The 2002 NIE provided a key
judgment: "Iraq has continued its [WMD] programs in defiance of U.N. resolutions and restrictions.
Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of U.N.
restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade."
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Thanks to the bipartisan Silberman-Robb Commission, which investigated the causes of intelligence
failures in the run-up to the war, we now know that the President's Daily Brief (PDB) and the Senior
Executive Intelligence Brief "were, if anything, more alarmist and less nuanced than the NIE" (my
emphasis). We also know that the intelligence in the PDB was not "markedly different" from that
given to Congress. This helps explains why John Kerry, in voting to give the president the authority to
use force, said, "I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a
threat, and a grave threat, to our security." It's why Sen. Kennedy said, "We have known for many
years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." And it's why
Hillary Clinton said in 2002, "In the four years since the inspectors, intelligence reports show that
Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile
delivery capability and his nuclear program."
Beyond that, intelligence agencies from around the globe believed Saddam had WMD. Even foreign
governments that opposed his removal from power believed Iraq had WMD: Just a few weeks before
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Wolfgang Ischinger, German ambassador to the U.S., said, "I think all of
our governments believe that Iraq has produced weapons of mass destruction and that we have to
assume that they continue to have weapons of mass destruction."
In addition, no serious person would justify a war based on information he knows to be false and
which would be shown to be false within months after the war conclUded. It is not as if the WMD
stockpile question was one that wasn't going to be answered for a century to come.
The Bush administration pressured intelligence agencies to bias theirjUdgments. Earlier this
year, Mr. Gore charged that "CIA analysts who strongly disagreed with the White House ... found
themselves under pressure at work and became fearful of losing promotions and salary increases."
Sen. Kennedy charged that the administration "put pressure on intelligence officers to produce the
desired intelligence and analysis."
This myth is shattered by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's bipartisan Report on the
U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq. Among the findings: "The
committee did not find any evidence that intelligence analysts changed their judgments as a result of
political pressure, altered or produced intelligence products to conform with administration policy, or
that anyone even attempted to coerce, influence or pressure analysts to do so." Silberman-Robb
concluded the same, finding "no evidence of political pressure to influence the Intelligence
Community's prewar assessments of Iraq's weapons programs.... [A\)Analysts universally asserted
that in no instance did political pressure cause them to skew or alter any of their analytical
judgments." What the report did find is that intelligence assessments on Iraq were "riddled with
errors"; "most of the fundamental errors were made and cC?mmunicated to policy makers well before
the now-infamous NIE of October 2002, and were not corrected in the months between the NIE and
the start of the war."
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Because weapons of mass destruction stockpiles weren't found, Saddam posed no threat.
Howard Dean declared Iraq "was not a danger to the United States." John Murtha asserted, "There
was no threat to our national security," Max Cleland put it this way: "Iraq was no threat. We now know
that. There are no weapons of mass destruction, no nuclear weapons programs." Yet while we did
not find stockpiles of WMD in Iraq, what we did find was enough to alarm any sober-minded
individual.
Upon his return from Iraq, weapons inspector David Kay, head of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), told
the Senate: "I actually think this may be one of those cases where [Iraq under Saddam Hussein] was
even more dangerous than we thought." His statement when issuing the ISG progress report said:
"We have discovered dozens of WMD-related program activities" that were part of "deliberate
concealment efforts" that should have been declared to the U.N. And, he concluded, "Saddam, at
least as judged by those scientists and other insiders who worked in his military-industrial programs,
had not given up his aspirations and intentions to continue to acquire weapons of mass destruction."
Among the key findings of the September 2004 report by Charles Duelfer, who succeeded Mr. Kay
as ISG head, are that Saddam was pursuing an aggressive strategy to subvert the' Oil for Food
Program and to bring down U.N. sanctions through illicit finance and procurement schemes; and that
Saddam intended to resume WMD efforts once U.N. sanctions were eliminated. According to Mr.
Due/fer, "the guiding theme for WMD was to sustain the intellectual capacity achieved over so many
years at such a great cost and to be in a position to produce again with as short a lead time as
possible.... Virtually no senior Iraqi believed that Saddam had forsaken WMD forever. Evidence
suggests that, as resources became available and the constraints of sanctions decayed. there was a
direct expansion of activity that would have the effect of supporting future WMD reconstitution."
Beyond this, Saddam's regime was one of the most sadistic and aggressive in modern history. It
started a war against Iran and used mustard gas and nerve gas. A decade later Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Iraq was a massively destabilizing force in the Middle East; so long as Saddam was in power, rivers
of blood were sure to follow.
Promoting democracy in the Middle East is a postwar rationalization. "The president now says
that the war is really about the spread of democracy in the Middle East. This effort at after-the-fact
justification was only made necessary because the primary rationale was so sadly lacking in fact,"
according to Nancy Pelosi.
In fact, President Bush argued for democracy taking root in Iraq before the war began. To take just
one example, he said in a speech on Feb. 26, 2003: "A liberated Iraq can show the power of freedom
to transform that vital region, by bringing hope and progress into the lives of millions. America's
interests in security, and America's belief in liberty, both lead in the same direction: to a free and
peaceful Iraq.... The world has' a clear interest in the spread of democratic values, because stable
and free nations do not breed the ideologies of murder. They encourage the peaceful pursuit of a
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better life. And there are hopeful signs of a desire for freedom in the Middle East. ... A new regime
in Iraq would serve as a dramatic and inspiring example of freedom for other nations in the region."
The following day the New York Times editorialized: "President Bush sketched an expansive vision
last night of what he expects to accomplish by a war in Iraq.... The idea of turning Iraq into a model
democracy in the Arab world is one some members of the administration have been discussing for a
long time."
These, then, are the urban legends we must counter. else falsehoods become conventional wisdom.
And what a strange world it is: For many antiwar critics. the president is faulted for the war, and he,
not the former dictator of Iraq, inspires rage. The liberator rather than the oppressor provokes hatred.
It is as if we have stepped through the political looking glass. into a world turned upside down and
inside out.
Mr. Wehner is deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House's Office of Strategic
Initiatives.
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Attached is the transcript from this morning's conference call with Mr. Peter
Rodman and the military analysts regarding the 2006 China Military Report.
As you announced, the call was on background and the information is embargoed until 1500
Tuesday.
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Transcript
Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Monday, May 22,2006
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Topic: 2006 China Military Report
On Background
~bTlij We are going to go ahead and get started. I will just remind you quickly we are on
background so you are free to quote a senior 000 official. All of the information that you get here'
today we ask that you embargo until 1500 tomorrow. So with that I am going to go ahead and tum
it over to the assistant l?ecretary of defense, Peter Rodman.
Mr. Rodman: Good morning. Good moming and thank you for coming in, or tuning in, or whatever
the phrase is. I think you are familiar with the origins of this report. I'll just say a brief word about
that and then secondly, what we think some of the highlights are. And I think we should try to get
- well we don't post, I guess we won't post the full text.
L T C . Sir, it will be an active link on it tomorrow morning, or tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Rodman: Okay. But anyway, you know, this is a congressional mandate. We have done this
every year for a number of years. And the Congress asks us a number of questions about
China's not only China's military programs but its long-term strategy. So the report, as in past
years, has a lot of discussion about the underlying factors in China's military policy and so it
ranges - you know, it isn't just nuts and bolts. It's about strategy, it's about economic factors, a
little bit about political context, and so forth.
The - I would mention before I get into this report a couple of important quotes in some other
reports. The president's National Security Strategy Report in March had a very important
sentence in it about hedging. You may remember that sentence. (")Our strategy seeks to
encourage China to make the right strategic choices for its people while we hedge against other
possibilities.(") That's from the president's National Security Strategy Report, and that pretty well
encapsulates what our strategy toward China is. We try to put a constructive - we try to shape
developments in a constructive direction but obviously, particularly in this department, our job is
to watch closely what China is doing, and to be the one to be prepared to do what's necessary to
carry out our commitments in the Asia-Pacific region. And part of that task. is to watch closely
what China is doing.
The QDR (Quadrennial Defense Review) also had an important discussion about China, 'and it
talked about China haVing the greatest potential to compete militarily with the U.S., and to field
disruptive military technologies that could over time offset traditional U.S. military advantages.
That's the QDR in February. You may have copies of that.
So that gets us into the SUbject here, which is what China is doing. That's - I can now get into
some of the specific highlights. A lot of what's in the report is not new, because a lot of what we're
talking about has been a trend that we have spotted in previous reports. But some of the things
that we highlighted in this report are China's strategic forces modernization.
We've mentioned this before, it's not brand new; but it's something that we are really commenting
on that I think we should call your attention to. There are at least 10 varieties of ballistic missiles
deployed or in development - at least 10 varieties of ballistic missiles either deployed or being
developed. We see qualitative improvements as well as quantitative improvements. So, you
know, the qualitative improvements include improved range, mobility and accuracy. You know,
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ICBMs, for example, are the most advanced, they're solid fuel road mobile ICBMs that can reach
the United States.
Again, this is not new, but we're struck by the strength of these programs. Shorter range missiles
opposite of Taiwan - they have continued to build about 100 new ones a year, and so the total, is
up, you know, close to 800. That again is not new, but it's just inexorably growing, that missile
force opposite Taiwan, about 100 a year.
We see very capable cruise missiles, land attack cruise missiles and anti-ship weapons. Again,
it's not new, but we are, you know, calling attention to some of these developments and these are
giving the Chinese new options. Five submarine programs, five different submarine acquisition
programs.
Now what does this mean strategically? Well, we see a number of things. We see, as we
mentioned last year, a lot of these things are - they go beyond Taiwan in their significance. It's
obvious that much of China's military development is focused on a Taiwan contingency. But we
see both in their statements by some of their strategists and in some of their procurement that
China is beginning to develop - again, I emphasize beginning - to think in terms of it to develop
the capability to project power. They're only at the beginning of it, but I think this seems to be part
of their long-range intention. And this could relate to contingencies - for example related to
resources or territorial disputes, of which there are many in the region.
So, again, this is worth noting. We have noted it before but it continues to be worth noting.
Another issue - well, another issue we've called attention to before is about their use of nuclear
weapons. There seems to be a debate going on about the no first-use doctrine. The Chinese say
that they're committed to a doctrine of no first-use weapons, but we've seen a few stray
comments by more than one strategic thinker calling this in to question. Now, they have
reassured us, I repeat - when Secretary Rumsfeld was there, he was reassured by the Chinese
that they adhere to the no first-use doctrine, and we take them at their word. But they say there is
.- we see these occasional comments as an indication of a possible debate that is going on
among Chinese strategists and we think it is worth of note that there may be this debate going on.
But the issue gets to another big issue about transparency, which is how we often state our
concern. China is a sovereign country, it has a right to build up its defense capability as it
chooses, but the lack of transparency is clearly a concern for not only us, but China's neighbors.
This lack of transparency is reflected in a number of things; we talk in this report as in the past
about the defense budget. We think their defense budget understates their real defense spending
by a factor of two or three. In other words, their real defense programs are we think two or three
times what their declared defense budget is because of --probably because of different
accounting methods, probably because a lot of things -- they just do not include a lot of their
research and development. a lot of their foreign purchases, they just don't include in their defense
budget. But in any case the lack of transparency adds to the concern of China's neighbors.
Another aspect of this is a surprise factor. We mention in this report, as in the past, that every
once in a while we encounter a new program of theirs that we didn't know about. You know, a
new submarine or some program that, you know, has reached a mature stage that we just didn't
know about. And that's a concern, obviously. And that is a continuing concern, and that is
mentioned in this report.
Another problem is we worry about the dangers of miscalculation. I mean it's - we don't want to
overestimate Chinese capability, we don't want to underestimate Chinese capability. And we
don't want them to make a misjudgment, you know, to overestimate their capability. And so, you
know, one of our objectives of our military exchanges with China is to try to illuminate a little more
what they're up to, get them to disclose more of what they are thinking. They publish a white
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paper every couple of years, which is a step forward, but it's not anything like what we do. I
mean, we have our QDR for example, as well as, you know, every year, SecDef goes and
testifies. We are incredibly transparent about our assumptions, our planning, our strategies, you
know, as well as the procurement that supports those.
And Taiwan, by the way, came up with a recent with a recent statement that their national
security strategy which - again, reflects the fact that it's a government accountable to a
legislature and - but the Chinese have - are only at the beginning of, you know, disclosing what
their real thinking is, and that, as I say, is the problem.
We are concerned about the specifics of their build up, but as I said, the lack of transparency
gives a whole new dimension to the problem.
I would mention just a couple - well, a couple of other nuggets in the report. There's a famous
quotation from Deng Xiao Ping -- this is in previous reports - it's called the 24-character strategy.
And it's a maxim of his that goes back about 15 years but - it has been often quoted by senior
Chinese strategists. And it's about - you may have seen it before, but I'll read it again. (")Observe
calmly, secure our position, cope with affairs calmly, hide our capacities and bide our time. Be
good at maintaining a low profile, and never claim leadership(U).
The phrase that strikes me of course is hide our capacities and bide our time. I think this
encapsulates what China's strategy is - they're very patient. they know their weaknesses. And
our report. by the way, is very clear about China's weaknesses; we're not trying to portray them
as 10 feet tall.
But the Chinese are - seem to be aware of their limitations, but they are patiently and
systematically 'building up their options so that five years from now, 10 years from now, they will
have significant options that they don't have now. And that the balance of forces may be shifting if
we are not careful to be, you know, to respond in our own planning.
So I think the Chinese have a strategy. They talk about comprehensive national power. You
know, there's a debate in the west - oh, are theY focusing on economic development versus
military. Well, in a way they are doing all of the above. Clearly their economic growth is the
foundation of everything else and their defense budget - their declared defense budget is rising
faster than their GOP. They recently announced 14.7 increase in their defense bUdget. And that's
a lot more than their economic growth rate, and that also reflects a recent trend. So they are
modernizing their military rapidly, systematically. It certainly lacks - there are a lot of things they
can't do. Their power projection capability is very, very limited right now. And again, we are very
aware of China's weaknesses and China's vulnerabilities. But they have a patient long-term
strategy and I think we have to recognize that.
Anyway, let me stop there, and I am happy to answer some questions.
Q: Mr. Rodman, Jed Babbin, American Spectator.
Mr. Rodman: Jed, how are you?
Q: Well, not bad for a grumpy old guy. Hope you're well. The issue that pops into my head is the
question of Taiwan's investment in their own defense. The last I heard the legislative yuan Uuan?
Taiwanese legislature?) had turned down the appropriations for the 2001 arms package 50-some
odd times. Is there any change in that or any change or modification or spending?
Rodman: Well, you're absolutely right to raise that. We discuss that in this report, at least to some
degree it's clear that if it doesn't get serious about national defense and the balance of forces it's
going to tilt even more radically. We had a - well, first of all the Chinese issued their -I mean the
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Taiwanese issued their - the government issued its own national security report, which is a good
thing. And we hope that there's a serious national debate beginning in Taiwan.
The government has committed itself to a three percent - a three percent of GOP by 2008. In
other words, whatever happens to the special budget - you know, whether it's done by special
budget or just the regular defense bUdget, (Taiwanese) President Chen has said that they ought
to be spending three percent of GDP on defense. The mayor of Taiwan was in this country a few
weeks back and Mayor Ma, he's the mayor of Taipei. And we had a chance to talk to him about
this - you know the KMT (Kuomintang), the opposition partY has to be serious about defense, I
mean, we just indicated, you know, without taking any sides in their politics that the United States
as a friend, you know, expects them to be carrying a significant load for their own self defense,
and he said he agrees with that, and he said it's, you know, at some point as his party or his
campaign, you know - as his campaign develops that he'll come out with his own defense
program. And we certainly emphasize what the American view is and as I say he may·· he gave
us some reassurance, and we just hope that will be reflected. You know they, you know, there
ought to be a national consensus in Taiwan about facing up to the threat that they face, And we'll
see, we'll see how it unfolds, but at least we delivered the message - we deliver the message to
both sides, you know, to both parties or both the major parties whenever we get a chance.
~ Gentlemen, any other questions for Mr. Rodman?
Q: Well, if nobody else is going to jump in, let me jump back in.
Mr. Rodman: Please.
Q: A couple of things that struck me in last year's report. Again, their dedication to asymmetric
weapons such as anti-satellite weapons, cyberwarfare and so forth.
Mr. Rodman: Yes.
Q: Is there any change in your assessment from last year or, and if so, what is it?
Mr. Rodman: No - well, they're highlighted again, both of those things. So you're right, we don't
have a concrete development to point to except they're among the developments that we
highlight. They're still working on those things,
I mean a lot of things - I mean the report is - every year a lot of it is not new, a lot of it is
cumulative information, but as I say, there's a section that highlights what some Of the new
developments are, at least the highlights that we think are worth pointing to, and those things
cyberwarfare, anti-satellite, R&D, they're still in there.
Q: Don't mean to just dominate the whole conversation, but in terms of Adm. Fallon's (PACOM
commander) visit a week or so ago, he was, I think doing what you suggest needs to be done,
trying to leverage them into being a little bit more open. Is that having an effect, do you notice an
effect on the openness question?
Mr. Rodman: Well we - it's incremental. When Secretary Rumsfeld was there in October. we
visited the 2nd artillery headquarters, And that was a bit of a breakthrough. And we had their
command brief and they didn't disclose a whole lot, but it was an interesting contact. And we
have now, we have invited - you know, that's their missile forces -- and we invited the
commander to visited STATCOM, to come to the U.S. as a guest of STRATCOM, and they have
accepted that invitation. When Hu Jintao was here they let us know.
So that's an interesting contact. We want to continue - develop a dialogue with them about
strategic contact and so forth; you know, the no first use issue, or any other issue. So that's
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useful. You know, we're always pressing to see new places, we're always making that point we're
- you know, we're trying to invite interesting Chinese here.
Another focus is junior officers - educational exchanges. It's something that President Bush is
particularly interested in. And we think we're making some headway in some of these areas.
Secretary Rumsfeld talks about, you know, demystifying each other. You know, we don't want to
exaggerate this because, you know, there are some laws of geopolitics that aren't going to be
repealed here, but it certainly helps if more Chinese younger officers get some exposure to us
and vice versa. So we think we're making some headway in doing that since Secretary
Rumsfeld's trip there.
Q: Last question for me then I'll shut up. There's - one of the' things that I think came up in a
previous conversation we had was your statement, or words to the effect, that one of the principal
lessons of Mr. Rumsfeld's visit was that we could have, I think you said, very candid discussions
with the Chinese and it wouldn't blunt the relationship. Is that still true? And who is having very
frank talks with these guys?
Mr. Rodman: Well, the president raised a lot of these issues when he saw Hu Jintao. I am going
over there in early June for our defense consultative talks and we - these are high-level strategic
discussions and we talk about everything. And, you know, I am not going to be inhibited about
raising questions about things they do that are disturbing.
But I think you are absolutely right, when Secretary Rumsfeld was there in both his public
remarks and private remarks, you know, he listed things they are doing that are disturbing, and
you know, not in a lecturing way but in a very calm way, and, you know, they are perfectly able to
debate. But I think that is the right tone for a discussion.
Q: Thank you very much.
~ Gentlemen, any other questions for the secretary?

Mr. Rodman: Let me mention one other small thing. It's not in the news right now. This is the EU
arms embargo and we discuss this and this report as before. The Europeans have backed away
from, you know, the attempt to lift their arms embargo. Now, they haven't killed this, but it hasn't -
has not been a live issue for them, and we hope it won't be. We have not changed our position
that we would strongly oppose it.
Simlliarly with Israel. We've had more successful discussions with the Irsraelis to shut down their
arms trade with China. We think we've reached a good understanding with them. And then finally
we've put this on the agenda of our discussions with the Russians, who are the - of course, the
biggest source of weapons.
But the importance of the European embargo is that the Chinese, we expect, would seek
technology, dual-use technology in Europe, things they could not they could not get from the
Russians. And we are convinced that the Chinese would exploit any opening very effectively and,
you know, their technological development is their focus, and we would, you know, not want the
Europeans to be contributing to that.
But anyway, the good news there is the Europeans have - yeah, It's software -- I think what they
would get from the Europeans is not, you know, jet fighters but dual-use technologies of different
kinds that would help them qualitatively upgrade. But anyway, the good news is that the
Europeans have backed off. I mean, our president made a very strong - began a strong
campaign last year, and the Europeans seem to have backed away. But, anyway, we reiterate in
this report our strong feelings on that mc:tter,
Anything else?
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mImII Okay. Gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us. We appreciate your time.
Q: Thank you very much.
tmYC3 .
If you have fOllow-up questions, please don't hesitate to email me as always and we'll
get some documents out to you over email.
Q: Let's have another one of these when Mr. Rodman gets back from his June trip.
Mr. Rodman: Okay.
mImII Okay, great. All right gentlemen, have a good day.

Q: Good bye,
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Subject: Fwd: Re: Who's who in Iraq's new cabinet?
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> > -----Original Message

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> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 05:05 PM
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> > > as if everyones hardwork and sacrifice is
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> > > to come to fruition. Glad to see everyone still keeps in touch.
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> > > I want to wish you all greetings from the
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> > > similarities to Iraq, accept much safer and
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> > > > What about a minister for food, so that tabs
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> > > be kept on the chicken Gordon blew?
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> > > >I hear it is starting to get a big head and
> > > feeling very self important.
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> > > > Subject: Re: Who's who in Iraq's new cabinet?
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> > > > I know this may come as a surprise, but I'm up
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> > > > Subject: FW: Who'S who in Iraq's new cabinet?
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> > > > FYI, for those who havena€~t seen the list.
> > > youa.€'"ll be glad to know _ is not on the

> list.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > ~ NOURI MALIKI (SHIA) - PM & ACTING INTERIOR
> > > MINISTER
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Maliki is a stalwart of the Dawa party,
> the
> > > Shia political group that for years led an armed underground
> > > resistance to the secular Baathist leadership of Saddam Hussein.
> > > Mr. Maliki fled
> the
> > > country in 1980 and eventually finding refuge in Syria, returning
> > > after Saddam Hussein's
> overthrow.
> > > >
> > > > BARHAM SALIH (KURD) - DEPUTY PM & ACTING
> NATIONAL
> > > SECURITY MINISTER
> > > >
> > > > An official of President Jalal Talabani's
> > > patriotic Union of Kurdistan since 1998, Mr
> Salih
> > > became prime ·minister of the PUK-led regional government in
> > > January 2001. He survived an assassination attempt at his home in
> > > April 2002.
> He
> > > joined the Iraqi transitional government in June
> > > 2004 as deputy prime minister for security
> affairs.
> > > >
> > > > SALAM ZIKAM AL-ZUBAIE (SUNNI) - DEPUTY PM &
> ACTING
> > > DEFENCE MINISTER
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Zubaie's political group is part of the
> main
> > > Sunni coalition, the Iraqi Accordance Front.
> > > Although from a well-known tribe, he has not
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> > > high profile. He heads the Agriculture Engineers Union.
> > > >
> > > > HUSSAIN AL-SHAHRISTANI (SHIA) - OIL MINISTER
> > >. >
> >'> Dr. Hussein Shahristani, aShia nuclear
>
> scientist,
> > > was once director of research at the Iraqi
> Atomic
> > > Energy Commission. Whilst director he was
> imprisoned
> > > for possessing a subversive leaflet condemning
> the
> > > repression of Iraqi Shias. He fled Iraq in 1991 after being
> > > imprisoned for refusing to work in Saddam Hussein's nuclear
> > > programme and worked
> for
> > > human rights organisations in Iran and L~ndon thereafter.
> > > >
> > > > HOSHIYAR ZEBARI (KURD) - FOREIGN MINISTER
> > > >
> > > Mr. zebari was the foreign spokesman for the
>
> > >Kurdistan Democratic Party for more than 10
> years.
> > > He frequently represented the KDP in meetings
> with
> > > US State Department officials throughout the
> 1990s.
> > > He was born in 1953 in the Kurdi·sh town of
> Aqrah,
> > > but grew up in the mainly Arab city of Mosul. He
> is
> > > a graduate of the University of Essex in the UK.
> > > >
> > > > HASHIM AL-SHEBLI (SUNNI) - JUSTICE MINISTER
> > > >
> > > Previously appointed human rights minister, he
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> > >rejected the post after being approved by
> parliament
> > > on 8 ~ay. saying he had not been consulted.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OTHER MINISTERS
> > > >
> > > Ali al-Shemari (shia) - Health minister KhUdayer al-Khuzaie
>
> > > > (shia) - Education
> minister
> > > > Bayan Jabr (Shia) - Finance minister Abed Falah al-Sudani (Shia)
> > > > - Trade minister Karim Waheed (Shia) - Electricity minister
> > > > Fawzi al-Hariri (Kurd) - Industry minister Latif Rashid (Kurd)
> > > > Water resources minister Bayan Dazee (Kurd) - Housing and
> > > > construction
> > > minister
> > > > Yarrub Nazim (Shia) - AgriCUlture minister Abed Theyab (Sunni)
> > > > Higher education
> minister
> > > > Karim Mahdi (Shia) - Transport minister Abdul-Samad Rahman
> > > > (Shia) ~ Migration minister Adel al-Assadi (Shia) - Minister of
> > > > state for
> > > civil society affa.irs
> > > > Safa al-Safi (Shia) - Minister of state for
> House
> > > of Representatives' affairs
> > > > Jassim Mohammed Jaafar (Shia) - Youth and
> sports
> > > minister
> > > > Liwa Semeism (Shia) - Minister of state for
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> > > tourism

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From:' ~Mlri : clv, OASD-PA
Sent: Monday, May 22,200610:11 AM
SUbject: Re: Conference call CANCELLED
Actually, they turned it back on. Rodman wanted to go ahead afterall. only have babbin and
greer on the line No idea why he wanted to have it anyway.
To: ~i\flii CIV. OASD- PA
Sent: Mon May 22 10:08:44 2006
Subject: Re: Conference call CANCELLED
What's behind this? Think it's the right way to go. given travel. Thanks.
From: ~ CIV, OASD-PA
To: m ~ I V , OASD-PA
Sent: Mon May 22 09:25:15 2006
SUbject: FW: Conference call CANCELLED
Gentlemen,
We are unable to hold the conference call this morning. I a~ologize for the inconvenience
and will let you know if we are able to reschedule it.
Thanks for your flexibility,
mIl
From; • • CIV, OASD- PA
TO:ij~a CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: Conference call on Monday
MEMORANDUM
To:, Retired Military Analysts
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Date: May 19, 2006
Re: Conference call with Senior DOD Officials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, MONDAY, May 22, 2006, from 9:45-10:30
a.m.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs, will brief you on the 2006 China Military Report. Mr. Rodman's Biography can be
found at: http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodman bio.html. This call will be on
Background. In order to participate in the call-you must agree to EMBARGO the information
until 3:00 PM TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006.
To participate in this conference call, please dial.~.niilllllllil.or (b)(2) and

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OSD Public Affairs
U5f~j. The Pentagon
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Sent:
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To: • ., CIV, OASD·PA
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Gentlemen,
We are unable to hold the conference call this morning. I apologize for the inconvenience and will let you know if we are
able to reschedule it.
Thanks for your flexibility,
rim
From:rmYmIIII av, OASD-PA
sent: Friday, May 19,2006 4:51 PM
To:~;mij . CIV,OASD-PA
Subject: Conference call on Monday
MEMORANDUM
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Date: May 19, 2006
Re: Conference Call with Senior 000 Officials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, MONDAY, May 22,2006, from 9:45-10:30 a.m.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, will
brief you on the 2006 China Military Report. Mr. Rodman's Biography can be found at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodmanbio.htmI.This call will be on Background. In order to
participate in the call you must agree to EMBARGO the information until 3:00 PM TUESDAY, MAY
23,2006.
rmtm
OSD Public Affairs
tmm1 The Pentagon
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From;' Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA

Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:39 AM
To: rmtld CIV,OASD-PA
SUbject: Re: Military Analysts
How many do we have?
OSD; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
i've learned over the weekend that quite a few of the analysts are at a conference in
europe and won't be able to participate in the conference call. suggest we might postpone,
and/or send the report to them with talking points via email. please advise.
thx,
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From:' JedBabbin@rmmDI
To: • 6)
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SUbject: China's Chavez: Today's Spectator
Americans are suffering a new disorder: news induced numbness. But there's no time to nap. China is up to a lot
of no good.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From: tmtl3 LTC OSD PA

Sent: Monday, May 22, 20067:54 AM
To: t4:\Tl;l CIV, OASD-PA; t1mm~flPl:lij~-·CDR, OASD-PA
Cc: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
SUbject: RE: Military Analysts
(mmD Let's go with who we have and send information to the ones who cannot make the
conference call.
Thanks,
LTC, US Army
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs The Pentagon, ~
Washinqton. DC 20301-1400
~mrJ
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To: ~:\Tlii. • CDR, OASD-PA; • • LTC OSD PA
Cc: Barber, Allison, CIV,OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
thx/
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From: tle1tl-i , CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Monday. May 22.20067:17 AM
To: room I ]CDR, OASD·PA; tlmm"~l'r.m--LTC OSD PA
Cc: Barber. Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES. OSD; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
true,
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS MORNING REPORT -22 May 06 ,

Issues for the Day
Formation of the Iraqi Government
U.S. Missile Sites in Europe
China Military Power Report
Public Affairs Events

• Conference: Defense Senior Public Affairs Leadership Conference beginning @ 0715 in roommIa
• Interview: Mr. Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, will discuss
the annual China Military Power report with Jay Solomon (Wall Street Journal) @ 0900,
the annual China Military Power report with Military Analysts @ 0945
• Interview: Ms. Nancy Weaver, Director oftheDefense Foreign Language Office, with the Pentagon Channel
on foreign language proficiency pay @ 1100
the annual China Military Power report with Ann Scott-Tyson (Washington Post) @ 1115
• Interview: Ms. Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Community Relations and Public
Liaison with VFW National Defense Radio on America Supports You @ 1640
The White House
President Bush
11 :35 a.m. Delivers remarks on the Global War on Terror at Chicago, Ill.
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Congress
Senate
Nothing Significant to Report
House
No Scheduled Events
General
6 p.m. The DOD-sponsored T~onservation about Our National Addiction" will focus on the
hydrogen economy. Contact: ~ .
Captain ~Mlij
Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Public Affairs
1400 Defense Pentagon n'rn·\iIi.-Ji~~~.·
WasblnWRn. DC 20301-1400
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From:' fUlTl"; : CIV, OSD-LA
Sent: Friday, May 19.20068:11 PM
To:
SUbject: Re: Conference call on Monday
with everything else going on the oversight committees don't seem interested. ~IGfllt~ld
me that himself. I conveyed this to General Allen in Policy tonight. will try again on
Monday.
From: Ruff, Eric, sES, OSD
To: ~=nfd CIV, OSD-LA
':;'" Sent: Fri May 19 19:48:05 2006

Subject: Fw: Conference calIon Monday
~~ is there any urgency to get the china rpt briefed on the hill on monday? Recall
from roundtable that we discussed wle edelman the idea that we may want to hold this a few
days blc of iraq events.
From: ~=nfd CIV, OASD-PA
To: RUff, Eric, SES, OBD
Sent: Fri May 19 18:57:03 2006
SUbject: Re: Conference calIon Monday
Ok. will wait for further guidance from you. I would offer, tho, that it's going to the
hill, regardless of if we have a calIon it, I presume. We may want to brief them anyway
so that if asked they're still smart on it All of this may be moot, however, as
I've had exactly zero positive rsvp's. I'm assuming babbin will be interested, but am
doubtful we'll get much more than him.
Thx
m
To: raMjal CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri May 19 18:49:33 2006
Subject: RE: Conference calIon Monday
we may want to hold this a day or two. this briefing will be part of a pia plan, i guess.
there may be some interest in keeping china of the screen while folks try to talk more
about the standing up of the iraqi gov't. the call can always be resked but don't do
anything yet. obviously there needs to be some discussion with peter and policy. thanks.
From: ~mm CIV, OASD-PA
sentusrJiJir' MiY 19, 2006 4:51 PM
To: • • , CIV, OASD- PA
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MEMORANDUM
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Date: May 19, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call, MONDAY, May 22, 2006, from 9:45-10:30
a.m.
found at: http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodman bio.html. This call will be on .
Background. In order to participate in the call-you must agree to EMBARGO the'information
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From:' riM3 CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: Conference call on Monday
Ok. will wait for further guidance from you. I would offer, tho, that it's going to the
hill, regardless of if we have a calIon it, I presume. We may want to brief them anyway
so that if asked they're still smart on it All of this may be moot, however, as
I've had exactly zero positive rsvp's. I'm assuming babbin will be interested, but am
doubtful we'll get much more than him.
True
rmII
To: ~rnm CIV, OASD- PA
Sent: Fri May 19 18:49:33 2006
Subject: RE: Conference calIon Monday
we may want to hold this a day or two. this briefing will be part of a pia plan, i guess.
there may be some interest in keeping china of the screen while folks try to talk more
about the standing up of the iraqi gov't. the call can always be resked but don't do
anything yet. obviously there needs to be some discussion with peter and policy. thanks.
From: ~~ri CIV, OASD-PA
To: • • CIV, OASD-PA
MEMORANDUM
Date: May 19, 2006
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Re: conference Call with Senior 000 Officials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, -MONDAY; May 22, 2006, from 9:45-10:30
a.m.
found at: http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rodmanbio.html.This call will be on
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 20066:42 PM
To: ri:m:i CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Subject: RE: Conference call on Monday
Dallas~ Thanks for the heads up. Gen. McInerney and I will be in France meeting the
some of the leadership of the- Iranian dissident groups, May 21-26th. Hopefully, we will
have a good report for you. Should be interesting.
Paul E Vallely
paulvallely~ija~lmnr;ri~~~""
www.soldiersmemorialfund.org
From: N~ij , CIV, OASD-PA
To: N~f~ CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: Conference calIon Monday
MEMORANDUM
To; Retired Military Analysts
From: Dallas L:awrence

Date: May 19, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call, MONDAY, May 22, 2006,
from 9:45-10:30 a.m.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International

Security Affairs, will brief you on the 2006 China Military Report. Mr.
Rodman's Biography can be found at:
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Sent: Friday, Mar.19, .2006 4:51 PM
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Date: May 19, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call, MONDAY, May 22,2006, from 9:45-10:30 a.m.
The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, will
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Subject: Jed Babbin called at 1218. SUbj: your latest email. (b)(2)
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(b)(6)
From: JedBabbin@umA
Subject: Haditha
Is anything releasable? Can't beat something with nothing. But you knew that.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:' Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Thursday, May 18,20064:34 PM
To: ~;lflri CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; ~ CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: mil analyst call
Let's give it a shot.
From: laMa CIV, OASD-PA
CC: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; ~ CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Thu May 18 16:21:37 2006
pUbjest: mil analyst call
·~hi. Itc ~just advised that rodman would like to do a calion monday with the analysts
re, the china military report. i know that jed babbin will be allover it, but not sure
how much more interest we will get. more than happy to set it up with your ok. will send
out the invite tomorrow and then remind them on monday morning?
thanks
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SUbject: Today's Rep: The Base VS. Bush
This isn't a pretty picture, but it's the reality we face. My new column in RealClearPolitics.com began
today. I'll begin as a biweekly, and may go to a weekly later.
RealClearPolitics - Articles - The Base vs. Bush
Jed Babbin
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From:'
Sent:
To:
Subject: The producers of intelligence - Taday's Spectator
I am, regretfully, concluding that Mr. Bush's presidency, like Mr. Blair's prime ministership, is over in all but
name.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:' Oi Rita, Larry, elV, OSO
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:44 AM
To: Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO; Smith, Dorrance, elV, OSO
Subject: FW: Email making the rounds...
Fyi, this is the e-mail exchange I had with galloway that's making the circuit. I imagine
it'll leech into the press at some point. Looks like general mccaffrey may be stoking it
a bit; I have gotten the exchange from a few people and it always includes that barry
mccaffrey lede.
Ugh.
From: BARRY MCCAFFREY [mailto:b.r.mccaffrey@ ,

Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 8:49 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: EMAIL Echange---- noted Author and Journalist Joe Galloway (We Were Soldiers Once
and Young) ------and Rumsfeld DOD PR Rep Larry DaRita
DaRita No.1:
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD [mailto:larry.dirita~ttii

Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 6:58 AM
To: Galloway, Joe
Subject:
Your column about gen van riper is just silly, joe.A To tag the secretary of defense with
being responsible for every sparrow that falls out of every tree is just ludicrous.
General Kernan, who was commander of the Joint Forces Command when van riper's wargame
occurred, had very pointed things to say about van riper when van riper made his first
notoriety on this whole thing.
To tag rumsfeld with a wargame when there were about three or four layers of the chain of
command between rums£eld and the wargamers just misunderstands the way the world works.
Let's at least be honest about this: there is a lot of change taking place, and that
change forces people to re-examine the way we have always done things.A That is bumpy,
and that can make people anxious.
I don't have any idea what might have happened in van riper's experience with this
wargame, but to blame the secretary of defense for it just sounds crazy.
You talk about "rumsfeld's fondest ideas and theories" as if you have the first clue.as to
what those are.A I have worked with him side-by-side for five years, and I wouldn't even
try to divine what his fondest ideas and theories are.
The debate about defense transformation was going on long before rumsfeld showed up at the
pentagon.A I'd wager that the war game van riper was so offended by probably began in
planning before rumsfeld showed up.
Van riper has never even met the secretary to my knowledge.A For him to make such
sweeping comments as he did in your piece is just irresponsible.
As a journalist, don't you think you owe it to your readers to challenge when people say
things like that as though they have firsthand knowledge. Also, you ought to talk with
Buck Kernan, who commanded JFCOM at the time.
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You're just becoming a jo~nny one-note and it's only a couple of steps from that to
curmudgeon! !
Best ....
From galloway in response to DaRita No.1:
larry:
i am delighted that folks over in eSD continue to read my columns with great attention.
Who knows, it might make a difference one day.
i've always understood that the guy in charge takes the fall for everything that goes
wrong on his watch. this is why the u.s. navy court martials the captain of any ship that
is involved in an accident or is sunk for whatever reason.
this is why a President, Harry Truman, always kept a sign on his desk in the oval office
that said simply: The Buck Stops Here. trouble with this administration is the buck never
stops anywhere, on anybody's desk. AAAA "victory has many fathers; defeat is an
orphan" --Count Ciano, Mussolini's son-in-law in 1945
Last I knew Mr. Rumsfeld was the Secretary of Defense. His is the ultimate responsibility.
And I am damned if I can understand how you could work for the man for as long as you have
without knowing what he likes and doesn't like in the way of strategy and tactics and
fighting wars.
In the meantime, I hope you will take note of the fact that throughout the discussion of
this and other columns with you I have never once implied that you were "silly" or
"crazy" or "ludicrous" or even a "johnny one-note." I will be leaving this town in three
weeks, Larry, and there's a lot of people and places I will miss. You aren't exactly at
the top of that lista€ / .
Joe Galloway
Darita No.2:
That's not what you're describing, though. in your van riper piece.A
I also served long enough to know that officers who hide behind anonymity and complain to
you and other journalists about what they don't like are causing great harm to the
institutions they serve and to the country.
Anyway, I think your columns have been representative of a school of thought within
military circles that I don't believe is particularly widespread.A
The army is so much more capable and suitable for the nation's needs that it was 5 or 10
years ago.A To my mind, the voices your columns represent missed the forest for the
trees.A
I regret you took offense at our exchanges.A Apparently people can tell a journalist the
most damnable things about rumsfeld or myers or franks or the president and it's okay, but
a little feisty email exchange in response you find offensive!!
Best wishes.
Galloway Response to DaRita No.2:

Subj: Re:A
Date: 5/3/2006 4:56:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Jlgalloway2
To: larry.dirita@flmU3.~~t3~.~.
larry:
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the army you describe as "so much more capable" than it was 5 or 10 years ago is, in fact,
very nearly broken. another three years of the careful attention of your boss ought to
just about finish it off.
this .is not the word from your anonymous officers; this is from my own observations in the
field in iraq and at home on our bases and in the military schools and colleges.
you can sit there all day telling me that pigs can fly, with or without lipstick, and i am
not going to believe it.
seemingly the reverse is also true.
one of us is dead wrong and i have a good hunch that it would be you. you go flying blind
through that forest and you are going to find those trees for sure.
whether or not paul van riper has ever met Secretary Rumsfeld is not at issue. one does
not have to be a personal acquaintance to find that a public figure's policies and conduct
of his office are wanting. Secretary Rumsfeld spent a good number of years as the CEO of
various large corporations. He knows about being responsible for the bottom line in that
line of work. So too is he responsible in his current line of work; actually even more so
given the stakes involved.
So grasp that concept harder, friend Larry. Urge your boss to step up to the plate and
admit it when he's gotten it wrong at least as quickly as he steps up to run those famous
victory laps with Gen Meyer back in the spring of '03.
best
joe galloway
DaRita No.3:
Subj:A Re:
Date: 5/3/2006 5:09:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: larry.dirita@~
To: Jlgalloway2~~
Time will tell.A The army is faster, more agile, more deployable, more lethals.A At
least that's what schoomaker thinks. The army of 2000 could not have sustained rotational
deployments indefinitely. Retention is above 100 percent in units that have frequently
deployed. Would all those soldiers be rushing to join a "broken" army. Do you really
believe we were better off with tens of thousands of soldiers in fixed garrisons,
essentially non-deployable, in germany and korea? I appreciate your depth of feeling.A
What bugs me though is your implication that rumsfeld doesn't care about it as much as you
do. Also, if van riper et al confined their "analysis" to the issue at hand, your comment
would be valid.A Their comments were ad hominem, and that is a neat trick for someone
they never met .
. ;...... Anyway, time will tell.A Best ..
Galloway response to DaRita No.3:
larry:
[You sayl<the army of 2000 could not have sustained indefinite deployments>
my response: neither can the army of 2003 or the army of 2005 or 2006. it is grinding up
the equipment and the troops inexorably.
recruiting can barely, or hardly, or not, bring in the 80,000 a year needed to maintain a
steady state in the active army enlisted ranks .... and that is WITH the high retention
rates in the brigades.
and neither figure addresses the hemorraging of captains and majors who are voting with
their feet in order to maintain some semblance of a family life and a future without war
in it. and what do we do about a year when average
93 percent of majors are selected for Lt Col in all MO$s .... and 100 plus percent in
critical MOSs.
the army is scraping the barrel.
then there is the matter of 14 pc Cat 'IV recruits admitted in Oct 05 and 19pc in
Nov .... against an annual ceiling of 4 percent???
the returning divisions, which leave all their equipment behind in iraq, come home and
almost immediately lose 2,000 to 3,000 stop-loss personnel.
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then tradoc goes in and cherry picks the best NCOs for DI and schoolhouse jobs. leaving a
division with about 65 percent of authorized strength, no equipment to train on, sitting
around for eight or nine months painting rocks. if they are lucky 90 days before re
deplQying the army begins to refill them with green kids straight out of AIT or advanced
armor training.
if they are even luckier they have time to get in a rotation to JROTC or NTC and get some
realistic training for those new arrivals. if not so lucky they just take them off to
combat and let em sink or swim.
this is not healthy. this is not an army on the way up but one on the way to a dis~ster.
we need more and smarter soldiers. not more Cat IVs.
so far it is the willingness of these young men and women to serve, and to deploy multiple
times, and to work grueling and dangerous 18 hour days 7 days a week that is the glue
holding things together.
all the cheap fixes have been used; all the one-time-only gains so beloved of legislators
trying to balance a budget and get out of town. the question is what sort of an army are
your bosses going to leave behind as their legacy in 2009? one that is trained, ready and
well equipped to fight the hundred-yearA war with islam that seems to have begun with a
vengeance on your watch? or will they leave town and head into a golden retirement as that
army collapses for lack of manpower, lack of money to repair and replace all the equipment
chewed up by iraq and afghanistan, lack of money to apply to fixing those problems because
billions were squanpered on weapons systems that are a ridiculous legacy of a Cold War era
long gone (viz. the f/22, the osprey, the navy's gold plated destroyers and aircraft
carriers and, yes, nuclear submarines whose seeming future purpose is to replace rubber
zodiac boats as the favorite landing craft of Spec Cps teams, at a cost of billions)
meanwhile the pentagon, at the direction of your boss, marches rapidly ahead with
deployment of an anti-missile system whose rockets have yet to actually get out of the
launch tubes. at a cost of yet more multiple billions. you say i blame your boss for
things 3 or 4 levels below him that he can't possibly be controlling and quote accusations
from present and former flag officers who he has never eyeballed personally.
well the above items are things that he directly controls, or should; things he came into
office vowing he was going to fix or change drastically. and in the latest QDR. his last,
he made none of the hard Choices about wasted money on high dollar weapons systems that
make no sense in the real world today. the same QDR quite correctly identifies an urgent
need for MORE psyops and civil affairs and military police and far more troops who have
foreign language training appropriate to where we fight. and we budget a paltry 191
million, i say MILLION, bucks to do all that. not even the cost of the periscopes on those
oh-so-necessary submarines, or the instruments on one of those f22s.
this is what has my attention; this is what has me in a mood to question over and over and
over, waiting for answers that never come, change that never comes, course corrections
that never come.
you wanted some specifics. there are some specifics.
joe galloway
ps: those <tens of thousands of soldiers in fixed garrisons in germany who could not
deploy> were called VII Corps in the Persian Gulf War. they deployed. they formed the
armored spear that penetrated kuwait and broke the republican guard. the garrisons were
guarded, while they were gone, by the german army and police. they would have been so
guarded in OIF too had we tried a bit of diplomacy instead of bitch-slapping Old Europe as
your boss did at a crucial moment.
those bases in germany were paid for by germany; still are. and they are a good deal
closer to the action at present and in the foreseeable future than fort riley. kansas. now
we envision counting on rough and crude forward bases, occupied only occasionally, in
places where we have such good friends and allies like the fellow who just ordered us to
get out because we harumphed when he slaughtered a few hundred or thousand peaceful
demonstrators against his theft of yet another democratic election. you say that by doing
this we are positioning ourselves better for the wars of the future. but what if, once
again, a curtain of iron descends across Europe and once again the Fulda Gap must be
guarded against the new Red Army of our good friend and ally Putin.
your boss is fond of saying that this or that thing is "unknowable." the most unknowable
thing of all is who your enemy is going to be next time and where you are going to need
allies and bases from which to attack or defend. pulling out of europe and south korea may
be one of the larger mistakes charged off against your boss five years from now or ten, if
we are lucky enough to have a whole decade to repair some of the damage he has done while
congress turned a blind eye, too bUSy doing earmarks for flea circus museums in dubuque
and bridges to nowhere, alaska, to do the necessary oversight and questioning of cockamamy
ideas with even more dubious estimates of future savings of billions that begin dropping
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like a rock before the ink is even dry on the report.

all i can say is what the hell are you doing questioning my columns when you ought to be
in there at the elbow of your boss reading those columns aloud to him every wednesday
afternoon and urging him to pay attention to them. best wishes joe galloway
DaRita No.4:
Thanks for these insights, joe.A none of this is easy.A Your perspective seems pretty
fixed but I do appreciate the experience you bring to it.
Again, what bothers me most about your coverage is your implication that the people
involved in all of this are dumb or have ill-intent or are so sure of what they know that
they don't brook discussion.A That's the part you're just way off on, friend.
This is tough stuff, and we're all hard at it, trying to do what's best for the country.
Best wishes.
Galloway response to DaRita No.4:
i like to think that is what i am doing also, and it is a struggle that grows out of my
obligation to and love for america's warriors going back 41 years as of last month.
there are many things we all could wish had happened.
i can wish that your boss had surrounded himself with close advisers who had, once at
least, held a dying boy in their arms and watched the life run out of his eyes while they
lied to him and told him, over and over, "You are going to be all right. Hang on! Help is
coming. Don't quit now ... " Such men in place of those who had never known service or
combat or the true cost of war, and who pays that price, and had never sent their children
off to do that hard and unending duty.
i could wish for so much.
i could wish that in january of this year i had not stood in a garbage-strewn pit, in deep
mUd, and watched soldiers tear apart the wreckage of a kiowa warrior shot down just
minutes before and tenderly remove the barely alive body of WO ~~ij and the
lifeless body of his fellow pilot. they died flying overhead cover for a little three
vehicle Stryker patrol with which i was riding at the time.
i could wish thatMntli widowM~had not found, among the possessions of her lqte
husband, a copy of my book, carefully earmarked at a chapter titled Brave Aviators, which
~ was reading at the time of his death. That she had not enclosed a photo of her
husband, herself and a 3 year old baby girl.
those things i received in the mail yesterday and they brought back the tears that i wept
standing there in that pit, feeling the same shards in my heart that i felt the first time
i looked into the face of a fallen american soldier 41 years ago on a barren hill in Quang
Ngai Province in another time, another war.
someone once asked me if i had learned anything from going to war so many times. my reply:
yes, i learned how to cry.
Jg
DaRita No.5:
I appreciate what you are saying but your continued implication that rumsfeld does not
understand all that is at stake is wrong and offensive.
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(b)(6)
From:· • • Col OASD-PA

Subject: Jed Babbin called rlJrmlflti".i.. • • •
No need to return call unless you have a suggestion for constructive mischief his words since he is
guest hosting the Hugh Hewitt Show ... v/r
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(b)(6)
From:' JedBabbin@15f{;\W
To: tmcinernev aurvallel
Subject: Val for DCI: Today's Spectator
The Goss departure proves only that the CIA is still unable to do its job, and that Congress made
things worse in the way it created the Director of National Intelligence.
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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From: Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Sent: Friday, May 05,20062:20 PM
To: Smith, Dorrance Mr OSD PA
Cc: Johnson, Hollen elv aso PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, aso
Subject: FYI - SECDEF on cover of new National Journal
Given this cover story by Kitfield, I don't think we need to find any time for Kitfield on
the Secretary's calendar.
SECDEF on cover of the May 6 National Journal. Cover headline:' "Behind The Revolt" (Yo~
can see it at http://nationaljournal.com/njcover.htm) Cover story below. It will not be in
the Bird.
National Journal
May 6, 2006
The Generals' Case
By James Kitfield
The matter of Rumsfeld v. the Generals bears close scrutiny. The controversy represents
the worst breach in civil-military relations since Harry Truman dism~ssed Gen. Douglas
MacArthur in 1951 for his conduct and his criticism of the president during the Korean
War. It has proven an unwelcome distraction for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the
Joint Chiefs, and has added to the already considerable woes of President Bush in his role
as a wartime commander-in-chief. Notably, the calls from a group of recently retired
generals that Rumsfeld should resign has also thrust senior military leaders and, by
proxy, the uniformed services into the middle of a hyperpartisan political argument -
territory from which the U.S. military rarely escapes unscathed.
Given the nearly unprecedented nature of the controversy, what is perhaps most remarkable
is how utterly unsurprising it is to anyone who has spent time with senior military
officers, in the field, over drinks at the officers' club, or especially on the ground in
Iraq. The fact that the Army chief of staff came out of retirement to take the job after
sources say at least three active-duty generals declined it, and reports that the Marine
Corps commandant, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, may retire before his term is up, speak volumes
about the frayed state of civil-mfli~ary relations in today's Pentagon.
Practically from the moment they fir~t occupied the E Ring, Rumsfeld and his tight circle
of senior aides demonstrated a dismisSive attitude that has grated on uniformed leaders.
In the view of Bush's civilian team, President Clinton had allowed the generals and the
admirals to run roughshod. Rumsfeld and his band of reformers were a rude awakening for
senior military leaders conditioned to expect a measure of courtesy from civilian bosses
as a privilege of their rank; instead, Bush's team set out to show the generals who was
boss.
Rumsfeld's incessant needling of the Army, in particular, to more rapidly reshape itself
into an expeditionary force, at a time when the service has been run nearly ragged by
back-to-back-to-back deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, added insult to injUry. From the
beginning, the Rumsfeld reformers have also considered themselves bold revolutionaries who
deal only in trans formative ideas, and their "roll the dice" spirit in nearly all things
has often been at odds with the more cautious nature of a uniformed military pledged to
securing the Republic.
In response to Pentagon policies -- set by Rumsfeld and his inner circle -- pushing the
envelope on prisoner treatment, for instance, eight retired generals and admirals have
written to Bush asking for an independent, 9/ll-type commission to investigate detainee
abuse. Two of those senior officers, including the Navy's former judge advocate general,
have joined a lawsuit seeking to hold Rumsfeld directly accountable for pOlicies that gave
rise to torture and abuse of U.S.-held prisoners.
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Above all, the other eight (and counting) retired generals who have called for Rumsfeld's
resignation are wrestling to win the narrative of the Iraq war. Privately, most generals
will tell you that a new Defense secretary is unlikely to change the dynamics of an Iraqi
campaign now mostly defined by missed opportunities and foreclosed options. Notably, two
of the eight served as division commanders in Iraq and saw firsthand how decisions made by
their civilian bosses limited their military choices. Whatever the final outcome of the
conflict, they and a large number of senior officers on active duty believe that the
Office of the Secretary of Defense -- Rumsfeld and his top civilian advisers -- is
responsible for the most poorly analyzed and mismanaged U.S. military intervention since
Vietnam.
For these commanders, who have returned home with 2,400 fewer troops than they led into
Iraq, that calls for some accountability.
"My primary issue with Secretary Rumsfeld's leadership is accountability, because I grew
up in a culture where the captain of the ship or the commander of the unit is held
responsible, and Rumsfeld has committed act's of gross negligence and incompetence,"
retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni told National Journal. As head of U.S. Central
Command, which oversees all American troops in the Middle East, Zinni and his staff
planned and war-gamed an invasion of Iraq for years, plans that active-duty officers
assured him were constantly updated right up to the moment that Rumsfeld discarded them.
"We knew that you would need a lot of troops to establish law and order over a traumatized
population, and to combat all kinds of troublemaking elements coming from outside Iraq,"
Zinni said. "We knew that you had to secure the infrastructure and that reconstruction
would be a huge and expensive task. We knew that Iraqi exiles like Ahmad Chalabi had zero
credibility in the region. All of that was foreseeable, and yet our warnings were brushed
aside and we were personally attacked," the general continued. "Rumsfeld said our planning
was 'old and stale.' That this was going to be a 'cakewalk,' with 'shock and awe' and
flowers in the streets, and Iraqi oil paying for reconstruction. Those were wild-eyed and
patently ridiculous ideas."
High-Stakes Showdown
R~gardless of the emotional content of the generals' arguments, the stakes of the
controversy could hardly be greater. On a strategic level, the issues raised go to the
fundamental judgment and Competence of those entrusted with the nation's most lethal
levers of power at a time of great uncertainty. The dangers include a potential
confrontation with Iran over its supposed pursuit of nuclear weapons, while North Korea is
waiting in the wings. And the war on terrorism continue~.
The U.S. military is also poised to attempt the delicate process of extricating itself
from Iraq within the next two years without setting the scene for that country, and the
region, to descend into sectarian war. Meanwhile, another military manpower crunch is
coming late this year and early next as planners search for soldiers and marines to deploy
to Iraq and Afghanistan for their third -- and in some cases fourth -- combat tours, an
effort necessitated by Rumsfeld's stubborn refusal to increase the size of U.S. infantry
forces from pre-9!11 levels permanently, despite wars on multiple fronts and urgings from
some in Congress.
In breaking with two centuries of military tradition, the retired generals asking for the
head of Donald Rumsfeld have essentially gone around their former civilian bosses to put
the question directly to the American people: Do you want to confront the crises ahead led
by the person who brought you Iraq?
"My own decision to speak out goes back to watching firsthand the arrogant and
contemptuous attitude of Rumsfeld as he ignored the advice of military experts during
preparations for war, and then liVing with the impact of those strategic blunders as a
division commander in Iraq," retired Army Maj. Gen. John Batiste said in an interview.
After serving in the Pentagon as chief military aide to then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul
Wolfowitz -- where he was privy to many high-level meetings -- and then commanding the 1st
Infantry Division in Iraq, Batiste declined promotion to lieutenant general and command of
an Army corps. "That was a gut-wrenching decision for me, but at some point I realized
that in order to try and change course and have this debate, I had to retire," he said.
"Secretary Rumsfeld and his team turned what should have been a deliberate Victory in Iraq
into a prolonged challenge. My concern now is that we still have a long way to go in the
Iraq war, and other monumental decisions are coming just around the corner. Don't the
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American people deserve senior leaders whose instincts and judgments they can trust?"
Not surprisingly, Bush has vigorously defended his Defense secretary, having already
declined the resignations that Rumsfeld tendered in 2004 over the Abu Ghraib prison
scandal. The era when President Clinton's Defense secretary, Les Aspin, resigned over a
single bad day in Somalia and a controversy over gays in the military now seems almost
quaint. One irony of the current controversy, however, is that in speaking out the
generals may have actually helped secure Rumsfeld's job. No wartime president can bow to
such public pressure from senior military voices without appearing weak, and firing
Rumsfeld would also amount to an admission by Bush that the defining issue of his
presidency was fraught with strategic mistakes.
Yet the seriousness of the controversy warrants at least an examination of the generals'
writ. It's not just that the military leaders have called for Rumsfeld's resignation, it's
that they cite specific decisions that they say he got terribly, terribly wrong. The list
of particulars was perhaps best summarized by retired Lt. Gen. Greg Newbold, the top
operations officer on the Joint Staff in the run-up to the Iraq war. Before he stepped
down, Newbold was a strong candidate for future commandant of the Marine Corps. "What we
are liVing with now is the consequences of successive policy failures," Newbold wrote in
Time magazine. "Some of the missteps include: the distortion of intelligence in the
buildup to the war, McNamara-like micromanagement that kept our forces from having enough
resources to do the job, the failure to retain and reconstitute the Iraqi military in time
to help quell civil disorder, initial denial that insurgency was at the heart of the
opposition to occupation, alienation of allies who could have helped in a more robust way
to rebuild Iraq, and the continuing failure of other agencies of U.S. government to commit
themselves to the same degree as the Defense Department." Here are the details behind the
generals' specific complaints.
The Intelligence
The failure to find Saddam Hussein's stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, president
Bush's casus belli for the invasion, still tops many after-action assessments. As was
detailed in the bipartisan Robb-Silberman report on intelligence regarding weapons of mass
destruction, an intelligence failure of that magnitude has many fathers. The question
posed by the generals is whether Rumsfeld and his top aides were prominent among them.
In fact, despite the general assumption within the vast U.S. intelligence network that
Saddam almost certainly retained some residual or reconstituted chemical and biological
(but not nuclear) weapons capabilities, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz were not satisfied with the
often qualified and inconclusive intelligence on Iraq's WMD programs that filtered up
through the intelligence bureaucracy. Nor was Rumsfeld's confidant, Vice President Cheney.
So Wolfowitz had the Pentagon's No.3 civilian, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Douglas Feith, establish a new intelligence shop on Iraq called the Office of Special
Plans.
OSP operated outside normal intelligence channels and was known to have very close ties to
Cheney'S office and to Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi and his network of Iraqi defectors, who
had a vested interest in overthrowing Saddam. The vice president's chief of staff and top
national security adviser, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, was a former protege of wolfowitz's,
having worked with him in the Pentagon in the early 1990s on issues involving weapons of
mass destruction.
Many experts believe that OSP circumvented the normal vetting and filtering process by
which intelligence made its way up the pyramid of collection and analysis, and instead
relayed essentially raw intelligence gathered from Chalabi's defectors directly to the
vice president's office, where it found its way into Cheney'S speeches. In August 2002,
for instance, Cheney proclaimed, "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of
mass destruction" and is pursuing "an aggressive nuclear weapons program" that Cheney
surmised would soon produce a weapon. Nor was there any doubt, Cheney said, that "he is
amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." In his
address to the United Nations in October 2002, Bush thus posited the case for pre-emptive
war against Iraq: "We cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could
come in the form of a mushroom clOUd."
Notably, at the time of Cheney'S speech the Pentagon, and not the CIA, was circulating a
detailed intelligence briefing on Baghdad's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons
programs to key allies and members of Congress, and was reportedly working on a report
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that would show links between Al Qaeda and Iraq. The Pentagon' official spearheading that
briefing was J.D. Crouch, Rumsfeld's assistant secretary of Defense for international
security policy.
The Robb-Silberman report concluded that two Chalabi-supplied Iraqi defectors were
"fabricators." The use of another serial liar, a source code-named "Curveball," who was
behind reports of Iraqi mobile biological weapons labs, was, the report noted, "at bottom,
a story of Defense Department collectors who abdicated their responsibility to vet a
critical source .... " The 9/11 commission report, meanwhile, found no credible operational
links between Al Qaeda and Saddam's regime. Since the reports' release, both Bill Luti,
who ran the Pentagon's Office of special Plans, and Crouch have gone on to work for the
National Security Council, in the White House.
"As someone doing consulting work for the CIA right up until the war started, I saw the
intelligence on Iraq's WMD, and I can tell you that the administration's talk of an
imminent danger of 'mushroom clouds' wasn't just a stretch," Zinni said. "Quite frankly,
it was outright bullshit. I asked the CIA analysts where that was coming from, and tney
just stared at their shoes."
McNamara-Like Micromanagement
Did Rumsfeld micromanage the Iraq operation to the degree that Defense Secretary Robert
McNamara and President Johnson did with Vietnam? ("I won't let those Air Force generals
bomb even the smallest outhouse without checking with me!" Johnson used to brag.) Bush
asked about Rumsfeld's management approach when talking to the Pentagon's top civilian in
Iraq, Paul Bremer, who headed the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2003-2004. "I like
Don, Mr. President. I've known him for 30 years, admire him, and consider him highly
intelligent. But he does micromanage," Bremer recalls in his book My Year in Iraq. "Don
terrifies his subordinates, so that I can rarely get any decisions out of anyone but him."
From a military standpoint, Exhibit A in the micromanagement charge is Rumsfeld's

insistence in the critical period leading up to the Iraq invasion that the Joint Staff and
the Central Command jettison the Time Phased Force and Deployment List. What the military
calls the "Tip Fid" is the matrix by which theater commanders identify the forces needed
for a specific campaign and the services prioritize the deployment of those forces and
requisite support units. The methodical, timed, and phased nature of such a deployment
scheme assaulted Rumsfeld's notions of "transformational war," and he derided the Tip Fid
as part of the military'S "Industrial Age" thinking. Rumsfeld and his aides favored a
"just in time" buildup to war fashioned more on the FedEx model -- hold everything back
until you absolutely need it.
War is not package delivery, however, and the Pentagon civilians' insistence on scuttling
the Tip Fid infuriated commanders in the Middle East, who were ordered to move into Iraq
even as units needed to guard their exposed supply lines were still pouring off ships in
Kuwait. Often those forces arrived in the wrong order of priority and with inadequate
supplies and transport.
"Rumsfeld insists that the Tip Fid process is too ponderous and slow, and it may well be,
but it's the only process we have for managing the flow of forces into theater and
matching them with needed lift and support," a senior general involved in planning the
invasion told National Journal at the time. "Since we've been ordered to abandon the Tip
Fid, it would be really nice if those of us responsible for executing this campaign knew
and understood what the hell is supposed to replace it. And we don't!"
ToO Few Troops
When then-Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki told Congress before the Iraq war that it
would take on the order of "several hundred thousand" troops to stabilize the country, the
general was actually being conservative. Central Command's war plan for Iraq originally
called for a minimum of 380,000 troops to topple the regime and secure the country.
Studying force-to-population ratios in seven previous occupations, ranging from Germany
and Japan in the 1940s all the way to Somalia and the Balkans in the 1990s, the Rand think
tank prepared a report shortly before the Iraq war that was brought to Rumsfeld's
attention. Rand put the number of troops needed to stabilize Iraq at 500,000. .
Yet WOlfowitz derided Shinseki's "notion of hundreds of thousands of American troops" as

"way off the mark," and OSD made Shinseki a lame duck by naming his replacement more than
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a year before his scheduled retirement. After constant pressure from Rumsfeld prompted
Central Command's Gen. Tommy Franks to whittle the invasion force down to roughly 140,000
U.S. troops, it became clear that in their overriding focus on transformation and bold new
ideas. Pentagon civilians had ignored the lessons of even recent history.
Rumsfeld has never acknowledged that those forces proved manifestly inadequate to the task
of taming an ethnically fractious country of 27 million inhabitants. Ultimately, there
were too few troops to stop the looting and the growing sense of anarchy and lawlessness
that took hold in the weeks and months after Saddam's regime fell, or to guard abandoned
Iraqi army ammo dumps from raids by the nascent insurgency. As a result, the U.S. military
saw its critical honeymoon of liberation cut short in Iraq, and some senior commanders
have never forgotten it.
The generals are, however, at least partly responsible for the lack of sufficient troops
in Iraq. Knowing after the Shinseki affair that OSD would deem a request for more troops
most unwelcome, and understanding that if a larger force were committed to Iraq it would
hasten the day when deployments would break the back of their Army and National Guard
combat and support units, the generals kept mum or played word games in public. In early
September 2003, for instance, the senior commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, .
insisted that he had enough troops for the mission "currently assigned." At the time that·
mission did ~ot include fighting an all-out insurgency, confronting renegade militias,
training a new Iraqi army, securing the porous border against terrorist infiltration, or
holding ground cleared of insurgents by U.S. military sweeps. "If a militia or internal
conflict of some nature were to erupt .,. that would be a challenge out there that I do
not have sufficient force for," Sanchez said then.
When those challenges and more arose in the fateful spring of 2004, however, the generals
still bit their tongues in public about the need for more troops. They did so even after
Rumsfeld pulled what many of them saw as a bait and switch. He originally assured
uniformed leaders that the Army's 1st Cavalry Division was in the pipeline to reinforce
the U.S. invasion force, and then he abruptly canceled the deployment.
So, did Rumsfeld fail to supply his generals with adequate forces in Iraq? The Bush
administration's top man there certainly thought so. As early as July 2003, well before
the insurgency had fully coalesced, Bremer spoke with then-National Security Adviser
Condoleezza Rice, as he recalls in his book. "In my view, the coalition's got about half
the number of soldiers we need here," Bremer told her. "And we run the risk of having this
thing go south on us."
Disbanding Iraq's Army
When Bremer signed Coalition provisional Authority Order No.2 on May 23, 2003, formally
dissolving all Iraqi military formations, he had some compelling reasons. Iraqi security
forces were an instrument of Saddam's brutal repression; they were viewed as a threat by
both the Kurds and the Shiite Iraqi exiles like Chalabi who were so favored by 05D; and,
anyway, those uniformed forces had largely melted away after the regime collapsed. After
discussing the idea with his civilian staff, Bremer vetted his plan to abolish all Iraqi
intelligence, security, and military forces with Rumsfeld and Feith. Both approved the
idea.
For many military commanders in Iraq, however, the idea was pure folly. As opposed to
Saddam's brutal Republican Guard, the regUlar Iraqi army was a relatively respected
institution into which many Iraqis had been conscripted and had served honorably,
especially during the Iraq-Iran war. Because the Iraqi army also had its own command-and
control systems and mobility, U.S. military experts believed that if the force were
reconstituted quickly, it could prove critical in establishing security and helping with
reconstruction.
Did military experts share their concerns with Bremer? One who did was retired Army Lt.
Gen. Jay Garner, the head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian.Assistance, the
initial American postwar overseer in Baghdad. Bremer later replaced Garner. The retired
general advised Bremer that abolishing the Iraqi army would be a huge mistake. Once again,
however, military advice went unheeded. With Iraq's long, hot summer of occupation just
beginning in 2003, the second edict of Bremer's Pentagon-led occupational authority threw
hundreds of thousands of military-age Iraqi men out of work, with every last one of them
nursing a grudge and trained to bear arms.
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The CPA's first edict? Feith's /lDe~Baathification of Iraqi Society" order. Perhaps not
surprisingly, the process was eventually entrusted to chalabi, who predictably took the
purge to draconian levels and further inflamed the sunni-based insurgency. That may be why
Frankp , the top U.S. commander of the Iraq war, wrote in his autobiography that Feith was
"getting a reputation around here as the dumbest [expletive] guy on the planet."
"Why de-Baathification was handed to Chalabi was one of the great mysteries to all of us,
because it was absolutely the wrong thing to do," said a senior active-duty gene~al who
was in Iraq at the time. "Chalabi had a vested interest in the total eli~ination of , the
Baathist structure in Iraq as a way of clearing the political field. To say that his de
Baathification efforts undercut our attempts to bring the Sunnis into the political
process would be an understatement."
No New Iraqi Army

If U.S. military commanders in Iraq were outraged at the formal dissolution of the Iraqi
army, they were absolutely confounded by the CPA's noted lack of urgency in training a
force to take its place. Because Saddam had used the Republican Guard to keep his boot on
the necks of the Iraqi people, Bremer believed that any new army should have only external
security responsibilities -- guarding borders and the like. With the old Iraqi army
formally dissolved, no new one on the horizon, and growing signs of an organized
insurgency by fall 2003, however, U.S. commanders viewed that plan as sentencing U.S.
troops to indefinite service in· Iraq.
u.s. commanders in Iraq understood better than most that raising an army from scratch was
a mammoth enterprise likely to take years. In the end, they won approval to create a small
number of "Iraqi National Guard" battalions, but the training and equipping of even these
units had to come out of the hides of coalition forces in Iraq, already stretched thin. A
year after the invasion, there were not enough personal weapons for even the new Iraqi
National Guard battalions.
Meanwhile, Bremer assigned responsibility for overseeing creation of the New Iraqi Army to
a civilian on his staff, Walter Slocombe, who announced the rather modest first-year
objective of forming a single army division of roughly 12,000 troops. Even that effort,
according to U.S. military commanders, was plagued by chronic underfunding and a lack of
adequate manpower, resources, and high-level attention.
"History will have to sort out the pros and cons of disbanding the Iraqi army, but even
proponents of the idea understood that you would have to immediately devote a lot of
resources and manpower to replacing it, and the fact that never happened is a damning
indictment of Secretary Rumsfeld's leadership," retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, who led
the initial effort to create a New Iraqi Army, told National Journal. "Instead, I fell in
on a staff of five guys borrowed from Central Command's staff, and we were supposed to
build ,an army for a country of 27 million people. And I never did get the people and money
that were promised to execute the mission, and that same lack of urgency persists even
today. "
When some of the Iraqi National Guard battalions and units of the New Iraqi Army were
thrown into battle in the simultaneous Sunni and Shiite uprisings in spring 2004 -- what
Bremer called "the most critical crisis of the occupation" -- most of the poorly trained
and ill-equipped Iraqis went AWOL or refused to fight. That left the mission of quelling
the uprisings to U.S. forces in Iraq. At the time, those forces included one of Paul
Eaton's two sons in uniform.
"Some people have criticized my comments as counterproductive to the war effort, but with
two children in uniform this is very personal for me," said Eaton, who called for
Rumsfeld's resignation in a recent op-ed in The New York Times. "I looked at the terrible
path Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld has led us down, and I thought two and a half more
years of that leadership was too long for my nation, for my Army, and for my family."
Alienating Allies
From the beginning, the Rumsfeld team viewed NATO and other venerable U.S. alliances in a
suspect light. A multilateral alliance might be useful for nation-building operations in
the Balkans and for keeping the peace in Europe, but such mundane missions held no allure
for the Rumsfeld reformers. Certainly in terms of combat, OSD viewed such alliances as too
much of a constraint on its vision of transformational warfare. This opinion comported
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with some air-power advocates in uniform who derided the "war by committee" character of
NATO's 1999 campaign in Kosovo.
So when NATO proudly invoked its collective defense clause for the first time in history
to come to America's aid after the 9/11 attacks, allied nations were stunned by the
Pentagon's reply of "thanks, but no thanks." As Rumsfeld memorably told NATO members when
the u.s. set out unilaterally to topple the Taliban and take the fight to Al Qaeda in
Afghanistan, "The mission will define the coalition."
Even when that mission entailed invading and occupying a country of 27 million people,
however, OSD seemed remarkably ,cavalier about the need for a broad coalition. Rumsfeld
infuriated European allies when he responded to German and French reluctance to invade
Iraq by rhetorically dividing the Continent into "old Europe" and "new Europe."
Wolfowitz's suggestion that the Turkish military should help overcome civilian resistance
there to the war upset many civilians in the' Ankara government, which eventually denied a
U.S. request to launch a northern front in Iraq from Turkish territory. After Saddam's
regime fell, the Pentagon further alienated allies by suggesting that French and German
contractors would be barred from the anticipated spoils of Iraqi reconstruction.
Did the Pentagon's incursions into prewar diplomacy help alienate venerable U.S. allies?
One person who thought so was the official frequently tasked with trying to mend those
frayed relations. "Terms like 'old Europe' didn't exactly have a confidence-building
effect, and clearly helped turn public opinion in Europe against us," former Secretary of
State Colin Powell told the German magazine Stern in an interview last year.
Although the Bush administration eventually cobbled together a coalition of some 30

nations in Iraq, the generals have always understood that their support from allies is a
mile wide and an inch deep. The lack of allied help denied them the much-desired northern
front during the invasion, cost them a multinational division planned for fall 2003, and
left them without the legitimacy that major Arab allies might have bestowed on a genuine
coalition operation. Several key allies have announced plans to pull their forces out of
Iraq this year. Perhaps most important, polls taken before the war clearly showed that the
American public would have been much more supportive of the war if the U.S. were perceived
as being part of a broad coalition.
None of that would have mattered if OSD's optimistic assumptions going into Iraq -- that
U.S. forces would be viewed overWhelminglY and lastingly as liberators, that the basiC
structures of government would remain intact, that Iraqi oil would pay for the country's
reconstruction, that democratic reforms could surmount long-standing ethnic divisions -
had proven true. But because those assumptions proved wrong, and with the U.S. military
entering its fourth year in Iraq, that lack of broad and deep support at home and abroad
matters a lot.
"I have nothing personal against Rumsfeldi I've never even met him," said Zinni, who has a
son in uniform serving in Afghanistan. "But how can we change course, move forward, and
win allies back to our cause when the same person who put us on this disastrous path and
burned those allies in the past is still at the helm, saying nothing has changed and no
mistakes have been made? I just don't think you can be open to new ideas and courses of
action if you have a vested interest in constantly defending old decisions."
Not Fading Away
Rumsfeld is reportedly worried that the revolt of the generals has weakened the principle
of civilian control of the military, and in that concern he has much company. Whatever
blame Rumsfeld shares for a oivil-military relationship in tatters, the active-duty and
retired flag officers who have rushed to his defense recognize that their comrades have
violated an important tradition. One reason that the U.S. military consistently polls as
the most respected institution in America is that it's viewed as being above politics.
In particular, the Joint Chiefs, hand-picked by Rumsfeld, understand the implied criticism
in the generals' writ against their boss: that the chiefs have too often acted as "yes
men," insulating Rumsfeld in an echo chamber.
"I haven't noticed any shrinking lilies among the Joint Chiefs, and we all understand our
responsibility to state our advice, and for the chairman [of the Joint Chiefs] to take
that advice to the secretary of Defense and the president," Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the
Army chief of staff, said recently to defense reporters. "That doesn't mean our bosses
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always agree with our advice. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself: Is a
decision legal, ethical, and can I live with the consequences? If you can't, then you do
have a responsibility to do something about it; but in my opinion, you should do it while
still in uniform. If you've gone through the debate and lived with the decision, I think
it's' inappropriate to go around cleansing your conscience in public after the fact. I
certainly don't want civil authorities distrusting military advice because they're worried
about what someone is going to say publicly down the road."
By tradition, old soldiers who can no longer in good conscience obey their civilian
masters are supposed to state their case in private, offer their resignation, and then
quietly fade away. Air Force Chief of Staff Ron Fogleman did that in 1997 over
disagreement with the Clinton administration's military drawdown and aSD's disciplining of
one of his generals over the Khobar Towers terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia. Despite being
treated shabbily, Shinseki in retirement has largely declined to publicly criticize
Rumsfeld; Ever the old soldier, Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has
refused to directly criticize Rumsfeld and Cheney for their largely successful efforts to
marginalize him in the Iraq debate. '
Especially for the post-Vietnam generations of officers, however, this burden of silence
weighs uneasily. Nearly all of them have read Dereliction of Duty, a seminal book by Army
Col. H.R. McMaster, published in 1997, that was once on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs'
required reading list. In it, McMaster excoriates the Vietnam-era Joint Chiefs and other
senior military leaders for not speaking out more forcefully against misguided policies
that many in uniform believed cost them a war and the lives of tens of thousands of
American soldiers. President Johnson's "plan of deception depended on the tacit approval
or silence of the Jo{nt Chiefs of Staff," McMaster wrote. "LBJ had misrepresented the
mission of U.S. ground forces in Vietnam, distorted the views of the chiefs to lend
credibility to his decision against mobilization, grossly understated the numbers of
troops General [William] Westmoreland had requested. and lied to the Congress about the
monetary cost of actions already approved and of those awaiting final decision .... The
'five silent men' on the Joint Chiefs made possible the way the United states went to war
in Vietnam."
Retired Army Gen. Barry MCCaffrey was one of the most decorated combat veterans of Vietnam
and a division commander in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. "You know, when people ask me
whether Secretary Rumsfeld should resign, I tell them it would be inappropriate for me to
comment on such a personal matter, but I will provide my objective view on some of his
policies that have gotten this country and our military into serious trouble," he told
National Journal. "I still think our national leadership has the unquestioned loyalty of
our senior military leaders in uniform. These retired generals who are speaking out,
however, I view as combat veterans with the full rights of U.S. citizens to talk about the
security challenges they see facing the country."
For the Vietnam generation of officers and those who mentored at their shoulder, the
quintessential model of a leader struggling with the dilemma ot divided loyalties is not
Gen. George Catlett Marshall, but rather Gen. Edward (Shy) Meyer. Given that the Senate
Armed Services Committee recently announced possible hearings on the matter of Rumsfeld v.
the Generals, his case is worth contemplating.
In the spring of 1980, the Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan, U.S. diplomats were
still being held hostage in Iran, and the U.S. military was reeling from a post-Vietnam
decade of poor morale and defense cutbacks. As Army chief of staff, Meyer knew that
speaking out pUblicly on that sorry state of affairs would be viewed as an act of
disloyalty by his civilian bosses in the Pentagon and by President Carter, who was
entering a difficult re-election campaign.
A veteran of Vietnam, Meyer was also mindful that the United States military was 'nearly
unique in taking its oath of allegiance not to an individual leader, political party, or
monarch, but rather to the principles and ideals in the Constitution. The Constitution
prescribed not only civilian control of the military but also a separation of powers,
establishing the president as commander-in-chief but giving Congress the responsibility
for the raising of armies. So when members of Congress asked the general in public
testimony about the state of their army, Meyer told them that the United States had a
"hollow Army. "
/ Pointedly, Meyer did not directly criticize the commander-in-chief or call for the
resignation of the secretary of Defense. He privately offered his own resignation. It was
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not accepted. When the secretary of the Army, his civilian boss, demanded chat Meyer
rescind his comments about a "hollow Army," however, he flatly refused. Gen. Shy Meyer
just told the truth and trusted in the Constitution. The American people did the rest.
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April 25, 2006
MEMORANDUM FOR: COLONELmrmm~r;m

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DEPARTMENT HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
COLONEL CINDY JEBB

DEPUTY DEPARTMENT HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
Subject: Academic Report- Trip to Iraq and Kuwait

Thursday 13 April through Thursday 20 April 2006
1. PURPOSE: This memo provides follow-on feedback reference visit 13·20 April 2006 to Iraq and Kuwait. Look
forward to doing a faculty seminar with Department of Social Sciences at your convenience in the Fall semester.
2. SOURCES - IRAQ:
a. General George Casey, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I): One-on-one discussions and
briefings.
b. LTG Peter Chiarelli, Commander, Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I): One-on-one discussions and
briefings.
c. LTG Martin Dempsey, Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command: One-on-one discussions
and briefings.
d. British three-star General LTG Rob Fry (U K Army), Deputy to General George Casey, Multi-National
Force-Iraq (MNF-I): Update Briefings.
e. Acting Chief-of-Mission U.S. Embassy, DCM David Satterfield:- One-on-one discussions and briefing.
f. MG James Thurman, Commanding General, 4'h Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad
(MND-B): One-on-one discussions and briefings.
g. MG Thomas Turner, Commanding General, 101'1 Abn Div. Multi-National Division-North (MND-N): One
on-one discussions and briefings.
h. MG Rick Lynch, MUlti-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Strategic Effects: One-an-one discussions and briefing.
i. MG Timothy Donovan, USMC, Chief-of-StaffMulti-National Forces-Iraq: One-on-one discussions and out

brief.
j. MG Joseph Peterson, Chief of Iraqi Police Transition: Discussion and briefing.
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k. Mr. David Harris, Acting Chief Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO): One-on-one lunch and
discussions.
I. MG Bob Heine, Deputy Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), Director of Operations: One-on
one discussions and briefings.
m. BG (P) William H. McCoy, Commanding General, Gulf Region Division Project and Contracting Offi'ce:
Full Staff Briefings.
n. BG John Cantwell (Australian Army): MNF-I Operations Brief.
o. BG Alessio Cecchetti (Italian Army): Coalition Operations Update Briefing.
p. Mr. Russ Thaden, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Multi-National Force-Iraq: Intelligence briefing on
threat.
q. Briefing: Multi-National Force-Iraq Battlefield Update.
r. Briefing: MNF-I Effects and Synchronization Board.
s. Division Battle Staff Briefing: 4th Infantry Division.
t. Division Battle Staff Briefing: 10 I $I Airborne Division.
u. Briefing: Infantry Brigade Commander, 41h Infantry Division.
v. Briefing: Acting Infantry Battalion Commander. 4th Infantry Division.
w. Briefing: Infantry Company Commander, 4th Infantry Division.
x. Lunch Sensing Session: Soldiers and junior NCOs, 4th Infantry Division.
y. Dinner Discussion: General Officers and Division Command Sergeant Major, 101 51 Airborne Division.
z. Briefing: Infantry Brigade Commander, 101" Airborne Division.
aa. Briefing: Maneuver Effects Brigade Commander (Engineers), 101 51 Airborne Division on Counter-lED Campaign.
bb.Briefing: Aviation Brigade Commander, 101'1 Airborne Division.
cc. Briefing: Maneuver Battalion Commander and Company Commanders, 10\51 Airborne Division.
dd. Lunch Sensing Session: Aviation Company Commander and Leaders, 101 SI Airborne Division.
ee. Dinner Sensing Session: Soldiers and junior NCOs, 101 sf Airborne Division.
ff. Visit and Briefings: Brigade Detention Center and Intelligence interrogators.
gg. Visit and Briefings: Special Operations Intelligence Fusion Center.
hh. Night Movement: To 101" Maneuver Battalion Headquarters for pinning ceremony, Combat Infantry and
Combat Action Badges. Discussion with junior soldiers.
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3. SOURCES - KUWAIT:
a. Ambassador Richard LeBaron, US Ambassador to Kuwait: Office call and discussions with U.S. Ambassador
and DCM.
b. Staff Briefings: Colonel David Cordon, Acting Chief, Office of Military Cooperation - Kuwait.
c. Briefings: U.S. Embassy Political Officer.
d. Briefings: U.S. Embassy DAO - LTC Robert Friedenberg.
e. MG James Kelley, Acting Commanding General, Coalition Land Component Command: One-on-one
discussions.
f. Full Staff Briefing: (3'd U.S. Army), Forces Land Component Command (CFLCe).
g. Dinner Discussion: CFLCC General Officers, Chief-of-staff, Command Sergeant Major.
4: THE BOTTOM LINE - OBSERVAnONS FROM IRAQI FREEDOM, APRIL 2006:
1" . The morale, fighting effectiveness, and confidence of U.S. combat forces continue to be simply awe-inspiring. In
every sensing session and interaction - I probed for weakness and found courage, belief in the mission, enormous
confidence in their sergeants and company grade officers, an understanding of the larger mission, a commitment to
creating an effective Iraqi Army and Police, unabashed patriotism, and a sense of humor. All of these soldiers, NCOs
and young officers were volunteers for combat. Many were on their second combat tour - several Were on the third or
fourth combat tour. Many had re-enlisted to stay with their unit on its return to a second Iraq deployment. Many
planned to re-enlist regardless of how long the war went on.
Their comments to me were guileless, positive, and candidly expressed love for their fellow soldiers. They routinely
encounter sniper fire, mortar and rocket attacks, and constantly face lED's on movement. Their buddies have been
killed and wounded. Several in these sessions had also been wounded. These are the toughest soldiers we have ever
fielded. It was a real joy and an honor to see them first-hand..
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- The Iraqi Army is real, growing, and willing to fight. They now have lead action of a huge and rapidly
expanding area and population. The battalion level formations are in many cases excellent - most are adequate.
However, they are very badly equipped with only a few light vehicles, small arms, most with body annor and one or
two uniforms. They have almost no mortars, heavy machine guns, decent communications equipment, artillery,
annor, or IAF air transport, helicopter, and strike support. Their logistics capability is only now beginning to appear.
Their Institutional Army (Military Schools, logistics base, manufacturing) is beginning to show encouraging signs of
se If- initiative.
The Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior have shown dramatic and rapid growth in capacity and competence
since LTG Dempsey took them under his care. However, the corruption and lack of capability of the ministries will
require several years of patient coaching and officer education in values as well as the required competencies. The
Iraqi people clearly want a National Army. The recruiting now has gotten significant participation by all sectarian
groups to include the Sunni. The Partnership Program with U.S. units will be the key to success with the Embedded
Training Teams augmented and nurtured by a U.S. Maneuver Commander. This is simply a brilliant success story.
We need at least two-to-five more years of U.S. partnership and combat backup to get the Iraqi Army ready to stand
on its own. The interpersonal relationships between Iraqi Army units and their U.S. trainers are very positive and
genuine.
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3 rd _ The Iraqi police are beginning to show marked improvement in capability since MG Joe Peterson took over the
·program. The National Police Commando Battalions are very capable - a few are simply superb and on par with the
best U.S. SWAT units in tenns of equipment, courage, and training. Their intelligence collection capability is better
than ours in direct HUMINT.
The crux of the war hangs on our ability to create urban and rural local police with the ability to survive on the streets
of this incredibly dangerous and lethal environment. The police must have fortified local stations (more than a
thousand), local jails (more than a thousand), annored Humvees (more than 3000), a nationwide command and control
system. embedded U.S. contractor trainers, and in the key battleground areas of Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, and Kirkuk
they need a remote area camera monitoring system such as we now have in most of our major cities.
The police are heavily infiltrated by both the AIF and the Shia militia. They are widely distrusted by the Sunni
population. They are incapable of confronting local armed groups. They inherited a culture of inaction, passivity,
human rights abuses, and deep corruption.
This will be a ten year project requiring patience, significant resources, and an international public face. This is a
very, very tough challenge which is a prerequisite to the Iraqis winning the counter-insurgency struggle they will face
in the coming decade. We absolutely can do this. But this police program is now inadequately resourced.
4th - The creation of an Iraqi government of national unity is a central requirement. We must help create a legitimate
government for which the Iraqi security forces will fight and die. Ifwe do not see the successful development ofa
pluralistic administration in the first 120 days ofthe emerging Jawad al-Maliki leadership - there will be significant
chance of the country breaking apart in warring factions among the Sunnis and Shia - with a separatist Kurdish north
embroiled in their own potential struggle with the Turks.
The incompetence and corruption of the interim Iraqi Administration has been significant. There is total Jack of trust
among the families, the tribes, and the sectarian factions created by the 35 years of despotism and isolation of the
criminal Saddam regime. This is a traumatized society with a malignant political culture. There is a huge "brain
drain" taking place with educated and wealthy Iraqis getting out with their money. This is a loss of the potential
leadership to solve the mess that is Iraq today. The pot is also being stirred from the outside Iraq by six neighboring
states - none of which have provided significant economic or political assistance.
However, in my view, the Iraqis are likely to successfully create a governing entity. The intelligence picture strongly
portrays a population that wants a federal Iraq, wants a national Anny, rejects the AIF as a political future for the
nation, and is optimistic that their life can be better in the coming years. Unlike the Balkans-the Iraqis want this to
work. The bombing of the Samarra Mosque brought the country to the edge of all-out war. However, the Iraqi Anny
did not crack, the moderates held, Sistani called for restraint, the Sunnis got a chill of fear seeing what could happen to
them as a minority popUlation, and the Coalition Forces suddenly were seen correctly as a vital force that could keep
the population safe in the absence of Iraqi power. In addition, the Shia were reminded that Iran is a Persian power
with goals that conflict with the Shia Arabs of southern and central Iraq.
It is likely that the Iraqis will pull together enough political muscle to get through the coming 30 day crisis to produce
a cabinet to submit to the Parliament - as well as the four month deadline to consider constitutional amendments. The
resulting government is likely to be weak and barely functional. It may stagger along and fail in 18 months. But it is
very likely to prevent the self-destruction oflraq. Our brilliant and effective U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will
be the essential ingredient to keeping Iraq together. If the U.S. loses his leadership in the coming year, this thing
could implode.
sth _ The foreign jihadist fighters have been defeated as a strategic and operational threat to the creation of an Iraqi
government. Aggressive small unit combat action by Coalition Forces combined with good intelligence - backed up
by new Iraqi Security Forces is making an impact. The foreign fighters remain a serious tactical menace. However,
they are a minor threat to the heavily armed and wary U.S. forces. They cannot successfully stop the Iraqi police and
anny recruitment. Their brutal attacks on the civil population are creating support for the emerging government. The
foreign fighters have failed to spark open civil war from the Shia. The Samarra bombing may well have inoculated the
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country to the possible horror of total war. The Iraqis are rejecting the vision of a religious state. The al Qaeda in-Iraq
.organization is now largely Sunni Iraqi - not foreign fighters. U.S. Marine and Army combat effectiveness· combined
with very effective information operations--- has taken the fun out of Jihad.
6 th • The U.S. Inter-Agency Support for our strategy in Iraq is grossly inadequate. A handful of brilliant, courageous,
and dedicated Foreign Service Officers have held together a large, constantly changing, marginally qualified,
inadequately experienced U.S. mission. The U.S. influence on the Iraqi national and regional government has been
extremely weak. U.S. consultants of the IRMO do not live and work with their Iraqi counterparts, are frequently
absent on leave or home consultations. are often in-country for short tours of 90 days to six months, and are frequently
gapped with no transfer of institutional knowledge.
In Iraq. nothing is possible without carefully managed relationships between the U.S. officials and their Iraqi
interlocutors. Trust between people is the prerequisite and basis of progress for this deeply Arab culture. The other
U.S. agencies of government such as Justice, DHS, Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation are in Iraq in small
numbers for too short time periods. The U.S. Departments actually fight over who will pay the $11.00 per day per
diem on food. This bureaucratic nonsense is taking place in the context of a war costing the American people $7
billion a month - and a battalion of soldiers and Marines killed or wounded a month.
The State Department actually cannot direct assignment of their officers to serve in Iraq. State frequently cannot staff
essential assignments such as the new PRTs which have the potential to produce such huge impact in Iraq. The bottom
line is that only the CIA and the U.S. Armed Forces are at war. This situation cries out for remedy.
7 th • We face a serious strategic dilemma. Are U.S. combat troops operating in a police action governed by the rule of
Iraqi law? Or are they a Coalition Military Force supporting a counter-insurgency campaign in a nation with almost
no functioning institutions? The situation must remain ambiguous until the Iraqi government is actually operating
effectively. We currently have excellent rules of engagement (ROE) governing the use of lethal force. These rules are
now morphing under the pressures of political sensitivity at tactical level.
Many U.S. soldiers feel constrained not to use lethal force as the option of first instance against clearly identified and
armed AIF terrorists - but instead follow essentially police procedures. Without question, we must clearly and .
dramatically rein in the use of lethal force - and zero out the collateral killing or wounding of innocent civilians trying
to survive in this war zone. However, the tactical rules of engagement will need constant monitoring to maintain an
appropriate balance.
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8 - Thanks to strong CENTCOM leadership and supervision at every level, our detainee policy has dramatically
corrected the problems of the first year of the War on Terrorism. Detainee practices and policy in detention centers in
both Iraq and Afghanistan that I have visited are firm, professional, humane, and well supervised. However, we may
be in danger of over-correcting. The AIF are exploiting our overly restrictive procedures and are routinely defying the
U.S. interrogators. It is widely believed that the US has a "14 day catch and release policy" and the AIF "suspect" will
soon be back in action.
This is an overstatement of reality, however, we do have a problem. Many of the AIF detainees routinely accuse U.S.
soldiers of abuse under the silliest factual situations knowing it will trigger an automatic investigation. In my view,
we will need to move very rapidly to a policy of the Iraqis taking legal charge of the detainees in our Brigade
Detention Centers--- with us serving a support not lead role. We may need to hire U.S. contractor law enforcement
teams at U.S. tactical battalion level to support the function of "evidentiary packages" as well as accompanying
prisoners to testify in court in Baghdad.
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9 - The stateside Army and Marine Corps needs significant manpower augmentation to continue the Iraq counter
insurgency and Iraqi training mission. In my judgment, CENTCOM must constrain the force level in Iraq or we risk
damaging our ground combat capability which we will need in the ongoing deterrence of threat from North Korea,
Iran, Syria, China against Taiwan, Venezuela. Cuba, and other potential flashpoints.
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The stateside Anny and Marine Corps also must rapidly create an enhanced Arabic language capability in the Anned
·Forces. We need to take 20% of each Leavenworth class and 10% of each advanced course class and put them
through a 90 day total immersion Defense Language Institute Arabic course using only native speakers.
10'h - CENTCOM and the U.S. Mission are running out of the most significant leverage we have in Iraq - economic
reconstruction dollars. Having spent $1 g billion - we now have $1.6 billion of new funding left in the pipeline. Iraq
cannot sustain the requisite economic recovery without serious U.S. support. The Allies are not going to help. They
will not fulfill their pledges. Most of their pledges are loans not grants.
It would be misguided policy to fail to achieve our political objective after a $400 billion war because we refused to
sustain the requirement to build a viable economic state. Unemployment is a bigger enemy then the AIF. It is my
view that we will fail to achieve our political-military objectives in the coming 24 months if we do not continue
economic support on the order of$5-1 0 billion per year. This is far, far less than the cost of fighting these people.
11 th - We need to better equip the Iraqi Anny with a capability to deter foreign attack· and to have a leveraged
advantage over the Shia militias and the AIF insurgents they must continue to confront. The resources we are now
planning to provide are inadequate by an order of magnitude or more. The cost of a coherent development of the Iraqi
security forces is the ticket out oflraq - and the avoidance of the constant drain of huge U.S. resources on a monthly
basis.
12 th - There is a rapidly growing animosity in our deployed military forces toward the U.S. media. We need to bridge
this gap. Annies do not fight wars - countries fight wars. We need to continue talking to the American people through
the press. They will be objective in reporting facts if we facilitate their infonnation gathering mission. The country is
way too dangerous for the media to operate in any other manner than temporarily imbedded with U.S. or Iraqi security
forces. Theenonnous good will already generated by the superb perfonnance of U.S. combat forces will ebb away if
we do not continue to actively engage media at every level. We also cannot discount 2000 lED's a month, hundreds
of US casualties a month, or the chaos of the central battlefield of the insurgency - which is Baghdad.
13 th -U.S. public diplomacy and rhetoric about confronting Iranian nuclear weapons is scaring neighbors in the Gulf.
They will not support another war.. They have no integrated missile and interceptor air defense. They have no
credible maritime coastal defense system to protect their ports and oil production facilities. Our Mid-East allies
believe correctly that they are ill-equipped to deal with Iranian strikes to close the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. They
do not think they can handle politically or militarily a terrorist threat nested in their domestic Shia populations.
A U.S. military confrontation with Iran could result in Sadr attacking our forces in Baghdad - or along our 400 mile
line of communications out of Iraq to the sea. The Iranian people have collectively decided to go nuclear. The
Chinese and the Russians will not in the end support serious collective action against Iran. The Iranians will achieve
their nuclear weapon purpose within 5·10 years.
Now is the time for us to create the asymmetrical alliances and defensive capabilities to hedge the Iranian nuclear
threat without pre-emptive warfare. We can bankrupt and isolate the Iranians as we did the Soviet Union and create a
stronger Gulf Alliance that will effectively deter this menace to our security.
S. SUMMARY:
The U.S. will remain in a serious crisis in Iraq during the coming 24 months. There is decreasing U.S. domestic support
for the war; although in my view the American people understand that we must not fail or we risk a ten year disaster of
foreign policy in the vital Gulf Oil Region. U.S. public opinion may become increasingly alienated by Iraqi ingratitud~ for
our sacrifice on their behalf (huge percentages of both the Shia and Sunni populations believe that the MNF Coalition
forces are the single greatest threat to safety and security in Iraq today) ---and by astonishingly corrupt and incompetent
Iraqi management of their own recovery. (Much of the national oil and electricity problem is caused by poor maintenance
or deliberate internal sabotage of the infrastructure for reasons of criminal corruption ···or to prevent energy from flowing
away from the production facilities to Baghdad.)
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The situation is perilous, uncertain, and extreme - but far from hopeless. The U.S. Ahned Forces are a rock. This is the
most competent and brilliantly led military in a tactical and operational sense that we have ever fielded. Its courage and
dedication is unabated after 20,000 killed and wounded. The U.S. leadership on the ground is superb at strategic level
Ambassador Khalilzad, General Abizaid, and General Casey. The Iraqi security forces are now surging into a lead role in
internal counter-insurgency operations.
The Iraqi political system is fragile but beginning to playa serious role in the debate over the big challenges facing the
Iraqi state· oil, religion, territory, power, separatism, and revenge. The neighboring states have refrained from tipping
Iraq into open ciVil war. The UN is cautiously thinking about re-entry and doing their job of helping consolidate peace.
The Iraqis are going to hold Saddam and his senior leadership accountable for their murderous behavior over 35 years.
The brave Brits continue to support us both politically and militarily. NATO is a possible modest support to our efforts.
There is no reason why the U.S. cannot achieve our objectives in Iraq. Our aim must be to create a viable federal state
under the rule oflaw which does not: enslave its own people, threaten its neighbors, or produce weapons of mass
destruction. This is a ten year task. We should be able to draw down most of our combat forces in 3-5 years. We have
few alternatives to the current US strategy which is painfully but gradually succeeding. This is now a race against time.
Do we have the political wiH, do we have the military power, will we spend the resources required to achieve our aims?
It was very encouraging for me to see the progress achieved in the past year. Thanks to the leadership and personal
sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands of men and women of the CENTCOM team and the CIA - the American people are
far safer today than we were in the 18 months following the initial intervention.
Barry R McCaffrey
General USA (Ret)
Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
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SUbject: FYI - SECDEF on cover of new National Journal
~ and I thought you would want to know about this for situational awareness' sake.
SECDEF on cover of the May 6 National Journal. Cover headline: "Behind The Revolt U (You
can see it at http://nationaljournal.com/njcover.html Cover story below. It will not be in
the Bird.
National Journal
May 6, 2006
The Generals' Case
By James Kitfield
The matter of Rumsfeld v. the Generals bears close scrutiny. The controversy represents
the worst breach in civil-military relations since Harry Truman dismissed Gen. Douglas
MacArthur in 1951 for his conduct and his criticism of the president during the Korean
War. It has proven an unwelcome distraction for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the
Joint Chiefs, and has added to the already considerable woes of President Bush in his role
as a wartime commander-in-chief. Notably, the calls from a group of recently retired
generals that Rumsfeld should resign has also thrust senior military leaders and, by
proxy, the uniformed services into the middle of a hyperpartisan political argument -
territory from which the U.S. military rarely escapes unscathed.
Given the nearly unprecedented nature of the controversy, what is perhaps most remarkable
is how utterly unsurprising it is to anyone who has spent time with senior military
officers, in the field, over drinks at the officers' club, or especially on the ground in
Iraq. The fact that the Army chief of staff came out of retirement to take the job after
sources say at least three active-duty generals declined it, and reports that the Marine
Corps commandant, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, may retire before his term is up, speak volumes
about the frayed state of ciVil-military relations in today's Pentagon.
Practically from the moment they first occupied the E Ring, Rumsfeld and his tight circle
of senior aides demonstrated a dismissive attitude that has grated on uniformed leaders.
In the view of BUSh's civilian team, President Clinton had allowed the generals and the
admirals to run roughshod. Rumsfeld and his band of reformers were a rude awakening for
senior military leaders conditioned to expect a measure of courtesy from civilian bosses
as a privilege of their rank; instead, Bush's team set out to show the generals who was
boss.
Rumsfeld's incessant needling of the Army, in partiCUlar, to more rapidly reshape itself
into an expeditionary force, at a time when the service has been run nearly ragged by
back-to-back-to-back deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, added insult to injury. From the
beginning, the Rumsfeld reformers have also considered themselves bold revolutionaries who
deal only in transformative ideas, and their "roll the dice" spirit in nearly all things
has often been at odds with the more cautious nature of a uniformed military pledged to
securing the Republic.
In response to Pentagon policies -- set by Rumsfeld and his inner circle -- pushing the
envelope on prisoner treatment, for instance, eight retired generals and admirals have
written to Bush asking for an independent, 9/ll-type commission to investigate detainee
abuse. Two of those senior officers, including the Navy's former judge advocate general,
have joined a lawsuit seeking to hold Rumsfeld directly accountable for policies that gave
rise to torture and abuse of U.S.-held prisoners.
Above all, the other eight (and counting) retired generals who have called for Rumsteld's
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resignation are wrestling to win the narrative of the Iraq war. privately, most generals
will tell you that a new Defense secretary is unlikely to change the dynamics of an Iraqi
campaign now mostly defined by missed opportunities and foreclosed options. Notably, two
of the eight served as division commanders in Iraq and saw firsthand how decisions made by
their civilian bosses limited their military choices. whatever the final outcome of the
conflict, they and a large number of senior officers on active duty believe that the
Office of the Secretary of Defense -- Rumsfeld and his top civilian advisers -- is
responsible for the most poorly analyzed and mismanaged u.s. military intervention since
Vietnam.
For these commanders, who have returned home with 2,400 fewer troops than they led into
Iraq, that calls for some accountability.
"My primary issue with Secretary Rumsfeld's leadership is accountability, because I grew
up in a culture where the captain of the ship or the commander of the unit is held
responsible, and Rumsfeld has committed acts of gross negligence and incompetence,"
retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni told National Journal. As head of U.S. Central
Command, which oversees all American troops in the Middle East, Zinni and his staff
planned and war-gamed an invasion of Iraq for years, plans that active-duty officers
assured him were constantly updated right up to the moment that Rumsfeld discarded them.
"We knew that you would need a lot of troops to establish law and order over a traumatized
population, and to combat all kinds of troublemaking elements coming from outside Iraq,"
Zinni said. "We knew that you had to secure the infrastructure and that reconstruction
would be a huge and expensive task. We knew that Iraqi exiles like Ahmad Chalabi had zero
credibility in the region. All of that was foreseeable, and yet our warnings were brushed
aside and we were personally attacked," the general continued. "Rumsfeld said our planning
was 'old and stale. I That this was going to be a 'cakewalk,' with 'shock and awe' and
flowers in the streets, and Iraqi oil paying for reconstruction. Those were wild-eyed and
patently ridiculous ideas."
High-Stakes Showdown
Regardless of the emotional content of the generals' arguments, the stakes of the
controversy could hardly be greater. On a strategic level, the issues raised go to the
fundamental judgment and competence of those entrusted with the nation's most lethal
levers of power at a time of great uncertainty. The dangers include a potential
confrontation with Iran over its supposed pursuit of nuclear weapons, while North Korea is
waiting in the wings. And the war on terrorism continues.
The U.S. military is also poised to attempt the delicate process of extricating itself
from Iraq within the next two years without setting the scene for that country, and the
region, to descend into sectarian war. Meanwhile, another military manpower crunch is .
coming late this year and early next as planners search for soldiers and marines to deploy
to Iraq and Afghanistan for their third -- and in some cases fourth -- combat tours, an
effort necessitated by Rumsfeld's stubborn refusal to increase the size of U.S. infantry
forces from pre-9/11 levels permanently, despite wars on multiple fronts and urgings from
some in Congress.
In breaking with two centuries of military tradition, the retired generals asking for the
head of Donald Rumsfeld have essentially gone around their former civilian bosses to put
the question directly to the American people: Do you want to confront the crises ahead led
by the person who brought you Iraq?
"My own decision to speak out goes back to watching f.irsthand the arrogant and
contemptuous attitude of Rumsfeld as he ignored the advice of military experts during
preparations for war, and then living with the impact of those strategic blunders as a
division commander in Iraq," retired Army Maj. Gen. John Batiste said in an interview.
After serving in the Pentagon as chief military aide to then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul
wolfowitz -- where he was privy to many high-level meetings -- and then commanding the 1st
Infantry Division in Iraq, Batiste declined promotion to lieutenant general and command of
an Army corps. "That was a gut-wrenching decision for me, but at some point I realized
that in order to try and change course and have this. debate, I had to retire," he said.
"Secretary Rumsfeld and hi~ team turned what should have been a deliberate victory in Iraq
into a prolonged challenge. My concern now is that we still have a long way to go in the
Iraq war, and other monumental decisions are coming just around the corner. Don't the
American people deserve senior leaders whose instincts and judgments they can trust?"
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Not surprisingly, Bush has vigorously defended his Defense secretary, having already
declined the resignations that Rumsfeld tendered in 2004 over the Abu Ghraib prison
scandal. The era when President Clinton's Defense secretary, Les Aspin, resigned over a
single bad day in Somalia and a controversy over gays in the military now seems almost
quaint. One irony of the current controversy, however, is that in speaking out the
generals may have actually helped secure Rumsfeld's job. No wartime president can bow to
such pUblic pressure from senior military voices without appearing weak, and firing
Rumsfeld would also amount to an admission by Bush that the defining issue of his
presidency was fraught with strategic mistakes.
Yet the seriousness of the controversy warrants at least an examination of the generals'
writ. It's not just that the military leaders have called for Rumsfeld's resignation, it's
that they cite specific decisions that they say he got terribly, terribly wrong. The list
of particulars was perhaps best summarized by retired Lt. Gen. Greg Newbold, the top
operations officer on the Joint Staff in th~ run-up to the Iraq war. Before he stepped
down, Newbold was a strong candidate for future commandant of the Marine Corps. "What we
are living with now is the consequences of successive policy failures," Newbold wrote in
Time magazine. "Some of the missteps include: the distortion of intelligence in the
buildup to the war, McNamara-like micromanagement that kept our forces from having enough
resources to do the job, the failure to retain and reconstitute the Iraqi military in time
to help quell civil disorder, initial denial that insurgency was at the heart of the
opposition to occupation, alienation of allies who could have helped in a more robust way
to rebuild Iraq, and the continuing failure of other agencies of U.S. government to commit
themselves to the same degree as the Defense Department." Here are the details behind the
generals' specific complaints.
The Intelligence
The failure to find Saddam Hussein's stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, President
Bush's casus belli for the invasion, still tops many after-action assessments. As was
detailed in the bipartisan Robb-Silberman report on intelligence regarding weapons of mass
destruction, an intelligence failure of that magnitude has many fathers. The question
posed by the generals is whether Rumsfeld and his top aides were prominent among them.
In fact, despite the general assumption within the vast U.S. intelligence network that
Saddam almost certainly retained some residual or reconstituted chemical and biological
(but not nuclear) weapons capabilities, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz were not satisfied with the
often qualified and inconclusive intelligence on Iraq~s WMD programs that filtered up
through the intelligence bureaucracy. Nor was Rumsfeld'g cqnfidant, Vice President Cheney.
So Wolfowitz had the Pentagon's No. 3 civilian, undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Douglas Feith, establish a new intelligence shop on Iraq called the Office of Special
Plans.
OSP operated outside normal intelligence channels and was known to have very close ties to
Cheney's office and to Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi and his network of Iraqi defectors, who
had a vested interest in overthrowing Saddam. The vice president's chief of staff and top
national security adviser, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, was a former protege of wolfowitz's,
having worked with him in the Pentagon in the early 1990s on issues involving weapons of
mass destruction.
Many experts believe that OSP circumvented the normal vetting and filtering process by
which intelligence made its way up the pyramid of collection and analysis, and instead
relayed essentially raw intelligence gathered from Chalabi's defectors directly to the
vice president's office, where it found its way into Cheney's speeches. In August 2002,
for instance, Cheney proclaimed, "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of
mass destruction" and is pursuing "an aggressive nuclear weapons program" that Cheney
surmised would soon produce a weapon. Nor was there any doubt, Cheney said, that "he is
amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." In his
address to the United Nations in October 2002, Bush thus posited the case for pre-emptive
war against Iraq: "We cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could
come in the form of a mushroom cloud." .
Notably, at the time of Cheney's speech the Pentagon, and not the CIA, was circulating a
detailed intelligence briefing on Baghdad's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons
programs to key allies and members of Congress, and was reportedly working on a report
that would show links between Al Qaeda and Iraq. The Pentagon official spearheading that
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briefing was J.D. Crouch, Rumsfeld's assistant secretary of Defense for international
security policy.
The Robb-Silberman report concluded that two Chalabi-supplied Iraqi defectors were
"fabricators." The use of another serial liar, a source code-named "Curveball, " who was
behind reports of Iraqi mobile biological weapons labs, was, the report noted, "at bottom,
a story of Defense Department collectors who abdicated their responsibility to vet a
critical source .... " The 9/11 commission report, meanwhile, found no credible operational
links between Al Qaeda and Saddam's regime. since the reports' release, both Bill Luti,
who ran the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans, and Crouch have gone on to work for the
National Security council, in the White House.
"As someone doing consulting work for the CIA right up until the war started, I saw the
intelligence on Iraq's WMD, and I can tell you that the administration's talk of an
imminent danger of 'mushroom clouds' wasn't just a stretch," Zinni said. "Quite frankly,
it was outright bullshit. I asked the CIA analysts where that was coming from, and they
just stared at their shoes."
McNamara-Like Micromanagement
Did Rumsfeld micromanage the Iraq operation to the degree that Defense Secretary Robert
McNamara and President Johnson did with Vietnam? ("I won't let those Air Force generals
bomb even the smallest outhouse without checking with me!" Johnson used to brag.) Bush
asked about Rumsfeld's management approach when talking to the Pentagon's top civilian in
Iraq, Paul Bremer, who headed th'e Coalition Provisional Authority in 2003-2004. "I like
Don, Mr. President ..I've known pim for 30 years, admire him, and consider him highly
intelligent. But he does micromanage," Bremer recalls in his book My Year in Iraq. "Don
terrifies his SUbordinates, so that I can rarely get any decisions out of anyone but him."
From a military standpoint, Exhibit A in the micromanagement charge is Rumsfeld's

insistence in the critical period leading up to the Iraq invasion that the Joint Staff and
the Central Command jettison the Time Phased Force and Deployment List. What the military
calls the "Tip Fid" is the matrix by which theater commanders identify the forces needed
for a specific campaign and the services prioritize the deployment of those forces and
requisite support units. The methodical, timed, and phased nature of such a deployment
scheme assaulted Rumsfeld's notions of "transformational war," and he derided the Tip Fid
as part of the military's "Industrial Age" thinking. Rumsfeld and his aides favored a
"just in time" buildup to war fashioned more on the FedEx model -- hold everything back
until you absolutely need it.
War is not package delivery, however, and the Pentagon civilians' insistence on scuttling
the Tip Fid infuriated commanders in the Middle East, who were ordered to move into Iraq
even as units needed to guard their exposed supply line.s were still pouring off ships in
Kuwait. often those forces arrived in the wrong order of priority and with inadequate
supplies and transport.
"Rumsfeld insists that the Tip Fid process is too ponderous and slow, and it may well be,
but it's the only process we have for managing the flow of forces into theater and
matching them with needed lift and support," a senior general involved in planning the
invasion told National Journal at the time. "Since we've been ordered to abandon the Tip
Fid, it would be really nice if those of us responsible for executing this campaign knew
and understood what the hell is supposed to replace it. And we don't!"
Too Few Troops
When then-Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki told Congress before the Iraq war that it
would take on the order of "several hundred thousand" troops to stabilize the country, the
general was actually being conservative. Central Command's war plan for Iraq originally
called for a minimum of 380,000 troops to topple the regime and secure the country.
Studying force-to-population ratios in seven previous occupations, ranging from Germany
and Japan in the 1940s all the way to Somalia and the Balkans in the 1990s, the Rand think
tank prepared a report shortly befor.e the Iraq war that was brought to Rumsfeld's
attention. Rand put the number of troops needed to stabilize Iraq at 500,000.
Yet wolfowitz derided Shinseki's "notion of hundreds of thousands of American troops" as

"way off the mark," and OSD made Shinseki a lame duck by naming his replacement more than
a year before his scheduled retirement. After constant pressure from Rumsfeld prompted
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Central Command's Gen. Tommy Franks to whittle the invasion force down to roughly 140,000
U.S. troops, it became clear that in their overriding focuS on transformation and bold new
ideas. Pentagon civilians had ignored the lessons of even recent history.
Rumsfeld has never acknowledged that those forces proved manifestly inadequate to the task
of taming an ethnically fractious country of 27 million inhabitants. Ultimately, there
were too few troops to stop the looting and the growing sense of anarchy and lawlessness
that took hold in the weeks and months after Saddam's regime fell, or to guard abandoned
Iraqi army ammo dumps from raids by the nascent insurgency. As a result, the U.S. military
saw its critical honeymoon of liberation cut short in Iraq, and some senior commanders
have never forgotten it.
The generals are, however, at least partly responsible for the lack of sufficient troops
in Iraq. Knowing after the Shinseki affair that OSD would deem a request for more troops
most unwelcome, and understanding that if a larger force were committed to Iraq it would
hasten the day when deployments would break the back of their Army and National Guard
combat and support units, the generals kept mum or played word games in public. In early
September 2003, for instance, the senior commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez,
insisted that he had enough troops for the mission "currently assigned." At the time that
mission did not include fighting an all-out insurgency, confronting renegade militias,
training a new Iraqi army, securing the porous border against terrorist infiltration, or
holding ground cleared of insurgents by U.S. military sweeps. "If a militia or internal
conflict of some nature were to erupt ... that would be a challenge out there that I do
not have sufficient force for," Sanchez said then.
When those challenges and more arose in the fateful spring of 2004, however, the generals
still bit their tongues in public about the need for more troops. They did so even after
Rumsfeld pulled what many of them saw as a bait and switch. He originally assured
uniformed leaders that the Army's 1st Cavalry Division was in the pipeline to reinforce
the U.s. invasion force, and then he abruptly canceled the deployment.
So, did Rumsfeld fail to supply his generals with adequate forces in Iraq? The Bush
administration's top man there certainly thought so. AS early as July 2003, well before
the insurgency had fully coalesced, Bremer spoke with then-National Security Adviser
Condoleezza Rice, as he recalls in his book. "In my view, the coalition's got about half
the number of soldiers we need here," Bremer told her. "And we run the risk of having this
thing go south on us."
Disbanding Iraq's Army
When Bremer signed Coalition Provisional Authority Order No.2 on May 23, 2003, formally
dissolving all Iraqi military formations, he had some compelling reasons. Iraqi security
forces were an instrument of Saddam's brutal repression; they were viewed as a threat by
both the Kurds and the Shiite Iraqi exiles like Chalabi who were so favored by OSD; and,
anyway, those uniformed forces had largely melted away after the regime collapsed. After
discussing the idea with his civilian staff, Bremer vetted his plan to abolish all Iraqi
intelligence, security, and military forces with Rumsfeld and Feith. Both approved the
idea.
For many military commanders in Iraq, however, the idea was pure folly. AS opposed to
Saddam's brutal Republican Guard, the regular Iraqi army was a relatively respected
institution into which many Iraqis had been conscripted and had served honorably,
especially during the Iraq-Iran war. Because the Iraqi army also had its own command-and
control systems and mobility, U.s. military experts believed that if the force were
reconstituted quickly, it could prove critical in establishing security and helping with
reconstruction.
Did military experts share their concerns with Bremer? One who did was retired Army Lt.
Gen. Jay Garner, the head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, the
initial American postwar overseer in Baghdad. Bremer later replaced Garner. The retired
general advised Bremer that abolishing the Iraqi army would be a huge mistake. Once again,
however, military advice went unheeded. With Iraq's long, hot summer of occupation just
beginning in 2003, the second edict of Bremer's Pentagon-led occupational authority threw
hundreds of thousands of military-age Iraqi men out of work, with every last one 'of them
nursing a'grudge and trained to bear arms.
The CPA'S first edict? Feith's "De-Baathification of Iraqi Society" order. Perhaps not
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surprisingly, the process was eventually entrusted to Chalabi, who predictably took the
purge to draconian levels and further inflamed the Sunni-based insurgency. That may be why
Franks, the top U.S. commander of the Iraq war, wrote in his autobiography that Feith was
"getting a reputation around here as the dumbest [expletive] guy on the planet."
"Why de-Baathification was handed to Chalabi was one of the great mysteries to all of us,
because it was absolutely the wrong thing to do," said a senior active-duty general who
was in Iraq at the time. "Chalabi had a vested interest in the total elimination of the
Baathist structure in Iraq as a way of clearing the political field. To say that his de
Baathification efforts undercut our attempts to bring the Sunnis into the political
process would be an understatement."
No New Iraqi Army
If U.S. military commanders in Iraq were outraged at the formal dissolution of the Iraqi
army, they were absolutely confounded by the CPA'S noted lack of urgency in training a
force to take its place. Because Saddam had used the Republican Guard to keep his boot on
the necks of the Iraqi people, Bremer believed that any new army should have only external
security responsibilities -- guarding borders and the like. With the old Iraqi army
formally dissolved, no new one on the horizon, and growing signs of an organized
insurgency by fall 2003, however, U.S. commanders viewed that plan as sentencing ,U.S.
troops to indefinite service in Iraq.
U.S. commanders in Iraq understood better than most that raising an army from scratch was
a mammoth enterprise likely to take years. In the end, they won approval to create a small
number of "Iraqi National Guard" battalions, but the training and equipping of even these
units had to come out of the hides of coalition forces in Iraq, already stretched thin. A
year after the invasion, there were not enough personal weapons for even the new Iraqi
National Guard battalions.
Meanwhile, Bremer assigned responsibility for overseeing creation of the New Iraqi Army to
a civilian on his staff, Walter Slocombe, who announced the rather modest first-year
objective of forming a single army division of roughly 12,000 troops. Even that effort,
according to U.S. military commanders, was plagued by chronic under funding and a lack of
adequate manpower, resources, and high-level attention.
"History will have to sort out the pros and, cons of disbanding the Iraqi army, but even
proponents of the idea understood that you would have to immediately devote a lot of
resources and manpower to replacing it, and the fact that never happened is a damning
indictment of Secretary Rumsfeld's leadership," retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, who led
the initial effort to create a New Iraqi Army, told National Journal. "Instead, I fell in
on a staff of five guys borrowed from central Command's staff, and we were supposed to
build an army for a country of 27 million people. And I never did get the people and money
that were promised to execute the mission.. and that same lack of urgency persists even
today. "
When some of the Iraqi National Guard battalions and units of the New Iraqi Army were
thrown into battle in the simultaneous Sunni and Shiite uprisings in spring 2004 -- what
Bremer called "the most critical crisis of the occupation" -- most of the poorly trained
and ill-equipped Iraqis went AWOL or refused to fight. That left the mission of quelling
the uprisings to U.S. forces in Iraq. At the time, those forces included one of Paul
Eaton's two sons in uniform.
"Some people have criticized my comments, as counterproductive to the war effort but with
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two children in uniform this is very personal for me," said Eaton, who called for
Rumsfeld's resignation in a recent op-ed in The New York Times. "I looked at the terrible
path Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld has led us down, and I thought two and a half more
years of that leadership was ,too long for my nation, for my Army, and for my family."
Alienating Allies
From the beginning, the Rumsfeld team viewed NATO and other venerable U.S. alliances in a
suspect light. A multilateral alliance might be useful for nation-building operations in
the Balkans and for keeping the peace in Europe, but such mundane missions held no allure
for the Rtimsfeld reformers. Certainly in terms of combat, OSD viewed such alliances as too
much of a constraint on its vision of transformational warfare. This opinion comported
with some air-power advocates in uniform who derided the "war by committee" character of
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NATO's 1999 campaign in Rosovo.
So when NATO proudly invoked its collective defense clause for the first time in history
to come to America's aid after the 9/11 attacks, allied nations were stunned by the
Pentagon's reply of "thanks, hut no thanks.'" As Rumsfeld memorably told NATO members when
the U.S. set out unilaterally to topple the Taliban and take the fight to Al Qaeda in
Afghanistan, "The mission will define the coalition."
Even when that mission entailed invading and occupying a country of 27 million people,
however, OSD seemed remarkably cavalier about the need for a broad coalition. Rumsfeld
infuriated European allies when he responded to German and French reluctance to invade
Iraq by rhetorically dividing the Continent into "old Europe" and "new Europe."
Wolfowitz's suggestion that the Turkish military should help overcome civilian resistance
there to the war upset many civilians in the Ankara government, which eventually denied a
u.s. request to launch a northern front in Iraq from Turkish territory. After Saddam's
regime fell, the Pentagon further alienated allies by suggesting that French and German
contractors would be barred from the anticipated spoils of Iraqi reconstruction.
Did the Pentagon's incursions into prewar diplomacy help alienate venerable u.s. allies?
One person who thought so was the official frequently tasked with trying to mend those
frayed relations. "Terms like 'old Europe' didn't exactly have a confidence-building
effect, and clearly helped turn public opinion in Europe against us," former Secretary of
State Colin Powell told the German magazine Stern in an interview last year.
Although the Bush administration eventually cobbled together a coalition of some 30

nations in Iraq, the generals have always understood that their support from allies is a
mile wide and an inch deep. The lack of allied help denied them the much-desired northern
front during the invasion, cost them a multinational division planned for fall 2003, and
left them without the legitimacy that major Arab allies might have bestowed on a genuine
coalition operation. Several key allies have announced plans to pUll their forces out of
Iraq this year. Perhaps most important, polls taken before the war clearly showed that the
American public would have been much more supportive of the war if the U.S. were perceived
as being part of a broad coalition.
None of that would have mattered if OSD's optimistic assumptions going into Iraq -- that
u.s. forces would be viewed overwhelmingly and lastingly as liberators, that the basic
structures of government would remain intact, that Iraqi oil would pay for the country's
reconstruction, that democratic reforms could surmount long-standing ethnic divisions -
had proven true. But because those assumptions proved wrong. and with the U.S. military
entering its fourth year in Iraq, that lack of broad and deep support at home and abroad
matters a lot.
"I have nothing personal against Rumsfeld; I've never even met him,;' said Zinni, who has a
son in uniform serving in Afghanistan. "But how can we change course, move forward. and
win allies back to our cause when the same person who put us on this disastrous path and
burned those allies in the past is still at the helm, saying nothing has changed and no
mistakes have heen made? I just don't think you can be open to new ideas and courses of
action if you have a vested interest in constantly defending old decisions."
Not Fading Away
Rumsfeld is reportedly worried that the revolt of the' generals has weakened the principle
of civilian control of the military, and in that concern he has much company. Whatever
blame Rumsfeld shares for a civil-military relationship in tatters, the active-duty and
retired flag officers who have rushed to his defense recognize that their comrades have
violated an important tradition. One reason that the U.S. military consistently polls as
the most respected institution in America is that it's viewed as being above politics.
In particular, the Joint Chiefs. hand-picked by Rumsfeld, understand the implied criticism
in the generals' writ against their boss: that the chiefs have too often acted as "yes
men," insulating Rumsfeld in an echo chamber.
"I haven't noticed any shrinking lilies among the Joint Chiefs, and we all understand our
responsibility to state our advice. and for the chairman [of the Joint Chiefs] to take
that advice to the secretary of Defense and the president," Gen. Peter Schoomaker. the
Army chief of staff, said recently to defense reporters. "That doesn't mean our bosses
always agree with our advice. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself: Is a
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decision legal, ethical, and can I live with the consequences? If you can't, then you do
have a responsibility to do something about it; but in my opinion, you should do it while
still in uniform. If you've gone through the debate and lived with the decision, I think
it's .inappropriate to go around cleansing your conscience in public after the fact. I
certainly don't want civil authorities distrusting military advice because they're worried
about what someone is going to say publicly down the road."
By tradition, old soldiers who can no longer in good conscience obey their civilian
masters are supposed to state their case in private, offer their resignation, and then
quietly fade away. Air Force Chief of Staff Ron Fogleman did that in 1997 over
disagreement with the Clinton administration's military drawdown and aso's disciplining of
one of his generals over the Khobar Towers terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia. Despite being
treated shabbily, Shinseki in retirement has largely declined to publicly criticize
Rumsfeld. Ever the old soldier, Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has
refused to directly criticize Rumsfeld and Cheney for their largely successful efforts to
marginalize him in the Iraq debate.
Especially for the post-Vietnam generations of officers, however, this burden of silence
weighs uneasily. Nearly all of them have read Dereliction of Duty, a seminal book by Army
Col. H.R. McMaster, pUblished in 1997, that was once on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs'
required reading list. In it, McMaster excoriates the Vietnam-era Joint Chiefs and other
senior military leaders for not speaking out more forcefully against misguided policies
that many in uniform believed cost them a war and the lives of tens of thousands of
American soldiers. President Johnson'S "plan of deception depended on the tacit approval
or silence of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,"'McMaster wrote. "LBJ had misrepresented the
mission of U.S. ground forces in Vietnam, distorted the views of the chiefs to lend
credibility to his decision against mobilization, grossly understated the numbers of
troops General [William] Westmoreland had requested, and lied to the Congress about the
monetary cost of actions already approved and of those awaiting final decision .... The
'five silent men" on the Joint Chiefs made possible the way the United States went to war
in Vietnam."
Retired Army Gen. Barry MCCaffrey was one of the most decorated combat veterans of Vietnam
and a division commander in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. "You know, when people ask me
whether Secretary Rumsfeld should resign, I tell them it would be inappropriate for me to
comment on such a personal matter, but I will provide my objective view on some of his
policies that have gotten this country and our military into serious trouble," he told
National Journal. "I still think our national leadership has the unquestioned loyalty of
our senior military leaders in uniform. These retired generals who are speaking out,
however, I view as combat veterans with the full rights of U.S. citizens to talk about the
security challenges they see facing the country."
For the Vietnam generation of officers and those who mentored at their shoulder, the ..
quintessential model of a leader struggling with the dilemma of divided loyalties is not
Gen. George Catlett Marshall, but racher Gen. ~dward (Shy) Meyer. Given that the Senate
Armed Services Committee recently announced possible hearings on the matter of Rumsfeld v.
the Generals, his case is worth contemplating.
In the spring of 1980, the Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan, U.S. diplomats were
still being held hostage in Iran, and the U.S. military was reeling from a post-Vietnam
decade of poor morale and defense cutbacks. As Army chief of staff, Meyer knew that
speaking out publicly on that sorry state of affairs would be viewed as an act of
disloyalty by his civilian bosses in the Pentagon and by President carter, who was
entering a difficult re-election campaign.
A veteran of Vietnam, Meyer was also mindful that the United States military was nearly
unique in taking its oath of allegiance not to an individual leader, political party, or
monarch, but rather to the principles and ideals in the Constitution. The Constitution
prescribed not only civilian control of the military but also a separation of powers,
establishing the president as commander-in-chief but giving Congress the responsibility
for the raising of armies. So when members of Congress asked the general in public
testimony about the state of their army, Meyer told them that the United States had a
"hollow Army. "
Pointedly, Meyer did not directly criticize the commander-in-chief or call for the
resignation of the secretary of Defense. He privately offered his own resignation. It was
not accepted. When the secretary of the Army, his civilian boss, demanded that Meyer
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rescind his comments about a "hollow Army," however. he flatly refused. Gen. shy Meyer
just told the truth and trusted in the Constitution. The American people did the rest.
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Subject: CNN wants a comment.. .
CNN.com is writing a story about THIS, and wants to know if the Pentagon will comment on it, or even give
a "no comment". Do you have a response?
A seven-page assessment of the status of the war in Iraq by retired Gen. Barry Mccaffrey, who's now an adjunct
professor at West Point. McCaffrey concludes that the UnIted States "will remain in a serious crisis in Iraq during the
coming 24 months," that achieving U.S. goals there is a lO-year task and most combat troops won't be coming out for 3-5
years. The American strategy is "painfully but gradually succeeding," but requires more reconstruction money, greater
commitment by the State Department and more funding for Iraqi police.
He also concludes that U.S. rhetoric on Iran is scaring away the neighbors, and recommends a long-term strategy to
"bankrupt and Isolate" Iran the way the West brought down the Soviet Union.
Here's what Slate posted.

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She would.be good. And a woman would be a good choice.
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Well, that sounds impressive. Here's the Fox article -- .
FOX News' Tony Snow Anlong Possible White House Spokesman

Candidates
Wednesday, April 19,2006
WASHINGTON - With a few personnel shifts going on in the White House, there's speculation that
presidential spokesman Scott McClellan may be looking to step down.
One of the people the White House has approached as a possible replacement for McClellan is FOX News
Radio host Tony Snow. The White House discussed the possibility with Snow as recently as this week.
Snow, who hosts "The Tony Snow Show," once served as a speechwriter for President George H.W. 'Bush.
Other people have also been approached about the position, including former Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria
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Only chance of that is if senor gets the post. I have been asked to interview for the postion of director of communications
for the national security council. Not too interested but will consider it
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Subject: Simmons - SOUTH AMERICAN OIL AND GAS CRISIS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
The inevitable has begun to pick up speed and shows no signs of slowing down. Hugo Chavez the President of Venezuela
and Bolivian President EVO MORALES along with their merry band of Bolivarian thieves have shown that they have no
reservations about Nationalizing oil and gas reserves leaving companies like BP and Exxon Mobil, just t,O name a few,
fighting for their economic lives. Using military forces Soliva and Venzuela have captured billion dollar investments owned
by multinational corporations. Poor oil companies you say? Without the billions invested in foreign oil fields their would be
no oil for the US. The SocialisVCommunist governments of virtually all of South America including Argentina, Brazil and
Ecuador will certainly follow suit. The alliance between Hugo, Evo and our favorite despot, Castro will continue to grow by
leaps and bounds. Castro and China are drilling for oil only 45 miles from US mainland. As my good friend Jed Babbin
reminded me today, at least 18% of US oil comes from Venezuela. Now that Hugo has aligned himself with President Hu
Jintao of China, imagine what will happen when Hu decides that he needs that 18% currently slated for the US? It will bring
the US to its knees. Forget that our gas prices could reach $10.00 a gallon and most Americans would have to seriously
consider curbing our transportation habits. Our military would be in serious jeopardy. Our ability to protect our nation would
be in dire straights. We are facing a national security issue of catastrophic proportions. If the President and Congress do
not take immediate action to relax current drilling and refining laws, our nation could be faced with taking military action in
South America in order to secure the black gold that keeps our economy blazing. The Liberal Left was successful during
the 1990's (the Clinton years) in using the environmental laws to try to destroy our military. We are still suffering from those
asinine environmental laws now. I was right about the Narco terrorist's impacting the US years ago for we are now awasb
in narcotics and crime. I will be right about this oil crisis too if our legislators do not quickly recognize and act to develop
our own vast fields.
Take care.
Wayne
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Abu Musab al Zarqawi's April 25 videotape was made in Syria
US and Israeli intelligence experts traced the location where the rare tape was filmed to a
fonner Red Crescent army base on Jabal Tanaf, 5 kilometers from the border ofIraq's Anbar
Province. They believe that after the US 2003 invasion oflraq, the Syrian military handed the
base over to Zarqawi's men as a hideout and haven. Of late, he has established a rear
headquarters at the rugged mountain site.
Middle East sources note that proof that the al Qaeda in Iraq's chief is currently operating out
of Syria coincides with the easing of US, French and UN pressure on Syrian president Bashar
Assad to desist from meddling in Lebanon and sponsoring terror, to cooperate with the UN
Hariri investigation and to seal his border to insurgent and al Qaeda incursions of Iraq. The
Syrian-Iraqi border is patently still in free use for the smuggling of manpower, arms, explosives
and funds.
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Can the CIA be fixed? Doubtful, given its people and its culture.
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Cc: 'David. Tabacoff@FOXNEWS.COM'
SUbject: Re: any news on transport via dod?
Dates are helpful. I will look into it and get back to you asap.
thx
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To: 'Gordon Cucullu'; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD;ll' • OSD PA

CC: 'Tabacoff, David'
Sent: Fri Apr 28 18:42:34 2006
SUbject: FW: any news on transport via dod?
10th and 17th of June are clear for Bill O'Reilly and me ..... Can we make any of those work
with Southcom and Gitmo?
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From: Tabacoff, David [mailto:David.Tabacoff@FOXNEWS.COM)
To: Paul val~
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Subject: RE: any news on transport via dod?
i am told by bill's assistant, ~ ~ that the wee~ends of ~Oth & ~7th are clear right
now for bill. let me know if this is workable and know that bill's plans are always very
fluid.
From: Paul Vallely [mailto:paulvallely@(b)(6)
Sent: Friday, AP-!il-28 , 2006 12:59 PM
To:MMla _
Subject: RE: any news on transport via dod?
Not yet ... They are still working it. We need to give them a few suggested
dates Sat, Sun, Mon that they can work with for scheduling. Get those to
me as soon as possible. I am open in June They will backward plan from those
dates.
Fox News Channel

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Subject: any news on transport via dod?
David Tabacoff
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The O'Reilly Factor
The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly
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DAILY WESTERN MEDIA ANALYSIS
THE BATTLE FOR MEDIA SPACE
26 APR 2006
(&EB denotes article is also in the Early Bird)
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: ZARQA~I VID£Q,' RESP.QNS£ TOAMZj MALIKIINTERVIEW
L MOC FLASHPOINTS
Rumsfeld, Rice in surprise visits to Baghdad
Television and wire services covered the surprise visits to Baghdad by SECDEF Rumsfeld and
SECSTATE Rice, calling them a "show of support for Iraq's emerging government." News of
Rumsfeld's trip broke first, early in the day; outlets began reporting Rice's visit at approx. 1330 local
time. Her arrival changed the tone and content of earlier reports from a discussion of security issues and
US troop presence to a discussion of governance issues. The NY Times characterized the dual visit as a
bid by the secretaries to "put past differences behind them" and "mobilize diplomatic and security forces
and bolster the new government of Prime Minister Jawad al-Malaki." In addition, it was branded as a
sign the DoD and DoS would "try harder to work together" for the sake of Iraq. AP quoted Rice: "We
just want to make sure there are no seams between what we're doing politically and what we're doing
. militarily... A lot of the work that has to be done is at that juncture between political and military."
NYT said there was an atmosphere in Rice's entourage that the visit could mark a last chance to correct
mistakes and keep Iraq on course. Jim Wilkinson, an advisor to Rice, said, "Clearly this new Iraqi
government must perfonn on behalf of the Iraqi people... But the new government also gives us a
chance to correct our mistakes and do our part to make Iraq work." Rice herself said, "The turning point
here is that Iraq now has its first pennanent government, and that it is a government of national unity,
and it gives Iraq a real chance to deal with the real vexing problems that it has faced." Television
coverage of both DV's arrivals was prominent across networks, running opposite footage of the AMZ
video.
SECDEF tackles security•..

AJ~ reported SECDEF Rumsfeld would hold meetings with PM Jawad al-Maliki and other new Iraqi
leaders, as well as with GEN George Casey. According to Reute,rs, in laying out the agenda for his trip
Rumsfeld said talks would cover: the ongoing formation of an Iraqi cabinet; expansion of anti
corruption efforts; expansion of central government influence; and defining the status and long-term
presence of US forces in Iraq, including basing. Despite the broad agenda, the focus of much reporting
was on US troop levels. According to AEr., Rumsfeld said, "The question of our forces' levels here will
depend on conditions on the ground and discussions with the Iraqi government which will evolve over
time." AP noted Casey had said in 2005 that if the insurgency did not worsen and the Iraqis remained on
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track toward establishing a government of national unity, then fairly substantial reductions in the US
troop presence were likely this year. It also noted the Rumsfeld visit coincides with a recent surge in
American casualties, and said the expectation had been US casualties would decline as security
responsibility was transitioned to the ISF. When asked if he remained on track to recommend troop cuts,
Casey said, "I'm still on my general time line... We are seeing the situation a little clearer, I'd say -- and
the clearer I see it, the better I can make my recommendations." He did not specify how large ofa
reduction he might seek or when he would seek it. Rwnsfeld defended the progress of the ISF, however,
saying "They are increasing their capabilities every day just as we predicted they would." (FOX carried
video of Rumsfeld's press appearance with Casey)
... while SECSTATE tackles governance

The NY .TJmes reported SECSTATE Rice sought to prepare the GoI to operate independently and
successfully as soon as the Cabinet was finalized. "We really want to be ready to hit the ground running
with this new government when it's ready to go," she said. Part of her efforts would involve staffing and
fielding provincial reconstruction teams as a means of helping Iraq's ministries deliver services. On the
MoD and Mol in particular, Rice said she believed that PM Jawad al-Malila understands the
importance of appointing ministers that would are not allied with militias. "They understand and they
want ministries that are not sectarian, because that's the only way they can govern the country." Asked
about the latest video by AMZ, Rice observed: "1 think Zarqawi knows very weJl that 11 million people
went out and voted for this government." She said the GoI's legitimacy posed ''the greatest threat to his
efforts" in Iraq.
Zarqawi faces the West

Wires, networks and major papers all reported on the first video ever released in which Jordanian-born
AQI leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi shows his face. Posted on the Internet on 25 APR, Zarqawi is
shown walking in what NRC called the western Iraqi desert, surrounded by his followers in black
masks, much like UBL's earlier videos. In the video dated 21 APR, Zarqawi fires an American-made
rifle and taunts the US, calling President Bush a liar and dismissing the new Gol as an American
"stooge" and a "poisoned dagger" in the heart of the Muslim world. He also warned of more attacks to
come. The message appeared to be an attempt by Zarqawi to rally Iraqis and foreign fighters to his side
and show his strength3t a time when US and Iraqi officials are touting political progress as a setback to
insurgents. NYTim~~ reported many experts believe that there are elements of a rivalry between
Zarqawi and UBL, despite the declaration in 2004 that Zarqawi was submitting himself to UBL's
leadership. Ar and WamPost reported that a US counterterrorism official said it was equally likely that
Zarqawi's message was designed to reassert his preeminence among Iraq's dozen or more recognized
Sunni insurgent groups and "to give the impression of unity." Similar reporting was carried by BBC,
JlJj~. . GJt3rdiaQ and The Times (UK).
Iraqi, US leaders respond to AMZ

AP reported on 26 APR that members of the Gol condemned the AMZ video, calling Zarqawi a
foreigner determined to destroy their country. Sheik Khalid al-Attiyah, the new first deputy
speaker, said the video shows Zarqawi remains detennined "to inflame a civil war," but also indicates
Zarqawi fears the new government will unify Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. Azzat al-Shahabandar, a
spokesman for fanner PM Ayad Allawi, also condemned Zarqawi, but said he took the threats seriously.
"AI-Zarqawi is the poisoned dagger in the Islamic world. This dagger will eventually tum and stab al
Zarqawi himself because he is crippled and unable to appear in public," he said. However, he predicted
AQI would now target civilian establishments such as restaurants and schools. From the US side, AU
carried a response from BG Rudy Wright. The general noted the tape was likely legitimate, but said,
"This appears to be a direct reaction to the progress offonning a legitimate and pennanent government
for the people ofIraq, a process Al-Qaeda in Iraq has always tried to undermine by every means
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Is going to run an op-ed I wrote about Mr. Rumsfeld. Don't know when, probably in the next couple of days.
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Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:51 AM
To: tUum OSD PA
Cc: 'paulvallely@U51h(
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please connect with gtmo and start working this. as this has a media component, please loop in
tara,
Icdr. • let's keep everyone on the same page. thanks.
From: Paul Vallely [mailto:paulvallely@ (b)(6)

Cc: 'Gordon Cucullu'; 'Tabacoff, David'
Subject: Gitmo Fox O'Reilly
Eric: It looks like most of the weekends are OK and open for the trip to Gitmo for our team. Is
it possible to get military transportation out of Andrews for us to go in and out? Transportation
is always the biggest challenge. Since they have a new Command Group at Gitmo now, can your
office get the clearance for us to go into Gitmo from Southcom and Gitmo to do the Fox
Special. (briefings. filming, interviews, etc.). We will try to keep as Iowa profile as possible. I'll
let you know the total team members as I coordinate with Bill O'Reilly and Fox. If we can get
the best Sat, Sun and Monday dates in June, then we can focus on the detailed planning. We are
looking forward to this opportunity to get the truth out to the American people.
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To: RUff, Eric, SES, 050
Cc: 'Gordon Cucullu'; 'Tabacoff, David'
Subject: Gitmo Fox O'Reilly
Eric: It looks like most of the weekends are OK and open for the trip to Gitmo for our
team. Is it possible to get military transportation out of Andrews for us to go in and
out? Transportation is always the biggest challenge. Since they have a new Command
Group at Gitmo now, can your office get the clearance for us to go into Gitmo from
Southcom and Gitmo to do the Fox Special. (briefings, filming, interviews, etc.). We
will try to keep as Iowa profile as possible. I'll let you know the total team members as
I coordinate with Bill O'Reilly and Fox. If we can get the best Sat, Sun and Monday
dates in June, then we can focus on the detailed planning. We are looking forward to
this opportunity to get the truth out to the American people.
We Trust Fox News

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Sent:
Monday, April 24, 20068:30 AM
To:
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Subject: CIA Leakers: Today's Spectator
If the CIA is ever to be effective, it must be transformed like ODD is being transformed. And our press is
transforming too: from nuisance to enemy of freedom.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
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Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:36 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, aso
Subject: Fw: Inside the Wire Gitmo
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Need to print out.
From: Thomas McInerney
Sent: Sat Apr 22 18:44:16 2006
Subj ect: FW:, Inside the Wire Gi trno
Eric
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FYI
This is an important project that MG Paul Vallely' has gotten Fox News involved with.
Please support when they ask.
Also keep CLOSE HOLD until they ask. They do not know I have forwarded to you but want to
make sure someone doesn't nix it.
Thanks for all your support.
Tom
Thomas G. McInerney
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Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:40:39 -0700
To: Paul Vallely <PaUIVallely@rJMlritiMlrir.."'mImJIII
Bill Cowan <Bill Cowan~~~ Chuck Nash
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Paul
Congratulations!
1.GITMO ideal location for all the right reasons. You know them!
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2. We need to move out faster on the process and military tribunals just as we did in WW
II. They are terrorists captured on field of battle and should be treated accordingly just
as we did in WWII.
3. We should put all these ISlamic Radicals we capture down there and cross fertilize info
plUS continue to develop our skills in interrogation. Now we are losing those skills and
not training enough new players. This should be our cadre training center for Strategic
Interrogation.
4.YES, Lets not apologize for this. We are losing the initiative in the 10 campaign on
this subject. Must aggressively show ~hy it is so important to our overall Forward
Strategy.
5.1 am deeply impressed with the professionalism and results attained down there. It is in
fact .Club Gitmo. We treat them far too good especially when they do some of the despicable
acts. This project could be a powerful start to turn this perception around! As we told
Sec DEF Tues he and the Administration have to be far more proactive in telling America
and the world WHY WE FIGHT!
GREAT WORK!
Tom
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Gentlemen: Bill Shine at Fox has asked Bill O'Reilly to do a F x special
with me on Gitmo.... Inside the Wire - Torture, Abuse or the Truth. I know everyone is busy
but if you can give me your thoughts on Gitmo and the process there - The Why of Gitmo - I
would appreciate it. Good and Bad. We may take a camera crew into GITMO in June to shoot
and interview.
Some questions to address:
1. Was it a good decision to select Gitmo? If not Gitmo forthe Detainees - where?
2. What do you think .of the process? Should we have hadswifter processes and
Military tribunals
3. GITMO is now are only strategic interrogation center forlslam Radicals policed
up on the battlefields. Do we need it for furtherdetainees,
4. Gitmo is a "Detention and Interrogation"Center - Official title
5. Myths and truths that you know about Gitmo//////
Any additional perspectives will be appreciated. Thanking you in advance.
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From:' Paul Vallely [paulvalleIY'~~' imi• • • •
SUbject: RE: Inside the Wire Gitmo Fox Special
Will do!!!!!
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Paul E Vallely
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From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD [mailto:Eric.Ruff~
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:54 PM
To: paulvallelx;rWfls j
Cc: ~~ OSO PA
Subject: Re: Inside the Wire Gitmo Fox Special
Paul, this sounds very promising. Let us know how or when we can be of assistance.
Thanks, eric
From: Paul vallely
Sent: Fri Apr 21 20:48:06 2006
Subject: Inside the Wire Gitmo Fox Special
Eric: It appears we are moving with the Gitmo Project that involves the book; repairing
the gold course at Gitmo for the troops; and doing a Fox Special for TV. Bill Shine, the
top boss at FNC now has asked Bill O'Reilly to do the special with me. I think this will
be terrific special to get the story out just as we are doing on Sharon this Sunday night
on Fox. We would like DOD and Gitmo clearance to do this (probably sometime in June) .
Concept is that we go into Gitmo (maybe private aircraft again), interview and film for 2
days. It will show this summer sometime.
~et me know your thoughts. I may have mentioned this to General Craddock when I met him in
Gitmo during my last visit there. Hopefully, we will get your support to do this important
special to get the truth out.
All my best.
PS: We will be completing the book. We have a major NY publisher to do the book.
PV
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From:' Paul Vallely [paulval\ely@tJrlln~\f,mra~j • • •

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Eric: It appears we are moving with the Gitmo Project that involves the book; repairing the gold
course at Gitmo for the troops; and doing a Fox Special for TV. Bill Shine, the top boss at FNC
now has aSked Bill O'Reilly to do the special with me. I think this will be terrific special to get
the story out just as we are doing on Sharon this Sunday night on Fox. We would like DOD and
Gitmo clearance to do this (probably sometime in June). Concept is that we go into Gitmo
(maybe private aircraft again), interview and film for 2 days. It will show this summer
sometime.
Let me know your thoughts. I may have mentioned this to General Craddock when I met him in
Gitmo during my last visit there. Hopefully, we will get your support to do this important special
to get the truth out.
All my best.
PS: We will be completing the book. We have a major NY publisher to do the book~
PV
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Cc: R~ff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison, CIV, ?ASD-PAj Whitman, Bryan. SES, OASD-PA; OJ
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Military Analysts in Coverage Regarding Their Meeting With The Secretary

April 19 - 21 (as of 11:00 ain on the 21 51 )
Summary
Retired Major General Donald W. Shepperd and retired General Tom Wilkerson both
received additional airtime on CNN's Anderson Cooper. They were both on a roundtable
discussion with retired Lieutenant General Dan Christman, generating about 5 minutes of
airtime. Overall, there has been a noticeable drop in coverage of the military analysts
meeting with the Secretary.
Comments by Thomas McInerney, William Nash, Jed Babbin and Don Shepperd were
reference in the April 19 edition of the National Journal's Hotline. Out of those four, Jed
Babbin wrote an article for the Family Security Foundation focused primarily on the
"generals' revolt" but referenced Tuesday's meeting.
On the issue of the meeting, all of the analysts commented that the Secretary did not act
overly concerned with the criticism and was focused on more pressing matters. They all
expanded their analysis to include thoughts concerning the reasons and impact of the so
called "generals' revolt" - generally agreeing that the issue of "ruffled feathers" over the
Secretary's effort to transform the military probably played a significant role in the public
criticism. .
Highlh::hts
Jed Babbin
• Calls for the resignation was not the focus of the meeting
• Babbin essentially argues that the "generals' revolt" is motivated those in the
Pentagon frustrated by the Secretary's efforts to transform the military
• At Tuesday meeting, he describes the SecDef as "relaxed, war, intense,
responsive" and more "ebullient" then "beleaguered"
• He also argues that the so called generals' revolt has "blown itself out without
noticeable effect"
Frank B. Campbell
• No comments found
(Tim) J. Eads
John Garrett
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William F. "Buck" Kernan
Robert L. Maginnis
Jeff McCausland
Thomas McInerney
Chuck Nash
William to Nash
• He said, "it was love-in"
Robert H. Scales. Jr.

Donald W. Shepperd
• Surprised that the focus was not on the generals' controversy - focus was on Iraq
• Asked about a recent Thomas Friedman op-ed that questioned the Secretary's
effectiveness, particularly dealing with the Iran - Shepperd argued that the
primary issue was not about Secretary Rumsfeld but that "we're tied up in Iraq"
Wayne Simmons
Martin Strong
Tom Wilkerson
• Reported that the criticism was at least a temporary distraction to the Secretary in
that it took time away from prosecuting the war in Iraq and the global war on
terror
• Noted that the meetings happened regularly and were not geared for supporters of
the Secretary, but rather for former military people frequently commenting in the
media
• Asked whether generals at the Pentagon were annoyed at the Secretary because of
military transformation, Wilkerson replied that he doesn't see a large number of
officers "standing at the gate to take their uniforms off and then publicly disagree
with him"
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• He pointed out that if the President asked the Secretary to resign it would
"abrogate the policy that took him to war" and label the military transformation a
"failure"
SOURCES
Jed Babbin
Keep the Big Dog Running - April 20
(Family Security Fomidation)
I was among the military analysts who met with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace
and Rumsfeld on Tuesday. I've seen Mr. RurnsfeId when he's been agitated, pressured
and even a bit down. But on Tuesday, he was relaxed, warm, intense, responsive in his
normal rapid-fire way and even a bit funny. Ebullient is not the word one normally uses
to describe a cabinet officer. But for Mr. Rumsfeld - when I met with him on Tuesday-
it was much more accurate description than the New York Times' "beleaguered."
National Briefing: RUMSFELD - Ch-Ch-Changes - 19 April 2006
(National Journal: The Hotline)
Ex-Reagan defense official Jed Babbin: "That certainly was not the central focus of the
meeting."
Thomas McInerney
According to McInerney, the calls for Rumsfeld's resignation "carne up only briefly."
McInerney: "We didn't waste the secretary's time with that" (AP, 4/19)...McInemey said
that "much of the meeting" focused on discussions with Rumsfeld and Pace about the .
global war on terrorism, and "improving communications about the effort" (Bloomberg,
4/18).
William Nash
Nash: "It was a love-in."
Donald Shepperd
CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 - April 19, 11:17:53 PM

... Note: This clip is a roundtable discussion with Shepperd and two other military
analysts
COOPER: General Christman, in the "New York Times" today, Thomas Friedman wrote
about how the perception of Rumsfeld could affect a possible threat from Iran, possible
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military action in Iran. He wrote, in part, "...we will not have the ~upport at home or
abroad for that threat as long as Don Rumsfeld leads the Pentagon. No one in their right
, mind would follow this man into another confrontation -- and that is a real strategic
liability." Rumsfeld supporters would say, look, any secretary of defense has critics. That
comes with the job. Why is Rumsfeld any less effective than other tough secretaries of
defense?
... COOPER: General Shepperd, what do you think?
" MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD, U.s. AIR FORCE (RET.): Well, I think Thomas
Friedman's op-ed was a little bit off. And it doesn't make any difference who's secretary
of defense, but clearly, Iran and the world know that the United States has got to get itself
untangled from Iraq before it could ever do anything with Iran. So in that sense, they
know that we're shackled. The fact that this is going on is certainly not helpful, but I don't
think it centers on Secretary Rumsfeld. It centers on the fact that the war in Iraq is not
perceived as going well, and we don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. To take the old
phrase from Vietnam, and that's the problem. We're tied up in Iraq. We need to bring it to ,
an acceptable conclusion before we can do anything else meaningful anywhere,
especially anything military.
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Shepperd, on the meeting: "I was surprised. I thought the focus of this meeting would be
on the generals' controversy. It was not. It was about Iraq, and the things going on there,
and the things that they would like to see happen in the future" ("PZ Now," CNN, 411 8)
Tom Wilkerson
CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 - April 19, 11: 17:53 PM

analysts '
COOPER: General Wilkerson, Secretary Rumsfeld has sort of implied in the last couple
days that, you know, feathers are ruffled in the Pentagon because he's been transforming
the military. My reading is military transformation started before Rumsfeld became
. secretary of defense. Do you think it is true to say that he's just been so tough about
transformation that, you know, a lot of these generals who have their feet in the mud can't
deal with transformation and are just kind of annoyed?
WILKERSON: Well, I'm not sure how to describe annoyed. I don't see them all standing
at the gate to take their uniforms off and then publicly disagree with him. There's no
doubt that he's a strong personality. But they have to put that in a context. And I think
Don did it earlier. The context is, whether the American public sees us as moving
forward in the war on terrorism. And if they don't see that, it doesn't make any difference
who's secretary of defense. The other part, though, in calling for the resignation of the
secretary of defense, think about that for a second because it's very important. The
president, in order to ask the secretary to resign, would essentially have to abrogate the
policy that took him to war in the first place, and not coincidentally as a subset, decide
that the transformation that SecDef had been putting through the Defense Department
was also a failure. That's not a casual decision.
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Public Affuln

April 19 - 21 (as of 11:00 am on the 21 5t)
Summary
Retired Major General Donald W. Shepperd and retired General Tom Wilkerson both
received additional airtime on CNN's Anderson Cooper. They were both on a roundtable
discussion with retired Lieutenant General Dan' Christman, generating about 5 minutes of
airtime. Overall, there has been a noticeable drop in coverage of the military analysts
meeting with the Secretary.
Comments by Thomas McInerney, William Nash, Jed Babbin and Don Shepperd were
reference in the April 19 edition of the National Journal's Hotline. Out of those four, Jed
Babbin wrote an article for the Family Security Foundation focused primarily on the
"generals' revolt" but referenced Tuesday's meeting.
On the issue of the meeting, all of the analysts commented that the Secretary did not act
overly concerned with the criticism and was focused on more pressing matters. They all
expanded their analysis to include thoughts concerning the reasons and impact of the so
called "generals' revolt" - generally agreeing that the issue of "ruffled feathers" over the
Secretary's effort to transform the military probably played a significant role in the public
criticism.
Highlights
Jed Babbin
• Calls for the resignation was not the focus of the meeting
• Babbin essentially argues that the "generals' revolt" is motivated those in the
Pentagon frustrated by the Secretary's efforts to transfonn the military
• At Tuesday meeting, he describes the SecDef as "relaxed, warm, intense,
responsive" and more "ebullient" then "beleaguered"
• He also argues that the so called generals' revolt has "blown itself out without
noticeable effect"
Frank B. Campbell
(Tim) J. Eads
John Garrett
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Robert L. Maginnis
Jeff McCausland
Thomas McInerney
Chuck Nash
William L. Nash
• He said, "it was love-in"
Robert H. Scales, Jr.

Donald W. Shepperd
• Surprised that the focus was not on the generals' controversy - focus was on Iraq
• Asked about a recent Thomas Friedman op-ed that questioned the Secretary's
effectiveness, particularly dealing with the Iran • Shepperd argued that the
primary issue was not about Secretary Rumsfeld but that "we're tied up in Iraq"
Wayne Simmons
Martin Strong
Tom Wilkerson
• Reported that the criticism was at least a temporary distraction to the Secretary in
that it took time away from prosecuting the war in Iraq and the global war on
terror
• Noted that the meetings happened regularly and were not geared for supporters of
the Secretary, but rather for former military people frequently commenting in the
media
• Asked whether generals at the Pentagon were annoyed at the Secretary because of
military transformation, Wilkerson replied that he doesn't see a large number of
officers "standing at the gate to take their uniforms off and then publiclydisagree .
with him"
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• He pointed out that if the President asked the Secretary to resign it would
"abrogate the policy that took him to war" and label the military transformation a
"failure"
SOURCES
Jed Babbin
Keep the Big Dog Running - April 20
(Family Security Foundation)
I was among the military analysts who met with Joint Chiefs Chainnan Gen. Peter Pace
and Rumsfeld on Tuesday. I've seen Mr. Rumsfeld when he's been agitated, pressured
and even a bit down. But on Tuesday, he was relaxed, warm, intense, responsive in his
nonnal rapid-fire way and even a bit funny. Ebullient is not the word one normally uses
to describe a cabinet officer. But for Mr. Rumsfeld - when I met with him on Tuesday -
it was much more accurate description than the New York Times' "beleaguered."
Ex-Reagan defense official Jed Babbin: "That certainly was not the central focus of the
meeting."
Thomas McInerney
According to McInerney, the calls for Rumsfeld's resignation "came up only briefly."
McInerney: "We didn't waste the secretary's time with that" (AP, 4JI9) ... McInerney said
that "much of the meeting" focused on discussions with Rumsfeld and Pace about the
global war on terrorism, and "improving communications about the effort" (Bloomberg,
4/18).
William Nash
Nash: "It was a love-in."
Donald Shepperd
CNN: Anderson Cooper 360-April 19, 11:17:53 PM

analysts
COOPER: General Christman, in the"New York Times" today, Thomas Friedman wrote
about how the perception of Rumsfeld could affect a possible threat from Iran, possible
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military action in Iran. He wrote, in part, "...we will not have the 'support at home or
abroad for that threat as long as Don Rumsfeld leads the Pentagon. No one in their right
mind would follow this man into another confrontation -- and that is a real strategic
liability." Rumsfeld supporters would say, look, any secretary of defense has critics. That
comes with the job. Why is Rumsfeld any less effective than other tough secretaries of
defense?
... COOPER: General Shepperd, what do you think?
MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD, U.S. AIR FORCE (RET.): Well, I think Thomas
Friedman's op-ed was a little bit off. And it doesn't make any difference who's secretary
of defense, but clearly, Iran and the world Imow that the United States has got to get itself
untangled from Iraq before it could ever do anything with Iran. So in that sense, they
know that we're shackled. The fact that this is going on is certainly not helpful, but I don't
think it centers on Secretary Rumsfeld. It centers on the fact that the war in Iraq is not
perceived as going well, and we don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. To take the old
phrase from Vietnam, and that's the problem. We're tied up in Iraq. We need to bring it to
an acceptable conclusion before we can do anything else meaningful anywhere,
especially anything military.
Shepperd, on the meeting: "1 was surprised. I thought the focus of this meeting would be
on the generals' controversy. It was not. It was about Iraq, and the things going on there,
and the things that they would like to see happen in the future" ("PZ Now," CNN, 4/18)
Tom Wilkerson
CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 - April 19, 11: 17:53 PM
'" Note: This clip is a roundtable discussion with Shepperd and two other military
analysts. .
COOPER: General Wilkerson, Secretary Rumsfeld has sort of implied in the last couple
days that, you know, feathers are ruffled in the Pentagon because he's been transforming
the military. My reading is military transformation started before Rumsfeld became
secretary of defense. Do you think it is true to say that he's just been so tough about
transformation that, you know, a lot of these generals who have their feet in the mud can't
deal with transformation and are just kind of annoyed?
WILKERSON: Well, I'm not sure how to describe annoyed. I don't see them all standing
at the gate to take their uniforms off and then publicly disagree with him. There's no
doubt that he's a strong personality. But they have to put that in a context. And] think
Don did it earlier. The context is, whether the American public sees us as moving
forward in the war on terrorism. And if they don't see that, it doesn't make any difference
. who's secretary of defense. The other part, though, in calling for the resignation of the
secretary of defense, think about that for a second because it's very important. The
president, in order to aSk the secretary to resign, would essentially have to abrogate the
policy that took him to war in the first place, and not coincidentally as a subset, decide
that the transformation that SecDef had been putting 'through the Defense Department
was also a failure. That's not a casual decision.
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Attachments: MilitaryAnalysts_4.19.06.doc
This report covers the period April 18 - 19 (as of noon on the 19 th )
We will most likely do a follow up report tomorrow.
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April 18 -19 (as of DOOD on the 19 th )
Summary
Retired Major General Donald W. Shepperd received the most airtime of the 15 attending
milit';Z analysts, generating about 13 minutes of clips on CNN and Headline News on
the 18 t • Shepperd was followed by:
~ Robert H. Scales appeared on NPR for roughly four minutes
~ Robert Maginnis, who appeared on MSNBC for approximately three minutes
~ Thomas McInerney, who appeared on Fox News for roughly three minutes
~ Tom Wilkerson, who was on CNN's American Morning for about three minutes.
Wilkerson was also quoted in a front page New York Times article by David S.
Cloud
Generally speaking, all five of the analysts interviewed thought the meeting was
productive and shared similar views. They agreed that:
~ The Secretary was positive and not overly concerned with the generals' criticism
~ The Secretary and General Pace felt they had consulted with military and other
experts frequently and sufficiently on war strategy/plans
);> The focus of the meeting was not on the generals' criticism, but on the more
important topics at hand regarding Iraq - including forming a new government
and getting the right messages out to the American public
~ The meeting was productive, a chance to share ideas and the Secretary clearly
listened to the analysts
Don Shepperd provided the most insight on details discussed during the meeting,
followed by Tom Wilkerson and Robert H. Scales, while Thomas McInerney focused
specifically on the Secretary's concern about setting up an Iraqi government. By
comparison, Robert Maginnis spoke less about meeting specifics, including Iraq, and
more about the generals' criticism ofthe Secretary. .
Highlights
Jed Babbin
Frank B. Campbell
(Tim) J. Eads
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Robert L. Maginnis
• Secretary was both "forthcoming" and "energized"
• Secretary wondered "why these generals didn~, while they were on active duty,
push back and ask these questions that they're raising after retirement"
• General Pace primarily talked about transformation and its necessity
• Repeated General Pace's point that troops on ground have not raised concerns
about the civilian leadership and feel that generals do represent their best interest
in Washington
• Pointed out that commanders have plenty of opportunities to express their
opinions
• In response to questions of "being arrogant and dismissive" Maginnis reported
that the Secretary was a "tough cookie," but a "reasoning man"
Jeff McCausland
Thomas McInerney
• The Secretary is "very concerned" that an Iraqi government is not yet formed, and
knows things will "fall into place" after this happens.
Chuck Nash
William L. Nash
Robert H. Scales. Jr.

• In a "fairly unusual" occurrence, the Secretary spent a lot oftime listening to the
dialogue between himself and the analysts ... it was a "very engaged give-and
take"
• The focus was not on the criticism of the Secretary, but on moving forward in Iraq
• The next "big thing" in Iraq as a sign ofprogress will be the formation of an Iraqi
government
• While the Secretary has certainly instituted change, military changes began before
his arrival- transformation, for example, began in the mid '90s - he was just
continuing the efforts
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Donald W. Shepperd
• The focus was on Iraq, and "things of concern" around the world - Afghanistan,
piracy in the Pacific, things in the Southern Command
• Little focus on the generals' controversy. However, although the Secretary and
General Pace were in good moods, the Secretary is "clearly distracted" by it. He
and General Pace are "puzzled" about where it's coming from, as they thought
they had been extremely "consultive" about strategy
• The analysts discussed the need to better communicate to the public about the
importance of the war, and a "forward strategy"
• The analysts asked what are the next things coming up in terms of a milestone to
mark progress - the answer was clearly setting up an Iraqi government and
training Iraqi security forces
• General Pace reiterated the level of collaboration on war plans with the generals,
combatant commanders, General Franks and others, who all "made their inputs,
voiced their concerns ... talked it out. ..we all had a hand in this"
• The Secretary and General Pace definitely see progress thus far in Iraq, and are
hopeful that a new government will be in place soon
• This was the 16th meeting between the Secretary and analysts, of which the
Secretary has attended all but one. The analysts also have regular teleconferences
with briefers for Iraq background and Q and A sessions
Wayne Simmons
Martin Strong
Tom Wilkerson
• To call this is a "firestorm" of criticism is an exaggeration. There are some 7
8,000 retired Generals
• The criticism is at least a temporary distraction to the Secretary in that it takes
time away from prosecuting the war in Iraq and the global war on terror
• The criticism misses the point because we are at a crucial stage in the change
needed to bring Iraq back to self-sufficiency; that's far more important than what
happened in the past to an individual
• The meeting was a good exchange of views, with tough questions asked
• The Secretary appeared energized at the meeting rather than chastened
• The Secretary and General Pace emphasized that the big event to watch for in Iraq
is the formation of the government there
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Sources
Robert L. Maginnis
MSNBC: News Live - April 19, 9:35:48 AM (approximately three minutes)

"I've been meeting with Mr. Rumsfeld for over four years prior to the beginning of the
war in Iraq. He's a tough cookie. He's a tough debate partner. He's a tough person when
you ask a question. If you have your ducks in a row, then you can perhaps win or
persuade him. He's a reasoning person, a very bright person but if you don't know what
you're talking about, he's going to push bac~ and rightly so."
Thomas McInemey
Rumsfeld Not Considering Resigning - Associated Press, Robert Bums - April 19

oj< Reprinted by six print outlets
... Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, who is a Fox News commentator, said
in an interview afterward that the calls from other retired generals for Rumsfeld to resign
came up only briefly. "We didn't waste the secretary's time with that," he said, adding that
he puts little stock in the criticisms because they come mostly from two-star generals who
were not senior enough in rank to work directly for Rumsfeld.
Fox News: Special Report with Brit Hume - Aired 4/18/2006 6:08:46 PM, again on
4119/2006 12:08:46 AM (approximately three minutes)
(clip of McInerney in a Bret Baier report)
..• LT. GEN. TOM MCINERNEY, US AIR FORCE RET.: He is very concerned that
it hasn't happened because he knows once we have a unity government, a lot of things
will fall in place, and they're not falling in place now because the Iraqi people who have
voted, 11 million voted, they've done their share, now it's up to the elected officials to do
theirs.
Robert H. Scales
NPR's Morning Edition - April 19, 7:00 AM (approximately four minutes)

.. ,GENERAL SCALES: I mean, the real question is to get on with the war, to look
forward instead of backward, and to figure out where we're going, and to establish a
secure Iraq that's defined by a free-market economy, representative government, and
most of all, security. And, most of that discussion back-and-forth, between us, wasn't
about his past record, but was questions from him about where we should be going in the
future.
Donald Shepperd
Despite critics, he's staying put - Newsday, April 19, P. A24

... Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd also said that it appeared Rumsfeld was
mindful of the growing controversy around his stewardship of the Pentagon. "The
secretary's clearly distracted by it, and worried about it," Shepperd said on CNN.
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Rumsfeld takes on his critics - The Dallas Morning News, clo Knight Ridder - April 18
At the meeting of military analysts, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd, a military
analyst for CNN, said Rumsfeld didn't bring up the calls for his resignation by the retired
generals, but was "clearly distracted by it, and worried about it and concerned about it."
"He listened to a lot of things from the group," Shepperd said, explaining that the session
focused mainly on Iraq and what events might evolve there that would send encouraging
signals back home. Shepperd reported that Rumsfeld said the formation of a new Iraqi
government, stalled for months, would be such a new milestone.
CNN: Situation Room - April 18, 4:00 PM (approximately 3.5 minutes)
... MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD, U.S. AIR FORCE (RET.): Everybody expected the
headlines out of this to be that the secretary says the following things and the focus of the
meeting was very little on that. It came up from time to time, mainly from our own
questions, but basically the focus was on how the war in Iraq is going, how it would have
been different in the past if, and that type of thing...
We basically offered our ideas about the fact of, look, the message is not getting out. If
you say that we're doing well in the war, what is the message for the American people?
What is the next thing the American people are going to see in the way of an event they
can see some progress?
And the answer was unanimous from both the chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff and
also the secretary. It's the formation of the Iraqi government. That's the next important
event and from there, the continuing training of the Iraqi forces. That's the message,
Wolf.
CNN -- Paula Zabn Now, April 18, 8:17:14 PM (approximately 2 minutes)
... SHEPPERD: If! could say one other thing about the session, I -- I honestly believe
that the secretary and the chairman were both puzzled by this reaction from the generals.
They didn't expect it. They don't know why. General Pace laid out all of the meetings that
-- that the various high-level generals responsible for the war plans attended.
They went back and forth, a series of 40, 50, 60 meetings, before they made decisions.
They went over all of that. So, I -- I think they were -- they were puzzled about this.
We didn't challenge him from the standpoint, but we did say, look, it is very clear, in the
American -- the eyes of the American people, that the impression is, this war is not going
well. Your -- your message is not getting out. What are you going to do to change the
message? What is the next visible thing that Americans are going to see that can give
them some confidence?
CNN's The Situation Room April 18, 5:00 PM (approximately 5.5 minutes)
* Note: This clip is a roundtable discussion with Shepperd and two other military
analysts
SHEPPERD: I thought the focus of our meeting would be on the generals controversy
calling for the resignation. He was very upbeat, he was humorous. He appeared very
much as he did in the press conference. But he was very, very intense, Wolf, as he always
is... .
They (the Secretary and General Pace) feel that there's progress. Not light at the end of
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the tunnel. They think it's going to be a long, hard struggle in many places. But what they
said unanimously and immediately when we asked the question, what's the next big event
that's going to take place? They said the fonnation of the Iraqi government is the most
important. You can train all the Iraqi troops, but those troops have to be loyal to the
government in which the people have confidence. They see that as the next big event
before anything else can happen.
CNN Headline News 4/18/2006, 6:16:23 PM (approximately two minutes)

SHEPPERD: The headline out of the meeting was not what you'd expect. I thought it
would be focused on the Generals' controversy, which did come up, but the Secretary did
not seem embattled at all. He was affable, much like the Pentagon press conference that
took place ahead of time. He seemed mystified by all of this and so did General Pace, the
Chainnan of the Joint Chiefs. They said there was plenty of consultation all along the
way, plenty of consultation with the Generals and they don't know where this is coming
from or why...
This is the 16th meeting that Secretary Rumsfeld has invited analysts to. I've been at 12
of them. He's been in all about but one of those 12. We have regular teleconferences not
with the Secretary but with various briefers for background, giving us infonnation on the
war and we get a chance to ask questions.
Tom Wilkerson
CNN American Morning - April 19, 8:35 AM (approximately three minutes)
And one of the things emphasized is the most important thing to come in Iraq is about the
fonnation of that government .,.
"Here's Donny" - New York Times - April 19, page 1
"He said it's a diversion, and that it's taken him away from the full-time focus on things
he needs to do," he said. Mr. Rumsfeld "was not chastened. If anything, he looked like he
was energized by it."
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This was linked on TownHal1. The Shinseki crowd - and a certain senator we can all think of -- are,
I'm sure, behind the revolt of the generals. And then there's an editor we can think of too...
Family Security Matters
Jed Babbin
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the transcriber is working on it. she said the chairman's part is really hard to hear
(haddock says that's a common problem). hope to have it tomorrow morning. i will pullout
the on-the-record portions and forward for your approval asap.
thanks
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allison, the sd wants us to post the on-the-record part of his meeting with the military
analysts. has someone transcripbed the t~pe and can we get whomever that is to start
working on this - we'll need to extract the background or off the record discussions, but
that should be fairly easy to discern. thanks.
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allison, the sd wants us to post the on-the-record part of his meeting with the military
analysts. has someone transcripbed the tape and can we get whomever that is to start
working on this - we'll need to extract the background or off the record discussions, but
that should be fairly easy to discern. thanks.
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Attachments: Military Analysts 4.19.06.doc
Military Analysts
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Attached is the memo from yesterday's analysts' meeting with the Secretary.
Please let us know if you need anything else.
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April 18 -19
Summary
Retired Major General Donald W. Shepperd received the most airtime of the 15 attending
militaz analysts, generating about 13 minutes of clips on CNN and Headline News on
the 1S t • Shepperd was followed by:
)- Ro'bert Maginnis, who appeared on MSNBC for approximately three minutes
~ Thomas McInerney, who appeared on Fox News for roughly three minutes
~ Tom Wilkerson, who was on CNN's American Morning for about three minutes.
Wilkerson was also quoted in a front page New York Times article by David S.
Cloud
Generally speaking, all four of the analysts interviewed shared similar views on the
meeting, They agreed that:
~ The Secretary was positive and not overly concerned with the.generals' criticism
)- The Secretary and General Pace felt they had consulted with military and other
experts frequently and sufficiently on war strategy/plans
)- The focus of the meeting was not on the generals' criticism, but on the more
important topics at hand regarding Iraq - including fonning a new government
and getting the right messages out to the American public
~ The meeting was productive, a chance to share ideas and the Secretary clearly
listened to the analysts
Don Shepperd provided the most insight on details discussed during the meeting,
followed by Tom Wilkerson, while Thomas McInerney focused specifically on the
Secretary's concern about setting up an Iraqi government. By comparison, Robert
Maginnis spoke less about meeting specifics, including Iraq, and more about the
generals' criticism of the Secretary.
Highlights
Jed Babbin
Frank B. Campbell
(Tim) J. Eads
John Garrett
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Robert L. Maginnis
• Secretary was both "forthcoming" and "energized"
• Secretary wondered "why these generals didn't, while they were on active duty,
push back and ask these questions that they're raising after retirement"
• General Pace primarily talked about transformation and its necessity
• Repeated General Pace's point that troops on ground have not raised concerns
about the civilian leadership and feel that generals do represent their best interest
in Washington
• Pointed out that commanders have plenty of opportunities to express their
opinions
• In response to questions of "being arrogant and dismissive" Maginnis reported
that the Secretary was a "tough cookie," but a "reasoning man"
Jeff McCausland
Thomas McInerney
• The Secretary is "very concerned" that an Iraqi government is not yet formed, and
knows things will "fall into place" after this happens.
Chuck Nash
William L. Nash
Robert H. Scales, .Jr.

Donald W. Shepperd
• The focus was on Iraq, and "things of concern" around the world - Afghanistan,
piracy in the Pacific, things in the Southern Command
• Little focus on the generals' controversy. However, although the Secretary and
General Pace were in good moods, the Secretary is "clearly distracted" by it. He
and General Pace are "puzzled" about where it's coming from, as they thought
they had been extremely "consultive" about strategy
• The analysts discussed the need to better communicate to the public about the
importance of the war, and a "forward strategy"
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• The analysts asked what are the next things corning up in terms of a milestone to
mark progress - the answer was clearly setting up an Iraqi government and
training Iraqi security forces
• General Pace reiterated the level of collaboration on war plans with the generals,
combatant commanders, General Franks and others, who all "made their inputs,
voiced their concerns...talked it out. ..we all had a hand in this"
• The Secretary and General Pace definitely see progress thus far in Iraq, and are
hopeful that a new government will be in place soon
• This was the 16th meeting between the Secretary and analysts, of which the
Secretary has attended all but one. The analysts also have regular teleconferences
with briefers for Iraq background and Q and A sessions
Wayne Simmons
Martin Strong
Tom Wilkerson
• To call this is a "firestorm" of criticism is an exaggeration. There are some 7
8,000 retired Generals
• The criticism is at least a temporary distraction to the Secretary in that it takes
time away from prosecuting the war in Iraq and the global war on terror
• The criticism misses the point because we are at a crucial stage in the change
needed to bring Iraq back to self·sufficiency; that's far more important than what
happened in the past to an individual
• The meeting was a good exchange of views, with tough questions asked
• The Secretary appeared energized at the meeting rather than chastened
• The Secretary and General Pace emphasized that the big event to watch for in Iraq
is the formation of the government there
Sources
Robert L. Maginnis
MSNBC: News Live - April 19, 9:35:48 AM (approximately three minutes)

"I've been meeting with Mr. Rumsfeld for over four years prior to the beginning of the
war in Iraq. He's a tough cookie. He's a tough debate partner. He's a tough person when
you ask a question. If you have your ducks in a row, then you can perhaps win or
persuade him. He's a reasoning person, a very bright person but if you don't know what
you're talking about, he's going to push back and rightly so."
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Thomas McInerney
Rumsfeld Not Considering Resigning - Associated Press, Robert Burns - April 19

* Reprinted by six print outlets
... Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, who is a Fox News commentator, said
in an interview afterward that the calls from other retired generals for Rumsfeld to resign
came up only briefly. "We didn't waste the secretary's time with that," he said, adding that
he puts little stock in the criticisms because they come mostly from two-star generals who
were not senior enough in rank to work directly for Rumsfeld.
Fox News: Special Report with Brit Hume - Aired 4/18/2006 6:08 :46 PM, again on
41l9/2006 12:08:46 AM (approximately three minutes)
(clip of McInerney in a Bret Baier report)
·.. LT. GEN. TOM MCINERNEY, US AIR FORCE RET.: He is very concerned that
it hasn't happened because he knows once we have a unity government, a lot of things
will fall in place, and they're not falling in place now because the Iraqi people who have
voted, 11 million voted, they've done their share, now it's up to the elected officials to do
theirs.
Donald Shepperd
Despite critics, he's staying put - Newsday, April 19, P. A24

·.. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd also said that it appeared Rumsfeld was
mindful of the growing controversy around his stewardship of the Pentagon. "The
secretary's clearly distracted by it, and worried about it," Shepperd said on CNN.
Rumsfeld takes on his critics - The Dallas Morning News, c/o Knight Ridder - April 18
At the meeting of military analysts, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd, a military
analyst for CNN, said Rumsfeld didn't bring up the calls for his resignation by the retired
generals, but was "clearly distracted by it, and worried about it and concerned about it."
"He listened to a lot of things from the group," Shepperd said, explaining that the session
focused mainly on Iraq and what events might evolve there that would send encouraging
signals back home. Shepperd reported that Rumsfeld said the formation of a new Iraqi
government, stalled for months, would be such a new milestone.
CNN: Situation Room - April 18, 4:00 PM (approximately 3.5 minutes)

·..MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD, U.S. AIR FORCE (RET.): Everybody expected the
headlines out of this to be that the secretary says the following things and the focus of the
meeting was very little on that. It came up from time to time, mainly from our own
questions, but basically the focus was on how the war in Iraq is going, how it would have
been different in the past if, and that type of thing...
We basically offered our ideas about the fact of, look, the message is not getting out. If
you say that we're doing well in the war, what is the message for the American people?
What is the next thing the American people are going to see in the way of an event they
can see some progress?
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And the answer was unanimous from both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
also the secretary. It's the formation of the Iraqi government. That's the next important
event and from there, the continuing training of the Iraqi forces. That's the message,
Wolf.
CNN -- Paula Zahn Now, April 18, 8:17:14 PM (approximately 2 minutes)
., .SHEPPERD: If I could say one other thing about the session, I -- I honestly believe
that the secretary and the chairman were both puzzled by this reaction from the generals.
They didn't expect it. They don't know why. General Pace laid out aU of the meetings that
-- that the various high-level generals responsible for the war plans attended.
They went back and forth, a series of 40, 50, 60 meetings, before they made decisions.
They went over all of that. So, I -- I think they were -- they were puzzled about this.
We didn't challenge him from the standpoint, but we did say, look, it is very clear, in the
American -- the eyes of the American people, that the impression is, this war is not going
well. Your -- your message is not getting out. What are you going to do to change the
message? What is the next visible thing that Americans are going to see that can give
them some confidence?
CNN's The Situation Room April 18, 5:00 PM (approximately 5.5 minutes)
* Note: This clip is a roundtable discussion with Shepperd and two other military
analysts
SHEPPERD: I thought the focus of our meeting would be on the generals controversy
calling for the resignation. He was very upbeat, he was humorous. He appeared very
much as he did in the press conference. But he was very, very intense, Wolf, as he always
is ...
They (the Secretary and General Pace) feel that there's progress. Not light at the end of
the tunnel. They think it's going to be a long, hard struggle in many places. But what they
said unanimously and immediately when we asked the question, what's the next big event
that's going to take place? They said the formation of the Iraqi government is the most
important. You can train all the Iraqi troops, but those troops have to be loyal to the
government in which the people have confidence. They see that as the next big event
before anything else can happen.
CNN Headline News 4/18/2006,6:16:23 PM (approximately two minutes)

SHEPPERD: The headline out of the meeting was not what you'd expect. I thought it
would be focused on the Generals' controversy, which did come up, but the Secretary did
not seem embattled at all. He was affable, much like the Pentagon press conference that
took place ahead of time. He seemed mystified by all of this and so did General Pace, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. They said there was plenty of consultation all along the
way, plenty of consultation with the Generals and they don't know where this is corning
from or why ...
This is the 16th meeting that Secretary Rumsfeld has invited analysts to. I've been at 12
of them. He's been in all about but one of those 12. We have regular teleconferences not
with the Secretary but with various briefers for background, giving us information on the
war and we get a chance to ask question~.
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Tom Wilkerson
CNN American Morning - April 19, 8:35 AM (approximately three minutes)
And one of the things emphasized is the most important thing to come in Iraq is about the
formation of that government ...
"Here's Donny" • New York Times - Apri119, page 1
"He said it's a diversion, and that it's taken him away from the full-time focus on things
he needs to do," he said. Mr. Rumsfeld "was not chastened. If anything, he looked like he
was energized by it.II
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(b)(6)
From: . JedBabbin@ra5Tla_
Subject: Monday
Eric: I'll be subbing for Hugh. Hewitt again on Monday, 24 April. We're on 6-9 pm EDT nationally on the
Salem Radio Network. (www.hughhewitt.com).
How about getting one of the big dogs or -- even better -- Myers or Franks or Delong to talk about the
SECDEF? Whaddya think? Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From:' Barber. Allison Ms OSD PA
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 20067:27 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; ·rtJrm;J~RmiJ• • •OSD PA
Subject: FW: DoD mailing list
Hi
Please look into adding bing west on the list ..
Thanks
ab
-----ariginal Message----
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, aSD
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:51 AM
subject: FW: 000 mailing list
Can you or someone be in touch with bing west? His e-mail is below. He sounds like he
wants to be added to our list of analysts. I don't know his circumstances, but he has
been interested and helpful over time and is active.
Tnx •••
----~Original Message----
From: Thomas, James P, CIV, OSO-POLICY
To: 'larry.dirita2@osd.mil'
Subject: Fw: DoD mailing list
Larry,
See Bing West's note below. He's offered to help take on the critics.
Hang in there. You're doing good.
From: Bing West
To: "~Tla
Sent: Sun Apr 16 07:59:01 2006
SUbject: DoD mailing list
"The Defense Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders
and civilian analysts . The one-page memorandum was sent bye-mail on Friday to the group,
which includes several retired generals who appear regularly on television"
HOw about putting me on that mailing list as one of The News Hour gang?
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From:· JedBabbin@1mr:tW1
Subject: Thanks
Don't know how you're doing the seating chart for those meetings, but I'm flattered to be up there with the
generals. Many thanks.
Jed Babbin
'';'' ~ , ..
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(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From: MMlri CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject; Re: Two hot schedule items
Done.
To: ~arber Allison, CIV, OASD-FA
cc: , • OSD FA
Sent: Tue Apr 18 12:57:22 2006
Subject: Fw: Two hot schedule items
Suggest we folo the 1ede of item 2.
From: Rangel, Robert S, CIV, aSD
Sent: Tue Apr 18 12:13:25 2006
Subject: Two hot schedule items
(b)(5)
2) SecDef sent out the following snowflake today addressed to Dorrance. With Dorrance
out, want to direct it your way for action:
"If the military analysts are only going to be here between 1:40 pm and 4 pm today, I
wouldn't think they need the break scheduled at 2:30 pm. I would give them 15 more
minutes with Pete pace, so he will have 45 minutes as well."
I know you guys are moving around the schedule per preVious discussion, but wanted to make
sure you received this direction as soon as possible.
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(b)(6)
From:' Rangel, Robert 5, CIV, OSD

Subject: Two hot schedule items
(b)(5)
2) SecDef sent out the following snowflake today addressed to Dorrance. With Dorrance out, want to direct it your way for
action:
"If the military analysts are only going to be here between 1:40 pm and 4 pm today, I wouldn't think they need the break
scheduled at 2:30 pm, I would give them 15 more minutes with Pete Pace, so he will have 45 minutes as welL"
I know you guys are moving around the schedule per previous discussion, but wanted to make sure you received this
direction as soon as possible.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2006,10:54 AM
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD·PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD.PA;~ OSD PA
SUbject: RE: today's roundtable
Ms. Barber,
He said we would not tag BG Bolger or MG Peterson at this point.
Vr.
Mike
LTC (b)(6)
Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq
Phoenix Base, International Zone, Baghdad
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Iraqna Cell:
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Read the Advisor newsletter at www.mnstcLirag.centcom.mil
From: Barber, Allison Ms 050 PA [mailto:Alllson.Barber@«DICDII

Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:3S PM
To:M5ff;t : LTC/OS
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PAi ~ OSD PA
Subject: RE: today's roundtable
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HI
I understand your situation. Who can you offer up in his place?
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From: • • LTC/OS (b)(6)
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 200610:29 AM
TOl Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PmA:mi~ • • •_
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA;rli
Subject: RE: toctay's roundtable
Ms. Barber,
Could you or your representative please call me at your earliest convenience? I just
finished talking with LTG Dempsey who told me he was not going to participate. In
addition to him having been physically ill for the past few days and still under the .
weather, he spoke with GEN Casey today and explained to him that he declined the
inVitation two days ago and GEN Casey said ok. There was no expectation from the ]
staff email that he received last night/this morning.
I'm sorry that this is coming to you late in the game.
Vr.
•
LTC b)(6)
PhoeniX Base, International Zone, Baghdad
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DSN:
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Commercial (b)(2)
Iraqna Cell;
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Read the Advisor newsletter at www.mnstcLiraq.centcom.mil
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Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 S:42 PM
To:rU\fl9 LTC/OS
Cc: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: today's roundtable
hi rmII thanks for helping us pull this a/l together today...
the teleconference will begin promptly at 1:45 pm EST. the dial-in number is: ~ if there are any problems with
llPJ
dialing in (there won't be... ) call secdef protocol att.... and talk to It col augustitus ("co l. aU). she will be able to
help.
here is the read ahead and j've attached it as well. if you could please let me know as soon as you can who the briefer will
be, that would be great.... then i can include it on the agenda for the analysts.
please let me know jf you need anything else from me!
thanks again,
tmtm
OSD Public Affairs
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READ AHEAD FOR SECRETARY OFDEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD
OUTREACH MEETING WITH RETIRED MILITARYANALYSTS
Datelfime:TuesdaY,April18, 20063:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:SecDefDining Room,.
Background:
-Approximately seventeenretired military analysts who serve as military/defense
experts for major mediaoutlets.
-Last outreach meeting withthis group was September 2005.
-Comments should beconsidered on background.
Timeline:
1:40 p.rn.Welcome andlntroduction
-Allison Barber, DeputyAssistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
1 :45 p.m.Update onIraqi Security Forces (via videoteleconference)
- BriefersTBD
2:30 p.m.Break
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2:45 p.rn.Update onGlobal Operations
-General Peter Pace, Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff
3:15 p.m.Discussionand Questions with Secretary of Defense Donald H.Rumsfeld
4:00 p.m.MeetingConciudes
Attachments:
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-List of ParticipantsTab A
-Key Comments to DateTab 8
SecretaryDonald H. Rumsfeld
Meeting with Retired Military Analysts
Roorn_ The Pentagon
Tuesday,April18,2006
Participants
CONFIRMED:
Mr. JedBabbin(USAF, JAG)
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Lieutenant General Frank B. Campbell(USAF, Retired)
Dr. JaplesJay Carafano(LTC,USA, Retired)
Colonel(Tim) J. Eads(USA, Retired)
GeneralRonald Fogelman(USAF, Retired)
ColonelJohn Garrett(USMC, Retired)
GeneralWilliam F."Buck"Keman(USA, Retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis(USA, Retired)
Colonel Jeff McCausland(USA,Retired)
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney(USAF, Retired)
CaptainChuck Nash(USN, Retired)
GeneralWilliam L. Nash(USA, Retired)
MajorGeneral Robert H. Scales, Jr.(USA, Retired)
MajorGeneral Donald W. Shepperd(USAF, Retired)
Mr. WayneSimmons(USN, CIA, Retired)
CaptainMartin 1. Strong(USN, Retired)
GeneralTom Wilkerson(USMC, Retired)
Military Analysts on the Air and InPrint
Capsule Summaries ofViews:
Babbin, Jed- Critical of Chinese PMHu's visit.Thinks politics and"sourgrapes"at base of retired
generals'anti-Rumsfeld comments.
Campbell, Frank-No recent remarksfound
Carafano, James-Thinks if Iraqileaders don't have Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis involved in the gov't.,
there willbe civil war and chaos. Favored theDubai Ports World deal.
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Eads~ Tim-No recent remarks found
FogelPlan, Ronald-Reportedly favorsbetter use of allies in dealing with African crises.
Garrett, John-No recent remarksfound
Maginnis~ Robert-Condemns hypocrisyof generals for failing to ask the Secretary tough questions
one on one, thencriticizing him later.WantsAfghanistanto embrace values sharedworJdwide.Sees
sUbstantialimprovement in Iraqi forces over the past year.
Nash~ Chuck-No recent remarksfound
Nash, William-Believes the Secretaryhas made some"serious misjudgments"but stopped short of

calling for hisresignation.Says there have beentop to bottom problems
withlraqreconstruction.Believes civil war is ongoing on inlraq, though not at"maximumlevel."
Scales~ Robert-Thinks US needs100,OOO more ground troops.Noteslraqinsurgents have changed

tacticsover past 3 years to exploit uS.Does not think situation inlraqconstitutes a civil war-yet.
Shepperd, Donald-Says there have been mistakes inlraqbut that retired Generals"stepover the line"in
calling for the Secretary's resignation. Sees Operation Swarmer as a good step inthe evolution of Iraqi
forces.
Simmons, Wayne-Believes there is aneed for military action againstlran.
Strong, Martin-No recent remarksfound
Wilkerson, Tom-No recent remarksfound
Table of Contents for Remarks inContext
Jed Babbin-Wrote"Guess Who's Coming toDinnerT'(American Spectator. 4/17)2
Jed Babbin-Quoted on Fox News"Your Worldwith Neil Cavuto"- 4/14. 1600.2
James Carafano-=Ouoted in"When should theUS leave CIrag)?-Lincoln Journal Star-3/19.2
James Carafano-:Ouoted on Fox News"SpecialReport with Brit Hume"-3/1 0, 1800.2
Ron Fogelman~ited in RASC Hearing on theFY'07 EUCOM Budget,-3/8.3
Robert Maginnis-Wrote"With Hindsight"-Op-Ed Washington Times-4/17.3
Robert Maginnis-Quoted on NBC Nightly Newsre:Afghan death sentence-3/24.3
Robert Maginnis-Quoted on CNN AmericanMoming (during Qp. Swanner>:-3/183
William Nash-Quoted about the Generals onABC's Good Morning America-4/153

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Willaim Nash-Quoted in"Military optionsagainst Iran carry big risks,"ChL Tribune-4/14.3
William Nash=Ouoted on ABC's World NewsTonight about Iraq assessment-4/IOJ
William Nash-Quoted in NYTimes"Report Addsto Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role"-3/29.3
William Nash-Quoted on ABC's World NewsTonight about Civil War in lrag-3/5.3
Robert Scales-Quoted about ground force in"Retired general's call puzzles Rumsfeld aides"-Wash.
Times-4/l43
Robert Scales-Quoted about the US in Iragon Fox News-Hannity and Calmes 3/20.3
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Editionabout"Civil War in Iraq?"-2/25.3
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary onCNN's Late Edition-41l 6.3
Bob Shepperd-Quoted on CNN's AmericanMorning about Operation Swarmer-3/17.3
Wayne Simmons--Quoted on Fox News's YourWorid with Neil Cavuto about Iran-4/14.3
Jed Babbin-Wrote"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"(American Spectator, 4/17)
Excerpt:Chinaseeks regional dominance toprovide a safe base for further expansion.Its military buildup is
aimed, in the short tenn, at providingunquestioned superiority on its periphery _. nations such
asJapanandSouthKorea-- and asserting dominance overTaiwan.Our defense treaty withJapanplaces us
squarelybetween the two nations, and the President's statements that we will defendquerulousTaiwanhave
keptChinaat bay.Though the White House rejects the term,our quiet strategy againstChinais, and must continue
to be,containment.Over the past twoyears, we have made gains among the nations onChina'speriphery due
almost entirely to the quiet diplomatic efforts of the DefenseDepartment and its Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs, PeterRodman.
Jed Babbin-Quoted on Fox News"Your World with NeilCavulo"- 4/14,1600
I think that General Zinni wantsto' succeed Rumsfeld in a John Kerry or Hillary Clinton administration.
So,some of it is politics.Some of itis sour grapes.And I think, quitefrankly some of it is sincere,Butnone of these
guys made these points when they were on active duty. They had every opportunity to.
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Imean, General Batiste, for example, I mean, he could have told these thingsdirectly to Mr. Rumsfeld or Mr.
Wolfowitz.Why didn't he do it then?
James Carafano-Quoted in"When should theUSleave(lraq)?-LincolnJournal Star-3/19
"Carafano thinks it's easy topredict what will happen ifIraqi leaders can't keepSunnis, Shiites, and
Kurdsinvolved in the government. "Thenthey are going to fail.Period.The country devolvesinto death and
chaos.Period," hesays." ,
James Carafano-Quoted on Fox News"Special Report withBrit Hume"-31l0, 1800
JIM ANGLE:Why are we less safe without this dealthan we would have been with it?
CARAFANO: Well, we're slightly lesssafe.When the original deal camealong, theDubaicompany had agreed to
all kinds of infonnation sharing that nonnally companiesdon't agree to. Of course thatdoesn't go now.So even
though it'saU .s.company that will run it now,we'll actually know less about what they're doing than if Dubai
Ports World wasrunning it....
...ifyou wanted to do the mosteconomic damage you could to theU.S.economy, you know the port thatyou
would go after? .. Singapore.Because that's where most of the stuffthat comes toAmericacomes from.And it's the
transshipping point forAsia.So all those other risky ,ports, all that stuff dumps intoSingapore.Singaporescreens
all that stuff andthen they send it to us.
So the point is, is American ports are not criticalinfrastructure.People don't getthis.The ports are notcritical. We
had a port inSeattle-Tacoma had a strike, shut down for two weeks. We had a port inNew Orleanswiped out in
ahurricane.What did we do?Ship the stuff to other ports.
Theloss of one American port, even in a catastrophic terrorist attack, would notmaterially affect
theU.S.economy.But if you started to go after some ofthese mega ports around the world like Singapore and
Hong Kong and Rotterdam,that would.And what we have toworry about is, all the ports that are feeding into
these guys, who are a lotriskier than the stuff coming out of the main people that we deal with.
Ron Fogelman-Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY'07 EUCOMBudget,-3/8
Comment by Rep. Jim Marshall(D-GA): Last year in Europe, I had a conversation with General Fogelman in
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whichhe talked about our need to better improve our use of potential allies andallies in Africa to deal with
situations inAfrica.Hespecifically referenced moving Rwandan troops toLiberiain time to deal withLiberia's
needs :when we werereluctant to put Marines on the shore for all kinds of reasons.
Robert Maginnis-Wrote"Wi~hHindsight"-Op-EdWashingtonTimes-4/17
Since 2002, I've been privilegedto attend meetings with Mr. Rumsfeld and his staff.As part of a group of retired
officerswho now work as media consultants, we have free rein to ask toughquestions.Mr. Rumsfeld is
alwaysfrank, tough, and receptive.Youhave to stand your ground, but Mr. Rumsfeld listens and reasons.
Typically at these meetings, Iwas the lowest-ranking retired officer:Jt was amazing how hypocritical some now
retired generals were.They had plenty of opportunity andencouragement to ask tough questions of Pentagon
staff, Mr. Rumsfeldincluded.Behind the scenes somewere critical, but at our meetings, only a few shot back.
Robert Maginnis-Quoted on NBC Nightly News re:Afghan death sentence-3/24
"The American people don't wantto think that we spent our blood and treasure for wars that end up being just
asoppre.ssive new regimes as they were that·-those that we replaced."
Robert Maginnis-Quoted on CNN American Morning (duringOp. Swarmer)-3/18
(The Iraqi forces are) very goodat counterinsurgency at this point.The last year, you know, I was over there a
couple of months ago and theimprovement over the last couple of years has been absolutely phenomenal.But
they can't do it all and they needus to a certain level.Now. are wegoing to be able to draw down from 133,000
now?I think so.! think we'll see a significant drop bythe end of the year.But we're notgoing to be out of there
totally for some good long time.
William Nash-Quoted about the Generals on ABC's GoodMorningAmerica-4/15
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BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera)ls this an invitation to insubordination among the ranks?
MAJQRGENERALWILLIAMNASH(ABC NEWS)
(Off-camera) Idon't think so.! think theprofessionals that are involved in all of this understand that when you
wear theunifonn, you are responsive to and dedicated to and subordinate to the chain ofcommand.
GRAPHICS:RUMSFELDUNDER FIRE
MAJORGENERALWILLIAtvrNASH(ABC NEWS)(Voiceover) And the president, the commander in chief, the
secretary ofdefense,a member of the nationalcommand authority, they'll follow their duties.But at the same time,
they'll followtheir conscience and their professional judgment, and speak out after theyretire, or, if on active
duty, may choose to retire in lieu offollowing ordersthey don't believe in.
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And I must ask doyou believe SecretaryRumsfeldshould step down?
MAJORGENERALWILLIAMNASH(ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think,in my personal opinion, we need to
work the issues at hand.The Secretary of Defenseworks for the President.That's his judgment.The people need,
are free to criticizethe specific issues.
MAJORGENERALWILLIAMNASH(ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And Ithink. he's, on those issues, he's made
some serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW(ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay.General Nash, we appreciate your insight.Thank you.
William Nash-Quoted in"Military options againstlrancarry bigrisks,"Chi. Tribune-4114
William Nash, a retired Annymajor general who is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign
Relations,said, "In Iraq, every bit of intelligence we dropped on the U.N. inspectorstumed up a dry hole.Give me
onegood reason we should trust our intelligence this time."
William Nash-Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight aboutIraqassessment-4/10
The good news is, is that thefolks in country, inIraqare taking a clear-headed view and doing some analysis of
the realconditions.
William Nash-Quoted in NY Times"Report Adds toCriticism of Hamburton'sIraqRole"-3129
William L.Nash,a retired Annygeneralwho is a senior fellow at theCouncil on Foreign Relations and an expert
on post-conflict zones, said theunusually revealing documents laid bare "a microcosm of all the ills" of
thelraqrebuilding effort."This a continuing example of themismanagement of theIraqreconstruction from the
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highestlevels down to the contractors on the ground," he said.
WilJiam Nash-Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight aboutCivil War inIraq-3/5
"The failure to understand thatthecivil waris already takingplace, just not necessarily at the maximum level,
means that our countenneasuresare inadequate."
Robert Scales-Quoted about ground force in"Retiredgeneral's call puzzles Rumsfeld aides"
Wash.Times-4114
"Retired Maj. Oen.Robert Scales,a fonner commander oftheArmyWarCollege, said the Army, Marines,
andspecial operations need 100,000 more troops. "If you're going to'fight a long war,"Oen. Scales said, "if this
war is generational, and if our grandchildren aregoing to be fighting this war, and if this war continues to be
principallyground warfare, then it just seems overwhelmingly obvious that over the longterm we are going to
need a bigger ground force. ""
Robert Scales-Quoted about theUSinIraqonFox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20
" ... there's an old saying thatAmericafights short wars brilliantlyand long wars not so welI.Americafights its
wars on theclock.The enemy has notimetable.The enemy measuressuccess in terms of prevailing for decades;
our philosophy has always been touse our firepower and our technology to get in, win the war, and get out.So
what the military's done over thelast three years, Alan, is they've changed the way they fight.And they've
readjusted, or they'vechanged their strategy, changed their tactics to take on an enemy who himselfhas adapted.
over the last three years."
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about"Civii War inIraq?"-2/25
"It's not a civil war yet in theclassic sense.Perhaps a bettertenn to use would be a growing Sunni
insurrection.The Sunnis simply don't have themilitary power; they don't have the regional control.However, I do
agree with Professor Nasrthat as the situation continues to deteriorate, the country moves closer andcloser to an
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expanded insurrection that could very well in time, if thegovemment doesn't step in and intervene effectively,
lead to something likecivil war."
Don Shepperd Quoted abouttbe Secretary 00 CNN's Late Editioo-4/16
Is Rumsfeldderelict in hisresponsibilities, GeneralShepperd,based on what youknow?

MAJ. GEN. DONSHEPPERD(RET.), U.S. AIR FORCE: NOJ derelict in his responsibilities, Wolf.On the other
hand, there were clearlysome misjudgments made about the difficulty of the stabilization process inlraq.It is also
clear, we did not have thenumber of troops to go and to maintain that security and to stay there a longtime.
The question is, are we going to do that, or is it better to train theIraqis to do that.! think it's anopen
question.The thing thattroubles me very much about these assertive statements made by the retiredgenerals is
that it's a question not of do they have the right to do it; it's aquestion ofpropriety.
It steps over, in my opinion, the line of the role ofmilitary general officers, active or retired, calling for the
resignation of aduly appointed representative of the govemment by a duly electedgovemment.That's the problem
Ihave with aU of this.And it'shard to have a rational discussion because you quickly get into, is the wargoing
well or not, do we or do we not have enough troops, when the question isone of propriety about these
statements.
BLITZER: But if a defense secretary,General Shepperd, is what the critics are saying, derelict, andU.S.troops
are dying andthey're being injured, taxpayer funds are being squandered to the tune ofhundreds of billions of
dollars because of miscalculations, shouldn't retiredU.S.military officers stand up andsay enough is enough?
SHEPPERD: No.They ought to stand up and they ought to criticize the strategy to gowith it, state their opinion,
but shouldn't be calling for the resignation ofthe defense secretary during a time of war when that defense
secretary is tryingto lead the troops.
We're in a really tough situation inIraq.And the question is, are we going to beable to pull this off or not.Thatis
the real question.Lots ofthings have gone wrong, and there's lots of blame to go around, to the statedepartment,
to Congress, to the military, as well some of these people makingthe charges, Wolf.
Don Shepperd-Quoted on CN.N's American Morning aboutOperation Swarmer-3/17
This is the kind of strategy youwould use.But you would probablydo it with much more surprise and much less
planning and on a rapid basis; inother words, kind of a rapid reaction force.
The Iraqi security forces arenot there yet.They're stilloperating side by side withU.S.forces, learning how to
dothis.And, again, it's a step intheir evolution, and an important one, I believe.
M. O'BRlEN: What does itsay about the whole situation inIraqin general-- and you were therejust this past fall
-- that on the three year -- approaching the three yearanniversary of the invasion, this sort of operation needs to
even becontemplated?
SHEPPERD:Yes.This is a tough, ugly placeover there, a very, very difficult neighborhood.Insurgents were
operating freely inplaces like Falluja and in westemIraq.They're being put under pressure moreand more by Iraqi
security forces.The number of Iraqi security forces, the quality, the equipment, isincreasing
dramatically.This,again, this operation is just one example of a step in that evolution.
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So thecountry is by no means stable.Thepeople are waiting to see what1s going to happen.The Sunnis and the
Shia conflict isstill there.It's a very difficultplace.But, again, I haveconfidence that over time, the Iraqi security
forces.will be able to do betterthe things that need to be done, which is find insurgents and stay in areaswhere
the U.S. forces are not able to do that and where the u.s. -- when theU.S. forces are going to be coming home.
Wayne Simmons-Quoted on Fox News's Your World withNeil Cavuto about Iran-4/14
Simmons:"Well, look, as my good friends General Paul Vallelly (?) and GeneralMclnemie wrote in their
book"End Game,"forward strategy wins, defenseprotects.We have homeland securityprotecting
theUnitedStatesnow in order to win in any situation youneed a forward strategy.ThePresident took us off ofa
defensive military posture and put us on an offensivemilitary posture.We need to usethat now.
Cavuto:Whatdo you mean by that?What would youadvocate doing right now?
Simmons:Theman is a maniac.He is going to getthe weapon; he is trying to secure the nukes.He is going to use
them wherever he canto threaten us.We absolutely needsome kind of military action and we'need to consult with
our like-mindedallies.
Cavuto: Whattype of military action?
Simmons:Iwould leave that up to the military planners but air strikes are a no brainer.We don't need an invasion
I don'tthink.I'm not a military plannerbut something very decisive has to be done now to show these guys that .
we arenot playing.
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From:' Paul Vallely [paulvallely@' •
Sent: TUWj[' April 18, 200610:17 AM
To: rmTm
SUbject: FW: Who's behind this?
The Russians are working behind our backs constantly in the ME and we must realize that
they are enemy unless the us puts money into their pockets. The highest levels need to
know and understand this.
Fox News Channel

Paul E: Vallely
Military Analyst
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ubject: FW: Who's behind this?
Subject: who's behind this?

All warfare is deception. Where an enemy is strong avoid him. When he is
united divide him. Where he is weak destroy him. Sun Tzu
I am hardly the only one that believes the great enabler is involved. Read
the book Perestroika Deception. Having fun. ~
The high·minded man must care more for truth than for what people
think. - Aristotle, Ethics
Is Al Qaeda a Kremlin Proxy? By J.R. Nyquist Last month a journalist friend
in Poland sent me a translation of an interview with FSB [KGB] defector
Alexander Litvinenko. The following testimony, offered by Litvinenko. was
published by FAKT <http://www.e-fakt.pl/~ . Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko
(b. Voreonezh, 1962) served in the counterintelligence agencies of the
Soviet KGB, and after 1991, as a counter-terrorism expert in the Central
Staff of the MB-FSK-FSB (KGB successor organizations). In 1997 Litvinenko
served in one of the most secretive departments of the Russian KGE -- the
Department for the Analysis of Criminal Organizations. He was a senior
operations officer and deputy head of the Seventh Section. Litvinenko
defected from Russia and was granted political asylum by the United Kingdom
in May 2001. In a July 2002 article titled Ayman al-Zawahiri's Russian
Adventure
<http://www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2002/0716.htm~ ,
I offered the following analysis: "Given Zawahiri's travels to Russia and
China, given the full context of Russia's double game in Chechnya (described
in last week's column)
<http://www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2002/0709.htm> ,
we ought to entertain the possibility that China and Russia secretly
supported the terrorists who attacked America on 9/11." Poland's FAKT
<http://www.e-fakt.pl/> contacted Litvinenko after the. London bombings last
month and the following conversation was reported:
FAKT: Alexander, who. in your opinion, is the originator of this

[London] terrorist attack? A. Litvinenko: 'You know, 1 have spoken about it
earlier and I shall say now, that I know only one organization that has made
terrorism the main tool of solving political problems. It is the Russian
special services. The KGB was engaged in terrorism for many years, and mass
terrorism. At the special department of the KGB they trained terrorists from
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practically every country in the world. These courses lasted, as a rule, for
a half-year. Specially trained and prepared agents of the KGB organized
murders and explosions, including explosions of tankers, the hijacking of
passenger airliners, strikes on diplomatic, state and commercial
organizations worldwide.
FAKT: Could you name .,. some of the terrorists prepared at the
"special courses" of the KGB-FSB? A. Litvinenko: The bloodiest terrorists in
the world were or are agents of the KGB-FSB. These are well-known, like
Carlos Ilyich Ramiros, nicknamed "the Jackal," the late Yassir Arafat,
Saddam Hussein, Adjalan (he is condemned in Turkey), Wadi Haddad, the head
of the service of external operations of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine, Hauyi, the head of the communist party of Lebanon,
Mr. Papaionnu from the Cyprus, Sean Garland from Ireland and many others.
All of them were trained by the KGB, received money from there, w~apons and
explosives, counterfeit documents and a communication equipment for carrying
out of acts of terrorism worldwide.
FAKT: Some may object that each of the listed figures, and the
forces supporting them, were engaged in solving their own political
problems. A. Litvinenko: Certainly, all these figures and movements operated
under their own slogans; however, none of them especially hid their
"intimate" ... relationship with the Kremlin and Lubyanka. There is a simple
question: whether the Russian special services would train and finance
people and groups that were not supervised by Lubyanka and did not serve the
interests of the Kremlin? You understand perfectly, they would not. Each act
of terrorism made by these people was carried out as an assignment and under
the rigid control of the KGB of the USSR. And [the terrorism] ... is not
casual after the disintegration of the USSR and [reform of the KGB] ....
FAKT: Every terrorist you have named is from 'the old staff' of the
KGB. Could you name someone from recent history? A. Litvinenko: Certainly,
here it is. The number two person in the terrorist organization al Oaeda,
who they are crediting with the series of explosions in London, Ayman
al-Zawahiri, is an old agent of the FSB. Being sentenced to death in Egypt
for terrorism and hunted by Interpol, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in 1998, was in the
territory of Dagestan, where for half a year he received special training at
one of the educational bases of the FSB. After this training he was
transferred to Afghanistan, where he had never been before and where,
following the recommendation of his Lubyanka chiefs, he at once '"
penetrated the milieu of bin Laden and soon became his assistant in al
Oaeda.
FAKT: Could you hint at least, where this data comes from? A.
Litvinenko: I can. During my service in one of the most secret department5
of the FSB, top officials from the UFSB of Dagestan, who had directly worked
with Ayman al-Zawahiri ... were called to Moscow and received high posts.
FAKT: What can you say concerning the acts of terrorism in London ?
From what region and with what forces was this strike directed? A.
Litvinenko: In reply to this question I can definitely say that the center
of global terrorism is not in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or the Chechen
Republic. The terrorist infection is spread worldwide from Lubyanka Square
and the Kremlin cabinet. And until the Russian special services are
outlawed, dispersed and condemned, the terrorism will never stop: bombs will
blow up and blood will be shed. Terrorism has no expiration date .... I would
like to repeat, that all the terrorists, whom I have named, were supported
by the heads of the Soviet and Russian special services - Yuri Andropov,
Vladimir Putin, Nikolay Patrushev and others. These people are the main
terrorists .... And until we condemn them ... global terrorism will continue.
Such was the FAKT interview with former FSB-KGB officer Alexander
Litvinenko. Related to this, in 1998 I asked a former Russian intelligence
official how Moscow might successfully pull off a surprise nuclear attack
against the United States without SUffering a devastating retaliation. He
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replied without hesitation, saying: "If you ever hear that Arab terrorists
have attacked an American city with nuclear weapons don't believe it." The
attack, he said, would be from Russia. Even now I don't fUlly understand how
a proxy WMD terrorist attack on the United States would be exploited.
Exactly what is MOscow trying to achieve? What is the strategic follow-up? I
was told that a mass missile strike on America would follow. I am reminded
of San Renxing's recent commentary on a secret communist Party speech about
China's plans to kill 100 to 200 million Americans: "Unable to believe in
the existence of such wickedness ... people would rather think the [war]
'speech' cannot be true Or it's not to be believed." I will end this
commentary with a quote from the text of Viktor Suvorov's Spetsnaz
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393026140!qid~1123994368!sr=
1-1!ref=sr_l_l!102-8039884-5876153?v=glance&s=books> .
[Widespread terrorist and sabotage operations in advance of World

War III] are known officially in the GRU as the "preparatory period," and
unofficially as the "overture." The overture is a series of large and small
operations the purpose of which is, before actual military operations begin,
to weaken the enemy's morale, create an atmosphere of suspicion, fear and
uncertainty, and divert the attention of the enemy's armies and police
forces to a huge number of different targets, each of which may be the
object of the next attack. The overture is carried out by agents of the
secret services of the Soviet satellite countries and by mercenaries
recruited by intermediaries. The principal method employed at this stage is
"gray terror," that is, a kind of terror which is not conducted in the name
of the Soviet Union. The Soviet secret services do not at this stage leave
their visiting cards, or leave other people'S cards. The terror is carried
out in the name of already existing extremist groups not connected in any
way with the Soviet Union, or in the name of fictitious organizations.
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Subject: RE: Read Ahead Retired Military Analysts 04-16-06.doc
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Subject: Read Ahead Retired Military Analysts 04-18-06.doc
hi. per our conversation, here is the new read ahead.
thanks so much,
Updated April 18, 2006
READ AHEAD FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD
OUTREACH MEETING WITH RETIRED MILITARY ANALYSTS
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
LQcation: SecDef Dining Room,.
NY T.lMES 6300
Background:
• Approximately seventeen retired military analysts who serve as military/defense

experts for major media outlets.
• Last outreach meeting with this group was September 2005.
• Comments should be considered on background.
Timeline:
1:40 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
• Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
1:45 p.m. Update on Iraqi Security Forces (Via teleconference)
• Briefers TBD
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Update on Global Operations
• General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
3:15 p.m. Discussion and Q.uestions with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
4:00 p.m. Meeting Concludes
Attachments:
• list of Participants Tab A
• Key Comments to Date TabS
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Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
"''';-.
Room _ _ The Pentagon
Tuesday, April 18,2006
Participants
CONFIRMED:
Colonel (Tim) J. Eads (USA, Retired)
General Ronald Fogelman (USAF, Retired)
ColonelleffMcCausland (USA, Retired)
Captain Chuck Nash (USN, Retired)
General William L. Nash -(USA, Retired)
Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired)

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Major .General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired)
Mr. 'Wayne Simmons (USN, CIA, Retired)
Captain Martin 1. Strong (USN, Retired)
Military Analysts on the Air and In Print
Capsule Summaries of Views:
Babbin, Jed - Critical of Chinese PM Hu's visit. Thinks politics and "sour grapes" at base of retired
generals' anti-Rumsfeld comments.
Campbell, Frank - No recent remarks found
Carafano, James - Thinks if Iraqi leaders don't have Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis involved in the gov't.,
there will be civil war and chaos. Favored the Dubai Ports World deal.
Eads, Tim - No recent remarks found
Fogelman, Ronald - Reportedly favors better use of allies in dealing with African crises.
Garrett, John - No recent remarks found
Maginnis, Robert - Condemns hypocrisy of generals for failing to ask the Secretary tough questions
one on one, then criticizing him later. Wants Afghanistan to embrace values shared worldwide.
Sees substantial improvement in Iraqi forces over the past year.
Nash, Chuck - No recent remarks found
Nash, William - Believes the Secretary has made some "serious misjudgments" but stopped short of
calling for his resignation. Says there have been top to bottom problems with Iraq reconstruction.
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Believes civil war is ongoing on in Iraq, though not at "maximum level."
Scale~, Robert - Thinks US needs 100,000 more ground troops. Notes Iraq insurgents have changed
tactics over past 3 years to exploit us. Does not think situation in Iraq constitutes a civil war - yet.
Shepperd, Donald - Says there have been mistakes in Iraq but that retired Generals "step over the
line" in calling for the Secretary's resignation. Sees Operation Swarmer as a good step in the
evolution of Iraqi forces.
Simmons, Wayne - Believes there is a need for military action against Iran.
Strong, Martin - No recent remarks found
Wilkerson, Tom - No recent remarks found
Table of Contents for Remarks in Context
Jed Babbin - Wrote "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (American Spectator, 4/17) 4
Jed Babbin - Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuta" - 4/14, 1600. 4
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star - 3119.4
James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/] O. 1800. 4
Ron Fogelman - Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY '07 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8. 4
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsight" - Oo-Ed Washington Times - 4/17. 5
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence - 3/24. 5
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Gp. Swanner) - 3/] 8. 5
William Nash - Quoted about the Generals on ABC's Good Morning America - 4/15. 5
Willaim Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14. 5
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Iraq assessment - 4110,5
William Nash - Quoted in NYTimes «Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role" - 3/29. 6
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5.6
Robert Scales - Quoted about ground force in "Retired general's call puzzles Rumsfeld aides" - Wash. Times
4/14 6
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20.6
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Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Irag?" - 2/25.6
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNN's Late Edition - 4/16.6
Bob Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swarrner- 3/17.7
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran- 4/14.7
Jed Babbin - Wrote "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (American Spectator, 4/17)
Excerpt China seeks regional dominance to provide a safe base for further expansion. Its military buildup is
aimed, in the short tenn, at providing unquestioned superiority on its periphery -- nations such as Japan and
South Korea -- and asserting dominance over Taiwan. Our defense treaty with Japan places us squarely between
the two nations, and the President's statements that we will defend querulous Taiwan have kept China at ~ay.
Though the White House rejects the tenn, our quiet strategy against China is, and must continue to be,
containment. Over the past two years, we have made gains among the nations on China's periphery due almost
entirely to the quiet diplomatic efforts of the Defense Department and its Assistant Secretary for International
Affairs, Peter Rodman.
Jed Babbin - Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuto" - 4/14, 1600
I think that General Zinni wants to succeed Rumsfeld in a John Kerry or Hillary Clinton administration.
So, some of it is politics. Some of it is sour grapes. And I think, quite frankly some of it is sincere. But none of
these guys made these points when they were on active duty. They had every opportunity to.
I mean, General Batiste, for example, I mean, he could have told these things directly to Mr. Rumsfeld or Mr.
Wolfowitz. Why didn't he do it then?
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star - 3/19
"Carafano thinks it's easy to predict what will happen if Iraqi leaders can't keep Sunnis, Shiite:!', and Kurds
involved in the government. "Then they are going to fail. Period. The country devolves into death and chaos.
Period," he says."
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James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/10,1800
JIM ANGLE: Why are we less safe without this deal than we would have been with it?
CARAFANO: Well, we're slightly less safe. When the original deal came along, the Dubai company had agreed
to all kinds ofinformation sharing that normally companies don't agree to. Of course that doesn't go now. So
even though it's a U.S. company that will run it now, we'll actually know less about what they're doing than if
Dubai Ports World was running it. ...
'" if you wanted to do the most economic damage you could to the U.S. economy, you know the port that you
would go after? ... Singapore. Because that's where most of the stuff that comes to America comes from. And
it's the transshipping point for Asia. So all those other risky ports, all that stuff dwnps into Singapore.
Singapore screens all that stuff and then they send it to us.
So the point is, is American ports are not critical infrastructure. People don't get this. The ports are not critical.
We had a port in Seattle MTacoma had a strike, shut down for two weeks. We had a port in New Orleans wiped
out in a hurricane. What did we do? Ship the stuff to other ports.
The loss of one American port, even in a catastrophic terrorist attack, would not materially affect the U.S.
economy. But if you started to go after some of these mega ports around the world like Singapore and Hong
Kong and Rotterdam, that would. And what we have to worry about is, all the ports that are feeding into these
guys, who are a lot riskier than the stuff coming out of the main people that we deal with.
Ron Fogelman - Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY '1)7 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8
Comment by Rep, Jim Marshall (DMGA): Last year in Europe, I had a conversation with General Fogelman in
which he talked about our need to better improve our use of potential allies and allies in Africa to deal with
situations in Africa. He specifically referenced moving Rwandan troops to Liberia in time to deal with Liberia's
needs when we were reluctant to put Marines on the shore for all kinds of reasons.
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsight" - Op.Ed Washington Times - 4/17
Since 2002, I've been privileged to attend meetings with Mr. Rumsfeld and his staff. As part of a group of
retired officers who now work as media consultants, we have free rein to ask tough questions. Mr, Rumsfeld is
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always frank, tough, and receptive. You have to stand your ground, but Mr. Rumsfeld listens and reasons.
Typically at these meetings, I was the lowest-ranking retired officer. It was amazing how hypocritical some
now-retired generals were. They had plenty of opportunity and encouragement to ask tough questions of
Pentagon staff, Mr. Rumsfeld included. Behind the scenes some were critical, but at our meetings, only a few
shot back.
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence - 3/24
"The American people don't want to think that we spent our blood and treasure for wars that end up being just as
oppressive new regimes as they were that--those that we replaced."
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Op. Swarmer) - 3/18
(The Iraqi forces are) very good at counterinsurgency at this point. The last year, you know, I was over there a .
couple of months ago and the improvement over the last couple of years has been absolutely phenomenal. But
they can't do it all and they need us to a certain level. Now, are we going to be able to draw down from 133,000
now? I think so. I think we'll see a significant drop by the end ofthe year. But we're not going to be out of
there totally for some good long time.
William Nash - Quoted about the Generals on ABC's Good Morning America - 4/15
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Is this an invitation to insubordination among the ranks? MAJOR
GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS)
(Off-camera) I don't think so. I think the professionals that are involved in all of this understand that when you
wear the uniform, you are responsive to and dedicated to and subordinate to the chain of command.
GRAPHICS: RUMSFELD UNDER FIRE
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And the president, the commander in chief,
the secretary of defense, a member of the national command authority, they'll follow their duties. But at the
same time, they'll follow their conscience and their professional judgment, and speak out after they retire, or, if
on active duty, may choose to retire in lieu of following orders they donlt believe in.
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And I must ask do you believe Secretary Rumsfeld should step down?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think, in my personal opinion, we need to
work the issues at hand. The Secretary of Defense works for the President. That's his judgment. The people
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need, are free to crititize the specific issues.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And I think. he's, on those issues, he's made
some .serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay. General Nash, we appreciate your insight. Thank you.
William Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14 '
William Nash, a retired Amy major general who is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,
said, "In Iraq, every bit of intelligence we dropped on the U.N. inspectors turned up a dry hole. Give me one
good reason we should trust our intelligence this time."
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Iraq assessment - 4/10
The good news is, is that the folks in country, in Iraq are taking a clear-headed view and doing some analysis of
the real conditions.
William Nash - Quoted in NY Times "Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role" - 3/29
William L. Nash, a retired Anny general who is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an
expert on post-conflict zones, said the unusually revealing documents laid bare "a microcosm of all the ills" of
the Iraq rebuilding effort. "This a continuing example of the mismanagement of the Iraq reconstruction from the
highest levels down to the contractors on the ground," he said.
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5
"The failure to understand that the civil war is already taking place, just not necessarily at the maximum level,
means that our countenneasures are inadequate."
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Rohert Scales - Quoted ahout ground force in "Retired general's call puzzles Rumsfeld aides" - Wash.
Times -4/14
"Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, a fonner commander of the Anny War College, said the Anny, Marines, and
special operations need 100,000 more troops. "If you're going to fight a long war," Gen. Scales said, "if this war
is generational, and if our grandchildren are going to be fighting this war, and if this war continues to be
principally ground warfare, then it just seems overwhelmingly obvious that over the long tenn we are going to
need a bigger ground force."" '
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20
" ... there's an old saying that America fights short wars brilliantly and long wars not so well. America fights its
wars on the clock. The enemy has no timetable. The enemy measures success in tenns of prevailing for
decades; our philosophy has always been to use our firepower and our technology to get in, win the war, and get
out. So what the military's done over the last three years, Alan, is they've changed the way they fight. And
they've readj usted, or they've changed their strategy, changed their tactics to take on an enemy who himself has
adapted over the last three years,"
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Iraq?" - 2/25
"It's not a civil war yet in the classic sense. Perhaps a better tenn to use would be a growing Sunni insurrection.
The Sunnis simply don't have the military power; they don't have the regional control. However, I do agree with
Professor Nasr that as the situation continues to deteriorate, the country moves closer-and closer to an expanded
insurrection that could very well in time, if the government doesn't step in and intervene effectively, lead to
something like civil war."
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on eNN's Late Edition - 4/16
Is Rumsfeld derelict in his responsibilities, General Shepperd, based on what you know?
MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD (RET.), U.S. AIR FORCE: Not derelict in his responsibilities, Wolf. On the
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other hand, there were clearly some misjudgments made about the difficulty of the stabilization process in Iraq.
It is also clear, we did not have the number of troops to go and to ma;intain that security and to stay there a long
time.
The q~estion is, are we going to do that, or is it better to train the Iraqis to do that. I think it's an open question.
The thing that troubles me very much about these assertive statements made by the retired generals is that it's a
question not of do they have the right to do it; it's a question of propriety.
It steps over, in my opinion, the line of the role of military general officers, active or retired, calling for the
resignation of a duly appointed representative of the government by a duly elected government. That's the
problem I have with all of this. And it's hard to have a rational discussion because you quickly get into, is the
war going well or not, do we or do we not have enough troops, when the question is one of propriety about these
statements.
BLITZER: But if a defense secretary, General Shepperd, is what the critics are saying, derelict, and U.S. troops
are dying and they're being injured, taxpayer funds are being squandered to the tune of hundreds of billions of
dollars because of miscalculations, shouldn't retired U.S. military officers stand up and say enough is enough?
SHEPPERD: No. They ought to stand up and they ought to criticize the strategy to go with it, state their
opinion, but shouldn't be calling for the resignation of the defense secretary during a time of war when that
defense secretary is trying to lead the troops.
We're in a really tough situation in Iraq. And the question is, are we going to be able to pull this off or not.
That is the real question. Lots of things have gone wrong, and there's lots'of blame to go around, to the state
department, to Congress, to the military, as well some of these people making the charges, Wolf.
Don Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swarmer - 3/17
This is .the kind of strategy you would use. But you would probably do it with much more surprise and much
less planning and on a rapid basis; in other words, kind of a rapid reaction force.
The Iraqi security forces are not there yet. They're still operating side by side with U.S. forces, learning how to
do this. And, again, it's a step in their evolution, and an important one, I believe.
M. O'BRIEN: What does it say about the whole situation in Iraq in general -- and you were there just this past
fall -- that on the three year -- approaching the three year anniversary of the invasion, this sort of operation needs
to even be contemplated?
SHEPPERD: Yes. This is a tough, ugly place over there, a very, very difficult neighborhood. InsW'gents were
operating freely in places like Falluja and in western Iraq. They're being put under pressure more and more by
Iraqi security forces. The number oflraqi security forces, the quality, the equipment, is increasing dramatically.
This, again, this operation is just one example of a step in that evolution.
So the country is by no means stable. The people are waiting to see what's going to happen. The Sunnis and the
Shia conflict is still there. It's a very difficult place. But, again, I have confidence that over time, the Iraqi
security forces will be able to do better the things that need to be done, which is find insurgents and stay in areas
where the U.S. forces are not able to do that and where the U.S. ~- when the U.S. forces are going to be coming
home.
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran-4/14
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Simmons: "Well, look, as my good friends General Paul Vallelly (?) and General McInemie wrote in their book
"End Game," forward strategy wins, defense protects. We have homeland security protecting the United States
now in order to win in any situation you need a forward strategy. The President took us off of a defensive
military posture and put us on an offensive military posture. We need to use that now.
Cavuto: What do you mean by that? What would you advocate doing right now?
Simmons: The man is a maniac~ He is going to get the weapon; he is trying to secure the nukes. He is going to
use them wherever he can to threaten us. We absolutely need some kind of military action and we need to
consult with our like-minded allies.
Cavuto: What type of military action?
Simmons: I would leave that up to the military planners but air strikes are a no brainer. We don't need an
invasion I don't think. I'm not a military planner but something very decisive has to be done now to show these
guys that we are not playing.
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Updated April la, 2006
Date/Time: Tuesday, April la, 2006 3:15 p.m.

to 4:00 p.m.
Location: SeeDef Dining Room, IiIIIII

Background:
* Approximately seventeen retired military analysts who serve as military/defense
* Last outreach meeting with this group was September 2005.
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Comments should be considered on background.
Timeline:
* Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

1:45 p.m. Update on Iraqi Security Forces (via teleconference)
• Briefers TBD
2:30 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Discussion and Questions with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Attachments:
* List of participants
Tab A
* Key Comments to Date

Tab B

Room _ The Pentagon
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Participants
CONFIRMED:

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General William F. OBuckO Kernan (USA, Retired)
~ Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired)
Lieutenartt General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retired)

General Tom wilkerson (USMC, Retired)
Babbin, Jed - Critical of Chinese PM HuOs visit. Thinks politics and Osour grapesO at
base of retired generalsD anti-Rumsfeld comments.
Campbell, Frank 0 No recent remarks-found

Carafano, James C Thinks if Iraqi leaders donOt have Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis involved
in the govCt., there will be civil war and chaos. Favored the Dubai Ports World deal.
Eads, Tim 0 No recent remarks found
Fogelman, Ronald 0 Reportedly favors better use of allies in dealing with African crises.
Garrett, John 0 No recent remarks found
Maginnis, Robert [ Condemns hYPo9risy of generals for failing to ask the Secretary tough
questions one on one, then criticizing him later. Wants Afghanistan to embrace values
shared worldwide. Sees substantial improvement in Iraqi forces over the past year.
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Nash, Chuck 0 No recent remarks found

Nash,. Willian 0 Believes the Secretary has made some Oserious misjudgmentsC but stopped
short of calling for his resignation. Says there have been top to bottom problems with
Iraq reconstruction. Believes civil war is ongoing on in Iraq, though not at Omaximum
level.n
Scales, Robert 0 Thinks US needs 100,000 more ground troops. Notes Iraq insurgents have
changed tactics over past 3 years to exploit us. Does not think situation in Iraq
constitutes a civil war 0 yet.
Shepperd, Donald 0 Says there have been mistakes in Iraq but that retired Generals L!step
over the lineD in calling for the SecretaryDs resignation. Sees Operation Swarmer as a
good step in the evolution of Iraqi forces.
Simmons, Wayne C Believes there is a need for military action against Iran.
Strong, Martin 0 No recent remarks found
Wilkerson, Tom 0 No recent remarks found
Jed Babbin 0 Wrote DGuess WhoDs Coming to Dinner?D (American Spectator, 4/17) 4
Jed Babbin iJ Quoted on Fox News OYour World with Neil CavutoD - 4/14, 1600. 4
James Carafano 0 Quoted in OWhen should the US leave (Iraq)? 0 Lincoln Journal Star 0
3/19. 4
James Carafano ~ Quoted on Fox News OSpecial Report with Brit HumeO U 3/10, 1800. 4
Ron Fogelman Q Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY 007 EUCOM BUdget, 0 3/8. 4
Robert Maginnis 0 Wrote DWith HindsightD 0 Op-Ed Washington Times 0 4/17. 5
Robert Maginnis n Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence 0 3/24. 5
Robert Maginnis 0 Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Op. Swarmer) 0 3/18. 5
William Nash 0 Quoted about the Generals en ABCDs Good Morning America 0 4/15. 5
Willaim Nash [J Quoted in DMilitary options against Iran carry big risks,O Chi. 'Fribune 0
4/14. 5
William Nash C, Quoted on ABCOs World News Tonight about Iraq assessment 0 4/10. 5
William Nash IJ Quoted in NYTimes UReport Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Rolen 0
3/29. 6
William Nash 0 Quoted on A3CDs World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq 0 3/5. 6
Robert Scales 0 Quoted about ground force in ORetired general's call puzzles Rumsfeld
aidesD 0 Wash. Times 0 4/14 6
Robert Scales 0 Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20. 6
Robert Scales Quoted on NPRDs Weekend Edition about DCivil War in Iraq70 0 2/25. 6
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNNDs Late Edition 0 4/16. 6
Bob Shepperd 0 Quoted on CNN[s American Morning about Operation Swarmer 0 3/17. 7
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Wayne Simmons 0 Quoted on Fox NewsOs Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran~ 4/14. 7
Jed Babbin' Wrote OGuess WhoDs Coming to Dinner?D (American Spectator, 4/17)
Excerpt: China seeks regional dominance to provide a safe base for further expansion.
Its military buildup iS'aimed, in the short term, at providing unquestioned superiority on
its periphery -- nations such as Japan and South Korea -- and asserting dominance over
Taiwan. Our defense treaty with Japan places us squarely between the two nations, and the
President's statements that we will defend querulous Taiwan have kept China at bay.
Though the White House rejects the term, our quiet strategy against China is, and must
continue to be, containment. Over the past two years, we have made gains among the
nations on China's periphery due almost entirely to the quiet diplomatic efforts of the
Defense Department and its Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Peter Rodman.
Jed Babbin 0 Quoted on Fox News nYour World with Neil Cavuto[ - 4/14, 1600
I think that General Zinni wants to succeed Rumsfeld in a John Kerry or Hillary Clinton
administration.
so, some of it is politics. Some of it is sour grapes. And I think, quite frankly some
of it is sincere. But none of these guys made these points when they were on active duty.
They had every opportunity to.
r mean, General Batiste, for example, I mean, he could have told these things directly to
Mr. Rumsfeld or Mr. Wolfowitz. Why didnJt he do it then?
James Carafano 0 Quoted in OWhen should the US leave (Iraq)? 0 Lincoln Journal Star 0
3/19
CCarafano thinks it's easy to predict what will happen if Iraqi leaders can't keep Sunnis,
Shiites, and Kurds involved in the government. "Then they are going to fail. Period.
The country devolves into death and chaos. Period," he says.O
James Ca~afano Q Quoted on Fox News eSpecial Report with Brit HumeO 0 3/10, 1800
CARAFANO: Well, we're slightly less safe. When the original deal came along, the Dubai
company had agreed to all kinds of information sharing that normally companies don't agree
to. Of course that doesn't go now. So even though itl.s a U.S. company that will run it
now, we'll actually know less about what they're doing than if Dubai Ports world was
running it. 0
o if you wanted to do the most economic damage you could to the U.S. economy, you know the
port that you would go after? 0 Singapore. Because that's where most of the stuff that
comes to America comes from. And it's the transshipping point for Asia. So all those
other risky ports, all that stuff dumps into Singapore. Singapore screens all 'that stuff
and then they send it to us.
So the point is, is American ports are not critical infrastructure. People don't get
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this. The ports are not critical. We had a port in Seattle-Tacoma had a strike, shut
down for two weeks. We had a port in New Orleans wiped out in a hurricane. What did we
do? Ship the stuff to other ports.
The loss of one American port, even in a catastrophic terrorist attack, would not
materially affect the U.S. economy. But if you started to go after some of these mega
ports around the world like singapore and Hong Kong and Rotterdam, that would. And what
we have to worry about is, all the ports that are feeding into these guys, who are a lot
riskier than the stuff coming out of the main people that we deal with.
Ron Fogelman 0 Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY 007 EUCOM Budget, 0 3/8
Comment by. Rep. Jim Marshall (D~GA): Last year in Europe, I had a conversation with
General Fogelman in which he talked about our need to better improve our use of potential
allies and allies in Africa to deal with situations in Africa. He specifically referenced
moving Rwandan troops to Liberia in time to deal with Liberia's needs when we were
reluctant to put Marines on the shore for all kinds of reasons.
Robert Maginnis 0 Wrote DWith HindsightD 0 Op-Ed Washington Times 0 4/17
Since 2002, I've been privileged to attend meetings with Mr. Rumsfeld and his staff. As
part of a group of retired officers who now· work as media consultants, we have free rein
to ask tough questions. Mr. Rumsfeld is always frank, tough, and receptive. You have to
stand your ground, but Mr. Rumsfeld listens and reasons.
Typically at these meetings, I was the lowest-ranking retired officer. It was amazing how
hypocritical some now-retired generals were. They had plenty of opportunity and
encouragement to ask tough questions of Pentagon staff, Mr. Rumsfeld inCluded. Behind the
scenes some were critical, but at our meetings. only a few shot back.
Robert Maginnis u Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence 0 3/24
UThe American people don't want; to think that we spent our blood and treasure for wars
that end up being just as oppressive new regimes as they were that--those that we
replaced.n
Robert Maginnis 0 Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Op. Swarmer) 0 3/18
(The Iraqi forces are) very good at counterinsurgency at this point. The last year, you
know, I was over there a couple of months ago and the improvement over the last couple of
years has been absolutely phenomenal. But they can't do it all and they need us to a
certain level. Now, are we going to be able to draw down from 133,000 now? I think so.
I think we'll see a significant drop by the end of the year. But we're not going to be
out of there totally for some good long time.
William Nash LJ Quoted about the Generals on ABCOs Good Morning America 0 4/15
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Is this an invitation to insubordination among the
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ranks? MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS)

(Off-camera) I don't think so. I think the professionals that are involved in all of this
understand that when you wear the uniform, you are responsive to and dedicated to and
subo~dinate to the chain of command.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And the president, the commander in
chief, the secretary of defense, ~ member of the national command authority, they'll
follow their duties. But at the same time, they'll follow their conscience and tg eir
professional jUdgment, and speak out after they retire, or, if on active duty, may choose
to retire in lieu of following orders they don't believe in.
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And I must ask do you believe Secretary Rumsfeld should
step down?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think, in my personal opinion, we
need to work the issues at hand. The Secretary of Defense works for the President.
That's his judgment. The people need, are free to criticize the specific issues.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And I think he's, on those issues, he's
made some serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay. General Nash, we appreciate your insight. Thank
you.
William Nash C Quoted in OMilitary options against Iran carry big risks,O Chi. Tribune 0
4/14
William Nash, a retired Army major general who is now a senior fellow at the Council on
Foreign Relations, said, "In Iraq, every bit of intelligence we dropped on the U.N.
inspectors turned up a dry hole. Give me one good reason we should trust our intelligence
this time.II
William Nash ~ Quoted on ABCDs World News Tonight about Iraq assessment 0 4/10
The good news is, is that the folks in country, in Iraq are taking a clear-headed view and
doing some analysis of the real conditions.
William Nash 0 Quoted in NY Times OReport Adds to Crlticism of Halliburton's Iraq RoleD 0
3/29
William L. Nash, a retired Army general who is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign
Relations and an expert on post~conflict zones, said the unusually revealing documents
laid bare' 'a microcosm of all the ills" of the Iraq rebuilding effort. "This a
continuing example of the mismanagement of the Iraq reconstruction from the highest levels
down to the contractors on the ground, " he said.
William Nash [I Quoted on ABCDs World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq 0 3/5
~The failure to understand that the ciVil war is already taking place, just not
necessarily at the maximum level, means that our countermeasures are inadequate.O
Robert Scales =1 Quoted about ground force in ORetired general's call pUZZles Rumsfeld
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aidesO 0 Wash. Times C 4/14
ORetLred Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, a former commander of the Army War College, ~aid the,
Army, Marines, and special operations need 100,000 more troops. "If you're go~ng to f~ght
a long war," Gen. scales said, "if this war is generational, and if our grandchildren are
going to be fighting this war, and if this war continues to be principally ~round warfare.
then it just seems overwhelmingly obvious that over the long term we are go~ng to need a
bigger ground force."~
Robert Scales 0 Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20
[JU there's an old saying that America fights short wars brilliantly and long wars not so
well. America fights its wars on the clock. The enemy has no timetable. The enemy
measures success in terms of prevailing for decades; our philosophy has always been to use
our firepower and our technology to get in, win the war, and get out. So what the
military's done over the last three years. Alan. is they've changed the way they fight.
And they've readjusted, or they've changed their strategy. changed their tactics to take
on an enemy who himself has adapted over the last three years.O
Robert Scales Quoted on NPROs Weekend Edition about OCivil War in Iraq?O 0 2/25
OIt's not a civil war yet in the classic sense. Perhaps a better term to use would be a
growing Sunni insurrection. The Sunnis simply don't have the military power; they don't
have the regional control. However, I do agree with professor Nasr that as the situation
continues to deteriorate. the country moves closer and closer to an expanded insurrection
that could very well in time. if the government doesn't step in and intervene effectively.
lead to something like civil war.O
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNNOs Late Edition 0 4/16
Is Rumsfe1d derelict in his responsibilities, General Shepperd. based on what you know?
MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD (RET.). U.S. AIR FORCE: Not derelict in his responsibilities, ,Wolf.
On the other hand. there were clearly some misjudgments made about the difficulty of the
stabilization process in Iraq. It is also clear, we did not have the number of troops to
go and to maintain that security and to stay there a long time.
The question is, are we going to do that. or is it better to train the Iraqis to do that.
I think it's an open question. The thing that troubles me very much about these assertive
statements made by the retired generals is that it's a question not of do they have the
right to do it; it's a question of propriety.
It steps over. in my opinion. the line of the role of military general officers, active or
retired, calling for the resignation of a duly appointed representative of the government
by a dUly elected government. That's the problem I have with all of this. And it's hard
to have a rational discussion because you quickly get into. is the war going well or not.
do we or do we not have enough troops. when the question is one of propriety about these
statements.
BLITZER: But if a defense secretary, General Shepperd, is what the critics are saying.
derelict, and U.S. troops are dying and they're being injured. taxpayer funds are being
squandered to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars because of miscalculations,
shouldn't retired U.S. military officers stand up and say enough is enough?
SHEPPERD: No. They ought to stand up and they ought to criticize the strategy to go with
it. state their opinion. but shouldn't be calling for the resignation of the defense
secretary during a time of war when that defense secretary is trying to lead the troops.
We're in a really tough situation in Iraq. And the question is, are we going to be able
to pull this off or not. That is the real question. Lots of things have gone wrong, and
there's lots of blame to go around. to the state department. to Congress, to the military.
as well some of these people making the charges. Wolf.
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Don Shepperd 0 Quoted on CNNQs American Morning about Operation Swarmer S 3/17
This is the kind of strategy you would use. But you would probably do it with much more
surprise and much less planning and on a rapid basis; in other words, kind of a rapid
reaction force.
The Iraqi security forces are not there yet. They're still operating side by side with
U.S. forces, learning how to do this. And, again, it's a step in their evolution, and an
important one, I believe.
M. O'BRIEN: What does it say about the whoie situation in Iraq in general -- and you were
there just this past fall -- that on the three year -- approaching the three year
anniversary of the invasion, this sort of operation needs to even be contemplated?
SHEPPERD: Yes. This is a tough, ugly place" over there, a very, very difficult
neighborhood. Insurgents were operating freely in places like Falluja and in western
Iraq. They're being put under pressure more and more by Iraqi security forces. The
number of Iraqi security forces, the quality, the equipment, is increasing dramaticallY·
This, again, this operation is just one example of a step in that evolution.
So the country is by no means stable. The people are waiting to see what's going to
happen. The Sunnis and the Shia conflict is still there. It's a very difficult place.
But, again, I have confidence that over time, the Iraqi security forces will be able to do
better the things that need to be done, which is find insurgents and stay in areas where
the U.S. forces are not able to do that and where the U.S. -- when the U.S. forces are
going to be coming home.
Wayne Simmons 0 Quoted on Fox NewsOs Your World with Neil Cavuto about IranD 4/14
Simmons: DWell, look, as my good friends General Paul Vallelly (?) and General McInernie
wrote in their book OEnd Game,O forward strategy wins, defense protects. We have homeland
security protecting the United' States now in order to win in any situation you need a
forward strategy. The President took us off of a defensive military posture and put us on
an offensive military posture. We need to use that now.
Simmons: The man is a maniac. He is going to get the weapon; he is trying to secure the
nukes. He is going to USe them wherever he can to threaten us. We absolutely need some
kind of military action and we need to consult with our like-minded allic@.
Simmons: I would leave that up to the military planners but air strikes are a no brainer.
We don't need an invasion I don't think. I'm not a military planner but something very
decisive has to be done now to show these guys that we are not playing.
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Babbin, Jed - Critical of Chinese PM Hu's visit. Thinks politics and "sour grapes" at base of
retired generals' anti-Rumsfeld comments.
. Carafano, James - Thinks if Iraqi leaders don't have Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis involved in the
gov't., there will be civil war and chaos. Favored the Dubai Ports World deal.
Greer, Steven - Wotties that plans for MarSOC will hurt the Corps.
Maginnis, Robert - Condemns hypocrisy of generals for failing to ask the Secretary tough
questions one on one, then criticizing him later. Wants Afghanistan to embrace values shared
worldwide. Sees substantial improvement in Iraqi forces over the past year.
Nash, WHliam - Believes the Secretary has made some "serious misjudgments" but stopped short
of calling for his resignation. Says there have been top to bottom problems with Iraq
reconstruction. Believes civil war is ongoing on in Iraq, though not at "maximum leveL"
Scales, Robert - Thinks US needs 100,000 more ground troops. Notes Iraq insurgents have
changed tactics over past 3 years to exploit us. Does not think situation in Iraq constitutes a civil
war- yet.
Strong, Martin - No recent remarks found
Jed Babbin-Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuto" - 4/14,1600 2
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star - 3/19 2
James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/10, 1800 2
Ron Fogelman - Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY '07 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8 3
Steven Greer - Quoted in "Boon or bust?; MarSOe's creation could gut existing force recon units"
- Marine Corps Times - 3/27 ;.3
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsight" - Op-Ed Washington Times - 4/17 3
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence - 3/24 4
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Gp. Swanner) - 3/18 4
William Nash - Quoted about the Generals on ABC's Good Morning America - 4/15 4
Willaim Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14 4
William Nash -Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Iraq assessment - 4/10 4
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William Nash - Quoted in NYTit,nes "Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role" - 3/29.4
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5 5
Robert Scales - Quoted about ground force in "Retired general's call puzzles Rumsfeld aides"
Wash. Times - 4/14 5
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20 5
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Iraq?" - 2/25 5
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNN's Late Edition - 4/16 5
Bob Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swarmer - 3/17 6
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran- 4/14 6
Excerpt: China seeks regional dominance to provide a safe base for further expansion. Its military
buildup is aimed, in the short term, at providing unquestioned superiority on its periphery .- nations
such as Japan and South Korea -- and asserting dominance over Taiwan. Our defense treaty with
Japan places us squarely between the two nations, and the President's statements that we will defend
querulous Taiwan have kept China at bay. Though the White House rejects the tenn, our quiet
strategy against China is, and must continue to be, containment. Over the past two years, we have
made gains among the nations on China's periphery due almost entirely to the quiet diplomatic
efforts of the Defense Department and its Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Peter
Rodman.
Jed Babbin - Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuto" - 4/14,1600
administration.
So, some of it is politics. Some of it is sour grapes. And I think, quite frankly some of it is sincere.
But none of these guys made these points when they were on active duty. They had every
opportunity to.
I mean, General Batiste, for example, I mean, he could have told these things directly to Mr.
Rumsfeld or Mr. Wolfowitz. Why didn't he do it then?
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star
3/19
"Carafano thinks it's easy to predict what will happen if Iraqi leaders can't keep Sunnis, Shiites, and
Kurds involved in the government. "Then they are going to fail. Period. The country devolves into
death and chaos. Period, II he says."
James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/10,1800
CARAFANO: Well, we're slightly less safe. When the original deal carne along, the Dubai
company had agreed to all kinds of information sharing that nonnally companies don't agree to. Of
course that doesn't go now. So even though it's a U.S. company that will run it now, we'll actually
know less about what they're doing than if Dubai Ports World was running it. ...
... if you wanted to do the most economic damage you could to the U.S. economy, you know the
port that you would go after? ... Singapore. Because that's where most of the stuff that comes to
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America comes from. And it's the transshipping point for Asia. So all those other risky ports, all
that stuff dumps into Singapore. Singapore screens all that stuff and then they send it to us.
So the point is, is American ports are not critical infrastructure. People don't get this. The ports are
not critical. We had a port,in Seattle-Tacoma had a strike, shut down for two weeks. We had aport
in New Orleans wiped out in a hurricane. What did we do? Ship the stuff to other ports.
The loss of one American port, even in a catastrophic terrorist attack, would not materially affect
the U.S. economy. But if you started to go after some of these mega ports around the world like
Singapore and Hong Kong and Rotterdam, that would. And what we have to worry about is, all the
ports that are feeding into these guys, who are a lot riskier than the stuff coming out of the main
people that we deal with.
Ron Fogelman - Cited in BASC Hearing on tbe FY '07 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8
Comment by Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA): Last year in Europe, I had a conversation with General
Fogelman in which he talked about our need to better improve our use of potential allies and allies
in Africa to deal with situations in Africa. He specifically referenced moving Rwandan troops to
Liberia in time to d~al with Liberia's needs when we were reluctant to put Marines on the shore for
all kinds of reasons.
Steven Greer - Quoted 'in "Boon or bust? MarSOC's creation could gut existing force recon
units" - Marine Corps Times - 3/27
"The road to MarSOC is filled with potholes," said Steven Greer, a retired Anny Special Forces
sergeant major, a professor at American Military University and a National Defense Council fellow.
Greer likens force recon's core competencies to Army long-range surveillance units, which he said
historically are tasked with deep reconnaissance but aren't part of Army SOC.
The new command "may eventually lead to the Corps' diminution of capabilities, mission and
relevance," said Greer, who has tracked the Corps' entry into SOCom.
"The intent was to fill MarSOC billets witb force recon personnel, a pool of warriors serving in
undennanned force recon companies," he said. "This requires slicing all force recon support away
from deployed Marine units."
The Marine Corps is already finding it difficult to maintain forward deployed MEU(SOC)s as it
cannibalizes itselfto send troops into Iraq," he said. "This may indeed spell the end of the
MEU(SOC) entirely. The Marine Corps is driving itself to the brink of its own extinction, and force
recon will soon die."
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsight" - Op-Ed Washington Times - 4/17

Since 2002, I've been privileged to attend meetings with Mr. Rumsfeld and his staff. As part of a
group of retired officers who now work as media consultants, we have free rein to ask tough
questions. Mr. Rumsfeld is always frank, tough, and receptive, You have to stand your ground, but
Mr. Rumsfeld listens and reasons.
hypocritical some now-retired generals were. They had plenty of opportunity and encouragement to
ask tough questions of Pentagon staff, Mr. Rwnsfeld included. Behind the scenes some were
critical, but at our meetings, only a few shot back.
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'Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence - 3/24
"The American people don't want to think that we spent our blood and treasure for wars that end up
being just as oppressive new regimes as they were that--those that we replaced."
(The Iraqi forces are) very good at counterinsurgency at this point. The last year, you know, I was
over there a couple of months ago and the improvement over the last couple of years has been
absolutely phenomenal. But they can't do it all and they need us to a certain level. Now, are we
going to be able to draw down from 133,000 now? I think so. I think we'll see a significant drop by
the end ofthe year. But we're not going to be out of there totally for some good long time.
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Is this an invitation to insubordination among the ranks?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS)
(Off-camera) I don't think so. I think the professionals that are involved in all of this understand
that when you wear the uniform, you are responsive to and dedicated to and subordinate to the chain
of command.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And the president, the
commander in chief, the secretary of defense, a member of the national command authority, they'll
follow their duties. But at the same time, they'll follow their conscience and their professional
judgment, and speak out after they retire, or, if on active duty, may choose to retire in lieu of
following orders they don't believe in.
st~p down?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think, in my personal
opinion, we need to work the issues at hand. The Secretary of Defense works for the President.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And I think he's, on those
issues, he's made some serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay. General Nash, we appreciate your insight.
Thank you.
William Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14
William Nash, a retired Army major general who is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign
Relations, said, "In Iraq, every bit of intelligence we dropped on the U.N. inspectors turned up a dry
hole. Give me one good reason we should trust our intelligence this time."
The good news is, is that the folks in country, in Iraq are taking a clear-headed view and doing some
analysis of the real conditions.
William Nash - Quoted in NY Times "Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role"
3/29
William 1. Nash, a retired Army general who is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
and an expert on post-conflict zones, said the unusually revealing documents laid bare "a
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'microcosm of all the ills" of the Iraq rebuilding effort. "This a continuing example of the
mismanagement of the Iraq reconstruction from the highest levels down to the contractors on the
ground," he said.
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5
"The failure to understand that the civil war·is already taking place, just not necessarily at the
maximum level, means that our countermeasures are inadequate."
- Wash. Times - 4/14
"Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, a former commander of the Anny War College, said the Army,
Marines, and special operations need 100,000 more troops. "If you're going to fight a long war,"
Gen. Scales said, "if this war is generational, and if our grandchildren are going to be fighting this
war, and if this war continues to be principally ground warfare, then it just seems overwhelmingly
obvious that over the long term we are going to need a bigger ground force.""
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3/20
"... there's an old saying that America fights short wars brilliantly and long wars not so well.
America fights its wars on the clock. The enemy has no timetable. The enemy measures success in
terms of prevailing for decades; our philosophy has always been to use our firepower and our
technology to get in, win the war, and get out. So what the military's done over the last three years,
Alan, is they've changed the way they fight. And they've readjusted, or they've changed their
strategy, changed their tactics to take on an enemy who himself has adapted over the last three
years."
R,obert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Iraq?" - 2/25
"It's not a civil war yet in the classic sense. Perhaps a better term to use would be a growing Swmi
insurrection. The Sunnis simply don't have the military power; they don't have the regional control.
However, I do agree with Professor Nasr that as the situation continues to deteriorate, the country
moves closer and 'Closer to an expanded insurrection that could 'very well in time, if the government
doesn't step in and intervene effectively, lead to something like civil war."
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNN's Late Edition - 4/16
MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD (RET.), U.S. AIR FORCE: Not derelict in his responsibilities, Wolf.
On the other hand, there were clearly some misjudgments made about the difficulty of the
stabilization process in Iraq. It is also clear, we did not have the number of troops to go and to
maintain that security and to stay there a long time.
The question is, are we going to do that, or is it better to train the Iraqis to do that. I think it's an
open question. The thing that troubles me very much about these assertive statements made by the
retired generals is that it's a question not of do they have the right to do it; it's a question of
propriety.
It steps over, in my opinion, the line of the role of military general officers, active or retired, calling
for the resignation of a duly appointed representative of the government by a dul y elected
government. That's the problem I have with all of this. And it's hard to have a rational discussion
because you quickly get into, is the war going well or not, do we or do we not have enough troops,
when the question is one of propriety about these statements.
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· BLITZER: But if a defense secretary, General Shepperd, is what the critics are saying, derelict, and
U.S. troops are dying and they're being injured, taxpayer funds are being squandered to the tune of
hundreds of billions of dollars because of miscalculations, shouldn't retired U.S. military officers
stand up and say enough is enough?
SHEPPERD: No. They ought to stand up and they ought to criticize the strategy to go with it, state
their opinion, but shouldn't be calling for the resignation of the defense secretary during a time of
war when that defense secretary is trying to lead the troops.
We're in a really tough situation in Iraq. And the question is, are we going to be able to pull this off
or not. That is the real question. Lots of things have gone wrong, and there's lots of blame to go
around, to the state department, to Congress, to the military, as well some of these people making
the charges, Wolf.
Bob Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swarmer - 3/17
This is the kind of strategy you would use. But you would probably do it with much more surprise
and much less planning and on a rapid basis; in other words, kind of a rapid reaction force.
The Iraqi security forces are not there yet They're still operating side by side with U.S. forces,
learning how to do this. And, again, it's a step in their evolution, and an important one, I believe.
M. O'BRIEN: What does it say about the whole situation in Iraq in general -- and you were there
just this past faIl-- that on the three year -- approaching the three year anniversary of the invasion,
this sort of operation needs to even be contemplated?
SHEPPERD: Yes. This is a tough, ugly place over there, a very, very difficult neighborhood.
Insurgents were operating freely in places like Falluja and in western Iraq. They're being put under
pressure more and more by Iraqi security forces. The number of Iraqi security forces, the quality,
the equipment, is increasing dramatically. This, again, this operation is just one example of a step
in that evolution.
So the country is by no means stable. The people are waiting to see what's going to happen. The
Sunnis and the Shia conflict is still there. It's a very difficult place. But, again, I have confidence
that over time, the Iraqi security forces will be able to do better the things that need to be done,
which is find insurgents and stay in areas where the U.S. forces are not able to do that and where the
U.S. -- when the U.S. forces are going to be coming home.
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran- 4/14
Simmons: "Well, look, as my good friends General Paul Vallelly (?) and General McInernie wrote
in their book "End Game," forward strategy wins, defense protects. We have homeland security
protecting the United States now in order to win in any situation you need a forward strategy_ The
President took us off of a defensive military posture and put us on an offensive military posture.
We need to use that now.
Simmons: The man is a maniac. He is going to get the weapon; he is trying to secure the nukes.
He is going to use them wherever he can to threaten us. We absolutely need some kind of military
action and we need to consult with our like-minded allies.
Simmons: I would leave that up to the military planners but air strikes are a no brainer. We don't
need an invasion I don't think. I'm not a military planner but something very decisive has to be
done now to show these guys that we are not playing.
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From:" Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA

Cc: Whitman, Bryan. SES, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: enn request
No way. We have done 60 outreach briefings i~ the last 2 years. This is biz as usual.
The analysts are very protective of their role and they don't want to be highlighted on
cnn or be part of the story. Barbara starr should reach out to don shepherd who is the
cnn analysts and will be here. She can bring him right into her cubicle for an interview
i f she wants ....
Cc: Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
Subject: Fw: enn request
Do you have a view on this -- do Some of the analysts prefer to be somewhat nondescript?
Thanks
From: Starr, Barbara
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CC: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA

Sent: Tue Apr 18 07:36:35 2006
Subject: cnn request
copying all parties
CNN would like to request permission to place a camera position for stake outs, arrivals,
departures and the like for the military analysts
please advise soonest
thank you
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To: Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; (b)(6)
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA
SUbject: cnn request
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CNN would like to request permission to place a camera position for stake outs, arrivals, departures and the like for the
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please advise soonest
thank you
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Sent: ~7:17PM
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fyi, wanted to make sure you had the ground truth, i just got the transcript from william nash's interview, i had thought he
called for secdef resignation, he apparently "stopped short". apolgize for getting this wrong, things have been a bit fast
and furious today, see below..
William Nash - Quoted about the Generals on

ABC's Good Morning America - 4/15
(Off-camera) I don't think so. I think the professionals that are involved in all of this understand that
when you wear the uniform, you are responsive to and dedicated to and subordinate to the chain of
command.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And the president, the commander in
chief, the secretary of defense, a member of the national command authority, they'll follow their
duties. But at the same time, they'll follow their conscience and their professional judgment, and .
speak out after they retire, or, if on active duty, may choose to retire in lieu of following orders they
don't believe in.
step down?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think, in my personal opinion, we
need to work the issues at hand. The Secretary of Defense works for the President. That's his .
jUdgment. The people need, are free to criticize the speCific issues.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And I think he's, on those issues, he's
made some serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay. General Nash, we appreciate your insight. Thank
you.
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From:" Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA

Sent: Monda~riI17, 20064:45 PM
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SUbject: RE: Memo about the military analysts for the meeting tomorrow
ok, sorry. did you do a seperate report for allison on all of the analsysts and their comments (you and i talked about this
earlier?) i hadnt seen that one yuet.
thanksmD
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No - because they are not on tne list _gave me. I included only those analysts on her list.

Sen~ 17, 20064:14 PM
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SUbject: RE: Memo about the military analysts for the meeting tomorrow
does this include the wsj piece written by vallely and mcinemy
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Here you go.
ForrmtmJ and rmIm- This is in our "Military Analyst Commentary folder.
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For_andE- This is in our "Military Analyst Commentary folder.
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Babbin, Jed - Critical of Chinese PM Hu's visit. Thinks politics and "sour grapes" at base of
retired generals' anti-RulTlsfeld comments.
Carafano, James - Thinks ifIraqi leaders don't have Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis involved in the
gov't., there will be civil war and chaos. Favored the Dubai Ports World deal.
Greer, Steven - Worries that plans for MarSOC will hurt the Corps.
Maginnis, Robert - Condemns hypocrisy of generals for failing to ask the Secretary tough
questions one on one, then criticizing him later. Wants Afghanistan to embrace values shared
worldwide. Sees substantial improvement in Iraqi forces over the past year.
Nash, William - Believes the Secretary has made some "serious misjudgments" but stopped short
of calling for his resignation. Says there have been top to bottom problems with Iraq
reconstruction. Believes civil war is ongoing on in Iraq, though not at "maximum leveL"
Scales, Robert - Thinks US needs 100,000 more ground troops. Notes Iraq insurgents have
changed tactics over past 3 years to exploit us. Does not think situation in Iraq constitutes a civil
war- yet.
Strong, Martin - No recent remarks found ..,.
Table of
, Contents for Remarks in Context
Jed Babbin- Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuto" - 4/14, 1600 2
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star - 3/19 2
James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/10, 1800 2
Ron Fogelman - Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY '07 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8 3
Steven Greer - Quoted in "Boon or bust?; MarSOC's creation could gut existing force recon units"
- Marine Corps Times - 3/27 3
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsight" - Op-Ed Washington Times - 4/17 3
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence - 3/24 4
Robert Maginnis - Quoted on CNN American Morning (during Op. Swarmer) - 3/18 4
William Nash - Quoted about the Generals on ABC's Good Morning America - 4/15 4
Willaim Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14 4
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Iraq assessment - 4/10 4
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William Nash - Quoted in NYTimes "Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role" - 3/29.4
William Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5 5
Wash. Times - 4/14 5
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News·Hannity and Colmes 3/20 : 5
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Iraq?" - 2/25 5
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNN's Late Edition - 4/16 5
Bob Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swanner - 3/17 6
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran- 4/14 6
Excerpt: China seeks regional dominance to provide a safe base for further expansion. Its military
buildup is aimed, in the short tenn, at providing unquestioned superiority on its periphery -- nations
such as Japan and South Korea -- and asserting dominance over Taiwan. Our defense treaty with
Japan places us squarely between the two nations, and the President's statements that we will defend
querulous Taiwan have kept China at bay. Though the White House rejects the term, our quiet
strategy against China is, and must continue to be, containment. Over the past two years, we have
made gains among the nations on China's periphery due almost entirely to the quiet diplomatic
efforts of the Defense Department and its Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Peter
Rodman.
Jed Babbin - Quoted on Fox News "Your World with Neil Cavuto" .. 4/14, 1600
administration.
So, some of it is politics. Some of it is sour grapes. And I think, quite frankly some of it is sincere.
But none of these guys made these points when they were on active duty. They had every
opportunity to.
I mean, General Batiste, for example, I mean, he could have told these things directly to Mr.
Rumsfeldor Mr. Wolfowitz. Why didn't he do it then?
James Carafano - Quoted in "When should the US leave (Iraq)? - Lincoln Journal Star
3/19
"Carafano thinks it's easy to predict what will happen if Iraqi leaders can't keep Sunnis: Shiites, and
Kurds involved in the government. "Then they are going to fail. Period. The country devolves into
death and chaos. Period, he says."
It
James Carafano - Quoted on Fox News "Special Report with Brit Hume" - 3/10, 1800
CARAFANO: Well, we're slightly less safe. When the original deal came along, the Dubai
company had agreed to all kinds of information sharing that normally companies don't agree to. Of
course that doesn't go now. So even though it's a U.S. company that will run it now, we'll actually
know less about what they're doing than if Dubai Ports World was running it. ...
... if you wanted to do the most economic damage you could to the U.S. economy, you know the
port that you would go after? .,. Singapore. Because that's where most of the stuff that comes to
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America comes from. And it's the transshipping point for Asia. So all those other risky pons, all
that stuff dumps into Singapore. Singapore screens all that stuff and then they send it to us.
So the point is, is American ports are not critical infrastructure. People don't get this. The ports are
not critical. We had a pon in Seattle-Tacoma had a strike, shut down for two weeks. We had a port
in New Orleans wiped out in a hurricane. What did we do? Ship the stuff to other ports.
The loss of one American port, even in a catastrophic terrorist attack, would not materially affect
the U.S. economy. But if you started to go after some of these mega ports around the world like
Singapore and Hong Kong and Rotterdam, that would. And what we have to worry about is, all the
ports that are feeding into these guys, who are a lot riskier than the stuff coming out of the main
people that we deal with.
Ron Fogelman - Cited in HASC Hearing on the FY '07 EUCOM Budget, - 3/8
Comment by Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA): Last year in Europe, I had a conversation with General
Fogelman in which he talked about our need to better improve our use of potential allies and allies
in Africa to deal with situations in Africa. He specifically referenced moving Rwandan troops to
Liberia in time to deal with Liberia's needs when we were reluctant 10 put Marines on the shore for
all kinds of reasons.
Steven Greer- Quoted in "Boon or bust? MarSOC's creation could gut existing force recon
units" - Marine Corps Times - 3/27
"The road to MarSOe is filled with potholes," said Steven Greer, a retired Anny Special Forces
sergeant major, a professor at American Military University and a National Defense Council fellow.
Greer likens force recon's core competencies to Army long-range surveillance units, which he said
historically are tasked with deep reconnaissance but aren't part of Anny SOC.
The new command "may eventually lead to the Corps' diminution ofcapabilities, mission and
relevance," said Greer, who has tracked the Corps' entry into SOCom.
"The intent was to fill MarSOC billets with force recon personnel, a pool of warriors serving in
undermanned force recon companies," he said. "This requires slicing all force recon support away
from deployed Marine units."
The Marine Corps is already finding it difficult to maintain forward deployed MEU(SOC)s as it
cannibalizes itself to send troops into Iraq," he said. "This may indeed spell the end of the
MEU(SOC) entirely. The Marine Corps is driving itself to the brink of its own eX1inction, and force
recon will soon die. "
Robert Maginnis - Wrote "With Hindsigbt" - Op-Ed Washington Times - 4/17

Since 2002, I've been privileged to attend meetings with Mr. Rumsfeld and his staff. As part of a
group of retired officers who now work as media consultants, we have free rein to ask tough
questions. Mr. Rumsfeld is always frank, tough, and receptive. You have to stand your ground, but
Mr. Rumsfeld listens and reasons.
hypocritical some now-retired generals were. They had plenty of opportunity and encouragement to
ask tough questions of Pentagon staff, Mr. Rumsfeld included. Behind the scenes some were
critical, but at ourmeetings, only a few shot back.
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· Robert Maginnis - Quoted on NBC Nightly News re: Afghan death sentence -3/24
"The American people don't want to think that we spent our blood and treasure for wars that end up
being just as oppressive new regimes as they were that-·those that we replaced."
(The Iraqi forces are) very good at counterinsurgency at this point. The last year, you know, I was
over there a couple of months ago and the improvement over the last couple of years has been
absolutely phenomenal. But they can't do it all and they need us to a certain level. Now, are we
going to be able to draw down from 133,000 now? I think so. I think we'll see a significant drop by
the end of the year. But we're not going to be out of there totally for some good long time.
(Off-camera) I don't think so. I think the professionals that are involved in all of this understand
that when you wear the uniform, you are responsive to and dedicated to and subordinate to the chain
of command.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And the president, the
commander in chief, the secretary of defense, a member of the national command authority, they'll
follow their duties. But at the same time, they'll follow their conscience and their professional
judgment, and speak out after they retire, or, if on active duty, may choose to retire in lieu of
following orders they don't believe in.
BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And I must ask do you believe Secretary Rwnsfeld should
step down?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I think, in my personal
opinion, we need to work the issues at hand. The Secretary of Defense works for the President.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM NASH (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) And I think he's, on those
issues, he's made some serious misjudgments.
KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay. General Nash, we appreciate your insight.
Thank you.
William Nash - Quoted in "Military options against Iran carry big risks," Chi. Tribune - 4/14
William Nash, a retired Army major general who is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign
Relations, said, "In Iraq, every bit of intelligence we dropped on the U.N. inspectors turned up a dry
hole. Give me one good reason we should trust our intelligence this time."
The good news is, is that the folks in country, in Iraq are taking a clear-headed view and doing some
analysis of the real conditions.
William Nash - Quoted in NY Times "Report Adds to Criticism of Halliburton's Iraq Role"
3/29
"William L. Nash, a retired Army general who is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
and an expert' on post-conflict zones, said the unusually revealing documents laid bare "a
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"microcosm of all the ills" of the Iraq rebuilding effort. "This a continuing example of the
mismanagement of the Iraq reconstruction from the highest levels down to the contractors on the
ground," he said.
WiJliam Nash - Quoted on ABC's World News Tonight about Civil War in Iraq - 3/5
"The failure to understand that the civil war is already taking place, just not necessarily at the
maximum level, means that our countermeasures are inadequate."
Robert Scales - Quoted about ground force in "Retired general's can puzzles Rumsfeld aides"
- Wash. Times - 4/14
"Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, a fonner commander of the Army War College, said the Army,
Marines, and special operations need 100,000 more troops. "If you're going to fight a long war,"
Gen. Scales said, "if this war is generational, and if our grandchildren are going to be fighting this
war, and if this war continues to be principally ground warfare, then it just seems overwhelmingly
obvious that over the long term we are going to need a bigger ground force. ""
Robert Scales - Quoted about the US in Iraq on Fox News-Hannity and Colmes 3120
" ... there's an old saying that America fights short wars brilliantly and long wars not so well.
America fights its wars on the clock. The enemy has no timetable. The enemy measures success in
tenns of prevailing for decades; our philosophy has always been to use our firepower and our
technology to get in, win the war, and get out. So what the military's done over the last three years,
Alan, is they've changed the way they fight. And they've readjusted, or they've changed their
strategy, changed their tactics to take on an enemy who himself has adapted over the last three
years."
Robert Scales Quoted on NPR's Weekend Edition about "Civil War in Iraq?" - 2/25
"It's not a civil war yet in the classic sense. Perhaps a better tenn to use would be a growing Sunni
insurrection. The Sunnis simply don't have the military power; they don't have the regional control.
However, I do agree with Professor Nasr that as the situation continues to deteriorate, the cOWltry
moves closer and closer to an expanded insurrection that could very well in time, if the government
doesn't step in and intervene effectively, lead to something like civil war."
Don Shepperd Quoted about the Secretary on CNN's Late Edition - 4/16
MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD (RET.), U.S. AIR FORCE: Not derelict in his responsibilities, Wolf.
On the other hand, there were clearly some misjudgments made about the difficulty of the
stabilization process in Iraq. It is also clear, we did not have the number of troops to go and to
maintain that security and to stay there a long time.
The question is, are we going to do that, or is it better to train the Iraqis to do that. I think it's an
open question. The thing that troubles me very much about these assertive statements made by the
retired generals is that it's a question not of do they have the right to do it; it's a question of
propriety.
It steps over, in my opinion, the line of the role of military general officers, active or retired, calling
for the resignation of a duly appointed representative of the government by a duly elected
government. That's the problem I have with all of this. And it's hard to have a rational discussion
because you quickly get into, is the war going well or not, do we or do we not have enough troops,
when the question is one of propriety about these statements.
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'BLITZER: But if a defense secretary, General Shepperd, is what the critics are saying, derelict, and
U.S. troops are dying and they're being injured, taxpayer funds are being squandered to the tune of
hundreds of billions of dollars because of miscalculations, shouldn't retired U.S. military officers
stand up and say enough is enough?
SHEPPERD: No. They ought to stand up and they ought to criticize the strategy to go with it, state
their opinion, but shouldn't be calling for the resignation of the defense secretary during a time of
war when that defense ,secretary is trying to lead the troops.
We're in a really tough situation in Iraq. And the question is, are we going to be able to pull this off
or not. That is the real question. Lots of things have gone wrong, and there's lots of blame to go
around, to the state department, to Congress, to the military, as well some of these people making
the charges, Wolf.
Bob Shepperd - Quoted on CNN's American Morning about Operation Swarmer - 3/17
This is the kind of strategy you would use. But you would probably do it with much more surprise
and much less planning and on a rapid basis; in other words, kind of a rapid reaction force.
The Iraqi security forces are not there yet. They're still operating side by side with U.S. forces,
learning how to do this. And, again, it's a step in their evolution, and an important one, I believe.
M. O'BRIEN: What does it say about the whole situation in Iraq in general-- and you were there
just this past fall -- that on the three year -- approaching the three year anni versary ofthe invasion,
this sort of operation needs to,even be contemplated?
SHEPPERD: Yes. This is a tough, ugly place over there, a very, very difficult neighborhood.
Insurgents were operating freely in places like Falluja and in western Iraq. They're being put under
pressure mOre and more by Iraqi security forces. The nwnber of Iraqi security forces, the quality,
the equipment, is increasing dramatically. This, again, this operation is just one example of a step
in that evolution.
So the country is by no means stable. The people are waiting to see what's going to happen. The
Sunnis and the Shia conflict is still there. It's a very difficult place. But, again, I have confidence
that over time, the Iraqi security forces will be able to do better the things that need to be done,
which is find insurgents and stay in areas where the U.S. forces are not able to do that and where the
U.S.•- when the U.S. forces are going to be coming horne.
Wayne Simmons - Quoted on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto about Iran-4/14
Simmons: "Well, look, as my good friends General Paul Vallelly (?) and General McInernie wrote
in their book "End Game," forward strategy wins, defense protects. We have homeland security
protecting the United States now in order to win in any situation you need a forward strategy. The
President took us off of a defensive military posture and put us on an offensive military posture.
We need to use that now.
Simmons: The man is a maniac..He is going to get the weapon; he is trying to secure the nukes.
He is going to use them wherever he can to threaten us. We absolutely need some kind of military
action and we need to consult with our like-minded allies.
Cavuta: What type of military action?
Simmons: I would leave that up to the military planners but air strikes are a no brainer. We don't
need an invasion I don't think. I'm not a military planner but something very decisive has to be
done now to show these guys that we are not playing.
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From:' MbTld OSDPA
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; Di Rita. Larry, CIV, OSD
Subject: RE: jack keane....
yes, he is added. altho he did say he stays pretty current with the briefings from the DPB .. ,
thanks
Sent: Monday, April!7, 20063:37 PM
To: tbitm OSD PAj Barber, Allison, crv, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; Df Rita, Larry, crv, OSD
Subject: RE: jack keane, ••.
ok. thanks. and per allison, we've added him to the list, right?
From:~OSDPA
Sent: Monday, April!7, 20062:34 PM
To: Barber, Allison, crY, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, 050
eel Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subj~ct: jack keane•..•
is unavailable tomorrow. he is on the defense policy board, so he will be in the building this week for briefings...
thanks
~
OSD Public Affairs
Community Relations and Public liaison
~5flM The Pentagon
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From:' Oi Rita, Larry, CIV, OSO

To: RUff, Eric, SES, OSO; rI1~i1i1t!'lI';1n• • • OSD PA; Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: jack keane....
someone let jonnatnan karl know please. tnx..
>-, -----Original Message----

From: Ruff, Eric, 5E5, 050 [mailto:Eric,Ruff@mImJ
Sent: MondaYI April 171 2006 3:37 PM
To: rmtld OSD PAi Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Lawrence, Daliasl OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, av, OSD
Subject: RE: jack. keane....
ok, thanks. and per allison, we've added him to the list, right?
From:mmJ aSD PA
To: Barberi Allison, CIV, OASO-PA; Ruff, Erici SES, OSO
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: jack keane•••.
is unavailable tomorrow. he is on the defense policy board, so he will be in the building this week for briefings.. ,
thanks
•
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OSO Public Affairs
Community Relations and PUblic Liaison
~m»JW The Pentagon
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To: rums. OSD PA
SUbject: RE: Read Ahead Retired Military Analysts 04-18-06.doc
Might also check with the services. They might have vtc rooms too.
From: tmli.3 :OSD PA

Sent: Monday, April 17, 20062:"13 PM
To: Barber, Allison, crv, OASD-PA
just got off the phone with protocol. .. vtc room already has a vtc scheduled from 1-2... someone in osd. they're checking to
see if they'd be able to resked for later. no promises. will keep you posted.
thanks

To:MMiri OSD PA
Yes. Please send. Thanks
ab
From: rmtl5 OSD PA

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~ To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA

Subject: RE: Read Ahead Retired Military Analysts 04·18-06.doc
ready to send forward?
thanks
From: tmlm OSD PA
Sent: Monday, April I?, 2006 2:04 PM
Location: SecDef Dining Room,.
Background:
• Approximately sixteen retired military analysts who serve as military/defense

• Last outreach meeting with this group was September 2005.

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Tirneline:
1:45 p.m. Update on Iraqi Security Forces (via video teleconference)
• Briefers TBD
2:30 p.m. Break
Attachments:
• List of Participants Tab A

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Room TBD, The Pentagon
Participants
CONFIRMED:
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired)
Major General Robert H. Scales! Jr. (USA, Retired)
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From:·
Sent:
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Monday, April 17, 20062:37 PM
To: 'lalla OSD PA
'; .....
Yes. Please send. Thanks
ab
From: • • OSD PA
To: Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: Read Ahead Retired Milital)' Analysts 04-18-06.doc
ready to send forward?
thanks
From: mmi OSD PA

To: Barber, Allison, crv, OASD-PA
ee: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
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Location: SecDef Dining Room, _
Background:
• Approximately sixteen retired military analysts who serve as military/defense

• Last outreach meeting with this group was September 2005!
Timeline:
1:45 p.m. Update on Iraqi Security Forces (via video teleconference)
• Briefers TBD
2:30 p.m. Break

2
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Attachments:
• List of Participants Tab A

Room TBD, The Pentagon
Participants
CONFIRMED:
Colonel (Tim) 1. Eads (USA, Retired)

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General Tom Wilkerson (USMC. Retired)
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From:" rle1TLd OSD PA
To: 6arber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: jack keane....
is unavailable tomorrow. he is on the defense policy board, so he will be in the building this week for briefings...
thanks
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mImIIII
OSD Public Affairs
tl3IPJIIThe Pentagon
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From: rmfl.i TSgt, OASD-PA

SUbJect: Jed Babbin called at 1415. Ref Mtg Tomorrow. (b)(2)
tmIld i TSgt. USAF

Public Affairs'
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From: Thomas Mcinerney [tmcinerney~

Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 5:06 PM .
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO
Subject: Re: CAVUTO TODAY
Eric
I think you can get it from websi te but if not have _ or Dallas ask (b)(6)
Tom
> any chance you can send me the shows? we might be able to get on
> their websites and get a transcript or two. thanks, tom
>
> -----Original Message----
> From: Thomas McInerney (mailto:tmcinerney~
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 4:56 PM
> To: Ruff, Eric, SES, aSD
> Subject: Re: CAVUTO TODAY
>
> Eric
>
> Thanks
>
> M~~ called me in full support of SO. I am trying to get him on
> O'Reilly or Hume. He will be in NYC Wed so working Bill's guys. We
> need to hear from former CCls!
>
> I have done 5 Radio shows today plus at least 2 more this PM.
>
> Tom
»great. i'm sending you a statement from congressman sam johnson that
» went out today. thanks.
»
»
»
» FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact:
» McCall Cameron
»
»
April
»rmm._
»
17, 2006
»
»
» Sam Johnson: Secretary Rumsfeld has my full support
»
»
»
» Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) released the
» following statement in response to several retired military officers
> who
» called for the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to resign.
»
»
»
» A 29-year Air FOrce fighter pilot and veteran, Johnson ran two bases
» before retiring as a Colonel. Johnson served as a wing commander at
> one
» and as an air division commander at another. Johnson served in both
> the
» Korean and Vietnam Wars.
»
»
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»
» "So a handful of 'has-beens' want to make headlines? Hearing from
» six retirees out of the thousands and thousands who have served
» honorably means absolutely nothing. Instead of pointing fingers, the
» retirees should be thanking Secretary Rurnsfeld for eliminating the
» Taliban and deposing Saddam Hussein.
»
»
»
» "I firmly believe retired senior officers have no grounds to speak
» out against our top leaders. Their baseless banter only invigorates
» the enemy and weakens the resolve of the younger troops on the ground.
> That
» in turn, could have horrible effects for the mission success. The
» retirees know that and they should know better.
»
»
»
» "More important, they're missing the mark. They're way off base. I
» know Secretary Rumsfeld
»
» to be a strong and respected leader who listens to all eager to
»participate. I've watched him meet with folks at all levels and he
» heard from captains and majors - and colonels and generals. To him,
» everyone in the battle counts and everyone makes a difference. He
> knows
» that we'll win the war against terrorism together,
»
>:>
»
>:> "He has my full support.
»
»
»
» "Sure, he'S not immune to criticism. But, last time I checked,
» former Members of Congress can't vote, former NFL players can't play
» and
> former
» generals can't call the shots."
»
»
»
>;> # # #
»
:>;> -----Original Message----
>> From: tmcinerney@hrzj~5~t71m:1l.... [mail to: trne inerney~~t~3nfl~mm • • • • •
» Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:29 AM
» To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
» Subject: CAVUTO TODAY
»
» ERIC
» We / WSJ authors will be on today at 4 PM.
» Tom
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From: Paul Vallely [paufvalleIY@fllI1lnl~mmn • •

Sent: Monday. April 17, 20061:49 PM
To: Jewell Willis; Nadyl~
Subject: Neil Cavuto Show today
Today on the Cavuto Show on the General's vs Rumsfeld issue. I will be doing the show
out of Kalispell. Sometime between 4 and 4:45 EST 2 - 2:45 Bigfork time.
We Trust Fox News

Fox News enaMel
Poul E Vallely
Military Analyst
POUliirollelY
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fax
mobile: fi;V"j
INWW. soldiersmemoriolfund .org
Add me 10 your altdr'css book. Wan I a ~19nartlrc like this?
4110/2008
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From:'
Sent:
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onda v, A ril17, 2006 1:46 PM
To: _ OSDPA
Cc: • • elV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: RE:
Great.
Did you get my email asking for the numbers on our other outreach groups that we have done since 20027 Just need a
number of how many we have done in total. Not just analysts.
Need asap.
Thanks
ab
From:rmtm OSD PA
To: Barber, Allison, elV, OASD-PA
Subject: RE:
and i'm all about being protected! :)
i just didn't want to switch directions after i'd just talked to you about not inviting him. make sense??
always my intent to keep you in the loop.... (i hate being out of the loop!!) :)
thanks
rr,t

To: fJSiki OSD PA
Subject: RE:
Great. Thanks. He did send me a note.. so it worked out just fine.. , just want to make sure I can protect my staff when I
need to,
ab
From: (b)(6) OSD PA

Sent: Monday, April!7, 2006 1:35 PM
To: Barber, Allison, o.V, OASD-PA
Cc: lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: RE:
absolutely. since you and i had just talked about it, i asked eric if he had talked to you ... and he said he'd send you an
email.
thanks
rm
To: tj5Tld OSD PA
Cc:: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Subject: FW:
Hi
Go ahead and invite him. On these issues.. when eric direct tasKs you.. first ask him if he has mentioned it to me, then if
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he hasn't, which is fine.. you need to let me know asap that he has given you direction. I try to lead in a way where people
can feel free to work directly with anyone on my staff. but I need to be in the loop because I am the person held
accountable for these issues.
Thanks
ab

Sent: Monday, April 17/ 2006 1:18 PM
Subject: FIN:
just spoke tom didn't realize jack isn't on the list let's invite him as he is local and he has already been tal~ing to the
media. thanks.
From: Di Rita, Larry, OV, OSD

To: Ruff, Eric, SES, 05D
Subject:
Make sure jack keane is invited to tomorrow. He is an ABC analyst
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From:' Barber. Allison Ms OSO PA

Sent:
To:
r~nl:iipril17,
• • OSO PA
I
20061:37
PM
Subject: RE:
Great. Thanks. He did send me a note.. so it worked out just fine... just want to make sure I can protect my staff when I
need to.
ab
From:~ml~ 050 PA
Subject: RE:
absolutely. since you and i had just talked about it, i asked eric if he had talked to you ... and he said he'd send you an
email.
thanks
m
Sent:
To:
rlitUHlrri117;
••
2006 1:30 PM
SDPA
SUbject: FW:
Hi
Go ahead and invite him. On these issues.. when eric direct tasks you.. first ask him if he has mentioned it to me, then if
can feel free to work directly with anyone on my staff..but I need to be in the loop because I am the person held
Thank:s
ab
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO·PA
Subject: FW:
just spoke toml didn't realize jaCk isn't on the list. let's invite him as he is local and he has already been talking to the
media thanks.
From: Oi Rita, larry, CIV, OSO
Sent: Monday, April!7, 2006 1:08 PM
Subject:
Make sure jack keane is invited to tomorrow. He is an ABC analyst.
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Sent: ~~pril17, 20061:30 PM
To: • • OSD PA
SUbject: FW:
Hi
Go ahead and invite him. On these issues.. when eric direct tasks you .. first ask him if he has mentioned it to me, then if
can feel free to work directly with anyone on my staff.. but I need to be in the loop because I am the person held
Thanks
ab

SUbject: FW:
just spoke toB didn't realize jack isn't on the list. let's invite him as he Is local and he has already been talking to the
media. thanks.
From: Dj Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD

Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:0B PM
Subject:
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From:'
Sent:
Di Rita, Larry, C/V, OSD
Monday, April 17, 2006 1:08 PM
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From:· Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA

Sent: MoOOacAPril17, 200612:02 PM
To: Mmta. OSD PA
SUbject: FW: Read Ahead for 18 April SecDef Meetings
Attachments: (b)(6) Capt. USMC, OASD-PAvcf
t") .,., I
~
~
:apt. USMC, OASD•.
ok, please help me put together the read ahead as we have it now, just state iraq vtc briefing on status of
isf
briefer TBD
lets crank this out asap for me to take a look at. really appreciate the help on this
From: NMld :apt. USMC, OASD-PA

To: lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; MMlri OSD PAi Barber, Allison, CJV, OASD-PA; mImWIII OV, OASD-PA
Cc:M3fld ; ; ColOASD-PA;. aV,OASD-PA
Subject: RE: Read Ahead for 18 April SecDef Meetings
pIs see below.thx.
~mm
Captain r13tm •••
1400 Defense Pentagon m~:lIa'lf<ni:'l_··
~20301-1400
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From: Purifoy, Belinda, CN, OSD

Sent: Monday, April!7, 2006 11:43 AM
To: rii\flri , Col OASD-PA; riMid Capt. USMC, OASD-PAi (b)(6) CIV,OASD-PA
SUbject: Read Ahead for 18 April 5ecDef Meetings
The Secretary is scheduled to attend the following meetings on 18 April:
3:00 - 3:15 PA Prep w/Eric Ruff

3:15 - 4:00 Outreach w/Military Analyst
Please deliver the read aheads to Ms. Belinda Purifoy in roo~ by 1300 Today (4/17).
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THANK YOU
Belinda
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From:· Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA

Sent: M. Onday, April 17, 2006 11:58 AM
To: tlbflri OSD PA
Subject: FW: Proposal for tomorrow
fyi

Sent: Monday, ApriI1?, 2006 10:05 AM
To: Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES,OSD
Subject: Proposal for tomorrow
Here is our proposed run for tomorrow with the Analysts.
1:40 PM Welcome
Allison Barber
1:45 PM ISF Update via VTC with Iraq (this is proposed)

BG Dan Bolger (Iraqi Military Training)
MG Joe Peterson (Iraqi Police)
Iraqi General Babaker (Senior Iraqi General TBD)
(Note, LTG Dempsey ;s currently not available for the VTC. It was thought that having his two deputies, as
well as a senior Iraqi General available for a panel discussion on the successes of the Iraqi Military, the ongoing efforts to
train and build up the Iraqi police and a first hand account from a senior Iraqi on the status on the gorund· i.e. not a civil
war, Iraqi forces coming into their own, etc would be very powerful and useful for the analysts as they work to tell the story
via their media outlets.)
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM CJCS Peter Pace
3:15 PM SECDEF
4:00 PM Outreach concludes
General Ronald Fogelman (USAF, R~tired) (flying in)
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) (flying in)

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Major General Donald W. Shepperd (USAF, Retired) (flying in)
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From:' Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA

Sent: Monday, April 17, 200611:58 AM
Subject: FW: Update, need some DOD muscle
Hi there
Can you engage casey directly on this? I don't think the secdef is expecting a colonel to brief the military analysts. Do you?
Please advise
ab

Sent: Monday, April 17,200611:55 AM
Subject: Update, need some DOD muscle
Allison,
I just heard from LTC ra5f/M in Baghdad (he is the press officer for Dempsey). Due to an evening Dinner with General
Schoomaker tomorrow night, General Dempsey is not available, nor is General Peterson. Apparently General Bolger will
be "prepping" for his meeting with Schoomaker in Tikrit the next day and is also available. The LTC offered up a Colonel,
who is the chief of staff along with General Babaker, the most senior Iraqi General in the country.
I let the LTC know that my gut was this would not be sufficient given the senior level of the briefing. I think it might be tie to
engage Casey directly so he has some s.a. on our request and to possibly engage with Dempsey directly so he has s.a.
My gut is these decisions are being made at the staff level and the staff thinks that protocol dictates Dempsey should
attend the dinner vice doing the VTC.
It may be worth having someone reach out directly to these two so they at least know this truly is a secdef level request.
Time we are holding for iraq VTC: 1:45 - 2:30 EST or 945 PM - 10:30 PM Iraq time.
Thanks for any guidance.
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From:' Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA

To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
Cc: RUff, Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: frank gaffney
Hi steve
I got your message about frank Gaffney but I can't invite him tomorrow because he isn't a retired military analysts. He is in
our defense civilian expert outreach and was invited (but couldn't attend) to our outreach 2 months ago. If we cherry pick
folks who aren't retired military analysts, we will need to cast ,8 bigger net.
Please let me know if there is someone else I need to follow up on about this matter.
Thanks
ab
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From:'
Sent:
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Monday' April 17, 2006 11 :49 AM
To: rtMldi OSD PA
Subject: RE: Tuesday meeting?
Hi
We can't really tell them what to say or not say.. but my recommendation is that the military analysts not discuss up
coming mtgs with seedef. I will write him back.
Thanks for sending this to me. I need you to send ~verything to dallas and me on the analysis stuff over the next few
weeks. Copy me on all of your correspondence with them so I can make sure you are covered. Need to keep everything
very formal.
Thanks
ab
From:NMG\ OSD PA
SUbject: FW: Tuesday meeting?
any concerns with this??
From: robertmag73@(iMld tmailto:robertmag73@ (b)(6)
sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:43 AM
To:rj5flri 050 PA
Subject: RE: Tuesday meeting?
I'm on tomorrow's Fox & Friends. mtm Fox Pentagon reporter, has been talking on the air about
tomorrow's meeting. Do you object that I acknowledge that I wHl be part of that meeting?
Bob
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it's still scheduled to go... still working out the details today and will have them for you by cob.
more soon,
From: robertmag73~[mailto:robertmag73~
To:ij5fGi OSD PA
Subject: Tuesday meeting?
Are you still planning a meeting after all the media attention on the SEC DEF and the NY Times article on
your Friday memo?
Please advise.
Thanks.
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From:'
Sent:
To:
Subject: HU's Here - Today'S Spectator
Sorry I'm a little late this am. Got tied up on radio. Hu Jintao's visit isn't very significant. Unless we
give him what he wants.
Jed Babbin
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rmtm rSgt, USAF

Public Affairs
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From:' Oi Rita, Larry, CIV, OSO
To: Stavridis, James. VADM, 080; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, 050
Cc: RUff, Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: Re:
Eric can pull it together. Might add franks to the list, too. He was out friday nite
(hardball, I bel~eve) .
From: Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD <Jim.Stavridis@~di
To: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD <larry.dirita~ Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD
<Robert.Rangel@ij5tia
CC: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD <Eric.Ruff@~di
Sent: Mon Apr 17 10:28:22 2006
Subject: RE:
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
If he's going to call, we need to know which shows they did or articles they appeared in
... Eric, over to you to produce something with names, numbers to call, and what they
specifically did ...
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD
To: Rangel, Robert S, CIV, 05D; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD
SUbject: Fw:
Btw, not sure if sd has called all these guys, but he may want to.
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD <larry.dirita~
To: 'ethoma@newsweek.com' <ethoma@newsweek.com~
Sent: Sat Apr 15 13:03:20 2006
SUbject:
General Dixk Myers cell

Gen john jumper, air force chief of staff untill 2005
Admiral vern clark, chief of naval operations until 2005

General Franks
General Jack keane, vice chief of staff of the army until 2003, on Defense
Policy Board
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From:' Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD
Sent: Monday, Apri/17, 200610:28 AM
To: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD
SUbject: RE:
If he's going to call, we need to know which shows they did or articles they appeared in
... Eric, over to you to produce something with names, numbers to call, and what they
specifically did ...
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, aSD
To: Rangel, Robert S, CIV, aSD; Stavridis, James, VADM, aSD
Subject: Fw:
Stw, not sure if sd has called all these guys, but he may want to.
From: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, aSD <larry.dirita@~t&
To: a.WIl.D .
Sent: Sat Apr 15 13:03:20 2006

Subject:

General Franks
Policy Board
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050; Merritt, Roxie T. CAPT, OASO·PA;. • Lawrence,
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SUbject: Two Outreach 18 April + 3 May)
Outreach for 18 April:
3:00pm-3: 15 - PA Prep wID. Smith

3: 15pm-4:00 - Outreach with Military Analysts - Room TBD
3 May
1:45pm-2:00 PA Prep wID, Smith
2:00pm-2:45 - Outreach w/Business Council - Room TBD
Thanks,
Cathy.
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To: Barber, Allison, CIV. OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, 050
Subject: Proposal for tomorrow
Here is our proposed run for ~omorrow with the Analysts.
1:40 PM Welcome
Allison Barber
1:45 PM lSF Update via VTC with Iraq (this Is proposed)

BG Dan Bolger (Iraqi Military Training)
MG Joe Peterson (Iraqi Police)
Iraqi General Babaker (Senior Iraqi General TBD)
(Note, LTG Dempsey is currently not available for the VTC. It was thought that having his two
deputies, as well as a senior Iraqi General available for a panel discussion on the successes of the Iraqi Military,
the ongoing efforts to train and build up the Iraqi police and a first hand account from a senior Iraqi on the status
on the gorund - i.e. not a civil war, Iraqi forces coming into their own, etc would be very powerful and useful for the
analysts as they work to tell the story via their media outlets.)
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM CJCS Peter Pace
3:15 PM SECDEF
4:00 PM Outreach conclUdes
General Ronald Fogelman (USAF, Retired) (flying in)
4/10/2008
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From: lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA

To: Barber, Allison, elV, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
SUbject: rsvp's for tomorrow

General Ronald Fogelman (USAF, Retired) (flying in)
General William 1. Nash (USA, Retired)
4/10/2008
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From:· Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: MOnda(~7, 2006 7:00 AM
To: NMlri OSD PA
Subject: Re: Sorry really...to bother u again
Got it. Has it really been BMonths since the analysts have been in?
From: N~Gi OSD PA
Sent: Mon Apr 17 06:57:46 2006
Subject: RE: Sorry really ... to bother u again
Not to worry ..... this was cleared thru larry and eric and allison weeks ago to go to ken
allard for his book (you were out) ... did not send it to him today ...
thanks
m
To: tb1Tld. OSD PA
Subject: Re: Sorry really ... to bother u again
Hi there. For any future requests on this topic please check with me before sendinginfo to
the analysts. This is very very sensitive now. I need you to be protected. This email
directly contradicts somethoing larry said to a reporter, you'd have no way of knowing
that unless you checked with me. Thanks.
-----Oriqinal Messaqe----
From: fjMt:t. . OSD PA
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OABD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Mon Apr 17 06:38:13 2006
Subject: RE: Sorry really ... to bother u again
hi. here is what i put together for ken allard. thought this might be helpful. added the
last time secdef met with t~em.
thanks
m
The Department of Defense outreach program to retired military analysts is on-going and
includes analysts retired from all four services and the reserves.
Since 2002, and the beginning of the global war on terrorism (vice Operation Desert Storm
when such briefings were also conducted) there have been more than 80 conference calls (at
least one per month, sometimes as often as weekly). In addition, the analysts are often
invited to a day of briefings at the Pentagon by senior DoD officials, including the
Secretary. There have been approximately 16 such briefings in the past 4 years.
The last time the Secretary had the retired military analysts in the building for a
meeting was at the end of September. (The last time the Secretary had the civilian
defense experts in the building for a meeting was in February.) There were two conference
calls in January for retired military analysts, one in February, one in March and two so
far in April.
Topics covered range from the work up to the war to operations in the global war on
terror, including Iraq and Afghanistan, to BRAC, Operations at the Guantanamo Det~ntion
Facility, Veterans Healthcare and the DoD budget.
Additionally, the analysts have participated in four DoD-coordinated trips to Iraq and
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three DOD-coordinated trips to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the beginning of the global war
on terror.
From: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-FA
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:02 PM
To: USia OSD PAj Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: Fw: Sorry really ... to bother u again
Hi
Please get this for me first thing tomorrow morning.
Thx
From: Di Rita', Larry, CIV, OSD
Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:52:16 2006
Subject: Fw: Sorry really ... to bother u again
We shoiuld have the data of how often sd meets with analyst,s readily avail and will need
to be ready for this kind of challenge tomorrow.
-----Original Message----- ~
From: Starr, Barbara <Barbara. Starr ' •
To; larry.dirita@ij~<larry.dirita@, •
Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:34:48 2006
Ok if you can just let me know when you get in tomorrow cnn seems to think it rare. We
weren't sure ... and of course we would like coverage of the meeting ... at least a pool
spray ... since it was arranged just on fri ... clearly a bit different Last missive of the
nite I swear
Barbara Starr
Pentagon correspondent
To: Starr, Barbara
Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:32:13 2006
Subject: Re: Sorry real1y ... to bother u again
We can get that, but I'd guess within past 6-10 weeks or so. It is something we try to
keep a rhythm on
From: Starr, Barbara <Barbara.Starr@~
To: Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD <larry.dirita~
Sent: Sun Apr 16 18:12:31 2006
Subject: Sorry really ... to bother u again
When was the last time secdef met in pewrson with analysts?
Barbara Starr
Pentagon Correspondent
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Sent: Monday, A~.7, 2006 6:55 AM
To: rJMIa. OSD PA
Subject: Re: Sorry really... to bother u again
Hi there. For any future requests on this topic please check with me before sendinginfo co
the analysts. This is very very sensitive now. I need you to be protected. This email
directly contradicts somethoing larry said to a reporter, you'd have no way of knowing
that unless you checked with me. Thanks.
-- - - -'oriitLnal Message - - --
From: ttt1Tl3 OSD PA
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Man Apr 17 06:38:13 2006
Subject: 'RE: Sorry really ... to bother u again
hi. here is what i put together for ken allard. thought this might be helpful. added the
last time secdef met with them.
thanks
ml
includes analysts retired from all four services and the reserves.
Since 2002, and the beginning of the global war on terrorism (vice Operation Desert Storm
when such briefings were also conducted) there have been more than 80 conference calls (at
least one per month, sometimes as often as weekly). In addition, the analysts are often
invited to a day of briefings at the Pentagon by senior DoD officials, including the
Secretary. There have been approximately 16 such brief~ngs in the past 4 years.
The last time the Secretary had the retired military analysts in the building for a
meeting was at the end of September. (The last time the Secretary had the civilian
defense experts in the building for a meeting was in February.) There were two conference
calls in January for retired military analysts, one in February, one in March and two so
far in April.
Topics covered range from the work up to the war to operations in the global war on .
terror, including Iraq and Afghanistan, to BRAC, Operations at the Guantanamo Detention
Facility. Veterans Healthcare and the DoD budget.
Additionally, the analysts have participated in four DoD-coordinated trips to Iraq and
three DoD-coordinated trips to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. since the beginning of the global war
on terror.
From: Barber. Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: sundaR'ddpril 16, 2006 8:02 PM
To: OSD PA; Lawrence. Dallas. OASD-PA
SUbject: Fw: Sorry really ... to bother u again
Hi
Please get this for me first thing tomorrow morning.
Thx
From: Di Rita. Larry, CIV. OSD
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Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:52:16 2006
SUbject: Fw: Sorry really ... to bother u again
We shoiuld have the data of how often sd meets with analysts readily avail and will need
to be ready for this kind of challenge tomorrow.
From: Starr, Barbara <Barbara.Starr~
To: larry.dirita@osd.mil <larry.dirita~
Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:34:48 2006
Ok if you can just let me know when you get in tomorrow cnn seems to think it rare. We
weren't sure ... and of course we would like coverage of the meeting ... at least a pool
spray ... since it was arranged just on frio .. clearly a bit different Last missive of the
nite I swear
Barbara Starr
From: Oi Rita. Larry, CIV, OSO
To: Starr, Barbara
Sent: Sun Apr 16 19:32:13 2006
We can get that, but I'd guess within past 6-10 weeks or so. It is something we try to
keep a rhythm on
From: Starr, Barbara <Barbara.Starr@~ ___
To: oi Rita, Larry, CIV" OSO <·larry.dirita@~
Sent: Sun Apr 16 18:12:31 2006
Subject: Sorry really ... to bother u again
When was the last time secdef met in pewrson with analysts?
Barbara Starr
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From:' rd\fla i i AFIS-HQ/PIA
To: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD·PA
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO; Wilkie, Robert, CIV, OSD-LA; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSO; Whitman,
Bryan, SE~lfui&D-PAi Thorp, Frank, RDML, OASD-PA;';;ber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Di
Rita, Larry;. • Col OASD-PA:rLMld ~apt. USMC, OASD-PA; Earl,
Robert, CIV, OSD
Subject: Rapid Reaction Report
Attachments: Rapid Reaction Report for April 17.doc
Rapid Reaction
Report for Aprl•••
The most pertinent items about "the Pentagon memo" to military analysts are already in the
Early Bird and Dialog, including yesterday's p.l NYT article.
Of note also is the David Brooks column yesterday
- "The Good Fight, Done Badly" (#38 in Sunday'S Bird) calling for the Secretary to resign.
Newsweek has an Evan Thomas/John Barry column today "Anatomy Of A Revolt; What made a
chorus of ex-generals call for the SecDef's head? The war over the war-and how Rumsfeld is
reacting." r have attached the text for your situational awareness. Mr. DiRita - you are
quoted in that article.
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Rapid Reaction Report
General Franks, the overall invasion
April 17 t 2007
commander? "You'll have to ask Franks," said
Shinseki, who indicated that he had talked
Newsweek- April 24,2006 long enough. "I walked away from all this two
Anatomy 0/A Revolt; What made a chorus and a half years ago," he said.
0/ ex-generals cali/or the SecDe/'s head? The fonner four-star general appeared to be
The war over the war--and how Rums/eM is torn between his strong sense of duty and an
reacting. By Evan Thomas and John Barry uneasy conscience. The moral dilemma is as
Gen. Eric Shinseki, former chief of staff of old as the republic. When does a military
the Army, says he is "at peace." But reached officer stand up to--and push back against
last week, he didn't sound all that peaceful. In his civilian masters? And when does he just
the winter of 2003, alone among the top brass, salute and say, "Can do, sir"?
Shinseki had warned Congress that occupying It's a question of enormous consequence for a
Iraq would require "several hundred thousand democracy with the world's most powerful
troops." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld military. The balance between the civilian and
and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, had rewarded military is precarious. The model may be
Shinseki for his honesty by publicly Lincoln, firing his commanders until he found
castigating and shunning him. one (Ulysses S. Grant) who would fight. But
Last fall, Shinseki went to the 40th reunion of the modern reality is messier. It is generally
the class of '65 at West Point. It has been forgotten that Franklin Roosevelt rejected the
reported that his classmates were wearing recommendation of his sainted Army Chief of
caps emblazoned RIC WAS RIGHT. Last Staff Gen. George C. Marshall to invade
week NEWSWEEK e-mailed Shinseki to ask Europe in 1942-which would have been a
about the reports. Shinseki called back to say fiasco. Harry Truman was widely vilified
he had heard "rumors" about the caps. But, for-wisely-recalling the great Gen.
NEWSWEEK asked, wasn't he there? "Well," Douglas A. MacArthur when MacArthur
he replied, "I saw a cap." wanted to widen the Korean War by attacking
Shinseki, who has retired to Hawaii, was China. On the other hand, Lyndon Johnson
clearly uncomfortable with the role of martyr. overreached when he stayed up at night
He had no desire to join the chorus of retired picking bombing targets during the Vietnam
generals calling for Rumsfeld's resignation. War. In 1997, Army Gen. Hugh Shelton, then
He was circumspect about criticizing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assigned
Rumsfeld at all, but he seemed to be the top brass to read "Dereliction of Duty," a
struggling to disguise his feelings. He classic study accusing Vietnam-era generals
pointedly said that the "person who should of failing to stand up to their civilian bosses.
decide on the number of troops (to invade Somehow, the lesson did not sink in. Before
Iraq] is the combatant commander"-Gen. the Iraq invasion, the senior military did not
Tommy Franks, and not Rumsfeld. force a discussion of what to do after the war
Some critics have argued that Shinseki should was won. Rumsfeld was obsessed with the
have banged on the table, pushed harder to plan of attack, but not the aftermath. The
stop Rumsfeld from going into Iraq with too consequences are by now a familiar litany:
few troops. How does Shinseki respond? Rumsfeld demanded a swift, lean force that
"Probably that's fair. Not my style," said the worked superbly to depose Saddam
old soldier, who nearly lost a foot in combat Hussein-but was woefully inadequate to
in Vietnam. There was, he added cryptically, take· over the more onerous task of securing
"a lot of turmoil" at the Pentagon in the lead and rebuilding Iraq. Only now are the retired
up to the war. Was that Rumsfeld's fault? generals coming forth to complain of .
"Partly," said ShinsekL Did Rumsfeld bully
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Rumsfeld's bullying and demanding his transformation of the hidebound, heavy-laden,

resignation. slow-moving Anny. Rumsfeld disdains
The Revol t of the Retired Generals has "nation-building" and blithely counts on the
created considerable discomfort in the E-Ring Iraqis to rebuild their own country. But right
of the Pentagon and at the White House. after the invasion he signed off on orders by
President George W. Bush felt compelled last the American proconsul, Paul Bremer, to
week to issue a written statement expressing disband the Iraqi Anny and fire most ofthe
his "full support" for the SecDef. For now, top civil servants-leaving the country
Bush has no intention of firing Rumsfeld. "He vulnerable to chaos and a growing
likes him," says a close friend of the insurgency.
president's, who requested anonymity in The publication of "Cobra II," plus talk-show
discussing such a sensitive matter. "He's not comments from Zinni, the fonner chief of
blind. He knows Rumsfeld sticks his foot in CENTCOM who was promoting his own
it." Adds a senior Bush aide, who declined to book, "The Battle for Peace,1I appear to have
be named discussing the president's encouraged retired generals to attack
sentiments: "I haven't seen any evidence that Rumsfeld in public. "There was a lot of pent
their personal rapport is at all diminishing. up agony," says Trainor. "The dam broke."
They see each other often and talk often." One of the most powerful indictments came
Rumsfeld says he has twice offered his from Marine Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold, who
resignation to Bush, who has declined it. was chief of operations for the Joint Staff
The old generals can be quite biting about during the early planning of the Iraq invasion.
Rumsfeld; retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni Writing in Time magazine, Newbold
wrote an op-ed calling the secretary of declared, "I now regret that I did not more
Defense "incompetent strategically, openly challenge those who were determined
operationally, and tactically." But their to invade a country whose actions were
criticisms are probably best understood as peripheral to the real threat-AI Qaeda."
"the first salvos in the war over 'Who Lost Actually, it was not the job of a unifonned
Iraq'," says Douglas Macgregor, a retired U.S. officer, even a high-ranking one like
Anny colonel whose book "Breaking the Newbold, to challenge the president's decision
Phalanx" was iRfluential in inspiring the to invade Iraq. That's a political judgment: it's
military's blitzkrieg assault on Baghdad. "Yes, up to the president and Congress to decide
Rumsfeld should go," says Macgregor. "But a whom to fight. The military's job is to win the
lot of the generals should be fired, too. They fight.
share the blame for the mess we are in." Still, Newbold has a point when he writes that
Rumsfeld is the chief villain of a very the decision "was done with a casualness and
influential new book, "Cobra II," by retired swagger that are the special province of those
Marine Corps Gen. Bernard Trainor and New who have never had to execute these
York Times reporter Michael Gordon. In their missions-or bury the results. II The real
detailed, thorough accounting of the invasion responsibility for Iraq, of course, lies with
and occupation of Iraq, Rumsfeld is shown President Bush. Together with Vice President
badgering the reluctant but mostly quiescent Dick Cheney (draft-deferred in Vietnam) and
generals into attacking with as few troops as Rumsfeld (Navy jet pilot who did not see
possible. Despite all the talk of the war's combat), Bush (Texas National Guard pilot)
being hatched by a neoconservative cabal, seemed determined to brush past or roll over
Rumsfeld himself appears indifferent to the cautious national-security bureaucracy.
ideology; he was profoundly suspicious of the Bush made little or no effort to prod his
notion that America could bring democracy to national-security staff to ask tough questions,
Iraq. Rather, he focused on forcing a such as how the Sunnis and Shiites would
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bury centuries of resentment when Saddam you walk in to him, you've got to be prepared,
was gone. (Bush has said he listens to the you've got to know what you're talking
generals, but it does not appear he heard any about," says Marine Gen. Mike DeLong,
words of caution.) The get-tough trio deputy CENTCOM commander from 2000 to
essentially cut out Gen. Colin Powell, the 2003. "Ifyou don't, you are summarily
secretary of State and former chairman of the dismissed. But that's the way it is, and he's
Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was regarded as too effective."
squishy, too much a creature of the go-slow Other officers, particularly those with less
bureaucracy. exposure, just find Rumsfeld to be an
Powell has corne in for some criticism for not impatient meddler who jumps around, nosing
trying harder to slow the Bush juggernaut into into subjects he knows nothing about and
Iraq. And the various generals have taken should leave to the professionals. Rumsfeld
talk-show grief for not speaking out until their himself seems impervious to criticism. Last
pensions were safely vested in retirement. But week, at a Pentagon news conference,
it is important to understand the military confronted by reporters quoting from
culture to appreciate why more soldiers do not embittered retired generals, he dismissively
cross their civilian bosses. It is true enough shot back, "There's nothing wrong with
that "political generals" get ahead by never people having 'opinions ... you ought to expect
rocking the boat. And it is fair to say that that. It's historic. It's always been the case,
Rumsfeld's shabby treatment of Shinseki-the and I see nothing really very new or
secretary did not bother to attend the surprising about it."
retirement ceremony of the Anny chief of But in fact, Rumsfeld is bothered by the furor.
staff, whose replacement was leaked 14 "He's concerned about the impact on the
months before his tenn was up-had a institution, " says Lawrence DiR,ra,
chilling effect on other officers. Rumsfeld's counselor. The controversy,
But it is unlikely that senior m.ilitary officers DiRita says, can "make generals clam up
go to sleep at night thinking that if only they around civilians, and civilians wonder, 'Is
kowtow a little more they will win that next this the next general who is going to leak to
star on their shoulder. They are far more The New York Times?' " Rumsfeld worries
likely to believe that their duty is to do the that the whole concept ofcivilian control is
best they can with what they've got: the "turned on its head" by the revolt ofthe
military culture breeds a "can do" attitude in generals. "Conceptually, institutionally, that
its most successful officers. They are acutely a handful ofdisgruntled generals could
conscious that squabbling at the top can be a determine who win lead the Department Of
morale-crusher for troops who must risk their Defense-that's not the way it's supposed to
lives in battle. work," says DiRita.
Rumsfeld's persona and management style are As a practical matter, the rebellion may
grating to many buttoned-up, by-the-book secure Rumsfeld's job. "No president is going
officers. He constantly asks questions, often to be bullied by a bunch of retired general
with sarcasm and in-your-face one officers into firing a secretary of Defense,"
upmanship. Briefing the secretary can be an says Thomas Donnelly, the editor of Anned
intimidating exercise. Rumsfeld has been Forces Journal. Of course, by defending
known to get so hung up on a'single slide, Rumsfeld, the president has "moved into the
peppering some hapless colonel or general target area," notes General Trainor. "Now the
with antagonistic queries, that the briefer Democrats can say, 'Look, the p~sident's
never gets a chance to finish his tidy, orderly defending an incompetent'."
presentation. Some soldiers like the macho Rumsfeld is not the sort to fall on his sword,
give-and-take, or at least get used to it. "When at least willingly. He liked being teased as
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"Matinee Idol" by President Bush after he

held forth so confidently (and, to many
Americans, reassuringly) about "killing the
enemy" in the traumatic months after 9/11. He
has only retirement to look forward to, a
boring prospect for a vigorous 73·year-old.
His advisers do not expect him to quit any
time soon. For many months, on a shelf
behind DiRita's desk in his old Pentagon
Office, stood a Rumsfeld doll that was sold in
PXes on military bases after the war in
Afghanistan, Pull a string on the backside
and a mechanical version 0/ Rums/eld's rich
voice intones, "1 don't do diplomacy, II
DiRita attached a slip ofpaper near the
doll's mouth with his boss's mantra. It reads
faster. DiRita's not sure what happened to
the doll. But his boss, he says, is still
chargingforward, trying to change an
institution that sometimes resists change. In
the weeks ahead, he is sure to meet more
resistancefrom old soldiers who think he is
not so much a change agent as a wrecking
ball.
With Michael Hastings, Richard Wolffe,
Holly Bailey and Dan Ephron
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From: Rokke, Ervin Jrm.lm.I1••••••

Sent: Sunday, April 16, 20069:09 PM
Cc: ~;\lm ; OSD PA; Hinkel, Deborah J
Subject: RE: SECDEF OUTREACH
Dear Dallas ... Unfortunately, I'm traveling and must regret your invitation to the 18 April
session with Secretary Rumsfeld. Thank you anyway ... Cheers, Erv Rokke
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OABD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence~
Sent: Fri 4/14/2006 1:43 PM
To:
Cc: Matia OSD PA
Subject: SECDEF OUTREACH
Happy GOod Friday folks, I hope this email finds everyone well.
I know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the next SECDEF
outreach event sooner rather than later, and due to the Secretary's cancellation of a
foreign trip next week, some time has just opened up on his schedule. The SECOEF would
like to invite you all to the Pentagon next Tuesday, April 16th for a roundtable
discussion and briefing on current operations.
The exact time of the briefings is still being worked out and will be forwarded
Monday morning, however, we anticipate a start time of no earlier than 12 Noon and an end
time no later than 4pm.
Please email ~5fla , cc'd with this note, today if possible

but no later than Monday morning, on your availability to attend this outreach event with
the Secretary.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and I look forward to seeing you next
week at the Pentagon.
All the best,

dl
Dallas B. Lawrence

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From:" Thomas Mcinerney [tmcinemey@~

Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: 0810 FOX WITH WES CLARK VS MCINERNEY TOMORROW AM
Eric
OK but it will be early.
Leaving for studio now.
Tom
Good luck. Tom, can you please call me on my cell· (b)(2) when you see this. Thanks.
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From: Thomas McInerney
Sent: Sat Apr 1523:35:28 2006
Subject: 0810 FOX WITH WES CLARK VS MCINERNEY TOMORROW AM
Eric
I am discussing GOs issue with Wes Clark at 0810 Easter Sunday.
Tom
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From:' Thomas Mcinerney ltmcinerney@~
Sent: Saturday, April 15. 2006 4:27 PM
SUbject: Re: SO SUPPORT
Eric
Great
Thanks
Tom
> tom, i've attached today's la times story. toward the end the
> reporter quotes jumper, clark and keane, all of whom are very strong
> about the situtation leading up to the war and the interraction that
> took place, etc. might be some useful info for your oped. thanks.
>
> Los Angeles Times
> April 15, 2006
> Pg. 1
>
> President Comes To Defense Of Rumsfeld
>
> In an unusual personal declaration, Bush suggests that generals might
> be angry about military changes the secretary has imposed.
>
> By Peter Spiegel, Times Staff Writer
>
> WASHINGTON - President Bush gave his forceful and unequivocal backing
> Friday to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, issuing a rare
> personal statement to express "my full support and deepest
> appreciation" for his work in the war on terrorism.
>
> Moving to head off a potential political crisis, Bush directly
> addressed recent criticism of Rumsfeld by retired senior generals,
> saying he had personally witnessed - and endorsed - the way the
> Defense secretary interacted with uniformed personnel.
>
> "I have seen firsthand how Don relies upon our military commanders in
> the field and at the Penta~on to make deci~ion3 about haw best to
> complete these missions," Bush said. "Secretary Rumsfeld's energetic
> and steady leadership is exactly what is needed at this critical period."
>
> Bush issued the statement after speaking with Rumsfeld on Friday about
> military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and personally voicing his
> support. Bush said Rumsfeld had been given the difficult job of
> modernizing the military, suggesting that the process of
> "transformation" may have drawn the ire of officers.
>
> The presidential statement came at the end of a week in which two
> retired Army generals who commanded divisions in Iraq, Maj. Gen. John
> Batiste and Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., called for Rumsfeld's
> resignation, accusing him of arrogance and of mismanaging the war.
>
> Two other retired generals involved in Iraq policy· Marine Lt. Gen.
> Gregory S. Newbold, former director of operations for the Joint Chiefs
> of Staff, and Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Eaton, who headed training of
> Iraqi forces in 2003 - also have called for Rumsfeld to step down, as
> has retired Marine Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, former head of U.S. Central
> Command.
>
> The mounting criticism of Rumsfeld and recriminations over the war
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> also come as Bush's approval ratings are falling and public support
> for tne conflict is declining. Even among U.S. troops in Iraq, 72%
> favor withdrawal from Iraq within a year, and more than one in four
> favor an immediate pullout, according to a survey released 'in February
> by zogby International and Le Moyne College in syracuse,N.Y.
>
> An administration official said Friday that the White House was
> particularly concerned that the generals' remarks could gain momentum
> over a long holiday weekend in which Bush, vacationing with his family
> at Camp David, Md., would be out of the limelight.
>
>
> When speculation surfaced recently about another long-rumored Cabinet
> departure, that of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, Bush was able to
> go before television cameras immediately to deny it.
>
> "The president wanted to do this today," the administration official
> said Friday, requesting anonymity while discussing internal White
> House deliberations.
>
> Rumsfeld has been the subject of resignation speculation before. After
> revelations in 2004 of prisoner abuses by U.S. soldiers at Iraq's Abu
> Ghraib prison, Rumsfeld twice offered Bush his resignation.
>.
> Democrats pointed out Friday that Bush also offered a staunch defense
> of Michael D. Brown last year, days before Brown resigned as Federal
> Emergency Management Agency director because of the flawed response to
> Hurricane Katrina.
>
> Many active-duty generals privately agree with public criticism that
> Rumsfeld is disrespectful to military leaders, current and former
> senior officers said.
>
> Nonetheless, the public statements by retired generals have unsettled
> some officers, who worry the comments could undermine the morale of
> troops in Iraq and appear to challenge civilian control of the military.
>
> A number of retired senior officers who worked directly with Rumsfeld
> also said in interviews that they considered the criticism misguided.
> Although the Defense secretary's aggressive style has caused upheaval
> in the ranks - partiCUlarly in the Army - he has changed his views on
> several high-profile issues because of well-argued cases made by the
> uniformed leadership, the officers said.
,. "Rumsfeld's a tough guy, no doubt about i t ; he can be pri.ckly," said
> Adm. Vern Clark, who spent five years working with Rumsfeld as chief
> of naval operations before retiring last year. "You have to gain his
> respect, but once you gain that, you can work with him. I was thankful
> I had a tough guy, because we were in tough times."
>
> Several senior officers involved in Iraq war planning also said they
> considered "insulting" the criticism that they bowed to Rumsfeld's
> will in the run-up to the war. They said Army Gen. Tommy Franks, then
> head of U.S. Central Command, was the main architect of the invasion
> plans and that it was thoroughly debated by military leaders.
>
> Retired Gen. John P. Jumper, the Air Force chief of staff through the
> Afghanistan and Iraq invasions, acknowledged that mistakes were made
> by failing to anticipate the insurgency. But he said all the military
> service chiefs - including Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, then the Army chief
> of staff, who had a public falling-out with Rumsfeld - were involved
> in the discussions and received detailed input from their SUbordinates.
>
> "It was Gen. Franks' job to put together the war plan," Jumper said in
> a telephone interview. "Of course there wasn't universal agreement. We
> hashed things out for hours and hours in the Tank [the Pentagon's
> ornate meeting room]. There was a lot of opportunity to discuss and
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> debate and digest."

>
> By Borne accounts, disagreements over the war plans occasionally were
> more vehement within the officer ranks than between military leaders
> and Rumsfeld. In his memoir, Franks details several run-ins with
> service chiefs over war planning for both Afghanistan and Iraq, one of
> which included an expletive-laden tirade by Franks aimed at two
> members of the Joint Chiefs.
>
> Some top officers involved in Iraq war planning were less conciliatory
> toward Rumsfeld for his handling of the postwar reconstruction period
> - particularly the administration's failure to get a civilian
> authority up and running quickly after Saddam Hussein fell.
>
> Eut retired Gen. John Keane, who was Army vice chief of staff during
> the war and is still highly regarded by active-duty officers, said the
> uniformed leaders were equally to blame for not planning better for
> the stabilization period.
>
> "That judgment was wrong," Keane said in an interview. "We did not
> consider [an insurgency] a viable option. I believe that's our fault.
» That's senior military leadership business."
»
» Although Rumsfeld has been criticized for not sending more troops to
> Iraq once the regime collapsed, Keane said the calculation was made in
> close consultation with Gen. John P. Abizaid, Franks' successor as
> Central Command chief.
>
> Keane said he had several conversations with Abizaid .in the autumn of
> 2003 in which he asked whether more troops were needed. Abizaid
> repeatedly argued against an increase, saying it would only mean "more
> guys walking around the streets with rifles, not understanding the
» culture."
>
> "I find it somewhat inSUlting for people to speculate that Rumsfeld is
> somehow browbeating the generals and they're intimidated into not
> telling him what they believe," Keane said. "The conventional wisdom
> 1S they didn't ask for more troops because he [Rumsfeldj WOUldn't give
> it to them. That's insulting to the character of those officers."
>
> The reasons behind the polarized view of Rumsfeld has become the topic
> of intense debate within the uniformed ranks in recent weeks. Most
> retired officers interviewed Friday declined to publicly speculate on
> why views were ~o divergent.
>
> But one currently serVing Army general who has discussed the
> relationShip between Rumsfeld and the military leadership with several
> other senior officers said he believed certain generals were simply
> better suited to dealing with the secretary on an intellectual level.
>
> "I've heard of at least four very, very senior four-stars who say it's
> not the case" that Rumsfeld does not listen to them, the general said.
> "They say he's a wrestler from Princeton and goes for the throat, but
> if you have your stuff together and go toe-to-toe, you can win."
>
> Despite that view, the outpouring of condemnation from the retired
> generals has underscored a long-brewing resentment on the part of many
> senior officers, one that several military watchers said began when
> Rumsfeld's team first arrived harboring widespread suspicion of
> generals appointed by President Clinton.
>
> Many of those early tensions, which even Rumsfeld supporters
> acknOWledge produced intense resentment, largely were set aside after
> the Sept. 11 attacks. But the current animosity has been rising since
> Pentagon civilians sidelined Shinseki after he publicly said several
> hundred thousand troops would be required to stabilize Iraq.
>
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> "There's been deep frustration with Rumsfeld from the day he took over,"
> said Stephen Biddle, a defense policy expert at the Council on Foreign
> Relations think tank and a former professor at the Army War College.
> "This degree of civil-military tension is historically very uncommon;
:> it's very uncommon for it to last this long."
:> Rumsfeld continued to dismiss the calls for his resignation, saying
:> the retired generals who have made the public criticisms represent
:> only a small portion of the senior officers who have served under him.
:>
:> "I respect their views, but obviously, out of thousands and thousands
:> of admirals and generals, if every time two or three people disagreed
:> ~e changed the secretary of Defense of the United States, it would be
:> like a merry-go-round around here," he said in an interview Thursday
:> with the Arabic-language television station Al Arabiya.
>
> Times staff writers Peter Wal1sten and Paul Richter in Washington
> contributed to this report.
>
> -----Original Message----
> From: Thomas McInerney [mailto:tmcinerney~
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:55 PM
> To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
> Subject: Re: SD SUPPORT
> Eric
>
:> WSJ has asked me to write OP ED in support of SD for Mon. Any
> additional thoughts. I am getting 3 others to cosign. Do you have
> Rifle DELONG'S numbers?
>
> Tom
>
> Thomas G. McInerney
> Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret)
> (b)(2)
:>
>
> Voice (b)(2)
> Cell:
> Fax: '
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From:' Thomas Mcinerney [tmcinerney@tmtld
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 20064:17 PM
SUbject: Re: SD SUPPORT
Eric
Thanks. I inadvertently had my cel on vibrate with Bluetooth you get to hear me, Sorry!
Tom
>
> U.S. Military Leaders and their Involvement in National Security
> Decision-Making
>
> tom, belOW is a on-pager that we have developed that lays out the
> unprecedented involvement senior military has had with this secretary
> of defense.
>
> ilm trying to call you on your cell now but am hearing only sounds of
> you talking to someone who is going to be a sophomore -- presumably
> you're unloading at the golf course!! hit em straight. thanks, eric
>
>
>
> The U.S. senior military leaders are involved to an unprecedented
> degree in every decision-making process in the Department of Defense.
>
>
>
> As early as 2001, Secretary Rumsfeld created new decision making
> bodies to ensure military judgment and perspectives are woven into all
'> aspects of Department of Defense policy and operations. The principal

> forums
> are:
>
>
>
> The Senior Level Review Group meets at least monthly, more frequently
> during the development of the annual bUdget. It consists of the
> Secretary and Deputy Secretary of DefenSe, the Chairman and Vice
> Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the individual chiefs of the
> military services, and the senior civilian officials of the Department
> at the Service Secretary and aSD Under-Secretary level. It. is open to
> combatant commanders who may choose to participate.
>
>
> The Defense Senior Leadership Conference meets three times a year. It
> is a three-day planning and decision-making conference in which the
> Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the nine
> combatant commanders focus on the range of issues before the department.
>
>
> The Quadrennial Defense Reviews, annual Strategic/Defense Planning

> Guidance, Contingency Planning Guidance, and every budget/supplemental
> appropriations request have been developed through these two processes
> as the result of multiple interactions between the civilian and
> military leaders of the Department.
>
>
>
> In addition, the Secretary meets four mornings a week in the
> Roundtable, a daily review of activities of the department that
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~ includes the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
~ the Secretaries of the Military Departments, and the Chiefs or Vice
~ Chiefs of Staff of the Military Departments.
~
~ The Secretary meets approximately twice each year with individual
~ service chiefs to review general/flag officer personnel assignments
~ and planning to the two-star officer level.
> These interactions and others resulted in the following numbers of

> meetings over the past sixteen months alone:
>
>
> 2005
>
>
~ Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Service Chiefs - 110;
~
> secretary of Defense meetings that involve Combatant Commanders - 163
~ 2006 (To date)

~
>
~
~ Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Service Chiefs - 29

~
~ Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Combatant Commanders - 45

~
>
~ -----Original Message----
> From: Thomas McInerney [rnailto:tmcinerney~
> sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:55 PM
> To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
> subject: Re: SD SUPPORT
>
> Eric
>
> WSJ has asked me to write OP ED in support ofSD for Mon. Any
> additional thoughts. I am getting 3 others to cosign. Do you have
~ Rifle DELONG'S numbers?
>
> Torn
~
~ Thomas G. McInerney
~ Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret)
~
~
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~ Fax:
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From:' Oi Rita, Larry, elV, OSD

Sent: Saturday, April 15, 20061:03 PM
To:
General Franks
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From:'
Sent:
Hartman, Brian [Brial1.Hartmal1@~
Friday, April 14, 20068:45 PM
To: Oi Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Hartman, Brian
Subject: Re: Postcard From The Land Of Healthcare
Eric was in touch and was a tremendous help. Thanks for getting back to me. Happy Easter· B
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To: Hartman, Brian
CC: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Sent: Fri Apr 14 20:42:352006
Bryan-- thanks for your note. I think we have provided some contact for
quite a number of these officers. Jumper. Adm clark, jack keane (who I
thought had an abc affiliation) and others. 'just missed your note until
now but I hope eric ruff was in touch with you. Best, and thanks.
-----Original Message-·_.·
From: Hartman, Brian <Brian.Hartman@~~
To: larry.dirita@rm1'lB <Iarry.dirita@~
Sent: Fri Apr 1411:01:092006
SUbject: Postcard From The Land Of Healthcare
Greetings from the other side of the river.
I know you're out of the press business but I also believe you genuinely
care about the secretary so thought you might want to help with something.
I've been asked to help find a retired general who would speak ;n support of
Secretary Rumsfeld and who could speak thoughtfully about civilian control
ofthe military.
Any suggestions are welcome if you're so inclined. We're reporting this

story for World News Tonight this evening.
I hope all is well. Thanks and best regards - Brian
Brian Hartman
Producer
ABC News
1717 DeSaJes Street NW
Washington, OC 20036
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Mobile
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From:' Di Rita. Larry, CIV, OSD
To: 'Brian,Hartman@rUWaW
Bryan-- thanks for your note. I think we have provided some contact for quite a number of
these officers. Jumper. Adm clark, jack keane (who I thought had an abc affiliation) and
others. I just missed your note until now but I hope eric ruff was in touch with you.
Best, and thaijks.
From: Hartman, Brian <Brian.Hartman~
TO: larry.dirita@ij~~<larry.dirita@~
Sent: Fri Apr 14 11:01:09 2006
SUbject: Postcard From The Land Of Healthcare
Greetings from the other side of the river.
I know you're out of the press business but I also believe you genuinely care about the
secretary so thought you might want to help with something.
I've been asked to help find a retired general who would speak in support of Secretary
Rumsfeld and who could speak thoughtfully about civilian control of the military.
Any suggestions are welcome if you're so inclined. We're reporting this story for World
News Tonight this evening.
I hope all is well. Thanks and best regards - Brian
Brian Hartman
Producer
ABC News
1717 DeSales Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
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From:' Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
To: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA; Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Stavridis, James, YADM, OSD;
Barber, Allison. CIY, OASD-PA

Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD.PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, 05D; Rangel, Robert S, elV, 050;
Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Subject: RE: Update on Analysts
thanks for working this with the effort you're undertaking, dallas.
From: lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA

To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Stavridis, James, YADM, OSDi Ruff, Eric, SES, OSDi Barber, Allison, crY, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, eIV, OSDi Rangel, Robert 5, ay, OSD; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD
PA
SUbject: Update on Analysts
FYI folks,
I've just learned from two of our analysts, MG Vallely and LTG Mcinerny, that they will be Writing an opted for the WSJ for
Monday addressing the current comments being made by a few retired Generals. Jed Babbin, another of our analysts will
be on Fox at 4pm today to address the issue as well. He asked for the total number of active duty GO's, Which I provided
(881). As he mentioned, the NYT's six represent roughly 1/2 of 1% ofthe current active duty GO force.
Invite to the Analysts was sent out at 140 pm today for our regular series of SEGDEF outreach events for next Tuesday
afternoon. RSVP's to date inClude:
MG Bob Scales (FOX)
LTG Tom Mcinerny (FOX)
MG Don Shepard (CNN)
COL John Garrett (FOX and others)
Jed Babbin (FOX and syndicated radio regular substitute host for Hugh Hewitt and Laura Ingram)
Dr. James Jay Carafano (Senior Fellow at Heritage)
I anticipate we will have a very good group of folks in for the meeting. We are now coordinating with MNFI for a VTC
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briefing with General Dempsey and we are working with the Chairman's office for General Pace to brief the group prior to
the SECDEF.
I hope all have a great Easter weekend.
dl
ll"II,,>; B. Luw,'ent,,,
DirnelOl·. OfficI' of COlli II 1IJ11 il \ HnllltiOIl,' & I'uhlir' Liaisull
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Sent: Fridav. April 14. 2006 5:00 PM
To: tmtm Col. OCJCS/PA
Subject: Fw: mil analysts roundtable
Confirmed so far ...
-----ori~nal Message----
From: ~~a CIV, OASD-PA
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 15:28:43 2006
Subject: mil analysts roundtable
Here is who we have so far:
I'm sure more will respond over the weekend and then I can make calls on Monday.
Thanks
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From: Barber, Allison, CIY, OASD-PA

Subject: Re: Rumsfe/d
Sure
Dallas and ~ have done great work on this. Want to make sure folks know that.
From; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
,To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 16:47:10 2006
Subject: RE: Rumsfeld
thanks for sendng this, allison.
From: Barber, Allison. CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Fw: Rumsfeld
Fyi
From: ShepDonald@n5ff~
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PAi (b)(6) OSD PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 14:06:22 2006
Subject: Rumsfeld
Just sent this to CNN anchors:
Sleepless in Tucson
As more retired generals step forward to ask for the SECDEF's resignation, I am troubled.
I am troubled mostly by the possibilities for politicization of the military, a most
unhealthy prospect. I know it is legal for the generals to do so, but it seems to me that
writing, analyzing or speaking in opposition to SECDEF/administration policies after
retirement, ~ather than calling publicly for resignations would be a more proper route.
Somehow, retired generals calling for resignations of an official appointed by a duly
elected administration seems to violate the military ethos. Civilian control of the
military is a firmly-rooted and sound principal for a democracy.
AND, we have a precedent: Lost in the anals of Pentagon history is the story of General
Ron Fogelman, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force who asked for early retirement from
his position in opposition to a SECDEF decision. After the Khobar Towers incident, General
Fogleman appointed Lt. Gen. Jim Record to investigate. The investigation found a well
planned and well-conceived terrorist attack, but no culpability on the part of the
commander. Brig. Gen. Terry Schwalier. who had been vigorously pressing the Saudis for
changes that may have lessened the effects.
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Subsequently, SEeDEF William Cohen appointed Gen. Wayne Downing to "re-investigate U

Schwalier was found culpable and reprimanded, a career-ending event. Gen. Fogleman asked
for early retirement. His rationale was - if you cannot trust my judgment as your Air
Force Chief, get someone else - they did. Gen. Fogleman did not want to be a martyr and
did not want to embarrass the Air Force. He wanted ··i t to be a three-day story, it was, he
wasn't and it did not. Gen. Fogleman maintains to this day that the SECDEF had. every right
to do what he did, to reach the conclusions and to take the action. He simply could not
live with the re~ults and departed as quietly as possible.
I am troubled, disturbed, by the current events - I like Gen Fogleman'S way of handling
things. Our military is based upon civilian control, discipline, elan, courage, integrity
and ethos. Our job as military is to carry out the legal orders of those appointed over
us. When I came to the Pentagon I was warned that the staffs of general officers are very
good at designing swords upon which their bosses should fall - "pick your swords
carefully" I was told, "as there are so many." I found it to be true - I dealt weekly with
policies and decisions with which I vehemently disagreed. My job was to express my views
and opinions, try to influence the outcome, and when a decision was made by a superior, to
carry it out - that's the way our system works.
As for leadership style - Rumsfeld is by reputation a tough task-master - no matter his

style, or how many feathers he has ruffled, I have worked for worse - should I name them?
- Don Shepperd
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From:' WSSlnter@U\flaw
Sent; Friday, April 14, 20064:30 PM
To: Lawrence. Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: UbTld .OSD PA
Subject: Re: SECDEF OUTREACH
Himml
Thanks for the invitation to meet with the SECDEF. Please note that I WILL be attending. Thank you
and have a Happy Easter. Take care.
. . .S
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To: 'Scott Jennings'
SUbject: FW: General Officer Force Numbers
Attachments: One Pager for Analysts.doc
not sure if this is of interest, but wanted to send it your way in case. ive sent it out to our retired military analysts,
some of which have been on fox and other networks beating this home today...
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006
SUbject: General Officer Force Numbers
Folks,
A number of you have asked for some specific numbers with regard to the General Officer force
structure us the U.S. Military. Below are those numbers.
• Total Current Active Duty General Officer Force: 881 .

• Total Current Active Duty, Reserve and Guard General Officer Force: 1400+
• Total Current Active Duty, Reserve, Guard plus Living Retired General Officers: 8,000+
Note that these numbers may fluctuate a bit month to month but are a solid snap shot of where we are
now and I hope it helps address your questions.
I also wanted to offer a one pager for you all that provides some insight into our military leaders and
their involvement in national security decision-making. It is enclosed, Again, looking forward to seeing
you all next Tuesday at the Pentagon.
Hope all are well.
dl
D:tllas n. Lawrence
Dinwt OJ'. OfTi("~' of Communir y Hdatioll' & PlIbJi(' Liuisoll
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u.s. Military Leader. and their Involvement in National Security
Decision-Making
The U.S. senior military leaders are involved to an unprecedented

degree in every decision-making process in the Department of Defense.
As early as 2001, Secretary Rumsfeld created new decision making bodies

to ensure military judgment and perspectives are woven into all aspects
of Department of Defense policy and operations. The principal forums
are:
• The Senior Level Review Group meets at least monthly, more

frequently during the development of the annual budget. It
consists of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, the
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
individual chiefs of the military services, and the senior
civilian officials of the Department at the Service Secretary and
aSD Under-Secretary level. It is open to combatant commanders
who may choose to participate.
• The Defense Senior Leadership Conference meets three times a

year. It is a three-day planning and decision-making conference
in which the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
the nine combatant commanders focus on the range of issues before
the department.
The Quadrennial Defense Reviews, annual Strategic/Defense Planning

Guidance, Contingency Planning Guidance, and every budget/supplemental
appropriations request have been developed through these two processes
as the result of multiple interactions between the civilian and
military leaders of the Department.
In addition, the Secretary meets four mornings a week in the

Roundtable, a daily review of activities of the department that
includes the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the ~oint Chiefs of Staff,
the Secretaries of the Military Departments, and the Chiefs or Vice
Chiefs of Staff of the Military Departments.
The secretary meets approximately twice each year with individual

service chiefs to review general/flag officer personnel assignments and
planning to the two-star officer level.
These interactions and others resulted in the following numbers of

meetings over the past sixteen months alone:
Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Service Chiefs - 110
Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Combatant Commanders - 163
2006 (To date)
Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Service Chiefs - 29
Secretary of Defense meetings that involve Combatant Commanders - 45
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From:' n5Tdt Col, OCJCS/PA ,
Sent:
Friday, April ,11'l'14~,rt:20~O~6.3.:4.5.P.M
To: peter.pace@n$m
Co: Giambastiani, EP, ADM, VCJCS; Odierno, Raymond T, LTG, JCS ACJCS; Sharp, Walter L.,
LTG, JCS DJS; tn'iflit ~APT, JCS, ACJCS; [(3K:) Col, JCS SJS; rmmI
NMi9 . CAPT, JCS OVCJCS/PA;ra511ij Col JCS SJS; Ni\Tlri COL,

JCS, OCJCS; rU\tlA CAPT, JCS, OCJCS; fJ5ihi . LtCol, OCJCS/PA;
Ramnauth, Roxanne J, MSgt, OCJCS/PA; Ruff, Eric SES, OSO; Turner, James. CIV, OASO
PA;NMlH COL, JCS J5: • • LTC, OCJCS/PA;
Cutler, Dawn, CDR, OCJCS/PA; • • Maj, OCJCS/PA; Hanley, Paul W, CIV, JCS
SJS
Subject: INTERVIEWS IN SUPPORT OF SECDEF
General Pace, Sir:
I have the following information regarding upcoming media interviews on the topic of retired generals calling for Secretary
Rumsfeld's resignation. Also pasted below is the text of the President's statement of support for SecDef.
Very Respectfully,
Katie
TONIGHT
Friday, 14 April:
1700-1800 GEN Franks on "Hardball" (MSNBC)
1800 -- Gen Myers on Fox News
2200 - Gen Jumper on "Anderson Cooper 360" (CNN)
Also tonight: Gen Myers has taped an interview with Barbara Starr, CNN ... she has been doing segments at the top of the
news at 1700,1800,1900, and 2000 -- although t am not certain when his interview will air.
Sunday, 16 April
0900-1000 Gen Myers on FOX NEWS SUNDAY with Chris Wallace
In other news:
-- Expecting to see an OpEd by LtGen DeLong in Saturday, 17 April New York Times
-·Gen Jumper has interviewed with AP and LA Times -- should see something from that soon.
--Lt Gen Mcinerny (and another military analyst) have written an OpEd piece that should appear in Wall Street Journal
on Monday, 19 April.
·-Gen Myers is also writing an OpEd, and is expecting to interview with AP, Newsweek, and Kansas City Star·- no
further details on these yet.
Subject: STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press .secretary
NY TIMES 6406
For Immediate Release April 14, 2006
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Earlier today I spoke with Don Rumsfeld about ongoing military operations
in the Global War on Terror. I reiterated my strong support for his
leadership during this historic and challenging time for our Nation.
The Department of Defense has been tasked with many difficult missions.
Upon assuming office, I asked Don to transform the largest department in
our government. That kind of change is hard, but our Nation must have a
military that is fully prepared to confront the dangerous threats of the
21st Century. Don and our military commanders have also been tasked to
take the fight to the enemy abroad on multiple fronts.
I have seen first-hand how Don relies upon our military commanders in the
field and at the Pentagon to make decisions about how best to complete
these missions. Secretary Rumsfeld's energetic and steady leadership is
exactly what is needed at this critical period. He has my full support and
deepest appreciation.
GEORGE W. BUSH
# # #
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To: 'Paul Vallely'
Sir, id leave it to your insights, though I think general McInerney just hit it out of the
park. I would offer this thought though, the nyt's 6, don't really seem to be that
representative to me when you consider:
Total Current Active Duty General Officer Force: BSl Total Current Active Duty, Reserve
and Guard General Officer Force: 1499 Total Current Active Duty, Reserve, Guard plus
Living Retired General Officers: 9,000+
It just seems like the media is loving the fact they could find anybody to complain.
Well, I think that 6, or roughly one tenth of one percent of the GO universe of 9,000 is
just not representative.
Have a great easter sir!
-----Original Message----- .
From: Paul vallely[mailto:paulvallelY~
.Dallas ... Working on the WSJ article now .... We must do the cigars again for sure. Any
input for the article will be appreciated. What is your take (will not quote you) on these
GOs???1
Fox News Channel

Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
tel: (b)(2)
fax:
mobile:ijn~N~tLjjAliii"
..
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence@~
To: Paul Vallely
Thank you sir! SECDEF is a class act, I wish my skin was a thick as his. These shots in
the back really bug me. Sorry we will miss you this trip, we must have cigars again in
baghdad soon.
Best,
dl
From: Paul vallely [mailto:paulvallely@ (b)(6)
Thanks ~ I am at home in Montana and will not be in DC. Tom MCInerney will represent me.
WSJ just called Tom and me to do an OpEd for the Monday on the "The Generals" that are
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speaking out against the SECDEF.
Starting to write it now.
Fox News Channel
Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
tel:~
fax:
mobile: I
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence~
Sent: Friday. April 14, 2006 11:43 AM
Cc: ~;mH OSD PA
Happy Good Friday folks, I hope this email finds everyone well.
I know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the next SECDEF outreach
event sooner rather than later, and due to the Secretary's cancellation of a foreign trip
next week, some time has just opened up on his schedule. The SECDEF would like to invite
you all to the pentagon next Tuesday. April 18th for a roundtable discussion and briefing
on current operations.
The exact time of the briefings is still being worked out and will be forwarded Monday
morning, however, we anticipate a start time of no earlier than 12 Noon and an end time no
later than 4pm.
Please email I • cc'd with this note, today i f possible but

no later than Monday morning, on your availability to attend this outreach event with the
Secretary.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week
at the Pentagon.
All the best.

dl
Dallas B. Lawrence
(b)(2)
NY TIMES 6409
-- - - - - _ .. _------~~----
,(b)(6)
From: PF~UI Vallely [paulvallely@rilNiI:\'1trliMi\)j• • •
Sent: nday, April 14, 2006 3:30 PM
.Dallas ... Working on the WSJ article now .... We must do the cigars again for sure. Any
input for the article will be appreciated. What is your take (will not quote you) on these
Gas???!
Fox News Channel
Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
tel:~
fax:
mobile: ,
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA (mailto:Dallas.Lawrence~
~o; Paul Vallely
SUbject: RE: SEcDEF OUTREACH
Thank you sir! SECDEF is a class act, I wish my skin was a thick as his. These shots in
the back really bug me. Sorry we will miss you this trip, we must have cigars again in
baghdad soon.
Best.
dl
From: Paul Vallely (mailto:paulvallely e(b)(6)
SUbject: RE: SECDEF OUTREACH
~hanks ~ I am at home in Montana and will not be in DC. Tom McInerney will represent me.
speaking out against the SECDEF.
Starting to write it now.
Fox News Channel
Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
paulvallelY@~N;iI~t(~ri~""""
tel: (b)(2)
fax:
mobile : r;N:;iI~ti;~iiiiii.ii.
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence@1IIIIIII
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:43 AM .
Cc: N5flri aSD PA
NY TIMES 6410
1 know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the next SECDEF outreach
you all to the Pentagon next Tuesday, April 18th for a roundtable discussion and briefing
morning, however, we anticipate a start time of no earlier than 12 NOon and an end time no
later than 4prn.
Please email . . c c . d with this note, today i f possible but
Secretary.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week
at the Pentagon.
All the best,
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence

(b)(2)
NY TIMES 6411
(b}(6)
-- - -- ~ - - - ~ --- -
From:· rmmDIIIclV, OASD·PA
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: mil analysts roundtable
Here is who we have so far:
Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTe, USA, Retired)
Colonel John Garrett (USMC. Retired)
General William 1. Nash (USA, Retired)
I'm sure more will respond over the weekend and then I can make calls on Monday.
Thanks
NY TIMES 6412
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~ - ~- -- - - - -

To: Barber, Allison, elV, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: Update on Analysts
I appreciate it. I know rangall still has no idea who I am and dorrance I cant get a read
at all that dorrance has any clue what our office does.
I hope jed uses my line "less than 1/2 of H"
He called me an evil genious for that one. (my right pinky finger is now headed towards
my lip ala dr evil ...
From: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: Update on Analysts
Great work, dallas.
I wanted everyone to see what you can pull off. Way to go Ab
-----origina1 Message----
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber,
Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
CC: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA; Oi Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Rangel, Robert 5, CIV, OSD;
Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 14:44:24 2006
SUbject: Update on Analysts
FYI folks,
I've just learned from two of our analysts, MG vallely and LTG Mcinerny, that they will be
writing an opled for the WSJ for Monday addressing the current comments being made by a
few retired Generals. Jed Babbin, another of. our analysts will be on Fox at 4pm today to
address the issue as well. He asked for the total number of active duty GO's, which I
provided (881). As he mentioned, the NYT's six represent roughly 1/2 of 1\ of the current
active duty GO force.
Invite to the Analysts was sent out at 140 pm today for our regular series of SECOEF
outreach events for next Tuesday afternoon. RSVP's to date include:
MG Bob Scales (FOX)
Jed Babbin (FOX and syndicated radio regular substitute host for Hugh Hewitt and Laura
Ingram) Dr. James Jay Carafano (Senior Fellow at Heritage)
I anticipate we will have a very good group of folks in for the meeting. We are now
coordinating with MNPI for a VTC briefing with General Dempsey and we are working with the
Chairman's office for General Face to brief the group prior to the SECOEF.

dl
Dallas B. Lawrence
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NY TIMES 6413
'Director, Office of Community Relations & Public Liaison
(b)(2)
NY TIMES 6414
(b)(6)
Subject: Re: Update on Analysts
Great work, dallas.

I wanted everyone to see what you can pUll off. Way to go Ab
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
To: Bucci, Sceven, Dr., OSD; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber,
Allison, CIV, OASD·PA
ee: Smith, Dorrance, HaN, OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD;
Sent: Fri Apr 14 14:44:24 2006
Subject: Update on Analysts
FYI folks,
I've just learned from two of our analysts, MG Vallely and LTG Mcinerny, that they will be
writing an opfed for the WSJ for Monday addressing the current comments being made by a
few retired Generals. Jed Babbin, another of our analysts will be on Fox at 4pm today to
address the issue as well. He asked for the total number of active duty GO's, which I
prOVided (881). As he mentioned, the NYT's six represent roughly 1/2 of 1% of the current
active duty GO force.
Invite to the Analysts was sent out at 140 pm today for our regular series of SECDEF
outreach events for next Tuesday afternoon. RSVP's to date include:
MG Bob Scales (FOX)
Jed Babbin (FOX and syndicated radio regular substitute host for Hugh Hewitt and Laura
Ingram) Dr. James Jay Carafano (Senior Fellow at Heritage)
I anticipate we will have a very good group of folks in tor the meeting. We are now
coordinating with MNFI for a VTC briefing with General Dempsey and we are working with the
Chairman's office for General Pace to brief the group prior to the SECDEF.
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence

(b)(2)
10
NY TIMES 6415
(b)(6)
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Stavridis, James, VAOM, OSO; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber,
AI/ison, CIV, OASO-PA

Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO·pA; Oi Rita, Larry, CIV. 050; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD;
FYI folks,
I've just learned from two of our analysts, MG Val/ely and LTG Mcinerny, that they will be writing an opJed for the WSJ for
Monday addressing the current comments being made by a few retired Generals, Jed Babbin. another of our analysts will
be on Fox at 4pm today to address the issue as well. He asked for the total number of active duty GO's, which I provided
(881). As he mentioned, the NYT's six represent roughly 1/2 of 1% of the current active duty GO force.
Invite to the Analysts was sent out at 140 pm today for our regUlar series of SECDEF outreach events for next Tuesday
afternoon. RSVP's to dale include:
MG Bob Scales (FOX)
I anticipate we will have a very good group of folks in for the meeting. We are now coordinating with
MNFI for a VTC briefing with General Dempsey and we are working with the Chairman's office for
General Pace to brief the group prior to the SECDEF.
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence

(b)(2)
11
NY TIMES 6416
_i...
From:'
Sent:
Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Friday, April 14, 20062:44 PM
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO; Barber,
Allison, C1V, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO·PA; Oi Rita, Larry, CIV. OSD; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD;
Whitman, BlYan, SES, OASD-PA
FYI folks,
I've just learned from two of our analysts, MG Vallely and LTG Mcinerny, that they will be writing an op/ed for the WSJ for
Monday addressing the current comments being made by a few retired Generals. Jed Babbin, another of our analysts will
be on Fox at 4pm today to address the issue as well. He asked for the total number of active duty GO's, which I provided
(881). As he mentioned, the NYT's six represent roughly 1f2 of 1% of the current active dUty GO force.
Invite to the Analysts was sent out at 140 pm today for our regular series of SECDEF outreach events for next Tuesday
afternoon. RSVP's to date include:
MG Bob Scales (FOX)
I anticipate we will have a very good group of folks in for the meeting. We are now coordinating with
MNFI for a VTC briefing with General Dempsey and we are working with the Chairman's office for
General Pace to brief the group prior to the SECDEF.
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence

(b)(2)
NY TIMES 6417
(b)(6)
From:· Barber. Allison, CIV. OASD-PA
To: Ruff. Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: Fw: Rumsfeld
Fyi
-----orig\nal Message----
From: fi~ilmtlf;iI.ii1.iiifi.iI.
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO-PA: Lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA; (b)(6) OSD· PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 14:06:22 2006
Subject: Rumsfeld
Sleepless in Tucson
As more retired generals step forward to ask for the SECDEF's resignation, I am troubled.
I am troubled mostly by the possibilities for politicization of the military, a most
unhealthy prospect. I know it is legal for the generals to do so, but it seems to me that
writing, analy%ing or speaking in opposition to SECDEF/administration policies after
retirement, rather than calling publicly for resignations would be a more proper route.
Somehow, retired generals calling for resignations of an official appointed by a dUly
elected administration seems to violate the military ethos. Civilian control of the
military is a firmly-rooted and sound principal for a democracy.
AND, we have a precedent: Lost in the anals of Pentagon history is the story of General
Ron Fogelman, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force who asked for early retirement from
his position in opposition to a SECOEF decision. After the Khobar Towers incident, General
Fogleman appointed Lt. Gen. Jim Record to investigate. The investigation found a well
planned and well-conceived terrorist attaCk, but no culpability on the part of the
commander, Brig. Gen. Terry Schwalier, who had been vigorously pressing the Saudis for
changes that may have les,sened the effects.
Subsequently, SECDEF William Cohen appointed Gen. Wayne Downing to "re-investigate"

Schwalier was found CUlpable and reprimanded, a career-ending event. Gen. Fogleman asked
for early retirement. His rationale was - if you cannot trust my judgment as your Air
Force Chief, get.someone else - they did. Gen. Fogleman did not want to be a martyr and
did not want to embarrass the Air Force. He wanted it to be a three-day story, it was, he
wasn't and it did not. Gen. Fogleman maintains to this day that the SECDEF had every right
to do what he did, to reach the conclusions and to take the action. He simply could not
11ve with the results and departed as quietly as possible.
I am troubled, disturbed, by the current events - I like Gen Fogleman's way of handling
things. Our military is based upon civilian control, discipline, elan, courage, integrity
and ethos. Our job as military is to carry out the legal orders of those appointed over
us. When I came to the Pentagon I was warned that the staffs of general officers are very
good at designing swords upon which their bosses should fall - "pick your swords'
carefully" I was told, "as there are so many." I found it to be true - I dealt weekly with
policies and decisions with Which I vehemently disagreed. My job was to express my views
and opinions, try to influence the outcome, and when a decision was made by a superior, to
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NY TIMES 6418
carry it out - that's the way our system works.
As for leadership style - Rumsfeld is by reputation a tough task-master - no matter his

style, or how many feathers he has ruffled, I have worked for worse - should I name them?
- Don Shepperd
6419
(b)(6)
From: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD~PA
To: lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: Re: business council is a go
Will work for food.
--~--Original Message----
Sent: Fri Apr i4 14:00:49 2006
SUbject: RE: business council is a go
..
Of Course, they are:
Bill Cowan, Wesley Clark, General Eaton, col~.
Any problem with these?
From: Barber. Allison, crv, OASD-PA
To: Lawrence Dallas. OASD~PA
J
Subject: Re: business council is a go
I hope they are top tier. Tee hee.
To: Barber" Allison, crv, OASD- PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 13:55:56 2006
Subject: HE: business counc~l is a go
Have 1/2 a dozen rsvps already for next Tuesday.
-----Original Message---~-
From: Barber, Allison, Cry, OASD-PA
Subject: He: business council is a go
Excellent.
To: Barber, Allison, Cry, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 13:55:06 2006
Subject: business council is a go
just spoke to him, he anticipates a full go call monday but his response has been very
good (if limited due to the~~eekend). he expects 50. we could have ou~ entire corporate
outreach for asy done in one meeting!
: )
ahppy easter
NY TIMES 6420
From: ShepDonald@
To; Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO-PA: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA;
Subject: Rumsfeld
Sleepless in Tucson
As more retired generals step forward to ask for the SECDEF's resignation, I am troubled. I am troubled mostly by
the possibflities for pol'ticization of the military, a most unhealthy prospect. I know it is legal for the generals to do so, but it
seems to me that writing, analyzing or speaking in opposition to SECDEF/administration policies after retirement, rather
than calling publicly for resignations would be a more proper route. Somehow. retired generals calling forre.signations of
an official appointed by a duly-elected administration seems to violate the military ethos; Civilian control of the miUtary is a
flfmly-rooted and sound principal for a democracy.
AND, we have a precedent: Lost in the anals of Pentagon history is the story of General Ron Fogelman, former Chief of
Staff of the Air Force who asked for early retirement from his position In opposition to a SECDEF decision. After the
Khobar Towers incident, General Fogleman appointed Lt. Gen. Jim Record to investigate. The investigation found a well.
planned and well-conceived terrorist attack, but no culpability on the part of the commander, Brig. Gen. Terry Schwalier,
who had been vigorous1y pressing the Saudis for changes that may have lessened the effects.
Subsequently, SECDEF William Cohen appointed Gen. Wayne Downing to lOre-investigate" - Schwalier was found
culpable and reprimanded. a career-endlng event. Gen. Fogleman asked for early retirement. His' rationale was -If you
cannot trust my judgment as y()ur Air Force Chief. getsomeone else - they did. Gen. Fogleman did not want to be a
martyr and did not want to embarrass the Air Force. He wanted it to be a three-day story, it was, he wasn't and it did not.
Gen. Fogleman maintains to this day'that the SECOEF had every right to do what he did, to reach the conclusions and to'
take the action. He simply could not live with the results and departed 85 qUietly as possible.
( am troubled, disturbed. by the current events - I like Gen Fogleman's way of handling things. Our military is based upon
civilian control, discipline, elan, coulC!ge. integrity and ethos, Our job as military is to carry out the legal orders of those
appointed over us. When I came to the Pentagon I was warned that the staffs of general officers are very good at
deSigning swords upon which their bosses should fall- "pick' your swords carefUlly" I was told, 'as there are so many." I
found it to De true -I dealt weekly with policies and decisions with which I vehemently disagreed. My job was to express
my views and opinions, try to influence the outcome. and when a decision was made by a superior, to carry it out - that's
the way our system works.
As for leadership style - Rumsfeld Is by reputation a tough task-master - no matter his style, or how many feathers he has
ruffled, I have worked for worse - should I name them? - Don Shepperd ,
NY TIMES 6421
(b)(6)

To: 'Paul Vallely'
Thank you sir! SECDEF is a class act, ! wish my skin was a thick as his. These shots in
the back really bug me. Sorry we will miss you this trip. we must have cigars again in
baghdad soon.
Best,
dl
From: Paul Vallely [mailto:paulvallely@ (b)(6)
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1;51 PM
Subject: RE: SECDZF OUTREACH
ThankSwaI I am at home in Montana and will not ~e in DC. Tom McInerney will represent me.
WSJ just called Tom and me to do an OpEd for the Moneay on the "The Generals" that are
speaking out against the SEeDEF'. Starting to write it now.
FoX News Channel

Paul E Vallely
Military An
paulvallel
tel: I
fax:
mobile: •
----·Original Message----- .
. From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence~
Sent: FriliiilAPril 24, 2006 11:43 AM
Cc: riMd .
SUbject: SSCOEF OUTREACH
r know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the nexe SZCDEF outreach
you all to the Pentagon next Tuesday. April 18th for a roundtable discussion and briefing
morning, however, we anticipate a start time of no earlier than 12 Noon and an end time no
later than 4pm.
Please email I • cc'd' with this note, today if possible but
Secretary.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and! look forwaxd to seeing you next week
at the Pentagon.
All the best,
dl
i
NY TIMES 6422
''-.
Dallas E. Lawrence

W) (b)(2)
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(b)(6)
From:· Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Sent: Friday, April 14. 20062:01 PM
To: Barber, Allison, C1V, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: business council is a go
Of Course, they are:

Bill Cowan; Wesley Clark, General Eaton, C 0 1 _
Any problem with these?
From: Barber, Allison. CIV, OASD-PA
TO: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Subject: Re; business council is a go
I hope they are top tier. Tee hee.
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-FA
To; Barber, Allison, CIV. OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 13:55:58 2006
Subject: RE: business council is a go
Have 1/2 a dozen rsvps already for next Tuesday.
To: Lawrence, Pallas, OASD·PA
Subject: Re: business councii is a go
Excellent.
To: Barber, Allison, crV, OAsD-PA
Sent: Fri Apr 14 13:55:06 2006
Subject: business council is a go
just spoke to him, he anticipates a full go call monday but his response has been very
good (if limited due to the weekend). he expects 50. we could have our entire corporate
outreach for asy done in one meetingl
: )
ahppy easter
NY TIMES 6424
(b)(6)
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From:· Gordon Cucullu (colonelgordon@tIDtlii
To: Lawrence, Dalla!l, OASD·PA
Cc: NlflH
Thanks, Dallas a n d . Unfortunately t'm heading down to Guantanamo tomorrow to try to

complete on site research for the book.
Hope to make the next one (or any upcoming trip to Iraq or Afghanistan!)
Best for a Happy Easter, (and qUiet one!),
. Gordon Cucullu·
****************************.***************.**********
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From: nLa~re~ce, Dallas, OASD-PA" <Dallas.Lawrence@_

CC: • •
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:43:04 .-0400
I know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the next SECDEF outreach event sooner rather
than later, and due to the Secretary's cancellation of a foreign trip next week, some time has just opened up on his
schedule. The SECOEF would like to invite you all to the Pentagon next Tuesday, April 18th for a roundtable
discussion and briefing on current operations.
The exact time of the briefings is still being worl<ed out and will be forwarded Monday morning, however, we
antIcipate a start time of no earlier than 12 Noon a.nd an end time no later than 4pm.
Please email (b)(6) cc'd with this note, today if possible but no later than Monday
moming, On your availability to attend this outreach event with the Secretary.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week at the Pentagon.
10
NY TIMES 6425
All the best,
dl
.Dallas B. Lawrence
,(b)(2)
11
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(b)(6)
From:' JedBabbjn~
To: Lawrence. Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: fUNd OSDPA
Subject: Re: SECDEF OUTREACH
tmII& D:I'll be there, Can you get me a space at River? "VRWMC", Virginia, red mustang (ok, ok,
SVT Cobra, But _ knew that). Many thanks. Best, Jed. . . .
.:~' , L',.
.. : ,. .
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Subject: FW: SECDEF OUTREACH
Creat wor~ on tom allison!

From: Paul VallelY (mailto:paulvallelY@n1_~.1I1I1I1I1I1
SUbject: RE: SECnEF OUTREACH
T~anks ~I am at home in Montana and will not be in DC. Tom McInerney will represent me.
speaking out against the SECDEF, Starting to write it now.
FOX News Channel

paul E Vallely
Military Anal
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-----Orig1nal Message----·
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA [mailto:Dallas.Lawrence~
Sent: F~ril 14,....06 11:43 AM
Cc: [(DIm
Subject: SEeDEF OUTREACH
Happy Good Friday folks, I hope this email finds e~eryone well.
I know many of you have been asking for our team to schedule the next SECDEF outreach
event sooner rather than later. and due to the' secretary's cancellation of a foreign trip
you all to the Pentagon next Tuesday, AprillBth for a roundtable discussion and briefing
morning, however, we anticipate a start time of no earlier than 12 NOOn and an end time no
later than 4prn.
Please email (b)(6) cC'd with this note, today if possible but
no later than Monday morning, on your availability to attend this ou~reachevent with the
Secretary.
I hope.you all have a wonderful Easter Weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week
at the Pentagon.
All the best,
dl
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, Office of Community Relat~ons , Public Liaison

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From: . Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO
Sent: Friday, Apri/14. 2006 1:51 PM .
To: lawrence, Dallas. OASO·pA; Bucci, Steven. Dr., OSO
Subject: RE: mil analysts .
Go for It.
D,.. Steven P. Bucci

Staff Director
Immediate Office of SccDef
--··-Original Message-·
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA [mallto:Dallas,Lawrence~
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO
Subject: RE: mil analysts
dr bucci,
we are going to move forward with tuesday if that time still works. I am going to coordinate today with the chairman's
office, so jf it is at all possible to hold the full 90 minutes on seeders schedule until cob today for me to get a read on
the best 45 minute window I would really appreciate it!
thanks sir!
From: BuCCi, Steven, Dr., 050

Sent: FrIday, April 14, 2006 11:56 AM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES,OSO; Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASo'PA; Stavridis, James, VAOM, 050; 01 Rita, larry, av, 050; BUcci, Steven, Dr.,
OSDi Rangel, Robert 5, aV,050; Whitman, Blj'an, SES,OASD-PA
Subject: ~E: mil analysts
Monday and Tuesday were tilled about 60 min after the Boss killed the trip. That being said, we have some options. I
recommed we pre-emptively pass the PC on Tuesday (we still don't have a subject). This would free up a 90 min
block on Tuesday aftemoon (2:30-4:00). This gives you time to gather a good group, do your other briefs f activities,
and wrap up with the Boss. Guidance?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Sto.tf Dlr-ector
Immediate Office of SecDef
---·Orlglnal Message-···
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, 050 (mailto:Eric.RUff@ifulatjl
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
ec: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO·PA; StavtldlS, James, VADM, OSDi 01 Rita, Larry, OV,OSD; Bucd, Steven, Dr"
050; Rangel, Robert 5, CIV, 050; Whitman, aryan, 5ES, OA5O·PA .
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Subject: mil analysts
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week, and giv~n the canx of the mexico
trip, hopefully this should be easy rather than hard. we should plan to bring the analysts to the building.
let's look at something like the following:
train and equip of the isf - ideally dempsey can call in as we have done before;
update on army transformation - gen schoomacher
u.s. military involvement in national security decision making - gen pace
q & a with the seedef
thanks
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(b)(6)
From:' Stavridis, James, VADM. OSD

Sent: Friday, April 14, 200612:45 PM .
To: Bucci, Steven, Or.,OSO: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO.PA; Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA;
Ruff, Eric. SES, OSD: Whitman, Bryan. SES. OASD-PA; Rangel. Robert S, CIV, OSD
Subject: RE; mil analysts
.,. ••••J Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

I'd think we would want to stay with Tuesday for impact on the current story.
From: Bucci. Steven, Dr., OSD
To: Barber. Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Smith. Dorrance. RON, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD;
Whitman. Bryan, SES, OASO-PA; Rangel. Robert S. CIV, OSO; Stavridis, James, VADM. aSD
subject: RE: mil analysts
There really is not a time as good as the' 'l'Uesday one. Wed is 0945-1045 (this one is
sandwiched), or 1600-1645. Also, I think the Boss wants it early. Please give ~e the'
pros/cons an~ info all So they can give direction. Steve
Dr. steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
From: Barber. Allison, CIV, OASD-PA [mailto:Allison.Barber~~a
Sent: Friday. April 14, 2006 12:2~ PM
To: Bucci, Steven. Or., OSO
Subject: Re: mil analysts
Thanks steve. Things are nutty so I appreciate you clearing things up.
Before spending the NSC bullet·-is there a time on wed instead? That would give our big
guys on the west coast a little more time to buy the ticket and get here.
Ab
-----original Message--··
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO
To: Barber. Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
Sent: Fri Apr 14 12:19;12 2006
I know you do Allison, that was not a swipe at you. If it came across that way I
apolosize. We will be expending a silver cullit with the NSC by stiffing them on their
meeting. I just wanted to make sure it is worth it.
Yes, you have authority to make it so. Again. r apologize. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
Immediate office of SecOef
·----Orig1nal Message----
From: Barber. Allison. OASD(PA) [mailto:allison.barbereitd
Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 12:05 PH
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To: Bucci, Steven
that is why i need to know if this is good to go so we can .,start calling right now to lock
in the time.
i know my business, steve.
ab
-----Original Message----- .
From: succi. Steven, Dr., OSD Imailto:Steven.BucciGftijdlij
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:04 PM .
To: Barber, Allison, Cry, OASD-PA; Bucci, Steven, Dr., OS~; Stavridis, James, VADM, 05D;
Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-~A .
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, RON, OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, Cry, 050; Rangel, Ro~rt S, Cry, OSD;
Allison,
The key is to ensure we don't end up with second tier folks. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
From: Barber, Allison, OASD(PA) [mailto:allison.barber~al.n5mU~nllll"
To: Bucci, Steven; Stavridis, James G; Ruff, Eric; Lawrence, Dallas
Cc: Smith, Dorrance; OiRita, Larry; Rangel, Robert 5, Whitman, Bryan
. Subject: RE: mil analysts
we can make anything happen. yes. if this is now approved. ~e will send out the invites
dsap tor tuesday afternoon.
ab
From: .Bucci, Steven, Dr.; OSD (mailto:steven.Bucci~
Sent: Friday. April 14. 2006 11:59 AM
TO: Stavridia, James, VADM, OSD; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison. CIV, OASD-PA;
Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smi~h, Dorrance. HON. OASO-PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Rangel, Robert S, crv, OSO;
Whitman. Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
PA Staff. Can you make this happen if I free up the time?
Dr .. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
-----Original MeS8&ge---~-
From: Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Ruff, Er~c, SES, OSD, Barber, Allison, crv, OASD-PA,
Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA, Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD; Rangel, Robert S, crv. OSD;
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I vote do it. Robert?
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO

To: Ruff, Erie, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas. OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PA; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSO; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, 050;
Bucci, Steven. Dr., 050; Rangel, Robert S. CIV, asp; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Monday and Tuesday were filled about 60 min after the Boss killed the trip. That being
said. we have some options. I recornmed we pre-emptively pass the PC on Tuesday (we still
don't have a subject) . This would free up a 90 min block on Tuesday afternoon
(2:30-4:00). This gives you time to gather a good group, do your other briefs I
actiVities. and wrap up with the Boss. Guidance?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci

Staff Director
Immediate Office of SecOef
From: Ruff, Eric·, SES, 050 (mailto:Eric.RuffQNKWd
Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 11:08 AM
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence. Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PA; Stavridis, James, VADM, OSO; Oi Rita, Larry, CIV, 050;
Bucci, Steven, Dr., 05D; Rangel, Robert 5, CIV, 05D; Whitman, Bryan, SES, GASP-FA
SUbject: mil analysts
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week, and
given the canx of the mexico trip, hopefully this should be easy rather than hard. we
should plan to bring the analysts to the building.
train and equip of the is£ - ideally dempsey can call in as we have done before;
q & a with the eecdef
thanks
6434
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Sent: Friday, Apri/14. 2006 12:43 PM
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD; Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Whitman,
Bryan, SES, OASD-PA; Rangel, Robert 5, elV, 050; Stavridis, James, VADM, aso
Subject: Re: mil analysts
Folks,
I recommend we do the briefing on Wed afternoon so we have the best chance of getting our
key folks in town.
With the holiday weekend, we are making it tight for folks who have to fly in.
ab
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PAi Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSDj
Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PAj Rangel. ,Robert S, ,CIV. OSD; Stavridis, Jamee, VADM, OSD
Sent: Fri Apr 14 12:31:58 2006
There really is nota time as good as the Tuesday one. Wed is 0945-1045 (this one is
sandwiched), or 1600-1645. Also, I think the Boss wants it early. Please give me the
pros/cons and info all so they can give direction. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
From: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-FA (mailto:Allison.Barber~twlij
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
SUbject: Re: mil analysts
Thanks steve. Things are nutty so I appreciate you clearing things up.
Before spending the NBC bullet--is there a time on wed instead? That would give our big
,guys on the west coast a little more time to buy the ticket and get here.
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
To: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PAj Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD
Sent: Fri Apr 14 12:19:12 2006
I know y~u do Allison, that was not a swipe at you. If it came across that way I
apologize. We will be expending a silver bullit with the NSC by stiffing them on their
meeting, I just wanted to make sure it is worth it.
Yes, you have authority to make it so. Again, I apologize. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
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~~om: Ba:ber. Allison, OASD(PA) rmailto:allison.harher~
Sent: Frlday," April 14. 2006 12:05 PM
To: Bucci, Steven
that is Why i need to know if this is good to go so we can start calling right now to loc~
in the time.
i know my business. steve.

ab
- - •. -Original Message"- - - - - "

From: Bucci, Steven. Dr •• OSD [mailto:Steven.Bucci~G3
Sent: Friday. April 14. 2006 12:04 PM
To: Barber. Allison. CIV, OASD-PA; Bucci. Steven, Or., OSO; Stavridis. James. VADM. OSD;
Ruff, Eric. SES, 030; ~wrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance. HON, OASD-PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, 050; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, OSD;
Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Allison,
The key is to ensure we don't end up with ~econd tier folks. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
Immediate Office of SeeDef
From: Barber, Allison, OASD(PA) Cmailto:allison.barber@~
Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 12:00 PM
To: Bucci. Steven; Stavridis, James G; Ruff, Eric; Lawrence, Oallas
Cc: Smith, Dorrance; OiRita, Larry; Rangel. Robert 5; Whitman, Bryan
subject: RE: mil analysts"
we can make anything happen. yes. if this is now approved. we will send out the invites
asap for tuesday afternoon.
ab
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD rmailto:Steven.Bucci@~
"Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 11:59 AM

To: Stavridis, James, VADM, OSD; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO; Barber. Allison, CIV, OABO-PA:
Lawrence. Dallas, OASD-PA
ec: Smith. Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA: Di Rita, Larry, CIV. OSO; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, 05D;
Whitman, Bryan. SES, OASD-PA
PA Staff.. Can you make this happen if I free up the time?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Director
From: Stavridis, James. VADM, OSD
Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 11;S7 AM
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To: Bucci. Steven. Dr .• OSD; RUff. Eric. SES, OSD; Barber. Allison. CIV. OASO-PA:
Lawrence. Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance. HON, OASO-PA; Di Rita, Larry, CIV, OSP; Rangel. Robert S. CIV. 050;
Whitman. Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
I vote do it. Robert?
From: Bucci. Steven, Dr., OSD

Sent: Friday. April 14. 2006 11:56 AM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas. OASD-PA
Cc: smith, Dorrance, HON. OASD-PA; Stavridis, James. VADM, OSD; Di Rita. Larry. CIV, 050;
Bucci. Steven, Dr .• OSD; Rangel. Robert S, CIV, OSO; Whitman~ Bryan, SES, OASD·PA
Monday and Tuesday were filled about 60 min.after the Boss killed the trip. That being
said, we have some options. I recommed we pre-emptively pass the PC on Tuesday (we still
don't have a subject). This would free up a 90 min block on Tuesday afternoon
(2:30-4:00). This gives you time to gather a good group, do your other briefs /
activities, and wrap up with the Boss. Guidance?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci

Staff Director
From: Ruff, Eric, SES. OSD [mailto:Eric.Ruffed5fCi
Sent: Friday, April 14. 2006 11:08 AM
To: Barber. Allison, CIV. OASD-PA: Lawrence. Dallas. OASD-PA
Cc: Smith. Dorrance, HON. OASD-PA; Stavridis. James, VADM. 050; D1 Rita, Larry, CIV. aSD:
Bucci. Steven, Dr., OSD: Rangel, Robert S. CIV, OSD; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week. And
given the canx of the meXico trip. hopefUlly ~his should be eaay rather than hard. we
sh6uld plan to. bring the analysts to the building.
\uPdate on army transformation - gen schoomacher

I
lu.s. military involvement in nationAl security decision making - gen pace
(;t " a with the secdef
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thanks
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From:'
----,..;,..----
Barber, Allison, CIV, OASD-PA
To: . Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
SUbjact: FW: mil analysts
hi
please have IR\1 ready to send out the invite... · love that steve is telling me how to do my job.. oh my.
ab
----Original Message---
From: Barber, Allison, OAS[)(PA)
To: Bucci, Steven
that is why i need to know if this is good to go so we can start calling right now to lock in the time.
I know my business, steve,
ab
----Original Message----
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., 050 [mal~o:Steven.Buccl@_
To: Barber, Allison, OV, OASO-PA; Bucci, Steven, Dr., 050; Stavrldls, James, VADM, OSO; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSDi
Lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA .
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA; 01 Rita, Larry, av, OSO; Rangel, Robert S, av, OSD; Whitman, Bryan, SES,
OASO-PA
Allison,
The key Is to ensure we don'l end up with second tier folies. Steve
Dr. Steven P. Buc:c:i
.Stoff Director
·----Orlglnal Message---·- .
From: Barber, Allison, OASO(PA) [mallto:al1ison.barbe~
sent Friday, April 1-1,2006 12:00 PM
To: Bucci, Steven; Stavrtdls, James G; Ruff, Eric; Lawrence, Dallas
Cc: Smith, Dorrance; DIRlta, Larry: Rangel, Robert S; Whitman, Bryan
Subject: RE: mil analysts .
we can make anything happen. yes. if this is now approved. we will send out the invites asap for tuesday
afternoon. .
ab
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·---Qrlglnal Message·---
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO [mallto:Steven.Buccl@_
Sent: Friday, Apri/14, 2006 11:59 AM
. To: 5l:avridls, James, VAOM, OSD; Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO; Barber, Allison, av, QASO-PAi Lawrence, Dallas,
OASO·PA
ee: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD·PA; Oi Rita, Larry, crv, 050; Rangel, Robert 5, ClV,OSO; Whitman, Bryan,
SES, OASO-PA
PA Staff, Can you make this happen if I free up the time?
[)r. Stevell P. Bucci
Stoff DirectOr"
Immediate Offiee of SecDtf
---OrigInal Message-
From: Stavrldis, James, VADM, OSD
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., 050; RUff, Eric, SES, 050; Barber, Allison, av, OASO-PA; lawrence, Dallas,
OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD·PA; 01 Rita, Larry, CN, 050; Rangel, Robert 5, ClV, 050; Whitman,
Bryan, SES, OA50-PA
I vote do it, Robert?
From: Bued, Steven, Dr., 050

To: Ruff, Eric, SES, 050; Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PA; lawrence, Dallas, QASD-PA
ee: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PAi S~vrldls, JamQ/ VAOM, OSO; 01 Rita, Larry, CIV, OSP; Bucci,
Steven, Dr., OSO; Rangel, Robert 5, av, 050; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
Subject. RE: mil analysts
Monday and Tuesday were fflled about 60 min after the Boss killed the trip. That being said, we have
some options. I recommed we pre-emptively pass the PC on Tuesday (we still don't have a SUbject). This
would free up a 90 min block on Tuesday afternoon (2:30-4:00). This gives you time to gather a good
group, do your other briefs I activities, and wrap up with the Boss. GuIdance?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff l)il"Ceto,.
Immediate Office of SCcDef
---Original Message-
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD [mallto:Erie.Ruff~
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:08 AM .
To: Barber, Allison, o.V, OASO-PA; lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA .
Cc:: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO·PA; Stavridls, James, VADM, OSO; 01 Rita, larry, crv, OSOj Bucci,
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Steven, Dr., 050; Ranger, Robert 5, av, 050; Whitman, Bryan, $ES, OASD·PA
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week, and given the canx of
the mexico trip, hopefully this should be easy rather than hard. we should plan to bring the analysts to
the building.
let's look at something like the fol/owing:
train and equip of the isf • ideally dempsey can call in as we have done before;
u,s. military involvement in national security decision making· gen pace
q & a with the secdef
thanks
20
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From:' Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
To: Barber, Allison, CIV. OASD·PA
SUbJect: RE: mil analysts
are you kidding me? can we push back a bit? im afraid that If i rush out an invite on friday afternoon for an event on
tuesday it will look a bit desperate in lite of all of the news today. Id much rather send out a "save the date possible next
week regularly scheduled roundtable" and then do it next wednesday or thursday.
Obviously we can make anything happen
From: Barber, Allison, ClV, OASD-PA

sent: Friday, Aprll14, 2006 12:00 PM
To: BuccI, Steven, Dr., OSOi Stavridis, James, VADM, OSDiRuff, Eric, SES, OSDi Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PAi DI Rita, Larry, CIV, OSDi Rangel, Robert 5, CIV, 05D; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD·
PA
SUbject: RE: mil ~matysts
we can make anything happen, yes. if this is now approved. we will send out the invites asap for tuesday afternoon.
ab
-·-·-Original Message-···· '
From: Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSO rmal\to:Steven.BlICCl~
To: Stavlidis, James, VADM, OSDi Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; Barber, Allison, ClV, OASD-PAi Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PAi 01 Rita, Larry, CIV, OSDj Rangel, ~bert S, av,050; Whitman, Bryan, 5ES,
OASD-PA
. SUbject: RE: mil analysts
PA Staff, Can you make this happen if I free up the time?
D,.. Steven P. Bucci
StClff Director
Immediate Office of .secDef
·_·-·OO9lnal Message··-
From: Stavrldls, James, VAOM, OSD
Sent: Friday, Apr1/14, 200611:57 AM
To: Bucci, Steven, Dr., 050; Ruff, eric, SES, 05Di Barber, Allison, CN, OASO·PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: S"1fth, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PA; Oi Rita, Lan)', ClV, OSDi Rangel, Robert 5, av, OSDi Whitman, Bryan,
SE5, OASD-PA
C~ssinca~on:UNCLASSfFfED
I vote dO it. Robert?
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From: Bued, Steven, Dr" 050
Sent: Friday, April 1"', 2006 11:56 AM
. To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSDi Barber., Allison, CIV, OASO-PAi Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASD-PA; Stavridis, James, VADM, 050; Oi Rita, larry, CIV, 050; Bucci, Steven, Dr.,
OSO; Rangel, Robert S, CIV, 050i Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: mllllnalysts
Monday and Tuesday were filled about SO min after the Boss killed the trip. That being said, we have som'e
options. I recommed we pre-emptively pass the PC on Tuesday (we stll1 don't have a subject). This would free up
a 90 min block on Tuesday afternoon (2:30-4:00). This gives you time to gather a good group. do your other briefs
I activities, and wrap up with the Boss. Guidance?
Dr. Steven P. Bucci
Staff Olrector
Immediate Office of SecOef
---·"Original Message---
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSO [mailto:Erie,Ruff~
sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:08 AM
To: Barber, Allison, av, OASO-PAi lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA
Cc: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PAj Stavrldls, James, VADM, 050; DI Rita, Larry, av, OSD; Sued, Steven,
Dr" 05D; Rangel, Robert S, av, OSO; WhItman, Bryan, SES, OASO-PA
SUbject: mil analysts
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week, and given the canx of the
mexico trip, hopefully this should be easy rather than hard. we should plan to bring the analysts to the
building.
let's looK at something liKe the following:
train and equip of the isf ~ ideally dempsey can call in as we have done before;
u.S. military involvement in national security decision making - gan pace
q &a with the seedef
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thanks
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Sent: Friday. April 14, 2006 11 :26 AM
SUbJect: RE: mil analysts
hi
did you guys find a time and day on his schedule? couldn't pull it off until tuesday... wed would be great.
please let us Know and we will execute.
. thought'this idea got shot down in our pa meeting yesterday... are we all on the same page and ready to execute?
thanks
ab
-·---Orlglnal Message---
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD [mallto:Eric.Ruff~
Sent: Friday, Apri114, 2006 11:08 AM
To: Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PAi Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Cc: 5mlth, Dorrance, HON, OA50-PA; 5tavrldls, James, VAOM, aSDi 01 Rita, Larry, av, OSOi BucCi,
Steven, Dr., 050; Rangel, Robert 5, av, 050; Whitman, Bryan, 5ES, OA50·PA
SUbject: mil analysts .
the sd wants to put a program together tor the military analysts early next week, and given the came of the
. mexico trip. hopefully this shoUld be easy rather than hard. we should plan to bring the analysts to the
building.
~ let's Jook at something like the following:
u.s. military involvement in national security decision making - genpace
q & a with the seedef

thanks
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(b)(6)
From:' Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11 :10 AM
Subject: FW: mil analysts
this is too funny. i suggested this yesterday morning and was roundly shot down as it would look like we were In a crisis
mode. when i said that actually. its about time for us to bring them in as a regularly scheduled event, i was again shot
down nutty. i like that i was bcc'd on the note. :)
let me know If you think this is enough to roll out and get a date and invite or if we need to play the paperwork game and
walt
From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSC

Sent: Friday, Apr1/14, 2006 11:08 AM
To: Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PAi Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
ee: Smith, Dorrance, HON, OASO-PA; Stavrldis, James, VADM, OSDi DI Rita, larry, av, OSO; Bucci, Steven, Dr., OSD;
Rangel, Robert 5, av, OSO; Whitman, Bryan, SES, OASD-PA
the sd wants to put a program together for the military analysts early next week, and given the canx of the mexico trip.
hopefully this should be easy rather than hard. we should plan to bring the analysts to the building.
train and equip of the Isf - ideally dempsey can call in as we have done before;
q & a with the secdef
thanks
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(b)(6)
- - -
From:' JedBabbin@M5flil_
Sent: Friday, April 14, 200610:44 AM
Subject: Re: Coverage
Cool. Let's talk about radio soon. He's invited to keynote the Salem Radio conference (5 or 6 May at the Omni
Shoreham.) Not the biggest audience, and not soon enough, but could be a goodie.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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~ ------ --
From:' JedBabbin~ilTld1I
To: Ruff, Eric. SES. OSD
SUbject: Coverage .
Eric: It's been at least five months since you had the group in with the big guy. Is it time? I'm only
stating the obvious when I point out that he's getting bashed extraordinarily these days, and the
momentum is against him. Let's talk. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
.,,:.... ~ (Fax)
(Mobile)
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(b)(6)
From:' .tmcinerney~lJIn~f1rr.ld~-
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: RE: SD SUPPORT
(b)(2)
I am coming to see you now.
Tom
From: "Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD" <Eric.Ruff@ttmM
Subj; RE: SD SUPPORT
Date: Thu Apr 13, 200~ 9:43 am
Size: 609 bytes
. To: "Thomas McInerney" < tmcinerneYlirm.im.II••••

what's your phone number tom. thanks for your message.
Prom: Thomas McInerney [mailto:tmcinerney e b 6
Sent: Thursday, April 13. 2006 11:54 AM
SUbject: SD SUPPORT
Eric
I am trying to get Fox to do a debate on guys trying to tube SD but not having much luck.
They don't seem to want to put debates or discussions about Zinni, Newbold etc on tor
discussion.
Anything you can do to plant a seed could help SD.
The divergent GO's don't have much merit but they are quoted. Very easy to debate!
Anything I can do to help SD send it my wayl
Tom
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Sent: weclneScla.wr' , 2. 2006 1:34 PM
To:
SUbject:
rmtm
RE: mil analysts call
Thanks
kevin has.
m great work. Please make sure these calls and all of your outreach type stuff gets on our crpl calander that
From:
Sent: Wednesday, Aprt112, 2006 1:22 PM
To: Barber, Allison Ms aSD PAi tmmICDR, OASIrPA
Cc: Ruff, Eric, 55, aSPi Lawrence, DaJlas, OASO,PA
Subject: mil analysts call
here are the agenda and rsvp's for today's call.
thanks
rm1
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Conference Call
Retired Military Analysts
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,2006 TIME: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
AGENDA
3:00 p.m. Welcome and Introduction (GUIDELINES)
• _ Community Relations and Public Liaison
3:01 p.m. Update on Joint Intelligence Operations Centers
• Lieutenant General Boykin
3:15 p.m. Q& A
• Military Analysts
3:30 p.m.
.
Conference Call Concludes (GUIDELINES)
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Note: Dial-in-telepbonenumbers are (b)(2)
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Conference Call
Retired Military Analysts·
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,2006 TIME: 3:00 -3:30 p.m.
PARTICIPANTS
Confirmed Retired Military Analysts: .
Colonel (Tim) J.. Eads (USA, Retired)
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) . .
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF. Retired)
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(b)(6)
From: . moo; !.CIV.OASO-PA

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:22 PM
Sent:
To: Barber, Allison Ms OSO PAtmt15 CDR, OASD·PA
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES. OSO; Lawrence, Dallas. OASD-PA
Subject: mil analysts call
Attachments: Agenda.doc; Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Picture: Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Picture
here are the agenda and rsvp's for today's call.
thanks
rm
Agenda.doc (55 KB)
As ofApril 12 -1 :30 p.m.
Conference Call
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006 TIME: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m..
AGENDA
• - . Community Relations and Public Liaison
3:15 p.m. Q& A
3:30 p.m. Conference Call Concludes (GUIDELINES)
.~
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(b)(2)
Note: DiaJ-in-telephone numbers are
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- . -- --------
Conference Call
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006 TIME: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
PARTICIPANTS

Colonel JeffMcCausJand (USA, Retired) .
Lieutenant General Thomas Mcinerney (USAF, Retired)
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As of April 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Conference Can
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,2006 TIME: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
AGENDA
• _ Community Relations and Public Liaison
3:]5 p.m. Q& A
3:30 p.m.
.
Conference Call Concludes (GUIDELINES)
Note: Dial-in-telephone numbers are (b)(2)
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Conference Call
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,2006 TIMJ;: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
PARTICIPANTS

Colonel (Tim) J. Earls (USA, Retired)
.Colonel Jeff McCausland (USA, Retired)
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney (USAF, Retifed)
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Subject: RE: Conference call tomorrow
still on target... that's why i copied romley on the email. i just knew with pga things would be crazy.. i meant to post it on
the events cal, but didn't get to it last night. had dave do it this morning and letrnwtm know. it's in the morning report
thanks l
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sent: wednesdan April 12, 20068:13 AM
To: ~Ma CIV,OASD-PA
Subject: FW: Conference call tomorrow
Hi there. What is the status of this call?
From: r~llm capt. USMC, OASD·PA
sent: Wednesday, April 12, 20066:17 AM
To: fjMki CIV, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD.PA;rmImII CIV, OASD-PA
Cc: Barber, Allison Ms OSD PA
SUbject: RE: Conference call tomorrow
Is this still happening? It's not on the events calendar so I don't know if it is on or not. Thx.
rfttmrr
.
Fidelis,
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1400 Defense Pentagon ftirm·~IftPJ~.·
Washington, DC 20301-1400
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From: N5fta eIV,OASD-PA
Sent: TuesdaY, April 11, 2006 6:20 PM
To: ~mm=. CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: Conference call tomorrow
MEMORANDUM

Date: April 11,2006
We invite you to participate in a conference call, WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2006from 3:00-3:30 p.m.
LTG William G. Boykin, Deputy Undersecretary for Intelligence and Warfighting Support, will brief you on the
establishment of Joint Intelligence Operations Centers at all the combatant commands and the Defense
Intelligence Agency. LTG Boykin's Biography, as well as two fact sheets are attached for your review. We ask
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that you EMBARGO this infonnation until the start of the conference call tomorrow. This cal I will be On
. Background. .
connect you to the Analysts conference call..
« File: BIG Boykin William G (BuHetized new).doc »
« File: RDI Fact Sheet.doc »
« File: JIOe Fact Sheet.doc »
tmll5
OSD Public Affairs
Community Relations and PUblic Liaison
rim'l11 The Pentagon
~.20301
www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil
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MEMORANDUM

Director, Community 'Relations and Public Liaison'
Date: April 11, 2006
We invite you to participate in a conference caB, WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2006from 3:00-3:30 p.rn.
LTG William G. Boykin, Deputy Undersecretary for Intelligence and Warfighting Support, will briefyou on the
establishment of Joint Intelligence Operations Centers at alllhe combatant commands and the Defense
that you EMBARGO this information until the start of the conference call tomorrow. This call will be On
Background.
To participate in this conference cal), please dial • and ask the operator to
connect you to the Analysts confer~nce call.
«File: BIO Boykin William G (Bulletized new).doc»

« File: RDI Fact Sheet.doc »
« File: JIOC Fact Sheet.doc »
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OSD Public Affairs
Imm1 The Pentagon
~Il' D.C. 20301
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From: . , JedBabbin@iimMI '

Sent: Tuesday, April 11 , 2006 6:35 PM
To: NITii crv, OASO-PA
Subject: Re: Conference call tomorrow
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. (Thanks.)
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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(b)(6~ . .. . __
From: B1 CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:19 PM
To: 'JedBabbin@jftfl:tW
SUbject: Re: Conference call tomorrow
I'm working on afghan1stan. I promise!! ,) more soon .....
-----Original Messa~.---
From: JedBabbin@[j5fl
To: rlMl,O) ClV, OASD- PA
CC: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Tue Apr 11 18:4':18 2006
Subject: Re: Conference call tomorrow
~ Please count me in for the con call tomorrow~ Best, Jed.

(Dallas: So when we goin' to Afghanistan. guy?)-
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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(b)(6)
From:' fh,m, CIV, OASD·PA
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8: 18 PM
SUbJect: Fw: In case you missed it
Oh, I think I will just pass this one along to you ... , ...
-- •• ·Original Message----
From: Paul vallely
To: r1:UM , CIV, OASD-PA
CC: 'Thomas McInerney'
Sent: TueApr 11' 19:35:54 2006
Subject: RE: In case you missed it
00Dl Can you find out why DOD and the White House will not address the findings of the
Saddam tapes and the Russian support of the concealment of the WMDs in Iraq and the
Inspectors and the eventual movement and storage of the WMDs in Syria and the Bekaa Valley
in Lebanon.
Fox News Channel
Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
paUlV_ l •
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From: ,5 . CIV, OASD-PA [mailto
(b)(6)
Sent: TUeSdaY. . A
. pril 11, 2006 4:36 PM
To: OOffi CIV, OASD.. PA
Subject: In case you misse~ it
gentlemen,
please find attached a transcript of today's press briefing at the pentagon.
i thought you might be interested in the discussion -- specifically about the planning and
lead up to the war, which continues to be a topic of interest in the neWs. you may also
watch the briefing in its entirety on the pentagon channel online at
www.pentagonchannel.mil <file://www.pentagonchannel.mil> .
have a great evening,
rmII
«fnstranscript.doc»
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,I
(b)(6)
From:' JedBabbln@tlM'MII
Sent: Tuesday. April 11 , 2006 6:49 PM
To: tilItm CIV,OASD·PA
SUbject: Re: Conference call tomorrow
····iV
... _ Please count me in for the con call tomorrow. Best, Jed.
(Dallas: So when we goin' to Afghanistan, guy?)
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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I (b)(6)
From:' , tmlliJ CIV, OASD·PA
I Sent:
To:
Subject:
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:20 PM
M5flri CIV,OASD·PA
Conference call tomorrow
Attachments: RDI Fact Sheetdoc; JIOC Fact Sheet.doc; Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Picture; 810 Boykin
I . William G (Bulletized new).doc
ROI Fact Sheet.doc

(37 KS)
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 11, 2006
Re: ' Conference Call with Senior DoD Officials
W,e invite you to participate in a conference call, WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2006from 3:00-3:30 p~m.
LTG William G. Boykin, Deputy Undersecretary for Intelligence and Warfighting Support, will brief you on the
establishment ofJoint Intelligence Operations Centers at all the combatant commands and the Defense
that you EMBARGO this infonnation until the start of the conference call tomorrow. This call will be On
Background.
connect you to the Analysts conference call.
Please R.S.V.P. to (b)(6) or call her at (b)(2
JIOC Fact
Sheet.doc (39 ICB)
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BIO BoykIn William
G (Bullett...
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www·AmericaSupportsYou.mil
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United States Army
Lieutenant General WILLIAM G. BOYKIN
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence, Intelligence and Warfighting Support
Office of the UnderSecretary of Derense for Intelligence
5000 Defense Pentago"n, Room 3E836
Washington, DC 20301-5000
since July 2003
SOURCE OF COMMISS10N:QP SERVICE ROTC
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATIENDED
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Armed Forces StaffColJege
United States Army War College
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - BS - Administration Education
Shippensburg University - MS - Public AdITlinistration
FOREIGN LANGUAGE{S) None recorded
PROMOTIONS DA TES QF APPOINTMENT

2LT 3 Jan 71
ILT 3 Jan 72
CPT 3 Jan 75
MAJ 6 Sep 80
LTC I Aug 85
COL 1 Jun 90
BG 1 Jul96
MG 1 Sep 99
LTG 1 Jan 04
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
TO ASSIGNMENT
Jun 71 Feb 72 Weapons Platoon Leader, A Company, 2d Battalion, 50th Infantry, 2d Annored
Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Feb 72 Apr 73 Aide.de-Camp to the Commander, Joint United States Military Assistance
Group.Korea, Allied Liaison Command Detachment, Joint United States Military
Assistance Group, Korea .
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Ueutenant General WILLIAM G. BOYKIN
Apr 73 Jan 74 Executive Officer, D Company, Ist Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101 st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky .
Feb 74 May 74 Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Stewart,
Georgia
May 74 Dec 74 Executive Officer, B Company, I st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort
Stewart, Georgia
Dec 74 Jul75 S-3 (Operations), 2d Banalion, 19th Infantry, 24th Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia
Jul75 Nov 76 Commander, C Company, 2d Battalion, 21st Infantry, 24th Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia
Nov 76 Jul77 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School,
Fort Benning, Georgia
Jul77 Mar 78 .Branch Chief, Florida RangerDivision, 1st Ranger Company, United States
Anny Infantry School, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Mar 78 May 79 Detachment Commanderrream Leader, Combat Applications Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
.May 79 Jun 80 Assistant Operations Officer, Combat Applications Group (Airborne), Fort
Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 80 Jan 82 Squadron Commander, Combat Applications Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
Jan 82 Jun 82 Student, Armed Forces StaffCol!ege, Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 82 JuIS3 Army Operations Officer, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina
Aug 83 Jul90 Operations Officer, later Squadron Commander, later Deputy Commander,
Combat Applications Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul90 Jun 9] Student, United States Anny War College, Carlisle Barracks. Pennsylvania
Jun 91 Jun 92 Director for Operations, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina
Jun 92 Jun 94 Commander, Combat Applications Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 94 Dec 95 Chief, Special Operations Division, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Ioint
Staff, Washington, DC
Dec 95 Jun 97 Deputy Director ofSpecial Activities, UnHed States Anny Element, Joint
Intelligence Coordination Staff, Centrallntelligence Agency, Washington, DC
Jun 97 Mill" 98 Deputy Director for Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Office of the
Deputy Chief of Stafffor Operations and Plans, United States Army,
Washington, DC
Mar98 Mar 00 Commanding General, United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
MarOa Jul03 Commanding General, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare
Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
SUMMARy OF JOINT EXPERIENCE
Aide·de-Camp to the Commander, Feb 72 - Apr 73 First Lieutenant

Joint United States Military Assistance
Group.Korea, Allied Liaison Command
Detachment, Joint United States Military
Assistance Group, Korea (No Joint Credit)
Army Operations OffICer, Joint Special Jun 82 7 Jul 83 Major

Operations Command. Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
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Lieutenant General WILLIAM G. BOYKIN
Director for Operations, joint Special Jun 91 • Jun 92 Colonel

'Operations Command, Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
Deputy Director of Special Activities, Dec 95 • Jun 97 Colonell

United States Anny Element, Brigadier General
joint Intelligence Coordination Staff, Central
Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Jut 03 - Present Lieutenant General
]ntelligence and Warfighting Support,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence, Washington; DC
US PECORAnONS AND BADGES

Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
joint Service Commendation Medal
Anny Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge .
Master Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Special Forces Tab
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
As of 10 April 2008
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Sent: Monday, April 10, 20064;21 PM
To: Barber, Allison. CIV, OASD·PA

12155 Sangsters Court
Clifton, Virginia 20124
Telephone: t
CelluJar:
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careful with him, hes on our side, but not sure he Is on rumsfelds side, he is a tOllgh one to read, but an honest
guy and a straight shooter.
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From:
Sent:
To: • • nashct@/2MIA. Glenstrae77_
lV, OASD-PA: WSSlnter@aol.com;
Nuking Iran? mI)JI cell phone? J'm fed up with April, and it's not even tax day yet.
The Ameri~..2n sp-ectator
Jed BabbiD
Fax)
Mobile)
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Will you be responding to some of the allegations in the latest Sy Hersh piece?
Highlights from a wire story:
The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign
against Iran, including use of bunker-buster nuclear bombs to destroy a key Iranian
suspected nuclear weapons facility, The New Yorker magazine has reported in its April 17
issue.
The article by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said that Bush and others in the
White House have come to view Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a potential Adolf
Hitler.
"That's the name they're using," the report quoted a former senior intelligence official
.:t
as saying .
A senior unnamed Pentagon adviser is quoted in the article as saying that "this White
House believes that the only way, to solve the problem is to change the power structure in
Iran, and that means war."
The former ~ntelligence officials depicts planning as "enormous," "hectic" and
"operation~l,· Hersh writes.
One former defense official said the military planning was premised on a belief that "a
sustained bombing campaign in Iran will humiliate the religious leadership and lead the
public to rise up and overthrow the government," The New Yorker pointed out ..
The full text follows:

THE IRAN PLANS
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb?
Issue of 2006-04-17
Posted 2006-04-10
The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from
pursuin~ a nuclear weapon, has increased clandegtin~ aetivities inside Iran and
intensified planning ~or a possible major air attack. Current and former American military
and intelligence officials said that Air Force planning groups are drawing up lists of
targets, and teams of American combat troops have been ordered into Iran, under cover, to
collect targeting data and to establish contact with anti-government ethnic-minority
groups. The officials say that President Bush is determined to deny the Iranian regime the
opportunity to begin a pilot program, planned for this spring, to enrich uranium.
American and European intelligence agencies, and the International Atomic Energy Agency
(I.A.E.A.), Agree that Iran is intent on developing the capability to produce nuclear
weapons. But there are widely differing estimates of how long that will take, and whether
diplomacy, sanctions, or military action is the best way to prevent it. Iran insists that
its research is for peaceful use only, in keeping with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation .
Treaty, and that it will not be delayed or deterred.
There is a growing conviction among members of the United States military, and in the
international community, that President Bush's ultimate goal in the nuclear con~rontation
.with Iran is regime change. Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has challenged the
.reality of the Holocaust and said that Israel must be ·wiped off the map." Bush and others
in the White House view him as a potential Adolf Hitler, a former senior intelligence
official said. "That's the name they're using. They say, 'Will Iran get a strategic weapon
and threaten another world war?'" .
A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said
that Bush was "absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get the bomb" if it is not
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stopped. He said that the President believes that he must do ·what no Democrat or
Republican. if elected in the future, would have the couragt;: to do," and "that saving Iran
is going to be his legacy."
One former defense official, who still deals with sensitive issues for the Bush
Administration, told me that the military planning was premised on a belief that "a
sustained bombing campaign in. Iran will humiliate the religious leadership and lead the
public to rise up and overthrow the government." He added, "I was shocked when I heard it,
and asked myself, 'What are they smoking?' "
The rationale for regime change was articulated in early March by Patrick clawson. an Iran
expert who is the deputy director for research at the Washington Institute for Near East
Policy and who has been a supporter of president Bush. "50 long as Iran has an Islamic
republic, it will have a nuclear-weapons program, at least Clandestinely," Clawson told
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 2nd. "The key issue, therefore. 1.s: How
long will the present Iranian regime last?"
When I spoke to Clawson. he emphasized that "this Administration is putting a lot of
effort into diplomacy." However, he added, Iran had no choice other than to accede to
America's demands or face a military attack. Clawson said that he fears that Ahmadinejad
"sees the West as Wimps and thinks we ....ill. eventua.lly cave in. We have to be ready to .cleal
with Ira.n if the crisis escalates." Clawson said that he would prefer to rely on sabotage
and other clandestine activities, such as "industrial accidents." But, he said, it would
be prudent to prepare for a ....ider ....ar. "given the way the Iranians are acting. This is noc
li.ke planning to invade Quebec." .
One military planner told me that White House criticisms ot Iran and the high tempo of
planning and clandestine activities amount to a campaign of "coercion" aimed at Iran. "You
have to be ready to go, and we'll see how they respond," the officer said. "You have to
really show a threat in order to get Ahmadinejad to back down.- He added, "People think
Bush has been focussed on Saddam Hussein since 9/11," but, "in my view, if you had to name
one nation that was his focus all the way along. it was Iran." (In response to detailed
requests for comment, the White House said that it would not comment on military planning
but added, "As the President has indicated, we are pursuing a. diplomatic solution": the
Defense Department also said that Iran was being dealt with through "diplomatic channels"
but wouldn't elaborate on that; tbe C.I.A. said that there were "inaccuracies" in this
account but would not specify them.'
"This is much more than a nuclear issue," one high-ranking diplomat told me in Vienna.
"That's just a rallying point. and there is still time to fix it. But the Administration
believes it cannot be fixed unless they control the hearts and minds of Iran. The real
issue is who is going to control the Middle East llnd its oil in the next ten years."
A senior Pentagon adviser on the war on terror expressed a similar view. "This White House
believes that the only way to solve the problem is to change the power structure in Iran,
and that means war," he said. The danger, he said, was that "it also reinfor~es the belief
inside Iran that the only way to defend the country is to have a nuclear capability.- A
military conflict that destabilized the region could also increase the risk of terror:
"Hezbollah comes into play." the adviser said, referring to the terror group that is
considered one of the world's most successful, and which is now a Lebanese political party
with strong ties to Iran. "And here comes Ai Oaeda."
In recent weeks, the President has quietly initiated a series of talks on plans tor Iran
with a few key senators and members of congresB~ including at least one Democrat. A Senior
member of the House Appropriations Committee. who did not take part in the meetings but
has discussed their content with his colleagues, told me that there had been "no formal
briefings," because "they're reluctant to brief the minority. They're doing the Senate,
somewhat selectively. II
The House member said that no one in the meetings "is rea.lly objecting" to the talk of
war. "The people they're briefing are the same ones who led the charge on Iraq. At most,
questions are raised: How are you going to hit all the sites at once? How are you going to
get deep enough?" (Iran is building facilities underground.) "There's no pressure from
CongresS".not to take military·action, the House member added. "The only political
pr 7ssure 1S from the guys who want to do it." Speaking of President Bush, the House member
sald, "The most worrisome thing is that this guy has a messianic vision."
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Some operations, apparently aimed in part at intimidating'lran, are already under way.
American Naval tactical aircraft. operating from carriers in the Arabian Sea, have been
flying simulated nuclear-weapons delivery missions--rapid ascending maneuvers known as
"over' the shoulder" bombing-since last summer, the former official said, within ra,nge of
Iranian coastal radars.
~ast month, in a paper given at a conference on Middle East security in Berlin, c~~o~el
Sam Gardiner, a military analyst who taught at the National War College before ret~r~ng
from the Air Force, in 1987, provided an estimate of what would be needed to destroy
Iran's nuclear program. working from satellite photographs of the known facilities,
Gardiner estimatea that at least four hundred targets would have to be hit. He added:
I don't think a u.s. military planner would want to stop there. Iran probably has two
chemical-production plants. We would hit those. We would want to hit the medium-range
ballistic missiles that have just recently been moved closer to Iraq. There are fourteen
airfields with sheltered aircraft . . . . We'd ~ant to get rid of that threat. We would
want to hit the assets that could be used to threaten Gulf shipping. That means targeting
the cruise-missile sites and the Iranian diesel submarines.. Some of the facilities
may be too difficult to target even with penetrating weapons. The O.S. will have to use
Special Operations units.
one of the military's initial option plans. as presented to the,White House by the
Pentagon this winter, calls for the use of a bunker-buster tactical nuclear weapon, such
as the B6l-ll. against underground nuclear sites. One target is lran's main centrifuge
plant, at Natan~, nearly two hundred miles south of Tehran. Natanz, which is no longer
under r.A.E.A. safeguards, reportedly has underground floor space to hold fifty thousand
centrifuges, and laboratories and workspaces buried approximately seventy-five feet
beneath the surface. That number of centrifuges could prOVide enough enriched uranium for
about twenty nuclear warheads a year. (Iran has acknowledged that it initially kept the
existence of its enrichment program hidden from I.A.B.A. inspectors, but claims that none
of its current activity is barred by the Non-Proliferation Treaty.) The elimination of
Natan~ would be a major setback for Iran'S nuclear ambitions, but the conventional weapons
in the American arsenal could not insure the destruction of facilities under seventy-five
feet of earth and roc~, especially if they are reinforced with concrete.
There is a Cold War precedent for targeting deep underground bunkers with nuclear weapons.
·In the early nineteen-eighties. the American intelligence community watched as the Soviet
government began digging a huge underground complex outside Moscow. Analysts concluded
that the underground facility was designed for "continuity of government"-for the
political and military leadership to survive a nuclear war. (There are similar facilities,
in Virginia and PennBy~vania, for the American leadership.) The Soviet facility atill
exists, and much of what the O.S. knows about it remains classified. "The 'tell' ·--the
giveaway---"was the ventilator shafts, some of which were disguised," the former senior
intelligence official told me. At the time, he said, it was detexmined that 'only nukes"
could destroy the bunker. He added that some American intelligence analysts 'believe that
the Russians helped the Iranians design their underground facility. "We see a similarity
of design," specifically in the ventilator shafts, he said.
A former high-level Defense Department official told me that, in his view, even limited
bOmDing would allow the U. S. to •go in there and do enough damage to slow down the nuclear
infrastructure--it's reasible." The former defense official said. "The Iranians don't have
friends. and we can tell them that, if necessary, we'll keep knocking back their
infrastructure. The United States should act like we're ready to 90." He added, "We don't
have to knock down all of their air defenses. Our stealth bombers and standoff missiles
really work, and we can blow fixed things up. We can do things on the ground, too, but
it's difficult and very dangerous--put bad stuff in ventilator Shafts and put them to
sleep.
But those who are familiar with the Soviet bunker. according to the former senior
intelligence official, "say 'No Wlly.' You've got to know what's underneatn-to know which
ventilator feeds people, or diesel generators, or which are false. And there'S a lot that
we don't know." The lack of reliable intelligence leaves military plannerll, given the goal
of totally destroying the sites, little choice but to consider the use of tactical nuclear
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weapons. "Every other option, in the view of the nuclear weaponeers, would leave a gap,"
the former senior intelligence official said. " 'Decisive' is the key word of the Air
Force'S planning. It's a tough deciSion. But we made it in Japan."
He went on, "Nuclear planners go through extensive training and learn the technical
details of damage and fallout--we're talking about mushroom clouds, radiation, mass
casualties, and contamination over years. This is not an underground nuclear test, where
all you see is the earth raised a little bit. These politicians don't have a clue. and
whenever anybody tries to get it out "-remove the nuclear option-"they' re shouted down."
The attention given to the nuclear option ha.s created serious misgivings inside the
offices of the ~oint Chiefs of Staff, he added, and some officers have talked about
resigning. Late this winter, the Joint Chiefs of Staff sought to remove the nuclear option
from the evolving war plans for Iran--without Success. the former intelligence official
said. "The White House said, 'Why are you challenging this? The option cAme from you.' •
The Pentagon adviser on the war on terror confirmed that some in the Administration were
looking seriously at this option, which he linked to a resurgence of interest in tactical
nuclear weapons among Pentagon civilians and in policy circles. He called it "a juggernaut
that has to be stopped." He also confirmed that some senior officers and officials were
considering resigning over the issue. "There are very strong sentiments within the
military against brandishing nuclear weapons against other countries." the adviser told
me. "This goes to high levels." The matter may soon reach a decisive point. he said.
because the Joint Chiefs had agreed to give President Bush a formal recommendation stating
that they are strongly opposed to considering the nuclear option for Iran. "The internal
debate on this has hardened in recent weeks," the adviser said. "And, if senior Pentagon
officers express their opposition to the use of offensive nuclear weapons, then it will
never happen."
The adviser added, however, that the idea of using tactical nuclear weapons in such
situations has gained support from the Defense Science Board, an advisory panel whose
members are selected by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. "They're telling the
Pentagon that we can build the B61 with more ~last and less radiation,' he said.
The chairman of the Defense Science Board is William Schneider, Jr., an Under-Secretary of
State in the Reagan Administration. In January, 2001. as President Bush prepared to take
office, Schneider served on an ad·hoc panel on nuclear forces sponsored by the National
Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank. The panel'S report recommended
treating tactical nuclear weapons as an essential part of the U.S. arsenal and noted their
suitability "for those occasions when the certain and prompt destruction of high priority
targets is essential and beyond the promise of conventional weapons." Several signers. of
the report are now prominent members of the Bush Administration, ~ncluding Stephen Hadley,
the national-security adviser; Stephen Caftbone. the Under-secretary of Defense for
Intelligence; and Robert Joseph, the Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security.
The Pentagon adviser questioned the value of air strikes. "The Iranians have distributed
their nuclear activity very well, and we have no clue where some of the key stuff is. It
could even be out of the country,· he said. ~e warned, as did many others, that bombing
Iran could provoke "a chain reaction" of attacks on American facilities and citizens
throughout the world. ·What will 1.2 billion Muslims think the day we attack Iran?"
With or without the nuclear option, the list of targets may ineVitably expand, One
recently retired high-level Bush Administration official, who is also an expert on war
planning, told me that he would have vigorously argued against an air attack on Iran,
bf!!cause "Iran is a much tougher target" than Iraq. But. he added, "If you're going to do
any bombing to stop the nukes. you might AS well improve your lie across the board. Maybe
hit some training camps, and clear up a lot of other problems."
The Pentagon adviser said that, in the event of an attack, the Air Force intended to
strike many hundreds of targets in Iran but that "ninety-nine per cent of them have
nothing to do with proliferation. There are people wno believe it' a the way to operate"
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that the Administration can achieve its policy goals in Iran with a bombing campaign, an
idea that has been supported by neoconservatives. '
If the order were to be given for an attack, the American combat troops now operating in
Iran would be in position to mark the critical targets with lase~ beams, to insure bombing
accuracy and to minimize civilian casualties. As of early winter, I was told by the
government consultant with close ties to civilians in the Pentagon, the units were also
working with minority groups in Iran, including the Azeris, in the north, the Baluchis, in
the southeast, and the Kurds, in the northeast. The troops "are studying the terrain, and
giving away walking-around money to ethnic tribes, and recruiting scouts from local tribes
and shepherds," the consultant said. One goal is to get "eyes on the ground"-quoting a
line from "Othello," he said, "Give me the ocular proof." The broader aim, the consultant
said, is to "encourage ethnic tensions· and undermine the regime.
The new miss;on for the combat troops is a product of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's long
'standing interest in expanding the role of thl! military in covert operations, which was
made official policy in the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review, published in February.
Such activities, if conducted by C.I.A. operatives, would need a Presidential Finding and
would have to be reported to key members of Congress.
" 'Force protection' is the new buzzword," the former senior intelligence official told
me. He was referring to the Pentagon's position that clandestine activities that can be
broadly classified as preparing the battlefield or protecting troops are military. not
intelligence, operations, and are therefore not subject to congressional oversight. "The
guys in the Joint Chiefs of Staff say there are a lot of uncertainties in Iran." he said.
"We need to have more than what we had in Iraq. Now we have the green light to do
everything we want."
The president'S deep distrust of Ahmadinejad has strengthened his determination to

confront Iran. This view has been reinforced by allegations that Ahmadinejad, who joined a
special-forces brigade of the Revolutionary Guards in 1986, may have been involved in
terrorist activities in the late eighties. (There are gaps in Ahmadinejad' $ official
biography1n this period.) Ahmadinejad has reportedly been connected to Imad Mughniyeh, a
terrorist who has been implicated in the deadly bombings of the u.s. Embassy and the U.S.
Marine barracks in Beirut, in 1983. Hughniyeh was then the security chief of Uezbollah; he
remains on the F.B.I.'s list of most-wanted terrorists.
Robert Baer, who was a C.I.A. officer in the Middle East and elsewhere for two decades,
told me that Ahmadinejad and hiB Revo1utionary Guard co11eaguea in the ~ranian government
~are capable of making a bomb, hiding it, and launching it at Israel. They're apocalyptic
Shiites. If you're sitting in Tel Aviv and you believe they've got nukes and miss1les-
you've got to take them out. These guys are nuts, and t,here's no reason to back off."
Under Ahmadinejad, the Revolutionary Guards have expanded their power base throughout the
Iranian bureaucracy; by the end of January, they had replaced thousands of civil servants
with their own members. One former senior United Nations official, who has extensive
experience with Iran, depicted the turnover as "a white coup," with ominous implications
for the West. "Professionals in the Foreign Ministry are out; others are waiting to be
kicked out," he said. ~We may be too late. These guys now believe that they are stronger
than ever since the reVOlution." He said that, particularly in consideration of China's
emergence as a superpower, Iran's attitude was "To hell with the West. You can do as much
as you like."
Iran'S supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Kbamenei. is considered by many experts to be
in a stronger position than Ahmadinejad. "Ahmadinejad is not in control," one European
diplomat told me. "Power is diffuse in Iran. The Revolutionary Guards are amon3 the key
backers of the nuclear program, but, ul~imately, I don't think they are in charge.of it.
The Supreme Leader has the casting vote on the nuclear program, and the Guards will not
take aetion without his approval."
The Pentagon adviser on the war on terror said that "allowing Iran to'have the bomb is not
on the table. We cannot have nukes being sent downstream to a terror network. It's just
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too dangerous. II He added, "The whole internal debate is on which way to go"-in terms of
stopping the Iranian program. It is possible, the adviser said, that Iran will
unilaterally renounce ita nuclear plans-and forestall the American action. "God may smile
on us', but I don·t think so. The bottom line is that Iran cannot become a nUclear-weapons
state. The problem is that the Iranians realize that only by becoming a nuclear state can
they defend themselves against the U.S. Something bad is going to happen."
While almost no one disputes Iran's nuclear ambitions. there is intense debate over how
soon it could get the bomb, and what to do about that. Robert Gallucci, a farmer
government expert on nonproliferation who is now the dean of the School of Foreign Service
at Georgetown, told me, "Based on what I know, Iran could be eight to ten years away" from
developing a deliverable nuclear weapon. Gallucci added, "If they had a covert nuclear
program and we could prove it, and we could not stop it by negotiation, diplomacy. or the
threat of sanctions, I'd be in favor of taking it out. But if you do it"-bomb
Iran-"without being able to show there's a secret program, you're in trouble."
Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, told the Knesset last
December that "Iran is one to two 'years away, at the latest, from having enriched uranium.
From that point, the completion of their nuclear weapon is simply a technical matter." In
a conversation with me, a senior Israeli intelligence official talked about what he said
was Iran's duplicity: "There are two parallel nuclear programs" inside Iran-the program
declared to the I.A.E.A. and a separate operation, run by the military and the
Revolutionary Guards. Israeli officials have repeatedly made this argument, but Israel has
not produced public eVidence to support it. Richard Armitage, the Deputy Secretary of
State in Bush's first term, told me, "I think Iran has a secret nuclear-weapons program-I
believe it, but I don't know it."
In recent months, the Pakistani government has given the U.S. new access to A. O. Khan,
the so-called father of the Pakistani atomic bomb. Khan, Who is now living under house
arrest in Islamabad, is accused of setting up a black market in nuclear materials; he made
at least one clandestine visit to Tehran in the late nineteen-eighties. In the most recent
interrogations, Khan has provided information on Iran's weapons design and its time line
for building a bomb. "The picture is of 'unquestionable danger,' " the former senior
intelligence official said. (The Pentagon adviser also confirmed that Khan has been
"singing like a canary.") The concern, the former senior Official said, is that "Khan has
credibility problems. He is suggestible, and he's telling the neoconservatives what they
want to hear "-or what might be useful to Pakis,tan' s President. Pervez Musharraf, who is
under pressure to assist Washin~ton in the war on terror.
"I think Khan's leading us on." the former intelligence official said. "I don't know
anybody who says, 'Here's the smoking gun.' But lights are beginning to blink. He's
feeding us information on the time line, and targeting information is coming in from our
own sources-- sensors and the covert teams. The C.I.A., Which was so burned by Iraqi
W.M.O., is going to the Pentagon and the Vice-President's office saying. 'It'. all new
stuff.' People in the Administration are saying, 'We've got enough.' "
The Administration's case against Iran is compromised by its history of promoting false
intelligence on Iraq'S weapons of mass destruction. In a recent essay on the Foreign
Policy Web site. entitled "Fool Me Twice," Joseph Cirincione, the director for
nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote, "The unfolding
administration strategy appears to be an effort to repeat its successful campaign for the
Iraq war. " He noted several parallels:
The vice president of the United States gives a major speech focused on the threat from an
oil-riCh nation in the Middle East. The U.S. Secretary of State tells Congress that the
same n~tion is our most serious global challenge. The Secretary of Defense calls that
nation the leading supporter of global terrorism.
Cirincione called.some of the Administration's claims about Iran "questionable" or lacking

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in evidence. When :r spoke to hirr., he asked, "What do we know? What is the threat? The
question is: How urgent is all this?" The answer, he said, "is in the intelligence
community and the !.A.E.A," (In August, the Washington Po~t reported that the most recent
comprehensive National Intelligence Estimate predicted that Iran was a decade away from
being a nuclear power.)
Last year, the Bush Administration briefed I.A.E.A. officials on what it said was new and
alarming information about Iran's weapons program which had been retrieved from an
Iranian's laptop, The new'data included more than a thousand pages of technical drawings
of weapons systems. The Washington Post reported that there were also designs for a small
facility that could be used in the uranium-enrichment process. Leaks about the laptop
became the focal point of stories in the Times and elseWhere. The stories were generally
careful to note that the materials could have been fabricated, but also quoted senior
American officials as saying that they appeared to be legitimate. The headline in the
Times' account read, "RELYING ON COMPUTER, U.S. SEEKS TO PROVE IRAN'S NUCLEAR AIMS."
I<was told in interviews with American and European intelligence officials, however, that
the laptop was more suspect and less revelatory than it had been depicted. The Iranian who
owned the laptop had initially been recruited by German and American intelligence
operatives, working together. The Americans eventually lost interest in him. The Germans
kept on, but the Iranian was seized by the Iranian counter-intelligence force. It is not
known where he is today. Some family members managed to leave Iran with his laptop and
handed it over at a U.S. embassy, apparently in Europe. It was a classic "walk-in."
A European intelligence official said, "There was some hesitation on our side" about what
the materials really proved, "and we are still not convinced." The drawin9"s were not
meticulous, as newspaper accounts suggested, "but had the character of sketches," the
European official said. "It was not a slam-dunk smoking gun."
The threat of American military action has created dismay at the headquarters of the
I.A.E.A., in Vienna. The agency's officials believe that Iran wants to be able to make a
nuclear weapon, but "nobody has presented an inch of evidence of A parallel nuclear
weapons program in I ran," the· high- ranking diplomat told me. The <I. A. E . A. 's best estimate
is that the Ir_niana are five years away from building a nuclear bomb. "But, if the United
States does anything militarily, they will make the development of a bomb a matter o!
Irv-nian nat·ional pride," the diplomat said. "The whole issue is America's risk assessment
of Iran's future intentions, and they don't trust the regime. Iran is a menace to American
policy. "
In Vienna, I was told of an exceedingly testy meeting earlier this year between Mohamed
E1Baradei, the I.A.E.A.'s director-general, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, and
Robert Joseph, the Under-secretary of State for Arms Control. Joseph's message was blunt,
one diplomat recalled; "We cannot have a single centrifuge spinning in Iran. Iran is a
direct threat to the national security. of the United States and our allies, and we will
not tolerate it. We want you to give us an understanding that you will not say anything
publicly that will undermine UB. "
Joseph's heavy-handedness was unnecessary, the diplomat said, . since the I.A.E.A. already
had been inclined to take a hard stand against Iran. "All of the inspectors are angry at
being misled by the Iranians, and some think the Iranian leadership are nutcases-one
hundred per cent totally certified nuts,· the diplomat said. He added that E1Baradei's
overriding concern is that the Iranian leaders "want confrontation, just like the neocons
on the other side"-in Washington. "At the end of the day, it will work only if the United
States agrees to talk to the !ranians."
The central question--whether Iran will be able to proceed with its plans to enrich
uraniunr-is now before the United Nations, with the Russians and the Chinese reluctant to
impose sanctions on Tehran. A discouraged former I.A.E.A. <official told me in late March
tha~, ,at this point, ·~here's nothing the Iranians could do that would result in ~
posltlve outcome. Amerlcan diplomacy does not allow for it. Bven if they announce a
stoppage of enrichment, nobody will believe them. It's a dead end."
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Another diplomat in Vienna asked me, "Why would the West take the risk of going to war
against that kind of target without giving it to the I.A.E.~. to verify? We're low-cost,
and we can create a program that will force Iran to put its cards on the table." A Western
Ambassador in Vienna expressed similar distress'at the White House's dismissal of the
I.A.E.A. He said, "if you don't believe that the I.A.E.A. can establish an inspection
system-if you don't trust them-you can only bomb."
There is little sympathy for the I.A.E.A. in the Bush Administration or.among its European
allies. "We're quite frustrated with the director-general," the European diplomat told me.
"His basic approach has been to describe this as a dispute between two sides with equal
weight. It's not. We're the good guys! E1Baradei has been pushing the idea of letting Iran
have a small nuclear-enrichment program, which is ludicrous. It's not his job to push
ideas that pose a serious proliferation risk.~
The Europeans are rattled, however, by their growing perception that President Bush and
Vice-President DiCk Cheney believe a bombing campaign will be needed, and that their real
goal is regime change. 'Everyone is on the same page about the Iranian bomb, but the
United States wants regime change," a European diplomatic adviser told me. He added, "The
Europeans have a role to playas long as they don't have to choose between going along
with the Russians and the Chinese or going along with Washington on something they don't
want. Their policy is to keep the Americans engaged in something the Europeans can live
with. It may be untenable."
"The Brits think this is a very bad idea," Flynt Leverett, a. former National Security
Council staff member who is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Saban
Center, told me, "but they're really worried we're going to do it." The European
diplomatic adViser acknowledged that the British Foreign Office was aware of war planning
in Washington but that, "short of a smoking gun, it's going to be very difficult to line
up the Europeans on Iran." He said that the British "are jumpy about the Americans going
full bore on the Iranians, with no compromise."
The European diplomat said that he was skeptical that Iran, given its record, had admitted
to everything it was doing, but "to the best of our knowledge the Iranian capability is
not at' the point where they could successfully run centrifuges· to enrich uranium in
quantity. One reason for pursuing diplomacy was, he said, Iran's essential pragmatism.
"The regime acts in its best interests," he said. Iran's leaders "take a hard-line
approach on the nuclear issue and they want to call the American bluff," believing that
"the tougher they are the more likely the West will fold." But, he said, "From what we've
seen with Iran, they will appear Buperconf.,Ldent until the moment they back off."
The diplomat went on, "You never reward bad behavior, and this is not the time to offer
concessions. We need to find ways to impose sufficient costs to bring the regime to its
senses. It's going to be a close call, but I think if there is unity in opposition and the
price imposed"-in sanctions-lOis sufficient, they may back down. It'S too early to give up
on the U.N. route." He added, "If the diplomatic process doesn't work, there is no
military 'solution.' There may be a military option, but the impact could be
catastrophic." .
Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, was George Bush's most dependable ally in the year
leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But he and his party have been racked by a series
of financial scandals, and his popularity is at a low point. Jack Straw, the Foreign
Secretary, said last year that military action against Iran was ~ inconceivable." Blair has
been more circumspect, saying publicly that one should never take options off the table.
Other European officials expressed similar skepticism about the value of an American
bombing campaign. "The Iranian economy is in bad shape, and Ahmadinejad is in bad shape
politically," the European intelligence official told me. "He will benefit politically
from American bombing. You can do it, but the results will be worse." An American attack,
he said, would alienate ordinary Iranians, including those who might be sympathetic to the
u.s. "Iran is no longer' living in the Stone Age, and the young people there have access to
U.S. movies and books, and they love it," he "aid. "If ·there was a charm offensive with
Iran, the mullahs would be in trouble in the long run."
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Another European official told me that he was aware that many in Washington wanted action.
"It's always the same guys," he said, with a resigned shrug. "There is a belief that
diplom~cy is doomed to fail. The timetable is short."
A key ally with an important voice in the debate is Israel, whose leadership has warned
for years that it viewed any attempt by Iran to begin enriching uranium as a point of no
return. I was told by several officials that the White House's interest in preventing an
Israeli attack on a Muslim country, which would provoke a backlash across the region. was
a factor in its decision to begin the current operational planning. In a speech in
Cleveland on March 20th, President Bush depicted Ahmadinejad's hostility toward Israel as
a "serious threat. It's a threat to world peace." He added, "I made it clear, I'll make it
clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally Israel."
Any American bombing attack, Richard Armitage told me, would have to consider the
following questions: "What will happen in the other Islamic countries? What ability does
Iran have to reach us and touch us globally--that is, terrorism? Will Syria and Lebanon up
the pressure on Israel? What does the attack do to our already diminished international
standing? And what does this mean for Russia, China, and the U.N. Security Council?"
Iran, which now produces nearly four million barrels of oil a day, would not have to cut
off production to disrupt the world's oil markets. It could blOCkade or mine the Strait of
Hormuz, the thirty-four-mile-wide passage through which Middle Eastern oil reaches the
Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, the recently retired defense official dismissed the strategic
consequences of such actions. He told me that the U.S. Navy could keep shipping open by
conducting salvage missions and putting mine- sweepers to work. "It's impossible to block
passage,· he said.~he government consultant with ties to the Pentagon also said he
believed that the oil problem could be managed, pointing out that the U.S. has enough in
its strategic reserves to keep America running for sixty days. However, those in the oil
business I spoke to were less optimistic; one industry expert estimated that the price per_
barrel would immediately spike. to anywhere from ninety to a hundred dollars per barrel.
and could go higher, depending on the duration and scope of the conflict.
Michel Samaha, a veteran Lebanese Christian politician and former cabinet minister in
Beirut, told me that ~he Iranian retaliation might be focussed on exposed oil and gas
fields in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. "They would be at·
risk," he said. "and this could begin the real jihad of Iran versus the West. You will
have a messy world."
Iran could also initiate a wave of terror attacks in Iraq and elseWhere, with the help of
Hezbollah. On April 2nd, the Washington Post reported that the planning to counter such
attacks "is consuming a lot of time" at 0.5. intelligence agencies. "~he best terror
·network in the world has remained neutral in the terror war for the past several years,"
the Pentagon adviser on the war on terror said of Hezbollah. "This will mobilize them and
put us up against the group that drove Israel out of southern Lebanon. If we move against
Iran, Hezbollah will not sit on the sidelines. Unless the Israelis take them out, they'
will mobilize against us." (When I asked the government consultant about that possibility,
he said that, i f Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, "Israel and the new
Lebanese government will finish them off.")
~he adviser went on, "If we go, the southern half of Iraq will light up like a candle."
The American, British, and other coal~tion forces in Iraq would be at greater risk of
attack from Iranian troops or from Shiite militias operating on instructions from Iran.
(Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, has close ties to the leading Shiite parties in
~raq.) A r 7tired four-star general told me that, despite the eight thousand British troops
~n the reg10n, "the Iranians could take Basra with ten mullahs and one sound truck."
"If you attack," the high-ranking diplomat told me in Vienna, "Ahmadinejad will ~ the new
Saddam Hussein of the Arab world, but with more credibility and more power. You must bite
the bullet and sit down with the Iranians."
The diplomat went on, "There are people in Washington who would be unhappy if We found a
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solution. They are still banking on isolation and regime change. This is wishful
thinking." He added, "The window of opportunity is now."
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to be very difficult to line up the Europeans on Iran. He said that the. British "are jumpy about the
II
~ericans going full bore on the Iranians, with no compromise."
.The European diplomat said that he was skeptical that Iran, given its record, had admitted to
everything it was doing, but "to the best of our knowledge the Iranian capability is not at the point
where they could successfully run centrifuges" to enrich uranium in quantity. One reason for pursuing
diplomacy was, he said, Iran's essential pragmatism. "The regime acts in its best interests," he said.
Iran's leaders "take a hard-line approach on the nuclear issue and they want to call the American
bluff," believing that "the tougher they are the more likely the West will fold." But, he said, "From
what we've seen with Iran, they will appear superconfident until the moment they back off."
The diplomat went on, ''You never reward bad behavior, ·and this is not the time to offer concessions.
We need to find ways to impose sufficient costs to bring the regime to its senses. It's going to be a
close call, but I think if there is unity in opposition and the price imposed"-in sanctions-"is
sufficient, they may back down. It's too early to give up on the U.N. route." He·added, "If the
diplomatic process doesn't work, there is no military 'solution.' There may be a military option, but
the impact could be catastrophic." .
Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, was George Bush's most dependable ally in the year leading up
to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But he and his party have been racked by a series of financial scandals,
and his popularity is at a low point. Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, saidlast year that military
action against Iran was "inconceivable." Blair has been more circumspect, saying publicly that one
should never take options off the table.
Other European officials expressed similar skepticism about the value of an American bombing
campaign. "The Iranian economy is in bad shape, and Ahmadinejad is in bad shape politically," the
European intelligence official told me. "He will benefit politically from American bombing. You can do
it, but the results will be worse." An American attack, he said, would alienate ordinary Iranians,
including those who might be sympathetic to the U.S. "Iran is no longer living in the Stone Age, and
the young people there have access to U.S. movies and books, and they love it," he said. "If there was a
chann offensive with Iran, the mullahs would be in trouble in the long run,"
Another European official told me that he was aware that many in Washington wanted action. "It's
always the same guys," he said, with a resigned shrug. ''There is a belief that diplomacy is doomed to
fail. The timetable is short."
A key ally with an important voice in the debate is Israel, whose leadership has warned for years that it
viewed any attempt by Iran to begin enriching uranium as a point of no return. I was told by several
officials that the White House's interest in preventing an Israeli attack on a Muslim country, which
would provoke a backlash across the region, was a factor in its decision to begin the current
operational planning. In 8 speech in Cleveland on March 20th, President Bush depicted·· .
Ahmadinejad's hostility toward Israel as a "serious threat. It's a threat to world peace. He added, "I
II
made it clear, I'll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our aHy Israel."
Any American bombing attack, Richard Armitage told me, would have to consider the following
questions: "What will happen in the other Islamic countries? What ability does Iran have to reach us
. and touch us globally-that is, terrorism? Will Syria and Lebanon up the pressure on Israel? What
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does the attack do to our already diminished international standing? And what does this mean for
Russia, China, and the U.N. Security Council?"
Iran, ~hich now produces nearly four million barrels of oil a day, would not have to cut off production
to disrupt the world's oil markets. It could blockade or mine the Strait of Hormuz, the thirty-four
mile-wide passage through which Middle Eastern oil reaches the Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, the
recently retired defense official dismissed the strategic consequences of such actions. He told me that
the U.S. Navy could keep shipping open by conducting salvage missions and putting mine-- sweepers
to work. "It's impossible to block passage," he said. The government consultant with ties to the
Pentagon also said he believed that the oil problem could be managed, pointing out that the U.S. has
enough in its strategic reserves to keep America running for sixty days. However, those in the oil
business I spoke to were less optimistic; one industIy expert estimated that the price per barrel would
immediately spike, to anywhere from ninety to a hundred dollars per barrel, and could go higher,
depending on the duration and scope ofthe conflict.
Michel Samaha, a veteran Lebanese Christian politician and former cabinet minister in Beirut, told
me that the Iranian retaliation might be focussed on exposed oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. "They would be at risk," he said, "and this could begin the real
jihad of Iran versus the West. You will have a messy world."
Iran could also initiate a wave of terror attacks in Iraq and elsewhere, with the help of Hezbollah. On .
April 2nd, the Washington Post reported that the planning to counter such attacks "is consuming a lot
of tiIIle" at U.S. intelligence agencies. 'The best terror network in the world has remained neutral in
the terror war for the past several years," the Pentagon adviser on the war on terror said of Hezbollah.
"This will mobilize them and put us up against the group that drove Israel outaf southern Lebanon. If
we move against Iran, Hezbollah will not sit on the sidelines. Unless the Israelis take them out, they
will mobilize against us." (When I asked the government consultant about that possibilitY, he said
that, if Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, "Israel and the new Lebanese government will
finish them off.")
The adviser went on, "If we go, the southern half of Iraq will light up Hke a candle." The American,
British, and other coalition forces in Iraq would be at greater risk of attack from Iranian troops or
from Shiite militias operating on instructions from Iran. (Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, has
close ties to the leading Shiite parties in Iraq.) A retired four-star general told me that, despite the
eight thousand British troops in the region, "the Iranians could take Basra with ten mullahs and one
sound truck." .
"If you attack," the high-ranking diplomat told me in Vienna, "Ahmadinejad will be the new Saddam
Hussein of the Arab world, but with more credibility and more power. You must bite the bullet and sit
down with the Iranians."
The diplomat went on, ''There are people in Washington who would be unhappy if we found a
solution. They are still banking on isolation and regime change. This is wishful thinking." He added, .
:'The window of opportunity is now."
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From: Thomas McInerney [tmcinemey~mma~'I':m--

Sent: . Friday. April 07. 2006 7;21 PM
To: Ruff. Eric. SES. OSD
Subject: Re: FORWARD STRTAEGY VERSUS CUT AND RUN
Eric
It has not run yet.
Having problems getting it picked up. WSJ, WT, NYPost all said not at this time.
Trying Weekly Standard now.
Will let you know when.
Tom
will pass along and reiterate, tom thanks. has this oped run yet? please advise when it does, if it
hasn't yet. where are you, or have you, pitched it?
From: Thomas Mdnerney {mailto:tmcjnemey~lmm~[(;m!l1 • •

SUbject: FW: FORWARD STRTAEGY VERSUS CUT AND RUN
Eric
FYI an OP ED
It is important that SEC DEF AND ADMINISTRATION discuss Islamic

Extremism as an IDEOLOGY. It wasn't al Qaeda alone that attacked on
9/11 but Islamic Extremists whose IDEOLOGY Is the threat In the region
to the moderates.
Tom
Thomas G. McInerney'
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By Thomas G. McInerney and Paul E. VaIlely
In our book Endgame, The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror, we emphasized that
we were attacked on 9/11 by Islamic Extremists that are driven by an ideology just as evil
and ingrained by its adherents as Nazism, Fascism and Communism. Islamic Extremism
will be defeated by a two-part strategy similar to the ones we used to defeat those other
ideologies. In those conflicts, we had a Forward Strategy and a Defensive Strategy
(Homeland Defense). Each compliments the other but offense wins the victory. Defense
only prevents homeland damage but not global defeat.
In Endgame we further stated that on 9/11 we had eight Web of Terror nations that we faced
as threats. President Bush identified two as Axis of Evil Nations, North Korea, and Iran and
we added Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. The latter two are enablers
whose populations and elements of government were supporters of this violent 'ideology
that was hijacking Islam itself. To date we have changed regimes in two, Afghanistan and
Iraq plus a third Libya self eliminated itself by turning in a treasure trove of nuclear secrets
and appears to want to rejoin the civilized world. Needless to say President Bush's
Proliferation Security Initiative and quick take down of Saddam Hussein encouraged them
to comply. Iran looms on the horizon as it drives for nuclear hegemony in the region and
along with Syria continues to aid the terrorists in Iraq. We will have to change these
regimes but with a different model than we used in Iraq, more along the Afghanistan model
by helping the people take their countries back. So our forward strategy is progressing fairly
well but ronning into some headwind politically in the US led by significant parts of the
Democratic Party and the mainstream media, both whom have a political agenda that has
nothing to do with defeating Islamic Extremism.
This Cut and Run crowd does not recognize that the forward strategy is essential just as it
was in WWI! and the Cold War. We had millions of troops overseas in WWIl and almost a
half million during the Cold War. Gennany I Italy and Japan were defeated with forces in
theater and CommJJIlism was defeated with forces forward deployed into Korea, Japan,
Philippines and throughout Central Europe. Today we are forward deployed into
Afghanistan and Iraq plus other locations in the Middle East. It toole us about 40 years to .
defeat Communism and two intense combat theaters in Korea and Vietnam plus numerous
other campaigns like the Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall Crises and the Cuban Missile crisis to
eventually win. However, the Cut and Run strategists do not appreciate that we must
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change the region and apparently think defending ports and shopping malls alone will
defeat Islamic Extremism. They don't get it. We must take the fight to the Islamic
Extremists on their territory and it will be intense and ugly at times. As a matter of fact Cut
and Run doesn't address how they will defeat this ideology let alone acknowledge that it is
the threat. They just want out and say if we leave things will get better.
The Bush Administration has done a good job of projecting forces and changing regimes to
date, not so good explaining why. Clearly the Islamic Extremists recognize that Iraq is the
central front in this War on Terror and they are fighting literally to the death, as they know
that if they fail, the region will be well on the road to a democracy. This transition to
democracy will spell doom to their vision and objective of a global caliphate. Conversely, if
they are successful and gain the wealth oflraq coupled with Iran's potential deployment of
a nuclear capability, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States will roll up quickly. They
will control the majority of the world's oil reserves and you will see gasoline at $15 a
gallon. This economic wealth coupled with the radical ideology will put the world on a
collision course with the Islamic Extremists.
If Europe has succumbed to Islamic Extremism through demographics, our challenges will
be daunting. They are well on the road to this outcome and Europe is still in denial. Yet the
Cui and Run crowd does not recognize this eventuality as they are blinded with their
political rage against President Bush. Rage and denial are not strategies. Nor have leaders of
the US, Europe and Asia recognized that lslam needs a Refonnation and Renaissance that
some Muslims have wrinen about like former Indonesian President Wahid's OP ED Right
Islam vs, Wrong Islam in the Wall Street Journal on Dec 30, 2005. Dr Tawfik Hamid -The
. Roots of Islam and fonner PLO terrorists Walid Shoebat - Why [ left Jihad. Doesn't the Cut
and Run crowd read and recognize this threat? Why do they want to limit the President's
ability to listen to terrorists embedded in our society? They are more interested in a terrorist
Bill of Rights.
Our Forward Strategy is essential to victory over Islamic Extremism just as it was in WWII
and the Cold War. We cannot lose this war in Iraq but we can if the wiIJ of the American
people falters. The Cut and Run crowd is doing their best to try getting the America people
to lose faith in our Forward Strategy without telling them the consequences. Our men in
unifonn have performed magnificently and we cannot betray them and those that have paid
the ultimate sacrifice as the Cut and Run crowd did in Vietnam. The consequences of a
global Islamic Fundamentalist Caliphate are too severe this time.
Thomas G. McInerney is a retired USAF Lt. Gen. and Paul Vallely is a retired USA Maj.
Gen. They coauthored Endgame and Warfooting and are Fox News Military Analysts.
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(b)(6)
From: Thomas Mclnemey !lmCinemey~

Sent: Friday, April 07,2006 6:55 PM
To: Ruff, Eric. SES, 050
Cc;: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; _ elV, OASQ-PA; Paul Vallely
Subject: Re: Briglne in Memphis
ERIC
Paul Vallely knows her and he is talking to someone at Fox. You are SPOT ON!
I will check and see If they have picked It up.
Tom
tom, have you given this piece to the national desk al fox? seems like this could be an interesting
interview with this lady. do you know her, btw? if she's credible we ought to send some columnists
or editorial writers her way. thanks .
From: Thomas Mcinerney [mal/to:tmcinemey~

sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 1:14 PM
To: RUff,· Erie, SES, OSD
ee: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA; mtm av,OASD'PA
Subject: FW: Brigitte in MemphiS
Eric
FYI below. Important to emphasize ISLAMIC EXTREMISM AS AN

IDEOLOGY that Is beIng fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and ·must be
fought in Memphis!
Tom
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 200606:57:42 -0600.
To: "David Asman" <david.asman@foxnews.com>
Subject: Brigitte In Memphis
Sent and reported by my friend Brigitte. This is happening all over America on
campuses and areas that are served by Muslim Mosques
Dear Paul, .
Muslims Muzzling Memphis
By Brigitte Gabriel
Universities, for those of us who lecture on campuses, are the battleground

for the heart end soul of the next generation
.
of leaders. It is the
.
battleground where we must fight to win back the opinion and allegiance of
American college students. This is made harder when Islamists in both the
college and local communities try to intimidate us and deny our free speech on
campuses in some of the least likely places.
We have grow" to expect these things on the major East and West Coast
cities "elite" university campuses that harbor radical professors and anarchist
student and radical Muslim community activities. But not in the heartland
NY TIMES 6491
where I spoke last week at the University of Memphis. What was shocking was
that it occurred in the South, in "Bubbaland lt as my friends from the region
call it.
I was invited to give a lecture sponsored by Professor David Patterson of the

Judaic Studies Program. When news about my appearance spread, the Muslim
community both on and off campus launched a full-scale campaign to stop my
lecture. They demanded that Dr. Patterson cancel my speech. E-mails flooded
the University of Memphis administration and Dr. Patterson from Muslim
students on campus and Muslims in the community and mosques. Here are some
of their comments:
"People like Brigitte are plenty in the world, they are the true enemies of
Islam. And despite their rubbish talks, the truth about Islam is spreading like
a wildfire across Americas and across the globe (All Praise to Allah)."
II Dr. Patterson, hosting of this lady is orders of magnitude worse than hosting
of the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux K\an."
liDo you honestly think the scheduled lecture will serve any useful purpose
other than inflaming the Muslims, insulting them and spilling poison in the
community?1l
It is interesting to see the reaction of the Muslim community to someone with

.Moslem shrapnel in her body who speaks against butchering innocent people in
the name of Allah. If they would put the same energy into condemning the
radical element within Islam and Join US in saying that slaughtering people in
the name of Allah is murder not Jihad, maybe we wouldn't question their
loyalty as American citizens. Dr. Patterson refused to bow to their intimidation·
and insisted on going on with the scheduled speech.
NY TIMES 6492
By the time I showed up at the amphitheater style lecture hall on campus,

police officers were already standing at each entrance. Nearly half of the hall
was filled with Muslims with their leaders dressed Osama Bin Laden style
sitting in the front two rowS at eye level making "their point," that I wasn't
going to get away with speaking freely. .
Just as the program was about to begin, a Muslim student walked to the front
and asked the crowd to raise their hands if they believed that this lecture was
"undemocratic." They complained that I would be taking questions on cards
instead of allowing them to ask them publicly. Experienced in these settings, I
knew they would make speeches, spew anti American and Israeli sentiments
and create chaos in the room during the Q&A. I decided that they were not
going to do that. The provocative Muslim student behavior before I even began
my lecture proved my foresight. Dr. Patterson explained that taking questions
from cards distributed to the audience was normal protocol at university
speaking events like mine.
Patterson tried to calm the unruly crowd but nothing was working.
Fed up, I went straight to the podium and ordered everyone to sit. I told
them, this is my lecture and I run the show. If they didn't like the way I
conducted my lecture and my questions they could leave the room, now.
Shocked at my behavior and authority they snut-up. The non-MusHm members
of the audience applauded.
r finished, asked Professor Patterson to make introductory remarks and

returned to my seat.
Dr. Patterson introduced me by telling the audience what an eye opener this .
lecture had become because of the reaction. He stated that he never realized
that here in Memphis a speaker should be threatened for his/l1er safety just
NY TIMES 6493
to speak on a college campus. He introduced me and I delivered my speech with

police officers on both sideS as well as about eight others in the lecture hall
and around the building.
Unknown to me, a Muslim student attending the University of Memphis was

arrested weeks prior to my lecture for, among other things, possession of
DVD's on pilot training and charts on the layout of the Memphis airport. They
found links on his computer to sites associated with a radical Sunni Muslim
organization in Iraq, and searches for information on how guns and bombs can
be smuggled past airport security. After witnessing the Muslim reaction to my
lecture and what happened few weeks ago at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill when an Iranian Muslim student drove into, for Allah's sake, .
innocent students gathering on university grounds, the Memphis police was not
going to take any chances.
rt is a sad state of affairs when any speaker on any Americon University

campus has to be surrounded by police officers to protect their freedom of
speech and person from intimidation and menace. America is the country where
free speech is protected under our constitution. Who would have expected
that in the home of the Beale Street Blues. w.e. Handy and .Elvis, I would be
confronted by Muslims trying to muzzle my free speech and perhaps all of us?
At the end of the lecture the Muslims immediately in front swarmed over me
questioning and intimidating. Police officers quickly moved in and pulled me out
straight to the police. cars as the enraged Muslims started shouting.
Based on what happened to me in Memphis, I think it's time for Americans to

wake up as to what is occurring within their very midst. It is time to be
energized and empowered to stand up and fight to take back OUf' universities.
Its incidents like this that spurs speakers like me to defend our civilization
and everything it stands for.
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From: mlm CIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Friday, April 07,2006 11:59 AM
To: RUff, Eric, SES. OSD
Subject: RE: Brigitte in Memphis
i think bill o'reilly would be Interested in this as welL .. true?
from: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD

Sent: Friday, April 07, 200611:10 AM
To: Thomas Mclnerney'
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PAi _ CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: RE: Brigitte in Mempilis
tom, have you given this piece to the national desk at fox? seems like this could be an interesting interview with
this lady. do you know her, blw? If she's credible we ought to send some columnists or editorial writers her way.
thanks
from: Thomas Mcinerney [mailto:tmdnemey~lm~[{[;la.rI • •

sent: Friday, April 07,2006 1:14 PM .
To: Ruff, ErIc, SES, OSD
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PAj tmtm ClV, OASD-PA
Subject: FIN: Brigitte In Memphis
Eric
FYI below. Important to emphasIze ISLAMIC EXTREMISM AS AN IO'EOLOGY that·is

being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and must be fought In Memphis!
Tom
Thomas G. McInerney
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 06:57:42 -0600
To: "David Asman" <davld.asman@foxnews.com>
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Subject: Brigitte in Memphis
Sent and reported by my friend Brigitte. This is happening all over America on campuses
and areas that are served by Muslim Mosques
Dear Paul,
Muslims Muzzling Memphis
By Brigitte Gabriel
Universities, for those of us who lecture on campuses, are the battleground for the heart
and soul of the next generation of leaders. It is the battleground where we must fight to
win back the opinion and allegiance of American college students. This is made harder
when rslamists in both the college and local communities try to intimidate uS and deny our
free 'speech on campuses in some of the least likely places.
We have grown to expect these things on the major East and West Coast cities llelite"
university campuses that harbor radical professors and anarchist student and radical
Muslim community activities. But not in the heartland where I spoke last week at the
University of Memphis. What was shocking waS that it occurred in the South, in
"Bubbaland" as my friends from the region call it.
I was invited to give a lecture sponsored by Professor David Patterson of the Judaic
Studies Program. When news about my appearance spread, the Muslim community both on
and off campus launched a full·scale campaign to stop my leCture. They demanded.that
Dr. Patterson cancel my speech. E-mails flooded the University of Memphis.
administration and Dr. Patterson from Muslim students on campus and Muslims in the
NY TIMES 6498
community and mosques. Here are some of their comments:
"People like Brigitte are 'plenty in the world, they are the true enemies of Islam. And
despite their rubbish talks, the truth about Islam is spreading like a wildfire across
Americas and across the globe (All Praise to Allah)."
Dr. Patterson, hosting of this lady is orders of magnitude worse than hosting of the
. II
Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan."
"Do you honestly think the scheduled lecture will serve any useful purpose other than
inflaming the Muslims, insulting them and spilling poison in the community?'·
It is interesting to see the reaction of the Muslim community to someone with Moslem
shrapnel in her body who speaks .against butchering innocent people in the nome of Allah.
If they would put the same energy into condemning the radical element within Islam and
join us in saying that slaughtering people in the name of Allah is murder not Jihad, maybe
we wouldn't question their loyalty as American citizens. Dr. Patterson refused to bow to
their intimidation and insisted on going on with the scheduled speech.
By the time I showed up at the amphitheater style lecture hall on campus, police officers
were already standing at each entrance. Nearly half of. the hall was filled with Muslims
with their leader$ dressed Osama Bin Laden style sitting in the front two rows at eye
level making Iitheir point," that I wasn It going to get away with speaking freely.
Just as the program was about to begin, a Muslim student walked to the front and asked
the crowd to raise their hands if they believed that this lecture was " un democratic. 1I
They complained that I would be taking questions on cards instead of allowing thr.m to
ask them publicly. Experienced in these settings, I knew they would make speeches, spew
anti American and Israeli sentiments and create chaos in the room during the Q&A. I
decided that they were not going to do that. The provocative Muslim student behavior
NY TIMES 6499
I FW: Brigitte in Memphis Page 4 of7
I before I even began my lecture proved my foresight. Dr. Patterson explained that taking
1 questions from cards distributed to the audience was normal protocol at university
speaking events like mine.
I
Patterson tried to calm the unruly crowd but nothing was working.
Fed up, r went straight to the podium and ordered everyone to sit. I told them, this is my
lecture and I run the show. If they didn't like the waf I conducted my lecture and my
questions they could leave the room. now. Shocked at my behavior and authority tlley
shut-up. The non-Muslim members of the audience applauded.
I finished, aSked Professor Patterson to make introductory remarks and returned to my

seat.
Dr. Patterson introduced me by telling the audience what an eye opener this lecture had
become because of the reaction. He stated that he never realized that here in Memphis a
speaker should be threatened for his/her safety jUst to speak on a c.ollege campus. He
introduced me and I delivered my speech with police officers on both sides as well as
about eight othe"s in the lecture hall and around the building.
Unknown to me, a. Muslim student attending the University of Memphis was arrested
weeks prior to my lecture for, among other things, possession of DVD's on pilot training
and charts on the layout of the Memphis airport. They found links on his computer to
sites associated with a radical Sunni Muslim organization in Iraq, and searches for
information on how guns and bombs can be smuggled past airport security. After
wjtnessing the Muslim reaction to my lecture and whet happened few weeks ago at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when an Iranian Muslim student drove into,
for Allah's sake, innocent students gathering on university grounds, the Memphis police
. was not going to take any chances.
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It is a sad state of affairs when any speaker on any American University campus hos to
be surrounded by police officers to protect their freedom of speech and person from
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our constitution. Who would have expected that in the home of the Beale Street Blues,
w.e. Handy and Elvis. I would be confronted by Muslims trying to muzzle my free speech
and perhaps alf of us?
At the end of the lecture the Muslims immediately in front swarmed over me questioning
and intimidatjng. Police officers quickly moved in and pulled me out straight to the police
cars as the enraged Muslims started shouting.
Based Oli what happened to me in Memphis. r think it's time for Americans to wake up as
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From: _ CIV, OASD·PA

Sent: Friday, April 0', 2006 11:00 AM
To: Merritt. Roxie, AFIS-HQ: ~~m~[I~m~~~~SFC MNC·I PAO Broadcast Supervisor'
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA:tmlid CIV,OASD·PA .
Subject: RE: [UJ 3rd year interviewees
i am happy t9. here is the list of those who have said they would be available. please let me know as soon as
possible if we're a go and what time we can set the call upl
thanks!
rJJ'
Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired) • NBC
Mr, Jed Babbin (USAF, JAG) - American Spectator
Colonel John Garrett (USMC, Retired) - MSNBC
Command Sergeant Major Steven Greer (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Maginnis (USA, Retired) - Fox News
Colonel Jeff McCausland (USA, Retired) - CBS
From: MerrItt, Roxie, AAS-HQ

sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:23 AM .
To: fd\ilA 3SFC MNC·I PAOfr0adcast SupervIsor'; _ CIV, OASD·PA
eel Lawrence, Oallas,OASO·PA;rmIGJ CIV, OASD-PA
Sutiject: RE: [U) 3rd year interviewees
rmmJ
JU5t in case you missed my earlier email, could you make sure you give SFC Ringo the names and affiliations for
the media analysts.
Roxie T. Merritt
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Internal Communications)
U.S. Department of Defense

601 North Fairfax Street ·fimm"!l'JJm:'l'l.·
Alexandria, Virginia 22314·2007
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C3/SPACEj tmt15 CPT MNQ C3 Battle Cf7Tj • • MAJ MNCI C1 Chief, Programs;
rtMl;] SGM MNC-I CACE ACE;. LTC MNC-I C4 Trans Division Deputy
Subject: RE: [U] 3rd year Interviewees
Hello,
The current media schedule-is as follows:
Friday, April 7th _

7:30 AM ET (3:30 PM Iraq time) -7 SGM ~IO do satellite interview with ABC Radio
Saturday. April 8th

m"tl7.:!m~-todo satellite interview with MSNBC
7:30 AM ET (3:30 PM Iraq time) -7 SGMm
9:30 AM,E,T (5:00 PM lragjime)

cPTmla . , . SGM[i)f{3.
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to do conference calliI
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2:30 PM ET (10:30 PM Iraq time) .., MAJrmtm to do satellite interviewwlth ABC Radio
Sunday, AprIl 9th

7;15 AM ET (3:00-PM Iraq time) ~ S G M _ t o do satellite interview with FOX and Friends
(inteNiew time may Shift)
7:30 AM ET (3:30 PM Iraq time) ~ SGM ~to do satellite interview with ABC Radio
9:30 AM ET (5:30 PM Iraq time) -7 CP1!lDImllll to do satellite rnterviewwith ABC Radio
["td
1:30 PM ET (9:30 PM Iraq time) .., CPT"[lJllC. ml_ - to do satellite interview with FOX News Live
I've just received information sheets from two other interViewees this morning so the media engagements
will likely grow_
Also, Interviewees participating in the military analyst conference calJ Saturday would like a list of the
analysts they'll be talking to and who they're affiliated with, Can someone please send that to me so I can
brief them?
Thank you and "1\ keep you posted,
Regards,
SFC~
MNC-I PAO
Broadcast Supervisor
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From: Thomas McInerney ltmcinerney~

Sent: Friday, April 07,2006 1:11 PM
SUbject: FW: FORWARD STRTAEGY VERSUS CUT AND RUN
Eric
FYI an OP ED
It is important that SEC DEF AND ADMINISTRATION discuss Islamic Extremism as

an IDEOLOGY. It wasn't al Qaeda alone that attacked on 9/11 but Islamic
Extremists whose IDEOLOGY is the threat in the region to the moderates.
Tom
Thomas G. McInerney
Lt. Gen. USAF Ret
Voice:
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FORWARD STRATEGY VERSUS CUT AND RUN

By Thomas G. McInerney and Paul E. Vallely
In our book Endgame, The Blueprint for Victory in the War on TelTor, we emphasized that we were
attacked on 9/11 by Islamic Extremists that are driven by an ideology just as evil and ingrained by its
adherents as Nazism, Fascism and Conununism. Isllunic Extremism will be defeated by a two-part
strategy similar to the ones we used to defeat those other ideologies. In those conflicts, we had a
Forward Strategy and a Defensive Strategy (Homeland Defense). Each compliments the other but
offense wins the victory. Defense only prevents homeland damage but not global defeat.
In Endgame we further stated that on 9/11 we had eight Web ofTerror nationS that we faced as threats.
President Bush identified two as Axis ofEvil Nations, North Korea. and Iran and we added Afghanistan.
Syria. Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, The latter two are enablers who.se populations and elements of
government were supporters of this violent ideology that was hijacking Islam itself. To date we have
changed regimes in two. Afghanistan and Iraq plus a third Libya selfeliminated itself by turning in a
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FW: FORWARD STRTAEGY VERSUS CUT AND RUN Page 2 of3
. treasure trove of nuclear secrets and appears to want to rejoin the civilized world. Needless to say
President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative and quick take down of Saddam Hussein encouraged
them to comply. Iran looms on the'horizon as it drives for nuclear hegemony in the region and along
with Syria continues to aid the terrorists in Iraq. We will have to change these regimes but with a
different model than we used in Iraq, more along the Afghanistan model by helping the people take their
countries back. So our forward strategy is progressing fairly well but running into some headwind .
politically in the US led by significant parts of the Democratic Party and the mainstream media, both
whom have a political agenda that has nothing to do with defeating Islamic Extremism.
This Cut and Run crowd does not recognize that the forward strategy is essential just as it was in WWII
and the Cold War. We had millions of troops overseas in WWII and almost a h~fmillion during the
Cold War. Gennany, Italy and Japan were defeated with forces in theater and Communism was defeated
with forces forward deployed into Korea, Japan, Philippines and throughout Central Europe. Today we
are forward deployed into Afghanistan and Iraq plus other locations in the Middle East. It took us about
40 years to defeat Communism and two intense combat theaters in Korea and Vietnam plus nwnerous
other campaigns like the Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall Crises and the Cuban Missile crisis to eventually
win. However, the Cut and Run strategists do not appreciate that we must change the region and
apparently think defending ports and shopping malls alone will defeat Islamic Extremism. They don't
get it. We must take the fight to the Islamic Extremists on their tenitory and it will be intense and ugly
at times. As a matter offact Cut and Run doesn't address how they will defeat this ideology let alone
acknowledge that it is the threat. They just want out and say if we leave things will get better.
The Bush Administration has done a good job of projecting forces and changing regimes to date, not so
good explaining why. Clearly the Islamic Extremists recognize that Iraq is the central front in this War
on Terror and they are fighting literally to the death. as they know that if they fail, the region will be
well on the road to a democracy. This transition to democracy will spell doom to their vision and
objective of a global caliphate. Conversely, if they are successful and gain the wealth of Iraq coupled
with Iran's potential deployment of a nuclear capability, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States wili
roll up quickly. They will control the majority of the world's oil reserves and you will see gasoline at
$15 a gallon. This economic wealth coupled with the radical ideology will put the world on a collision
course with the Islamic Extremists.
If Europe has succumbed to Islamic Extremism through demographics, our challenges will be daunting,
They are well on the road to this outcome and Europe is still in denial. Yet the Cut and Run crowd does
not recognize this eventuality as they are blinded with their political rage against President Bush. Rage
and denial are not strategies. Nor have leaders of the US, Europe and Asia recognized that Islam n~ds a
Refonnation and Renaissance that some Muslims have written about like fonner Indonesian President
Wahid's OP ED Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam in the Wall Street Journal on Dec 30, 2005, Dr Tawfik
Hamid -The Roots ofIslam and fonner PLO terrorists Walid Shoebat - Why I left Jihad. Doesn't the
Cut and Run crowd read and recognize this threat? Why do they want to limit the President's ability to
listen to terrorists embedded in our society? They are more interested in a terrorist Bill of Rights.
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... Our Forward Strategy is essential to victory over Islamic Extremism just as it was in WWII and the Cold
War. We cannot lose this war in Iraq but we can ifthe will of the American people falters. The Cut and
Run crowd is doing their best to try getting the America people to lose faith in our Forward Strategy
without telling them the consequences. Our men in unifonn have performed magnificently and we
cannot betray them and those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice as the Cut and Run crowd did in
Vietnam. The consequences of a global Islamic Fundamentalist Caliphate are too severe this time.
Thomas G. MCInerney is a retired USAF Lt. Gen. and Paul Vallely is a retired USA Maj. Gen. They
coauthored Endgame and Warfooting and are Fox News Military Ana!ysts.
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From:· .Thomas McInerney ItmcinerneY@ID}fld

Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11 :58 AM
To: . Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD
Cc: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA: mmJ CIV.OASD·PA
Subject: FW: Sad to See
Eric
FYI Jed Babbin's article In the American Spectator.
Good stuff. Zinni never explains the threat of Islamic Extermism and Its ideology of
globa! dominance.
Tom
Thomas G. McInerney
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From: JedBabbln@lm'ld
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:41:20 EDT
To: tmclnerney •
Glenstrae77@rmtld i pauIValleIY@fJ:nl~~I~;t;1
6URM41516@rbltl4 : tuum::2:2:1
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WSSlnter@aol.com, roberthscalesdli • •
Subject: Sad to See
Zinni following in Wes Clark's footsteps. Cover photo isn't as good as I'd hoped. I wanted to photoshop him
into a tango with Hillary. .
The American Spectator <http://www.spectator,org/dsp_article.asp?art)d=9646>
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:' amGi elv. OASD-PA
To: Ruff, Eric. SES, eso
Subject: RE: would you please look at this one more time?
were you otherwise ok with the language??

From: Ruff. Eric, SES, OSP
sent~rch 31, 2006 7:04 PM
To: [UDUfIllllll C!V, OASP-PA
Subject: Re: would you please look at this one more time?
I think you need to add thorp's perry smith info -- give him what frank said and recommend
he consider adding the smith/desert storm elements for context. Please tell him that I
recommend this coa. Thanks .
. -----Original Message----
From: firitiS CIV, OABD-PA
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSP
Sent: Fri Mar 31 1B:2~:08 2006
Subject: would you please look at this one more time?
just want to make sure you're ok with it before i shoot it out to allard. included di
rita's suggested changes.
thanks I
mtI
The Pepartment of Defense outreach program to retired military analysts is on-going and
includes analysts from a broad range of backgrounds and affiliations (news organizationsl ,
Since 2002, and the beginning of the global war on terrorism, there have been more than 80
conference calls (at the least one per month, sometimes as often as weekly). In addition
the analysts are often invited to a day of briefings at the pentagon by senior DoD
officials, including the Secretary, There have been approximately 16 such briefings in
the past 4 years.
Topics covered range from the work up to the war to operations in the global war on
terror. including Iraq and Afghanistan, to BRAC, Operations at the Guantanamo Detention
Additionally, the analysts have participated in four DoD-coordinated trips. to Iraq and
three DoD-coordinated trips to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the beginning of the global war
on terror. '
ij5tlil
OSO Public Affairs
a~JhI The Pentagon
·~20301
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From:' JedBabbin@UmliIW
Sent: Monday, April 03,20068:17 AM
@hMMW BURM4151S@.i~
To: tmcinerney@TjAlWla P8Ulvalle= lashct@d\fiR Gtenstrae77
.;; ; CIV, OASD-PA; WSSlnter@aol.com:
roberthscales@l~A ••
Subject: Tale of Two Summits· Today's Spectator
The fact that terrorists met in Beirut at the same time the Three Amigos were meeting in Cancun should cause
us to demand an answer to why we aren't protecting the border. .
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
"
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From: . rmtm CIV. OASD.PA
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:15 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES,OSD
SUbject: Re: would you please look at this one more time?
Oh, I'll tell him that, but didn't think it necessary to include in the "background info"
on these briefings .... Are you otherWise ok with the language??
To: Nmld ClV, OASD-PA
Sent: Fri Mar 31 19:03:41 2006
Subject:Re: would you please look at this one more time?
I think you need to add thorp's perry smith info ~- give him what frank said and recommend
he consider adding the smith/desert storm elements for context. Please tell him that I
recommend this coa .. Thanks.
-----Driginal Message----
Fro.m: ~mm CIV, DASD- PA
Sent: Fri Mar 31 18:26:0B 2006
Subject: would you please look at this one more time?
just want to make sure you're ok with it before i shoot it out to allard. included di
rita's suggested changes.
thanks!
m
includes analysts from a broad range of backgrounds and affiliations (news organizations).
Since 2002, and the beginning of·the global war on terro~ism, there have been more than 80
conference calls (at the least one per month, sometimes as often as weekly). In addition
the analysts are often inVited to a day of briefings at the pentagon by senior 000
officials, including the Secretary. There have been approximately 16 such briefings in
the past 4 years.
Topics covered range from the workup to tbe war to operations in the global war on
terror, inclUding Iraq and Afghanistan, to BRAe. Operations at the Guantanamo Detention
Additionally, the analysts have participated in four DOD-coordinated trips to Iraq and
three DoD-coordinated trips to Guantanamo Bay, CUba, since the beginning of the global war
on terror.
-
QSD Public Affairs
ij~1I The Pentagon
W&Shiniton, D.C. 2030i

rmtm •
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From: .
Sent:
mm CIV, OASD·PA
Friday, March 31,20066:42 PM
Subject: RE: Inside the Wire· GITMO
that's why he didn't copy me ... he was responding directly to your email topaul.soit
probably didn I t occur to him to copy me .•. , since you didn" t! see? :)
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:05 PM
To: ri!\fla CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: Inside the Wire - GITMO
per our conversation.

From: Gordon Cucullu [mailto:gordo~Im3~ft&D.11I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:19 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD; 'Paul Vallely'
.Cc: 'Gordon eucullu'

SUbject: RE: Inside the Wire - GITMO
Eric, I was in DC last December and interviewed Doug Feith, Vince Brooks, Max Waxman,
Steve Rodriguez, and Tom Hemmingway, Waxman, Brooks, and Hemmingway were for attribution;
Feith wants to see anything we do and clear it first, and Steve was background.
We could certainly use more background, non-attribution stuff, particularly as it pertains
to 1) capture data on the detainees, 2) the 'checklist' or criteria that were used to
determine who got sent to GTMO and who got turned over to the Northern Alliance, 3)
stories of released detainees, 4) stories of recidivists, and 4) stories of those
considered to be the 'worst of the worst. '
Also we may need another follow on meeting with Tom Hemmingw~y to discuss the habeas
lawyers, especially now that the military commissions are underway.
I'm planning to be in Wash Thurs and Fri this week. I have a presentation on North Korea
at noon on the Hill but could meet with anyone prior to or ·afterwards, if you think it
makes sense. Otherwise we can pick different dates.
Best, Gordon Cucullu
On Mon. 27 Ma~ 2006 17:52:20 -0500, Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD wrote
> thanks for the info, paul. great news about the book. are the questions
> you are posing questions you will answer as authors? and if so, do
> you want to talk to some folks on background - your information only
> and not for pUblication -. for their views on these questions, and
> thus help you get your thoughtg formulated? thanks, eric
>
>
> From: Paul Vallely [mailto:paulvallely~~iS~Wr:all""""".
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:22 P~
> To: 'Ruff, Eric, SES, OABD-PA'
> Cc: 'Gordon Cucullu'
> Subject: Inside the Wire· GlrHO
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Read Gordon's column - The Right Approach· weekly and sign up for a free e-subscription.
Review a section of his hot new book on North Korea, separated at Birth: How North Korea
became the Evil Twin. For all this and more log on the web site www.colonelgordon.com.
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From:' JedBabbln@tmfuJWj
To: Ruff, Enc, SES. OSD
Subject: Cancel
, Hugh's schedule was just rearranged. Will not be hosting for him tomorrow. Thanks. "II pester you
guys again when I'm next on. Best. Jed.
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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From:' JedBabbin@tlDll5W
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 20064:56 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSC
Subject: Tomorrow
Eric: Any chance of getting one of the big dogs to talk about the Iraq update tomorrow? I'm guessing
the mosque shoot-em-up story has disappeared, and if so I don't want to revive it. But something on
how we're doing would be very good. Please let me know. The Hugh Hewitt Show, 6-9 EST, Salem
Radio Network (100+ cities, nationwide). I'll be hosting tomorrow. Many thanks. Best, J,ed.
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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From:' ~CIV.OASD-PA~.~.iI• • • •
Sent: Tuesday. March 28.20061:16 PM
SUbJect: ken allard
Hom~
Cell:_
thanks
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OSD Public Affairs
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www.AmericaSuPPQrtsYou.mif
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From:· Paul vallely lpauivallely@irr.lft~tlliii"• •
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:11 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSC
Cc: 'Gordon Cucullu'
SUbject: RE: Inside the Wire - GITMO
Yes. We need to answer those as the authors· based on good interviews, etc,
Putting a face on the detainees and terror is essential that is why we need as much on the
20 detainee stories that we can get and mo~e than is already in the public arena and
pUblic knowledge or that has been released to the .press so far. Hoping the JTF Gitmo will
provide us with that info that is not classified. If you can assist in any way on the 20
detailed detainee stories, that would be great. The next solid piece for the book then is
what did we get from them intell wise that helped us in the GWOT ..... ,.
Need for interviews on background, yes for sure. All of a sudden the book
market in NY is hot for this book We need to knock their Bocks off!!!!!
-~--~_._-----------------------_.---
Fox News Ch8.nnel
Paul E Vallely
Military Analyst
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From: Ruff, Eric, SES, OSD [mailto:Eric.Ruff@nMNil&
To: 'Paul Vallely'
Subject: RE: Inside the Wire - GITMO
thanks for the info, paUl. great news about the book. are the questions
you are posing questions you will answer .s'.uthors? and if 90, do you
want to talk to some folks on back~round - your information only and not for pUblication
-- f9r their views on ,these questions, and thus help you get your thoughts formulated?
thanks, eric
From:· Paul Vallely (mailto:paulvallelY@MmmDlIlI....1I
To: 'Ruff, Eric, SES, OASO-PA'
subject: Inside the Wire - GITMO
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From:' . tmfui elV, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: ken aUard
Attachments: MEMORANDUM re Ken Allard's request.doc
MEMORANDUM re
Ken Allard's req...
hi. here is the memo with ken's request and my proposed response. i will incorporate larry's suggestions. ken is writing a
book called "war heads" about the strategy and planning, etc. including the p.r. effort surrounding the war.
thanks
rrm
From: Ruff, EriC, 5ES, eso
To:
Cc:
01 Rita, L.arry, av, 050; Mmm. CN, OASO-PA
Barber, Allison, av, OASO-PA
Subject: RE: ken allard
I haven't seen anythIng from ken so can j please see his inquiry as well? what is he planning to do with the info and why Is
he asking? thanks. ..
From: OJ Rita, Larry, CIV, OSD
Sent: MonliMarch 27, 2006 5:24 PM
To:MdF CIV,OASO·PA; 01 Rita, larry, av, OSD
-ii' Cc: Barber, Allison, av, OASD-PA; RUff, Eric, SES, OSO
Subject: RE: ken allard
1. please don't make It a "SeeDer' program, but a 000 program.
Let eric r. look at it and let's decide it. It looks basically okay to me.
I'd like to emphasize it there is a way to do so that we have tried to include as many analysts as possible. some of the
interactions involve several, some only a few. Emphasize as well that we often bring them into the department, for a day
of briefings and interactions inclUding the secretary, and try to quantify those as distinct from the calls.
Tnx...
·---Original Messalil!-
From: rr.~i1"~l'J':iii:n.- av, OASO-PA c!IddNlmmJlD.m• • •
sent; Frfday, March 21, 2006 5:01 PM
To: Oi RIta, Larry. av, 050
Ce: Barber, Allison, CIV, OASO-PA
SUbject: RE: leen a1lard
here it is. you sent it forward on tuesday to mr. smith and allison asking them to look at it and think about It before
proceeding.
thanks
m
« File: MEMORANDUM re Ken Allard's request.doc »
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MEMORANDUM
To: Larry Oi Rita
From: _
Through: Allison Barber
Date: March 20, 2006
RE: Colonel Ken Allard's request
Below is an overview ofour outreach program to Retired Military Analysts for Ken
Allard's book. For your review, I've preceded the overview with his comments to me
clarifying exactly what he is looking for. Please let me know if you are satisfied with the
proposed response.
Ken Allard's Request:

Please tell them that it need not be comprehensive timely is a lot more important.
What rm really interested in:
1. When the program began.
2. Key briefings from OSD's point of view.
3. Some estimate of how many meetings, briefings et al took place ( ie, once a
week/twice a month from 2003, for example'?) That obviously cannot be a perfect number
so a reasonable SWAG is fine. r think it's significant that you guys have put a lot of work
into this, including trips, and that's what I want to show:
Ken
Proposed Response:
The Secretary of Defense outreach program to retired military analysts started in October
2002 with a roundtable meeting.
Since then, there have been more than 80 conference calls (at the least one per month,
sometimes as often as weekly) and 16 roundtable meetings with senior DoD officials in
the Pentagon. Topics covered range from the work up to the war to operations in the
global war on terror, including ]raq and Afghanistan. to BRAe. Operations at the
Guantanamo Detention Facility, Veterans Healthcare and the DoD budget. Additionally,
the analysts have participated in four DoD-eoordinated trips to Iraq and three 000
coordinated trips to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES. aso
Subject: Question and Interview Request
rmmJILong time no talk. Hope all is well with you.
I'm subbing for Hugh Hewitt today (6-9 EST, Salem Radio Network, nationally-broadcast to over 100
cities). Any chance I can get Gen. Conway to talk about the action yesterday in the Sadr mosque? I
think, given the coverage, that we need to get someone who can talk ahout the fact that we didn't
send anyone into any mosque and blast the notion we're destroying Islamic sites. Anything in those
hours. ten-twelve minutes is all we need. Pis call. Best, Jed.
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From:' JedBabbin@rmIMW
Subject: Re: Change in plan
Haven't. Will do now; thanks
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To: tm
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Subject: Illegal Immigration • Today's Spectator
All this talk about illegal immigration has to come down to fencing the border and pressuring Mexico. Neither
of which we're doing. '
Jed Babbin
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From: JedBabbin@iliiffMl
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:54 PM
To: Ruff, Eric, .SES, OSD
Subject: Change in plan
Eric: Sounds like, from the overseas reports, it's important to get out the idea that we didn't attack or enter a
mosque. Instead of Cucolo, is so~eone such as Conway available?
Aljazeera.Net. Many killed in Baghdad mosque clash

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Hugh Hewitt Show, Salem Radio Network, 6-9 PM Monday, 27 March, nationally-broadcast (
www.hughhewitt.com). Let's talk tomorrow. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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To:
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Saturday, March 25, 20064:35 PM
RUff, Eric, SES, OSD
Subject: Re: Cucoto
Eric: Many thanks. will do. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
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From:' JedBabbin@liiflii.
Sent: Frid~y, March 24, 2006 7:22 PM
To: Ruff. Eric, SES. OSD
Cc: dewey.ford@iraq.cenlcom.mll
Subject: Cucolo
Eric: Please remember to get me the contact info on Gen. Cucolo's PAD. He'd be a great guest for,
Hewitt on Monday. Many thahks. Best Jed.
Jed Babbin
(Fax)
(Mobile)
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Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: ~Ied at 1050, Substitute for Hewitt on Monday and wanted to tall<.
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From:' JedBabbin@jittlMl
Sent: flr.~ijdaYt March 23; 2006 1:46 PM
To: g i
Cc: Ruff, Eric, SES. OSD
SubJect: Re: [UJ MNF·I Press Conference
ramDII I'm subbing for Hewitt again on Monday. Wanna take a shot at getting Chiarelli or Casey again? Best,
Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From: ttmii CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Wednesday, March 22. 2006 9:33 PM
To: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
Subject: Fw:Tom Sullivan's article.
Fyi .....
From: tiM"' LTC USSOUTHCOM JTFGTMO
To: tJSfld C!V, OASD-PA
Sent: Wed Mar 22 18:28:16 2006
Subject: RE: Tom Sullivan's article.
Hi rmmI
Super idea, if it comes out in the next week r believe we can strategically place it in
the Early Bird - let me know.
Believe an analyst trip would be great in the May/June t,imeframe, give the new commander
of the JTF, RMDL Harris (March 31), time to assimilate his considerable new
responsibilities, Some thoughts on your visit agenda:
Believe the impact of the OARDEC process has been under reported. commissions aside, 290
detainees have been transferred to their country of origin or outright released through
the CSRT/ARB process - this is unprecedented in an ongoing war. Another 130 detainees
have been recommended by the ARB process for release or transfer and will probably occur
this year. We currently have approximately 490 detainees in custody at the JTF. Look at
the numbers when another 130 detainees are reJeased. ThePOTUS and the SECDsF have always
stated that we don't wish to hold a detainee any longer than he's a threat to the U.S. or
are no longer of intelligence value. The annual ARB process validates that statement.
The media often negatively focuses on the commissions process, citing that only 10
detainees have been charged to date and the rest are languishing at GTMO. The ARB process
that has released nearly 300 detainees turns 'that misinformation/deception on it's headl
Believe that the military analysts could also visit Camp 6 which will be completed in
August. This 30M plus facility is state-of-the-art, includes medical and dental
facilities. recreation yards. etc .. will have less escort requirments, etc. allows the JTF
to significantly reduce the Trooper footprint. Camp 6 is not about expansion it's about
improving our process'and procedures and the quality of life for detainees. Eventually
Camps 1-3 will close.
Why would the American people expend such resources and require such sacrifice from the
young men and women who serve here in this challenging environment? Because we run a
professional camp, serious about our mission of safe, humane, care and custody of the
dangerous men in our charge - a true reflection of our American and service values.
We've also significantly upgraded our medical facilities since the last analyst Visit.
The population health initiatives offered to detainees rival those provided in the U.S.
Example: we offered colonscopies to our detainee population over 50 recently. 90'
accepted, and there are other health initiatives for the detainees that would Ultimately
reinforce with the American people our committment to our nations values.
The other exciting piece is the strategic intelligence that's being gathered in support of
the global war on terrorism. The media and habeas attorneys cite the fact that the
detainees here no longer provide valuable intel due to prolonged detention. That's
~bsolu:ely false I I A targeted intel brief for military analyst on the valuable strategic
1nt~l11g~nc~ currently produced at GTMO would prove very valuable as an extra tool in
the1r brleflng kit bags.
Just my 2 cents worth,~:-)
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Take care,
JM
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Sent: Wednesday, March 22/ 2006 5:35 PM
To: • • LTC USSOUTHCOM JTFGTMO
Subject: RE: Tom Sullivan'S .article.
hi_
no, i believe he is writing a whole story and wanted dana's thoughts on the original
article to give him some fuel ....
while we're on the subject ... we're thinking of another analyst trip down there. we'd like
to focus more on the commissions process, where we are, how it's going, etc. rathe~ than
how we treat them, what their housing is like, etc. do you suppose we could do this
relatively soon??
the next couple of weeks?? let me know what would make sense for you folks down there an~
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iill run the traps on this end.
thanks ... hope you're well,
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To: M5TlB CIV, CASD-PA
Subject: RE: Tom Sullivan'S article.
rmtm1
Are they sending a letter to the editor?
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Mbfl9 I I,TC USSOUTHCOM JTFGTMO

SUbject: FW: Tom Sullivan's article.
a1l, forwarded from a mil analyst, fyi. l've also pasted the article he references at the
bottom of this email.
thanks
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From: Dillon,.Dana [mailto:dana.dillon (b)(6)
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:00 PM
To: "Ms CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: Tom Sullivan's article.
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From: Crimmin~, Jerry lmailto:JCRIMMINSI~ifi~fi~n~""
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:29 AM
To: Dillon, Dana
Subject: Rt: Tom Sullivan's article.
Dana,
3/22
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Or do'I call you Major?

Thanks for your very clear responses. Can't think of anything extra to ask you right
now. I should start writing this tomorrow. If I encounter another quest10n, I hope I can
contact you again.
Have had to question about 20 people this week and last on both sides. My publisher
wants a thorough story.
Few can get to the point as fast as you.
Jerry Crimins
chicago Daily Law Bulletin
312-644-4535
From: Dillon, Dana [mailto:dana.dillo~
To: Crimmins, Jerry
Subject: reI Tom Sullivan's article.
Jerry,
You can call me almost anytime today at (202) 608-6133.
A few comments.
I believe the very first sentence of Sullivan'S article is incorrect. It is the
policy of the International Committee of the Red Cross to not publish its findings or make
them available to the pUblic.
I believe that the "tantamount to torture" statement came from a united Nations group that
did not visit GITMO. The rest of that paragraph is equally misleading. First, there were
about 800 prisoners that have stayed at GlTHO at one time or another and the current
number is approximately 400. This information is on the 000 website and easily
obtainable. I don't know what "Virtual solitary confinement" means to Mr. Sullivan. His
own article discusses prisoners talking to other prisoners and exercising in a yard with
other prisoners. If he means they don't have cell mates, then yes, each of the cells was
for one person. The last sentence of the paragraph is the first one that is factually
correct.
Paragraph 2: yes some, maybe many, prisoners are repeatedly interrorgated. The
interrogators have to check facts and then come up with a new list of questions to ask.
There is frequently weeks and months between int@r~ogations. I witnessed three
interrogations. There were no dogs, no improper use of force and one prisoner was eating
doughnuts du~ing the interrorgation.
Paragraph 5: I have limited pe~sonal experience with prisons, I toured the
disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas a~d my duties as an army officer took me
to the military prison in Mannheim, Germany several times, and once I visited a city lock
up in Kearney, Nebraska. Based on that experience, the prison cells at GITMO were
comparable in size and availability of amenities to any other prison cell I've aeen. It is
not CLua-CUBA - it is a prison. Yes, there was a mattress available to sleep on, and a
toilet and a sink. I also sleep on a mattress at home.
Mr. Sullivan is incorrect about the rain coming in. The cells are protected from
the ~ain. It was pouring rain when I visited the cells and I did not get rained 'on while
in the prison area, in fact the group I was with was reluctant to leave the cell area
beCAuse we had to run thru the rain to get to the busses. The only people that got wet
from the rain, were the group I was with, one prisoner that WAS being transferred from
inter~ogation to his cell, and the guards. The cells were not air conditioned and it does
get hot in Cuba, but the cells were shaded and open to the sea breeze.
I do not recall seeing "undulating hori20ntal bars' and when I spoke with a prison
doctor he did not mention that there was any unusual or exceptional eye damage to
prisoners. Yes, the prison exerci~e yard was sorrounded by a chain link fence. So is my
backyard.
The prisoners write, send and receive letters. Are the letters to and from
terrorists ,screened? Yes.
Yes, some prisone~s are
As far as meals go, I am not sure what Mr. Sullivan is accustomed to, but I ate 'one
of the meals that were served to the prisoners and it was plentiful and tasty, inclUding
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fresh fruit and vegetables. I've heard my experience w~th meals repeated by a number of
people that have visited GITMO. I have never heard or read a statement from any person
that actually ate at GITMO, that the food was in anyway improper or insufficient.
Paragraph G: I spoke with doctors at GITMO and they claim that most of the prisoners
there are in much better shape than when they
arrived. The doctors said that there was no lack of medical facilities
at GiTHO. The doctors specifically stated ,that the incidence of mental health problems was
no higher at GITMO than in the general American population.
Last Paragraph: The battlefield is not a crime scene and soldiers don't carry CSI
kits. Investigating the alleged crimes of enemy combatants picked up on the battlefield is
almost impossible. Of the ~lmost 400 prisoners released since the invasion of Afghanistan
there has been 12 incidents of released prisoners returning to fight American or ooalition
soldiers. If the United States does not keep enemy combatants at GITMO, then where else
should they be kept?
Dana Dillon
article:
A national disgrace
Scandalous state of affairs at Gitmo
By Thomas P. Sullivan
Published March 1, 2006
"Tantamount to torture" is how an inspection committee of the International Committee of

the Red Cross recently described detention practices at Guantanamo Bay. More than 400 men
have been detained for more than four years in virtual solitary confinement at the
military detention center in Cuba. The prisoners, whom the U.S. government has denominated
"enemy combatants," are foreign citi:zens taken into custody from various countries.
They have ceen interrogated repeatedly. With few exceptions, they have insisted they have
done nothing wrong and took no action against the U.S. government. Some may have violated
international laws. some may be terrorists. But others may not. What we do know is that
these people have not been charged, let alone tried. The Bush administration has fought
tooth and nail to prevent these "detainees",from ceing given an opportunity to appear
before a court to challenge the basis for the government's classifying them as combatants.
They just languish in G~tmo.
The writ of habeas corpus is enshrined in our constitution: "The privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of recellion or invasion the
puclic safety may require it." '
It is the traditional method used to require prosecutors to explain to a judge the basis
'for imprisoning those suspected of committing crimes. In an astounding surrender to
executive power, Congress recently passed a bill purporting to repeal the prisoners' right
to file habeas petitions and substituted a procedure that leaves the prisoners at the whim
and caprice ot military tribunals. Translation: continued indefinite incarceration.
I recently traveled to Guantanamo to interview a client, a man from Saudi Arabia. He is in
his 30s. married, father of several children, who has been incarcerated since late 2001.
An interpreter who speaks Arabic accompanied me. I am serving without charge. Armed
soldiers searched us and escorted us to and from a small cubicle. One 'of my client's legs
was shackled to the floor.
Many of the cells--more appropriately described as cages--were made froom shipping
containers, G-by-9-feet. with a raised cement slab and mattress for a' bed. a metal floor,
a toilet and a wash basin. That's it. Heat and rain enter freely. often making it
alternately extremely hot or cold. .
The walls are mesh or undulating horizontal bars, causing damage to prisoners' eyesight.
Prisoners see and converse only with detainees in cells adjacent or directly across from
their.cell~: Pri~on gu~rds escort them individually to a shower twice a week and to
exerc~se tW1ce a week 1n an enclosure consisting of a cement floor about 15 yards square
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surrounded by a chain-link fence. They have no aCcess to r~dio, TV, magazines, newspapers
or telephone. Reading materials are sparse--everytbing sent, including letters from
families, is screened, a proceSS that often takes many months. The lunch I saw served
appeared hardly fit to eat.
Many prisoners are suffering physically and mentally from isola~ion, lack of proper food,
medical care and exercise. Some have been driven to hunger strikes and attempts at
suicide.
In times.of national stress our commitment to due process is most severely tested. The
temptation to adopt autocratic measures springs to the fore, made all the more palatable
when the perceived enemy is a foreigner who speaks in a strange tongue and adheres to
unfamiliar religious and cUltural traditions. Former U.S. supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor once reminded us that "it is in those times that we must preserve our commitment
at home to the principles for which we fight abroad. II We should promptly bring an end to
this national disgrace .
. ".,
Thomas P. Sullivan is an attorney in Chicago.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 21,2006 10:59 AM
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To: nashct@J5fla Glenstrae77
OSD PA; WSSlnter@aol.com;
SUbject:
Rich Lowry's column in NR last week - the "To hell with them hawks" - was wrong in many respects. Here's the
answer to it.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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Attached is the edited transcript from yesterday's military analyst call with LTO Dempsey.
The entire call was on background.
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Military Analysts Call

Thursday, March 16,2006
Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the Multi-National Security Transition
Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I)
On Background
Hosts: Mr. Dallas Lawrence, OASDPA, (b)(6) OASDPA
Room tiDIdl LTG Dempsey in Iraq
Transcriber: Murphy
Lawrence: (in progress) the entire call will be on background. You are free to quote
the source as a senior military leader, but otber than that, it's on background, and
General Dempsey should be calling in sh!Jrtly.
(break to wait)
The show is yours, sir. We have gone over the ground rules. Our folks know this call is
on background, and we appreciate you joining us this evening from Iraq.
Dempsey: My pleasure.
Lawrence: General, if you'd like to kind of give an opening overview of the cunent status
offorces, what the successes your folks are seeing there, anything you'd like to discuss,
then we can open it up for questions.
Dempsey: Yeah, I think I would. But I will keep it brief, because I would rather just field
the questions that they are inteJested in.
First ofall, hello to all of you. Most of you have been over here at one time or another.. !
am just crossing my 21 SI month in Baghdad, 14 the first time and seven now. So I've got
a bit of a. it seems to me, a historical perspective on this whole thing.
And what I would say in general tenus in that regard is that although the generation of
the combat forces, the more than 100 battalions'of Army and police battalions that are out
there get most oftbe notoriety, the - it seems to me that the - an equally important story
is the institutions that are being built above it, that is to say the Ministry of Defense and
Ministry of Interior, as well as the - kind ofthe foundation of the whole thing which is an
education system, an Iraqi training and doctrine command that includes 18 institutes,
academies, colleges and training centers so that this force we are building will be two
things principally - three really. One is capable, clearly. But the other two are one that is
an institution from top to bottom, from foot soldier to minister, and even more important
than that an institution of national unity, that is, a cohesive force inside the country at a
time when they clearly need some cohesive forces working on their behalf. And I think
there's been some reasons to believe that that endeavor and that entire enterprise is
moving in that direction.
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And with that, I will say only one other thing, and that is I know nothing, literally, about
Operation Swarmer, so if you will stay clear oftbat, I would be happy to answer your
questions.
Q: General, this is Jeff McCausland. Good to talk to you again. Could you talk a little bit
about that national unity function? Ofcourse, there's been various reports after the
bombing of the Golden Mosque (22 February in Samarra). And in general, the ones I
have read seem to be swnmarized by saying the Iraqi security forces, the aony,
performed quite well; in fact, they deployed rapidly and were a settling influence,
however, that the police forces were somewhat mixed results in tenns of that whole being
cohesive, being identified as a unifying force, et cetera.
Could you talk a little about those events, and those two different parts of the security
force?
Dempsey: Sure. In general terms, I would say that the army and the national police - and
the national police, by the way, used to be called when you were here last time the special
police - and consist of the commando division and the public order division, thoise
national forces, we have more visibility on them than we do the locai police, but
perfonned very well. They were very deliberate; tbey were poised. I would describe their
activities as a settling - clearly a settling influence on what was essentially a very
emotionally charged atmosphere.
There were reports of certain units that chose not to confront armed militia, and there
were some armed militia activities that cropped up, notably the (Muqtada Sadr's) Jaysh al
Mahdi in and around Sadr City. But frankly, they didn't have much political top cover to
do so. In other words. there was a conscious decision taken at the national level not to
exacerbate the problem by handling two problems at once, you know, you've got the
emotionally charged atmosphere of the mosque and the religious undertones ofthat and
the decision was made not to confront militias. but rather ensure that they were not acting
in criminal ways. So, for example, there were a couple of mosques that were taken over
by militias - the militia of course claimed - and it may be true -. that they took them over
in order to protect them - but when the legitimate forces went and said, okay, we got it
now, they - in every case .- they dispersed.
There were other reports about lUllled groups moving through the streets. you know,
shooting their rifles in the air and things that over here are somewhat common place, I
don't want to diminish that, but in every case, again, the legitimate security forces had a
leveling effect on all that and kind of channeled all this excess energy.
Now we're still in the - this is ail very recent, so we're still in the process at some level
of accumulating our lessons leamed. And there were a couple of instances where local
police in particular, I am not talking about the national police or the national army, but
the local police may have, you know, turned a blind eye to some things. But frankly, I
saw this as a watershed moment for the Iraqi Security Forces, and they not only passed
the challenge but did so very well.
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Q: General, Jed Babbin. Thanks again for hosting us when we were over there in
Decembe~. What can you tell us about the militias infiltrating the legitimate forces and
we hear all sorts of goofY reports about people coming in and sectarian violence coming
out of some of these forces.
Dempsey: First of all, let me go from the latter part of your question to the fanner. Make
no mistake about it, there are intelligence reports on a frequent basis .that cause us to be
concerned about the activities of pieces of the legitimate security forces, never an entire
unit, but rather an individual or two or three or 10, maybe, inside of a legitimate unit.
And we've got a system in place with our Iraqi counterparts to investigate those. And we
have on, I don't know, in the last six months or so, we've had the occasion to change
commanders of battalions in both the army and the national police - again, the
commandos and public order.
We've also changed a number of brigade commanders because there was enough
evidence they were not exerting the kind ofcontrol and discipline over their force they
needed.
But again, this is probably two or three battalions out of 100 or so in the army, and one
brigade out of eight in the national police and two battalions out of24 in the national
police.
So, I mean, you know, it's significant, but not anything that would me to describe this as
an endemic problem.
Now, back to the issue of infiltration. This is one of my favorite words. naturally. And
it's hard for me to sign up for infiltration when we talk about the legitimate, that is to say,
. the governmental recognized militias - you know, the peshmerga, the Badr and seven
others are identified in CPA order No. 91 as legitimate militias that must be over time
disarmed and/or assimilated into Iraqi society and even the Iraqi Security Forces.
So we clearly have had fanner Badr Corps, fonner peslunerga come in to the security
forces as individuals, intentionally. In fact, in some cases we've taken inputs and allowed
them to be recruited intentionally that way as part of an 8$similation process. The key is
not to have them all in one place, and the second key is to have the leaders of units be
diverse, and have the Min (Military Transition Team) teams that overwatch them be
sensitive to these kind of things and also the special police transition teams as well.
Now there are other militias, let's even be less specific, and call them anned groups out
there that are more problematic. And I mentioned the Jaysh al Mahdi as one of them,
because it's not a recognized militia by the .CPA order No. 91.
Secondly, many of the young men that tend to drift toward Jaysh al Mahdi are
uneducated, almost universally unemployed, and as a result they can't even get into the
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legitimate security forces because the legitimate security forces have a recruiting standard
and generally they can't pass it. So they pose a little bit different kind of problem.
But infiltration is probably less precise than it ought to be, given that in some cases these
men are actually invited in.
Q: Hey Marty, Bob Scales, how are you doing?
Dempsey: Hi, Bob, good to hear from you.
Q: Listen, I am intrigued by your description of a building of an institutional part of the

anny, a sort of TRADOC if you will. Are you actually building things like academies,
staff colleges, war colleges, NCO academies, things of that sort? And if so, is that your
mission or does that belong to somebody else? And I guess the last part is how is that
. going?
Dempsey: It is my mission. It was actually - it all started on Dave's (Petraeus) watch,

actually. The concept has kind of matured and in fact, in my other hat, which is the
NATO commander in Iraq, that's really in terms of officer education, that's their niche.
But, yeah. we've graduated our first class from the Iraqi military academy at Rustamiyah
78 new second lieutenants, none of whom had previous military experience. And that's
significant, because you know we've also brought in, as you know, fonner officers to fill
the ranks, and this was the first class - it graduated in Janulllj', that is young men who
never had any previous military experience. So that's the beginning, it seems to me, of an
officer development system, officer education system that will over time, you know,
essentially replenish the ranks from start to finish.
And we're going to - we actually, it's another one of these national unity initiatives.
There's three military academies in Iraq. One in Zalcho, one in Qualachulon (?), they're
both in Kurdistan. and one at Rustamiyah. And we've got them linked together with a
common curriculum, a common program of instruction, common course length, they
share instructors. And now they are each producing about 100 every nine months. Where
we want to get them is to each produce about 300 because our analysis of the life-cycle
needs ofthe anny is that they'll need about 900 new lieutenants every year.
But that's all in place. There's a joint staff college equivalent to our Command and
General Staff College in place. It "ill graduate SO junior level they call it - that'd be
majors and lieutenant colonels and then this year, this is the'pilot year, 37 of the seniors,
which are essentially full colonels and civilians, by the way, and that course will double
in size next year as well.
There's a war college - actually they are going to call it a national defense university,
that will open in September. And by the way, that's not unique on the anny side. On the
police side we've recently converted Baghdad police college to the production of .
officers, and they've got a nine-month course - I'm sorry, they've got a six-month, a one-
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year course, and they've got a three·year course. And all those are up and running and if
you all come over here and want to visit them - I think that this is what will essentially
create this enterprise that will endure ovet time.
Q: I am trying to get over there specifically just to bother you for a couple days so I can
come back and report all that. I really think the larger message needs to be made. It's not
just about producing battalions or producing soldiers and policemen, but it's also about
producing infrasU'Ucture, and I think that's a story that the American people need to hear.
Dempsey: Absolutely right. And,just to highlight - or reinforce that point, it's really
what we focus on now. I mean the generation of units is really (in train?) and requires
very little - and by the way, handed over in great measure. The platform instructors for
all of these institutes, academies, training centers, used to be exclusively Coalition and
now it's 70 percent Iraqi. And by the end of this year, we will have transitioned most
instructor positions over to Iraqis and then we'll be in a mentoring and advising role
there.
We've also sent 500 mid.grade officers out of country as part of a NATO initiative to,
you know, to the Marshall Center. And we had a kid graduate from Sandburst who
graduated with an award for the best foreign cadet. So, 1 mean, that's the institution side
of it. It's not sexy, but it's the most important thing we're doing.
Q: And a story that needs to be told.
Q: Hey, sir, Ken Allard. Actually I think we adopted the class a1 Rustamiyah on our last
trip over there ourselves. And we sure remember them very fondly.
Dempsey: Yeah, that's right, I do.
Q: The thing that I am getting a lot of questions about from our correspondents -- by the
way, they talk about the present level of violence is making it even tougher on them to
'cover the story than it otherwise would have been.
One of the things that is interesting to me, based on my own experience in Bosnia, is
whether or not you are seeing any signs of what amounts to a de facto ethnic cleansing?
Because what happened over there was not so much that you had the death squads
moving around, they were certainly present, probably in the same way that they are in
Iraq, but what was happening is that a lot of what was going on was simply people
getting out ofhann's way_ Are you seeing any signs that that is going on, and ifso, what
are the institutions you're building doing about that? .
Dempsey: Yeah, one ofthe - well, a couple of ways to answer that, ·or a couple of aspects
to the answer. And that is most of the problems, this is no surprise, it's a flash to the
obvious, you know, it's where the fault lines exist. And the principal fault line exists in
Baghdad, pure and simple. It's also the center of gravity politically and so forth.
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So we haven't seen the kind of problems that you are talking about any place else than
Iraq with the exception of Baghdad. One of General Casey's CCIR (commanders' critical
infonnation requirements) is displacement of civilians, for exactly the reason you talk
about. Are they being forced out, are they leaving?
By the way, the analysis of that is very complicated right now because we are right in the
middle of Arba'een. Ashura is, you know, their Good Friday essentially, and then 40 days
later is the Arba'een holiday and they - and many of them troop south, many ofthe Shi'a
pilgrims, I should be more specific - troop south. And that's going 'on at precisely the
time we are trying to figure out, you know, what) truth and what's fiction about the
movement of people.
There have been two - since the Samma mosque incident - there's been two reports of
families on the move. One was I think - and again this is all on background, so please
don't use the exact number - one involved 200 families and another one about the same
number moving from Baghdad south. And the first report was absolutely detennined to
be pilgrims. The second one we don't have the answer yet; it could very well be that there
were people that had moved out of southeast Baghdad to the south, to get away from
what they perceived to he an unsecure situation.
As to what we're doing about it. this is really an operational answer to that question, but
we are really focused like a laser beam on Baghdad, because again, for all the reasons I
mentioned. And General Casey as yO\! know has brought up the - a piece of his
operational reserve to thicken the ranks. It's also been, by the way, a pretty good test of
their ability to move and determine what timelines they would need to have to move.
We've brought three battalions of public order back from - they were forward deployed
elsewhere, we brought them back into Baghdad. The Iraqi anny
has moved another
couple baualionsinto Baghdad.
So we've probably increased the force levels in Baghdad by about anywhere from 3,500
to 4,000. Increased a number of patrols by between 150 and 200 a day. Kind of the issue
now is restoring public confidence, frankly, and that takes place by increased presence.
And so all that's happening. And we're monitoring the kind of things you just talked
about as part of our CCIR.
But to this point, we haven't seen those kind of displacements. What we have seen is kind
of a bit of a back and forth, you know, there will be a Sunni atrocity and then there will
be a Shi'a atrocity and a Sunni atrocity. So the real trick here is to break: the cycle, and
we are working on that.
Q: General, Bob Maginnis. Question regarding the defense ministry and the interior
ministry and whether or not you are seeing indications that they are maturing enough to
be able to oversee countrywide the types of functions that you just described.
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Dempsey: Yeah, maturing -- the present participle applies. They are clearly, they are
clearly maturing. And we monitor - just like the tactical units have a - we call it a
transitional readiness assessment. It's a monthly report card, if you will. We've got one
that we, that we - where we evaluate ourselves, because we are not advisors over there,
we're partners with them. And so on a monthly basis we detennine what progress we
have made or have failed to make on 18 key functions in any ministry, and it's everything
from personal management with, you know, subtext of pay and promotion and
retirement, all the way down to the inspector general function.
And we have - you know that I've got developmental responsibility for both ministries.
And I've got right now about 70 soldiers and civilians in each ministry, and that number
is going to go up a bit here in the next month because we have made some analysis of
additional needs. And we really want them to get off to a promising start in this fU'St 100
days of the new government. We are really focused on having them achieve some
successes in the first 100 days or so in the new government. And so we're really, we've
got some programs we've worked out with them to give them a few early wins if you
want to call it that.
So, now there are some processes though where we have made enormous strides, pay for
example. Promotion we're close, very close. And some that are just going to take longer.
And the two that come immediately to mind are procurement and contracting. You know,
they corne from a command-directed economy where pretty much if you needed it you
asked for the money, if you got it, you spent it. There was no competitive bidding and no
competing in the free market economy against other sectors of the economy.
But they are very much in a free market economy now. They have to make their case to a
council, and they've to do competitive bidding. This is their law, by the way, not ours
their new law I should say. So that's been a real eye opener for them, and that probably is
going to take, you know, a couple of years, I think, to mature.
Q: General, just one follow-up. The pay you mentioned, YQU know, what have you done
to fix that?
Dempsey: Oreat question. Well, first of all, we've identified the problem. The problem
wasn't pay: it was easy to lump it in to the category of pay. The problem was really
personal accountability, frankly. So, for example, if a commander up in Mosul didn't
have proper accountability of his people and either nwnbers or in rank structure and he
placed a demand on the system - and it's still a manual system - and here came the
payroll (north?) and he got there and he didn't have enough money to pay, then it was
sort oflumped in in precisely as a pay problem. Well, it wasn't a pay problem, it was a
personal accountability problem. So that's where we put our effort.
And we've got a couple of initiatives in place to build for them what we might call a little
personnel administration center in each battalion where as these soldiers go on leave you
~ow, they're basically on a 21-day on, seven-day off cycle, they process in and out ~ch
tIme. And it's beginning to give us a heck of a lot more clarity on wh~"s out there. And
NY TIMES 6544
as a result, I would venture to say - now this, our last month may have been an anomaly,
I hope not, but the last month we had fewer than 1,000 pay problems in an army of, you
know, that's just now at about at 106,000. And those were COlTected very quickly upon
identification.
The police is a little different. You know, they draw their pay and their support for local
JXllice from the provinces and then the national police are supported from the center. So,
you know, we're learning as we go with that, but we've made some pretty significant
strides with that as well.
I i,
Q: General, this is Jeff McCausland again. On the (inaudible) side, there's been a lot of
focus frankly on the actual ministers, aMr. (inaudible - sounds like he might mean
Bayan Jaber, interior minister) the minister of interior is one that (inaudible - is talked
about?) an awful lot. r'u fully understand if you don't want to want to comment at all.
But I am curious about your thoughts at all, because obviously the guys at the top are
going to be key and essential on answering a lot of these questions, whether it's
infiltration, whether it's pay, (inaudible) et cetera.
Dempsey: You know ministers - in general terms - I don't want to comment about them
personally because, you know, I mean, I have such a close relationship to them it
wouldn't take too long to figure out where it carne from.
But I will tell you in tell you in general terms, what this country needs in my view is
ministers who -- you know, we tend to say we need a government of national unity, and
that's a fact. No doubt about it. But you do need ministers in the key positions who have
a strong political backing. In other words, they've got to have a constituency so that as
they are buffeted by other influencers they've got Some political backing. I mean, this is a
democracy now. .
(break in transcript)
Q: Sir, Ken Allard again. I was really impresSed with some of the (inaudible - sounds
like BUDS) that we saw, particularly with the overlapping surveillance systems. Have
those things been any real assistance to you guys in dealing with the problem of the civil
violence? Have those systems helped you guys at all react? .
Dempsey: Yeah, I think so. Frankly, Pete Chiarelli would be better positioned to answer
that because he really has access to that all the time. But I do know that .
Q: Well tell him that I said hi and alsothat-
Dempsey: I will.
Q: And I'll ask him those embarrassin.g questions myself.
NY TIMES 6545
Dempsey: Yeah, yeah. No problem. But I Will say that he has reported that some of those
things have allowed - you know the whole issue in this part of the world, I am not just
talking about Baghdad or Iraq, but this part ofthe world is rumor generally trumps fact.
And what these overlapping systems have allowed us to do in many cases is confinn or
deny and tamp down things that otherwise could really spin out of control.
Lawrence: Any additional questions for the general?
Q: Well, thanks for what you've done, buddy. This is Bob Scales. You know, you've
done a terrific job and all of us over here are really proud of you.
Dempsey: Well, thanks~ That means a lot. And by the way though, it hasn't escaped me. I
know you're trying to get over here, but I notice you didn't try to get over here before St.
Patrick's Day (Iaughter-).
Q: He~, I am on a (six - inaudible) train tomorrow morning; I am going to O'Houlihan's

on 57' Street, and I'll drink a beer (inaudible) I am going to march in the parade, Marty
(laughter).
Dempsey: Are you really? That's great.
Q: Take care, my friend.
Dempsey: All right, you all take care.
Q: Take care, sir.
Q: Thanks to you, general.
Q: Hey Dallas?
Lawrence: Yes, sir. Folks, just a quick reminder that was on background. Go ahead,
colonel.
(sidebar conversation continues).
End of transcript
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Office of the secretary of Defense

Ret Conference Call with Se~ior 000 Officials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, TODAY, March 16, 2006 from 12:30~1:00.
Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Commander Multi-National Security Transition Command

Iraq will brief you on current operations in training the ISF as well as successeS and
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Lieutentant General
MARTIN E. DEMPSEY
Commander
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Commander, NATO Training Mission-Iraq
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE: USMA
MILITARY SCHOOLS AITENDED

Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
National War College
EDUCATIONAL pEGREES
United States Military Academy - as . No Major
Duke University. MA - English
United States Army Command and General Staff College. MMAS • Mllitary Arts and Sciences
National Defense University. MS· National Security and Strategic Studies
FOREIGN LANGUAGECSl French
PROMOTIONS PATE Of APPOINTMENT

2LT S Jun 74
ILT 5 Jun 76
CPT 8 Aug 78
MAJ I Sep 85
LTC I Apr 91
COL I Scp 95
SG I Aug 01
MG I Sep 04
LTG Frocked
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

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Jan 75 May 76 Platoon Leader, B Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Annorcd Cavalry, United
States Army Europe and Seventh Anny, Gennany
May 76 Sep77 Support Platoon Leader, 1st Squadron, 2d Annored Cavalry, United
States Army Europe and Seventh Anny, Germany
Sep 77 Jun 78 S·I (Personnel), 1st Squadron, 2d Annored Cavalry. United States Army
Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Jul78 Jan 79 Student, Armor Officer Advanced Course, United States Anny Armor
School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Apr 79 Jan 80 Motor Officer, Ist Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado -
Jan 80 Oct 80 Commander, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado
Oct 80 Jun 81 S-3 (Operations), 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado
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Jun 81 lui 82 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Ist Squadron, lOth
Cavalry, 4th InfantrY Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado
Aug 82 May 84 Student, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Jun 84 Jul 87 )nstructor, later Assistant Professor, Department of English, United States.
Military Academy, WestPoint, New York
Aug 87 Jun 88 Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas
Jul88 Sep 89 Executive Officer, 4th Battalion, 67th Armor, 3d Armored Division,
United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Sep89 May91 S-3 (Operations). later Executive Officer, 3d Brigade, 3d Annored
Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Gennany and
OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM. Saudi Arabia'
Jul91 lun 93 Commander, 4th Battalion, 67th Annor, 1st Brigade, I st Armored
Division, United States Army Europe And Seventh Army, Germany
Jul93 Jun 95 Chief, Armor Branch, Combat Arms Division, Officer Personnel
Management Directorate. United States Total Army Personnel Command,
Alexandria, Virginia
Aug 95 Jun 96 Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington. DC
Jul96 Jul98 Commander, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado
lui 98 Oct 99 Assistant Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Europe and
Africa, J-5. The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Oct 99 Aug 01 Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint
Staff, Washington. DC
SepOI Jun 03 Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization
Program, Saudi
Arabia
Jun 03 Oct 04 Commanding General. 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe
and
Seventh Army, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM,Iraq
Oct 04 Jul05 Commanding General, I st Armored Division, United States Army Europe
and Seventh Army, Germany
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS D3ill Rank

Assistant Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs Jun 98 - Oct 99 Colonel
, Europe and Africa, J-5, The Joint Staff. Washington, DC
Special Assistant 10 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Oct 99 -Aug 01 Colonel
Staff. The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
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future challenges. (His Biography is attached for your review), This call will be on BackgroWld,
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will brief you on curreht operations in training the ISF as well as successes and future challenges. (His
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To: llDl.\VJIIII CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: Re:
Thanks~ Let's have the intersn start dialing the top 20 analysts at 9 today and
those on the west coast at 10 to make sure they know about this.
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From: Nmtd CIV, OASD-PA
To: raNa CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: Thu Mar 16 06:09:59 2006
Subject:
«Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Picture»

MEMORANDUM
office of the Secretary of Defense

Re: Conference Call with Senior DoD Qfficials
We invite you to participate in a conference call, TODAY, March 16, 2006 from 12:30-1:00.
Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Commander Multi-National Security Transition Command
Iraq will brief you on current operations in training the ISF as well as successes and
future challenges. (His Biography is attached for your review). This call will be on
Background.
To participate in this conference call, please dial l.an~lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIIand
Please R.S.V.P. to RDdti3 at _ • or call her at (b)(2)
«Dempsey Bio.doc»
OSD Public Affairs
Community'Relations and public Liaison
emM The Pentagon

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(b)(6)
From: rnma CIV.OASD_PA _

Sent: ThurSda, March 16,20067:10 AM
To: !IMRiE. CIV, OASD-PA
-Attachments: Dempsey Bio.doc; Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Picture
Dempsey Blo.doc
(166 K8)
MEMORANDUM

Date: March 16,2006
you on current operations in training the ISF as well as successes and future challenges. (His Biography is
Please RrS.V.P. to _ a (b)(6) or call her at (b)(2)
We hope you are able to participate,
tmtld
OSD Public Affairs
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The Pentagon
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'I Merrill. Roxie. AFIS-HQ; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
contact info for Gen Dempsey
~ sounds great! I will send out the invite within the hour. Dial in info will be
included. No need to forward dempsey's bio, as I have itl :) thanks again fpr the
coordination on this!
More soon,
rim
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From: LTC!OS
To: CIV, OASD-PA
CC: I • COL MNFI STRATCOM; Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA
Sent: Thu Mar 16 00:53:21 2006
Subj ect: RE: {UJ FW: Urgent! PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
•
LTG Dempsey will be available at 2030 Baghdad Time I 1230 EST. Let.me know who you are
targeting and I'll try to match what bios I have. Will also need the phone number that
you would like me to dial. Unless you tell me differently, I'd like to focus LTG Dempsey
on these areas:
* The framework - transition from developing the Iraq army to professionalizing it.
* Counter some misperceptions of sectarianism in the force (both the Army and Police)
* Highlight some of the successes we've experienced since 2003.
Highlight the challenges that lie ahead.
Please acknowledge soonest so r know we can go forward.

Thanks,
LTC (b)(6)
PUblic Affairs officer
Multi-National Security Transition command-Iraq
DSN: M5WJ
Commercial: (b)(2) ,
MCl Cell: •
Iraqna Cell: !J1• • • • •

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From: Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ [mailto:Roxie.Merritt@ (b)(6)

To: NilfGt LTC/05 i '.ftfki , CIV, OASD- PA
Cc: ijSUa COL MNFI STRATCOMi Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ
Subject: RE: [UJ FW: Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Mike,
Thanks for all your support!
Roxie T. Merritt
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Internal
Communications)
601 North Fairfax Street - Rm ~
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2007
Phone:
Fax:
email:
From: , • LTC/OS [mailto:ft,ml.n• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
To: CIV/ OASD-PA
Cc: COL MNFI STRATCOMi Roxie.Merritt@ (b)(6)
Subject: RE: [UJ FW: Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Tara,
I don't mind. Will help if I can.
Fred left about 6 weeks ago. I just came from the DC. In fact, I know many of the
analysts. Hope we can get Bob Scales, Bob Mcguinnis, Ralph Peters (who missed LTG D when
he was visiting two weeks ago) Paul Vallely, Bill Nash, John Garrett, Tim Eads, to name a
few.
I asked LTG Dempsey if we could shoot for tomorrow after 1800 our time. Am awaiting
a response. If he can't, I'll pursue MG Peterson.
Very difficult to turn these guys on a day. LTG D has time at night. Just need to
see if he'll take or defer.
Thanks,
LTC (b)(6)
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.Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq
DSN: (b)(2)
Commercial: (b)(2)
MCI Cell: (b)(2)

Iraqna Cell: (b)(2)
Read the Advisor newsletter at www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil
<http://www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil/>
From: ~.lTi~• • • CIV, OASD-PA [mailto: (b)(6)
To:. LTC/OS
Subject: FW: [U] FW: Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
hi there. did you take over for glad to connect with you. i am the
poc for the retired military analysts .... i talked to col ford a few minutes ago and we'd
like to go ahead and set up a conf call with mg peterson and bg bolger to talk about
current ops over there, how it's going, etc. is it possible to do that later today? i
tried your number, but you must be away from your desk ... please let me know as soon as
you can if we can work something out. if i can get a few hours notice so that i can
contact the analysts, that would be great!
i hope you won't mind if i contact you occasionally when i have questions that come
from the analysts. the analysts are also a great resource for you guys to get the word out
about what's happening on the ground. they all have distinguished careers, which gives
them a ton of credibility so, please feel free to pass along information to me that
you would like them to have.
nice to meet you and i look forward to hearing from you shortly.
thanks!
p.s. if you need to contact me for any reason, here's where i can be found:
•OSD•Public Affairs
ij~JII The Pentagon
Nm.Jiton, D.C. 203.01
, ~ (desk) / (mobile)
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From: Merritt, ~oxie, AFIS-HO
Sent: Wednesday, March 15. 2006 8:05 AM
To: n~ CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: {UJ FW: Urgent I PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Hope this isn't too late.
Roxie T. Merritt
Communications)
601 North Fairfax Street - Rm 11m'
Alexandria. Vir inia 22314-2007
. Phone: ,
Fax;
email:
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From: Nbtld-,TC/Os [maHto:
Sent: Wednesday, MPia~r~cRhlliliiSiil'1Ii2iiOiiOii6.2ii:2 0 AM

To: Roxie.Merrittd5ya I
Subject: FW: [U] FW: urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Checking in. contact info below.
COL Ford will let you know about the conflict and any plans for option B.
Thanks,
LTC ~ •
Public Affairs Offi.cer
Phoenix Base. International Zone, Baghdad
DSN: (b)(2)
Commercial (b)(2)
MCI Cell: (b)(2)
Iraqna Cell: (b)(2)
Read the Advisor newsletter at www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil
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From: tl5Tl5 SFC On Behalf Of PAO

To: aKp LTC/OS
Subject: FW: [U] FW: Urgentl PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
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This is for you, Sir. It came in to the public mailbox.
SFC (b)(6)
MNSTC-I PAO NCOIC
DSN: (b)(2)
TSGT MNFI STRATEGIC EFFECTS

[mailto:~.~.~~. On Behalf Of CPIC Press Desk
Sent: wednesday, March ~5, ~006 9:10 AM
To: PAO
Subject: [UJ FW: Urgent I PAO 'contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
sir,
I'm sure this made it to MNSTC-I before now, but I wanted to make sure someone
got back with Ms. Merritt .
. vr,
..
TSGT,
_ u.s.
CPIC Press Desk
Air Force
DSN (b)(2)
Com ,
If this e-mail is marked FOR OFFICIAL USE Omy it may be exempt from mandatory
disclosure under FOIA. DoD 5400.7R, "DoD Freedom of Information Act Program", DoD
Directive 5230.9, "Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release", and DoD Instruction
5230.29, "Security and policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release" apply.
From: Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HO [mailto:Roxie.Merritt c.(b)(6)
To: fi:.i
Sent: wednesdai' March IS, 2006 2:07 AM
Cc: , '.
I COL MNFI STRATEFF COMMS DIV
tliIILiJ CIV, OASD- PA; Col (b)(6) (E-mail) (E-
mail); ePIC Press Desk
SUbject: RE:urgentl PAC contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
Dewey,
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~Gj OASD(PA) media analysts, needs Gen DempSey's contact info as soon as
possible. They are trying to set up a conference call for him tOlllorrow. ':I know he has a
new PAO and thought I had his contact info in my folder, but am unable to locate it. :I've
cc'd Tara on this email if you can reply soonest. Thanks
Roxie T. Merritt
communications)
601 North Fairfax Street - Rm ~
Phone:
Fax:
.,~.
email:
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(b)(6)
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From:' JedBabbin@UVld
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 20064:12 PM
Subject: Re: Another idea
Eric: Yes, indeed. I was thinking ofdoing a piece on the cadets and their training. They're graduating 26 April
(according to Dan Bolger) and will go right into the firefight. They - and the faculty - deserve a small tribute.
Whaddya think?
.• : J" I
(home fax)
(mobile)
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(b)(6)
From:' lawrence, Dallas, OASD·PA
To: 'BolDer, Daniel BG'
Cc: .7 JillTC/05
SUbJect: RE: conf call with military analysts
Thank you general. I just saw email traffic within the past hour that shows l.TC DB is indeed al/ over this and is trying
to move LTG Dempsey's schedule around to accomodate.
Thanks again to all on your team.
dl
Oa lias B. Lawrence
,(b)(2)
From: Bolger, Daniel BG [mailto:BolgerDP@ (b)(6)

Sent: Wednesday, Minch 15,20062:38 PM
Cc: ,,;mil l.TelOS
Subject: RE: conf call with military analysts
Dallas.
I can't answer for Major General Peterson, but for me, tomorrow will be tough as I will be out with an uncertain
return time (due to ground convoy ops).
I will work with tmmJ and MG Peterson's guys and see what we can do to meet this request.
Thanks.
Strength & Honor!
Dan Bolger
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BG,USA
CG, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT)
APOAE 09316
DSN (b)(2)
daniel.bolger~
From: Lawrence, Dallas, OASD'PA [mallto:Dallas.Lawrence~
To: Bolger, Daniel BG
Subject: FW: conf call with military analysts
General,
I hope this note finds you well sir. I wanted to make sure you had visibility on this request from my team. As we approach
the 3 year anniversary, we think it would be great to give our retired miHtary talking heads your solid metrics and talking
points on the huge steps we have taken forward in training ISF. I hope your schedule can accommodate, we are happy to
move the time to just about anything betweem 11 am EST to 4 pm EST to make It work tomorrow. Obviously the more
notice we have the push the call; the greater participation will be. '
Thanks again sir for all you have done to help us in telling the 9000 news.
Best,
DI
Dallas B. Lawrence
(b)(2)
From: rmIIIIIov, OASD-PA
Sent: Wednesday. March 15. 2006 12:24 PM
mild ...,
rI.~~.~~~~~~!~~
Cc: ~ence, Dallas, OASo-PA;
10:
:OL MNFI STAATEFF COMMS ow
Subject: aJl'I call with mliltary analysts
hirmTI
I'm a little.concerned that i have not yet heard from you, as I'm afraid your day will be ending soon. we would like to set up
the call WIth mg peterson and bg bolger for tomorrow. i need to know what lime would work for the generals to be able to
dose.
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in addition, it would be great if we could get some metrics from you to forward on to the analysts... things like battlespace
turned over to the iraqis, the increase in iraqi forces, % of engagements that are iraqi or joint-led, perhaps a battlespace
map that depicts these things in color?? is that possible?? it would be helpful for our analysts to have.
please let me know as soon as you can If we are going to be able to make this happen! i am standing by to pull this
together as soon as i hear from you that we're a go.
thanks!
rmJ
tmmIII
OSD Public Affairs
Community Relations and I?ublic Liaison
BlJlrhe Pentagon
WNW.AmericaSupportsYou.mil
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(b)(6)
From:' rmtm CIV, OASD-PA
Sent: wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:55 PM
To: rtbW LTC/05'
Subject:
.
RE: (Uj FW: Urgent! PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
great.~ thanks. as i mentioned in an earlier email, i'm checking email as early as 0500, so i can send out the invite
first thing in the a.m .... just lemme know!
oh, and whoever we get, would you mind attaching their bio(s) for me??
thanks much!
rm
p.s. got your voicemaiJ... sorry for the crisscrossing messages!! thanks.
From: • • LTC/OS [mailto (b) 6
To: ~Mlij aV,OASD-PA
Cc: raMI" : COL MNFI STRATCOM; Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ
Subject: RE: [U] FW: Urgent! PAO contact Info for Gen Dempsey
-
I don't mind. Will help if I can.
Fred left about 6 weeks ago. I just came from the DC. In fact, I know many of the
analysts. Hope we can get Bob Scales, Bob Mcguinnis, Ralph Peters (who missed LTG D
when he was visiting two weeks ago) Paul Vallely, Bill Nash, John Garrett, Tim Eads, to
name a few.
I asked LTG Dempsey if we could shoot for tomorrow after 1800 our time. Am awaiting a
response. If he can't, I'll pursue MG Peterson.
Very difficult to turn these guys on a day. LTG D has time at night. Just need to see if
he'll take or defer.
Thanks,
22
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LTC (b)(6)
DSN: (b)(2)
Commercial: (b)(2)
MCI Cell: (b)(2)
Iraqna Cell: (b)(2)
From: ~mm ClV, OASD-PA [mailto7ili1ia:l~Rm9l • • • • •

Sent: Wednesda~arch 15,20064:54 PM
To:rmtl::i _LTC/OS
Subject: FW: [U] FW: Urgent! PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
hi there. did you take over for fred wellman?? glad to connect with you. i am the poc for the retired military analysts.... i
talked to col ford a few minutes ago and we'd like to go ahead and set up a conf call with mg peterson and bg bolger to
talk about current ops over there, how it's going, etc. is it possible to do that later today? i tried your number, but you must
be away from your desk... please let me know as soon as you can if we can work something out. if i can get a few hours
notice so that i can contact the analysts, that would be great!
i hope you won't mind if i contact you occasionally when i have questions that come from the analysts. the analysts are
also a great resource for you guys to get the word out about what's happening on the ground. they all have distinguished
careers, which gives them a ton of credibility...... so, please feel free to pass along information to me that you would like
them to have.
nice to meet you and i look forward to hearing from you shortly.
thanks!
p.s. if you need to contact me for any reason, here's where i can be found:
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mImIIII
OSD Public Affairs
riMfJl The Pentagon
Washinqton, D.C. 20301
(b)(2)
www.AmericaSupportsYou.miJ
From: Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ
To:rUiflU. ; av, OASD-PA
Subject: FW: [UJ FW: Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Hope this isn't too late.
Roxie T. Merritt
601 North Fairfax Street.rmI8JI
Phon~~_
Fax:~
email: roxie. merritt • (b)(6)
From:~ltlri LTC/OS [mailto: ]
Sent: wedneSdaY'mM~ar.rCfl'1hllilii5
,.2.0.06.2:20 AM
To: Roxie.Merritt@ii\Tlri
Subject: FW: [U] FW: Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Checking in. contact info below.
COLrmIG) will let you know about the conflict and any plans for option B.
Thanks,
•
LTC (b)(6)
IVlulti-Natlonal Security Transition Command-Iraq

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DSN: (b)(2)
Commercial: (b)(2)
MCI Cell: (b)(2)
Iraqna Cell: (b)(2)
From:oom SFC On Behalf Of PAO

Sent: Wednesday, March 15,2006 9:siAM
To: • • .TC/OS
Subject: FW: [U) FW: Urgent! PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
This is for you, Sir. It came in to the public mailbox.
SFC~
MNSTC"I PAO NCOIC
DSN: (b)(2)
From:rmtm TSGT MNFI'STRATEGIC EFFECTS [mailto: (b)(6) On Behalf Of CPIC Press

Desk
sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:10 AM
To: PAO
Subject: [U) FW: Urgent! PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
Sir,
I'm sure this made it to MNSTC-I before now, but I wanted to make sure someone got back with Ms. Merritt.
25
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Vr,
TSGT, U.S. Air Force
CPIC Press Desk
DSNmI811
Comm~'
Classi'fication: UNCLASSIFIED
If this e-mail is marked FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY it may be exempt from mandatory disclosure
under FOIA. 000 5400.7R, "DoD Freedom of Information Act Program", 000 Directive 5230.9,
"Clearance of 000 Information for Public Release", and DoD Instruction 5230.29, "Security and
Policy Review of 000 Information for Public Release" apply.
From: Merritt, Roxie, AFIS-HQ [mailto:Roxie.Merritt • •

To: Ford Dewey G COL MNFI STRATEFF COMMS DIV
Cc: rmTtd IMGt CIV, OASD-PA; Col mmDIII (E-mail) (E-mail); CPIC Press Desk
Subject: RE:Urgent/ PAO contact info for Gen Dempsey
Importance: High
Dewey,
riMS , OASD(PA) media analysts, needs Gen Dempsey's contact info as soon as possible. They are trying to set up
a conference call for him tomorrow. I know he has a new PAOand thought I had his contact info in my folder, but am
unable to locate it. I've cc'drR\lllon this email if you can reply soonest. Thanks
Roxie T. Merritt

601 North Fairfax Street - Rm~
Phon~.J~_
Fax:~
email: roxie.merritt@mr..nU••Rri. . . .
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(b)(6)
-- -- - -- - - - ~~ ~-- - --- -
From:' Lawrence, Dallas, OASO-PA

To: 'BolgerOP@tirllinm!rl1lrinlli• • • •
Subject: FW: conf call with military analysts
General,
I hope this note finds you well sir. I wanted to make sure you had visibility on this request from my team. As we 21pproach
the 3 year anniversary, we think it would be great to give our retired military talking heads your solid metrics and talking
points on the huge steps we have taken forward in training ISF. I hope your schedule can accommodate, we are happy to
move the time to just about anything betweem 11 am EST to 4 pm EST to make it work tomorrow. Obviously the more
notice we have the push the call, the greater participation will be.
Thanks again sir for all you have done to help us in telling the good news.
Best,
01
Dallas B. Lawrence
United States De artment of Defense
From: rU\flri elv, OASD·PA

To: rH\fId . I.
Cc:
Subject:
hi~
j'm a little concerned that i have not yet heard from you, as j'm afraid your day will be ending soon. we would like to set up
the call with mg peterson and bg bolger for tomorrow. i need to know what time would work for the generals to be able to
do so.
in addition, it would be great if we could get some metrics from you to forward on to the analysts... things like battlespace
turned over to the iraqis, the increase in iraqi forces, % of engagements that are iraqi or joint-led, perhaps a batt/espace
map that depicts these things in color?? is that possible?? it would be helpful for our analysts to have.
please let me know as soon as you can if we are going to be able to make this happen! i am standing by to pull this
together as soon as i hear from you that we're a go.
riankS
!
~
OSD PUblic Affairs
fU\wJl The Pentagon
~.20301
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(b)(6)
From:' JedBabbin@1mmw
Sent: Wednesday, March 15,200610:30 AM
To: Bo~rDP'blGi
Cc:
Subject:
Dan: When is your big class graduating? I'd like to interview a couple of them and some of the faculty for a
graduation article unlike the usual prom pics we get here. Lemme know, and I'll work thru PAO. I'm sending a
copy of this to Dewey Ford and Eric Ruff to keep them in the, loop from the outset. Best, Jed.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
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From:
Sent:
~CIV, OASD-PA
Monday, March 13, 20067:19 PM
_
To: Barber, Allison, crv, OASD-PA; Lawrence, Dallas, OASD-PA; ~ CIV, OASD-PA
Subject: outreach lists
Attachments: Fred Gedrich.doc
hi. here is someone who'd like to be added to our outreach lists. i asked ~bIld team to pull up recent articles
he's pUblished. i've attached what they came up with. not sure if we have a new s.o.p. for adding people now?? i
think he'd be a good addition. let me know what you think.
thanks
ml
From: Fred Gedrich [mailto:r4].Mli]

• •••••
sen~i;' ,arCh 10, 2006 11:18 AM
To: • • OV,OASD-PA
Subject: Iraq and Afghanistan
Hi.
I spoke yesterday with Steve Greer at the White House Ceremony for Patriot Act renewal. He said you
coordinated his December trip to Iraq. In the event you are interested, I am very interested in making such a trip
as weJJ. I do a lot of media and the experience would be very beneficial to what. FYI. I collaborated with Frank
Gaffney on recently published, "War Footing," along with Generals Tom Mcinerney and Paul Vallely and quite a
few others. If such a trip is possible, please let me know.
All the best,
Fred Gedrich
Fred Gedrich
•
(b)(6)
Mr. Gedrich is a foreign policy and national security analyst with extensive media experience. He
contributed a section on State Department in War Footing.
Mr. Gedrich has appeared on the BBC, CNN, CNN International, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and
CNBC and has been a guest on many radio stations throughout the country discussing U.S. relations
with other countries and international organizations as well as the Global War on Terror. His articles
have been published by, among others, United Press International, Le Monde, The Miami Herald.
American Enterprise Institute Magazine, and Insight Magazine.
Mr. Gedrich served in the U.S. Departments of Defense and State for 28 years, as a Freedom Alliance
senior policy analyst for three years, and is currently an Executive Vice President of MobilVox, Inc., a
defense wireless technology contractor. He traveled throughout the United States and to U.S. missions
in over 50 countries. He evaluated many of the most sophisticated weapon systems in the U.S. arsenal.
And his notable State Department assignments include Beijing, China during Tiananmen Square
massacre; Beirut, Lebanon under hostile conditions; Haiti during the embargo; several African countries
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undergoing political, economic, and social tUrmoil; the several newly independent states in the fonner
SO>J:iet Union shortly after the collapse of communism. He has also attended UN World Summits in
Monterrey, Mexico and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mr. Gedrich graduated from Wilkes College in 1973 - with a bachelor's degree in commerce and
finance - and from Central Michigan University in 1983 with a master's degree in business. He enjoys
running, weightlifting, and traveling in his spare time.
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Some recent articles by Mr. Fred Gedrich
U.S. should extend visa courtesy to Poles 1

Change at Foggy Bottom; Rice's restructuring of the Foreign Service 2
Iraq War Critics Blowing with Prevailing Wind Says Former U.S. State and Defense Department
Official 4
U.S. should extend visa courtesy to Poles

(This appeared on CentreDaily.com (a central Pennsylvania website), the American Enterprise
Institute's web site, and the Christian News Wire.
DURING his recent visit to America, Poland's President, Lech Kaczynski, championed the
special long-standing relationship between our nations. He also attempted to persuade President
Bush and key members of Congress to make it easier for Polish citizens to visit America.
The United States' reluctance to admit Poland into its Visa Waiver Program since that country
became free and democratic in 1990 has become a major irritant to Polish leaders and people.
The program was established in 1986 ostensibly to foster better relations with U.S. allies and to
eliminate the need for U.S. State Department consular officers to evaluate great numbers of visa
applications from citizens offriendly countries. So far, 27 countries participate in the program,
including all Western European countries. Being arguably the most pro-U.S. nation in Europe, it
is understandable why Poles are upset.
The special U.S./Polish relationship dates back to the Revolutionary War era. As America fought
for its independence, it did so with major contributions from Generals Thaddeus Kosciusko and
Casimir Pulaski. As the world faced the Cold War's darkest days, it was two Poles, Pope John
Paul Il and Solidarity's Lech Walesa, along with U.S. President Reagan, who served as principal
catalysts for leading hundreds of millions out of their enslaved existence and into the sunshine of
freedom. Today, Poland continues the brave tradition of standing alongside its American friends
in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Three major waves of Polish immigrations to the U.S. (1800s to World War I, World War II, and
during the 1980 martial law period) have filled the country with a healthy and productive
population of Americans of Polish descent. The Polish-American Association estimates that
there are approximately 9 million Americans of Polish ancestry in the United States with about
40 percent located in four states: New York (986,141), Illinois (932,996), Michigan (854,844)
and Pennsylvania (824,146).
State Department officials and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California (who sits on the Senate
Judiciary Committee's Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee) say Poland
is not eligible for entry into the VWP because U.S. consular officers, in Warsaw and Krakow,
refused to grant non-immigrant tourist visas to about 33 percent of approximately 150,000 Polish
applicants in 2004. The rejections exceed the program's maximum refusal rate of 3 percent.
Adding insult to injury, the U.S. Government requires all Polish visa applicants to pay a $100
non-refundable fee, regardless of whether the application is approved or disapproved.
Marek Purowski, the Polish embassy spokesman in Washington, D.C., says, "Poland's high
refusal rate has more to do with economics and educational status than anything else. Moreover,
the State Department has not provided Poland with reasons why so many visa applicants have
been turned down and what the criteria the refusals are based on."
NY TIMES 6583
- - - ----------------
Statistics seem to support Purowski's main contention. Poland, about the size of New Mexico
and having a population of nearly 39 million, is not as wealthy as any of the 27 nations enjoying
VWP status. According to the CIA's World Factbook, Poland's per capita gross domestic
product for 2005 is estimated at $12,700 while the average GDP of the 27 VWP nations is
$30,900.
Another chief State Department concern appears to be that many Poles, because of their
relatively poor economic standing, are more likely to stay in the United States longer than the
90-day VWP limit. However, the Census Bureau reported that Poles comprised just I percent
(92,684) of the United States' total estimated illegal alien population of 8.7 million. Conversely,
Germany, which enjoys VWP status, has 113,327 illegal aliens listed on the same report.
U.S. Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland introduced
legislation in 2004 to put Poland in the VWP. When scheduled for a vote, a "secret hold" of one
of the other senators stopped the process. In arguing for passage of the legislation, Santorurn
noted that the United States "treats Poles as second-class" friends. Mikulski posed an important
rhetorical question: "Shouldn't we make it easier for the Pulaskis, Kosciuskos, and Curies of
today to visit our country?" In 2005, two pieces of similar legislation, introduced by U.S. Reps.
Nancy Johnson of Connecticut and Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas, failed to get out of the House.
The desire of Poland to participate in the VMP has a significant domestic political consideration.
Ninety percent of Poles are Catholic, and their American cousins are key swing voters.
Poland's first freely-elected President and Nobel Laureate, Lech Walesa, described entry into the
VWP as a "matter of honor" for Poland. As Poland's President in 1991, he unilaterally abolished
visa requirements for U.S. citizens visiting Poland and he expected that the United States would
respond in kind. It's about time we did.
Fred Gedrich, an Avoca native and Wilkes College graduate, is a foreign policy and national
security analyst and a retired State Department official.
Change at Foggy Bottom; Rice's restructuring of the Foreign Service

Fred Gedrich and Paul E. Vallely, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
31 January 2006
The Washington Times, A 19
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently announced bold State Department transformation
plans. The secretary called for, among other things, a global repositioning of diplomatic
personnel and recalibration of the agency's mission. The plans will surely stir the hornet's nest.
Career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), who handle the bulwark of U.S. diplomatic activity,
have a notorious record in resisting change and the legitimacy of presidential and congressional
control and direction. Some have been accused of purposely undermining President George W.
Bush's global war on terror and national- security strategy.
The department must playa vital role in confronting the enormous diplomatic and national
security challenges facing America and the free world. With diplomats deployed to many of the
globe's most strategically important areas and dangerous outposts, it is the perfect instrument to
carry out the president's vision of making the world more secure, free and prosperous for the
benefit of Americans and the international community.
NY TIMES 6584
· About 6,400 FSOs perform the nation's diplomatic business. And the department assigns one
third of them to positions in Washington, while the rest serve in U.S. embassies, consulates and
missions to international organizations in 180 countries.
Believing current diplomatic staffing is not attuned to contemporary geopolitical realities, Miss
Rice would like to eventually shift several hundred FSO positions - most from desk jobs in
Washington and comfortable assignments in Europe - to less desirable but more important posts
in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere. The secretary expects the change will enhance
the promotion of American values; help build democracy and prosperity; and fight terrorism,
disease and human trafficking.
Unfortunately, her plans wiIllikely encounter difficulty. Presidents and secretaries of state since
Franklin D. Roosevelt have learned that FSOs and the American Foreign Service Association,
the sole bargaining agent for the 23,000 active and retired FSOs, are more apt to reject, rather
than embrace, reform plans and the legitimacy of foreign-policy direction received from elected
and appointed officials.
During World War II, President Roosevelt countered State Department intransigence by creating
his own personal diplomatic corps, relying on back-channels to communicate directly with U.S.
wartime allies. Today's presidential critics would undoubtedly consider the action "hijacking
State Department foreign policy." Government Accountability Office and State Department
Inspector General (YO) reports covering two decades cast doubt on whether the secretary's plans
can succeed without overhauling, or scrapping, the assignment system. The 30 -year-old system
c
is driven by employee preferences, as opposed to department needs. As a result, hardship posts in

places like China, Russia and Saudi Arabia typically experience significant staffing shortfalls
while other posts such as Paris and Berlin do not. One IG report disclosed that more than 50
percent of the department's nearly 2,000 language-designated positions were not filled with
qualified linguists, even though the department had abundant numbers of language-trained
resources deployed elsewhere.
Without proper staffing, overseas missions cannot perfonn important tasks such as collecting
national-security information, properly screening visa applicants and engaging local populations
in public-diplomacy efforts. Nonetheless, the department did not require hardship post service
and rarely used directed assignments to fill staffing shortfalls and critical language-designated
positions.
These longstanding problems persist largely because FSOs thrive under the current system and
firmly control the department's foreign policy apparatus and personnel systems. Career diplomats
currently occupy powerful slots including undersecretary for political affairs and director general
of the Foreign Service. The latter is responsible for recruitment, assignment, evaluation,
promotion, discipline, career development and retirement policies and programs for the
Department's Foreign and Civil Service employees.
During the past several years the Hart-Rudman Commission, Council on Foreign
Relations/Center for Strategic and International Studies Non-Partisan Task Force, former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich, the New Republic's Lawrence Kaplan and others have called for
substantive reforms to improve FSO discipline and make the department better organized and
staffed. However, the Foreign Affairs Council in November 2004 noted, "Countless reports have
been produced to make the Department perfonn its diplomatic missions more effectively, but
these reports have been duly filed and forgotten." if uncorrected, the deficiencies can seriously
damage U.S. national security interests, make victory over mankind's enemies more difficult,
NY TIMES 6585
place Americans serving overseas at greater risk and greatly diminish the chances for Miss Rice's
commendable reform initiatives to succeed.
It's apparent to many outsiders that the department must make fundamental changes to the
institution and culture and implement new strategies to effectively cope with daunting 21 st
century national- security and foreign-policy challenges. It's about time the folks at Foggy
Bottom realized it too.
, """
Fred Gedrich is a foreign policy and national security analyst and served in the State Department
from 1988 to 1997. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely is a military analyst for the Fox
New Channel. Both are contributing authors to the newly released "War Footing."
Iraq War Critics Blowing with Prevailing Wind Says Former U.S. State and Defense
Department Official
17 November 2005
U.S. Newswire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 !U.S. Newswirel -- The following statement regarding Iraq war critics
was issued today by Fred Gedrich, former U.S. State and Defense Department Official:
"Democratic Party leaders have apparently committed themselves to a revisionist, false view of
history on Iraq. Former President Bill Clinton, Senator John Kerry, and Senate Minority Leader
Harry Reid have said the 2003 invasion was a 'big mistake,' the country and the Congress were
'misled' into war, and the administration engaged in a pattern of 'manipulating' pre-war
intelligence as it made the case for invading Iraq, respectively. These folks thought differently
when their party held power.
"Theirs, and statements of many others, don't square with history, the facts, and ignore solid
evidence of a half-dozen U.S. commission investigations.
"In 1998, President Clinton made it U.S. policy, under the Iraq Liberation Act, to depose Saddam
Hussein's regime with unanimous Senate, and overwhelming House, support. In 2002, Congress
voted overwhelmingly, including Senators Kerry and Reid, to pass the 'Joint Resolution to
Authorize the use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq' which chronicles Saddarn's
weapons of mass destruction programs, their use, and his crimes against humanity.
"Saddam's regime ranks among the most notorious in history, alongside the likes of Hitler, Stalin
and Mao. During his three- decade reign of terror, he launched unprovoked attacks against Iran,
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Israel; killing and displacing millions of Muslims in the process,
including his own country's citizens. He also used weapons of mass destruction on his enemies,
ran a terrorist state, aided and harbored international killers and thugs, and was considered, by all
respectable human rights groups, one of the worldbs worst human rights abusers. And for more
than 10 years he defied the international community by flouting Non-Proliferation Treaty
provisions and refusing to disann according to surrender terms of the first Gulf War.
"By engaging in revisionist politics and demanding a firm timetable for withdrawing American
troops from Iraq, Democrat Party leaders are now resorting to the defeatism Vietnam War Model
of another era which plays right into hands of America's terrorist enemies like Bin Laden and Al
Zarqawi.
"Global terrorism will not be defeated, in Iraq and elsewhere, by revisionism or weak-kneed
politicians in either major party who blow with prevailing winds. Instead, it will be accomplished
NY TIMES 6586
· by strong- willed and consistent people like America's President George W. Bush, Great Britain's
Prime Minister Tony Blair, and others who recognize the clear and present danger terrorism
poses to the Free World. Saddarn Hussein was a terrorist and a clear menace to world peace and
security. And Iraq, America and the world is safer with him in prison rather than in power.
Anyone who thinks otherwise is doing mankind a great disservice."
Article 5
Iraq Moving Closer to Self-Governing Democracy Says Former U.S. State and Defense
Department Official
390 words
14 October 2005
u.s. Newswire
English
© 2005 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest Information and LearnIng. All rights reserved.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 IU.S. Newswirel •• The following statement on democracy In Iraq was released
today by former U.S. State and Defense Department Official Fred Gedrlch:
"Despite continuing violence perpetrated on the civilian population by foreign terrorists and disgruntled
Baathists still loyal to Saddam Hussein in an attempt to dissuade them from voting, an overwhelming
majority of Iraq's 14 mil/ion eligible Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni voters are expected to participate in the
country's October 15, 2005, referendum on a new constitution. In so doing, they will move their nation
closer to establishing a self- governing democracy, in the heart of the world's terror region. The expected
large turnout will also signify that opponents of this fledgling democracy have lost the battle for the
hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.
"Iraq's constitutional referendum Is opposed by Sunnl~bred foreIgn terrorists like Osama bin Laden and
Abu Musab al Zarqawi, a small portion of Iraq's minority Sunnl population who comprise the remnants of
the Baathlst regime, and other authoritarians who Inhabit the region. It is also opposed by global leftist
groups such as ANSWER and others who are lending support the 'resIstance' In Afghanistan and Iraq, and
who foolishly and dangerously demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition troops from the
country. Their recipe for 'peace' would surely lead to establishment of a new terrorist state and more
chaos and killings of innocents.
"All Indicators suggest that the Iraqi electorate will come out In great .numbers and vote to approve the
constitution, and pave the way for parliamentary elections in December which will eventually make Iraq
the freest country in the Arab World. Such a result would represent a devastating defeat for the forces of
evil and their enablers -- and a victory for all those who believe that freedom and democracy Is possible
in the Middle East. II
NY TIMES 6587
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From:' JedBabbin~
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:20 AM
To: tmcinerney@~ paulvallely~nashct@nftflriWl; Glenstrae77
@iMkM;BLm'Ni4'ffi6@,JKTla.amlri.CIV, OASD-PA; WSSlnter@Cil'lllt1llWf(J7.:ld~.·
roberthscales@tflfm_ • • .
Subject: The Yale Taliban: Today's Spectator
The Yale silence, and its condescending attitude to all - especially the military - makes me wonder.
Jed Babbin
(home fax)
(mobile)
23
NY TIMES 6588
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From:"
Sent:
Mcintyre, Jamie (Jamie.Mclntyre~
Friday, March 10,200611:48 AM
Subject: FW: Lou Dobbs on Abizaid
See highlighted text-- Jamie
From eNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight

Thursday, March 9,2006
DOBBS: That's a terrific idea, and I hope your colleagues are listening to you.
I'd like you to, however, listen to something that General John Abizaid, the head of the U.S. Central Command,
said just a few hours ago. Ifwe could roll that sound bite.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEN. JOHN ABIZAID, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND: The United Arab Emirates is absolutely vital to our
stake in the Arabian Gulf area, that they have been good partners, good allies. I'm very dismayed by the
emotional responses that some people have put on the table here in the United States, that really comes down to
Arab and Muslim bashing. That was totally unnecessary.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DOBBS: What is your reaction to a member of the general staff getting involved in what is, first of aU, by the
White House's assertion, a commercial transaction, one that would work tirelessly for -- but to hear the head of
the Centra! Command accuse the opponents of this deal of being anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and inject himself into
a domestic political discussion?
HUNTER: Well, first, General Abizaid and other generals have said that this -- that the UAE and Dubai have
been very cooperative. What they've seen, Lou, is a cooperative side when we're: making military operations...
DOBBS: But, Mr. Chairman, ifl may interrupt you...
HUNTER: But they don't...
DOBBS: I'm talking about what he said about the critics of this deal. And he injected himself specifically into it.
That's got to concern you.
HUNTER: Yes, I can just speak for myself, and that is, I don't know ifhe's referring to my criticism, but my
criticism is based on 66 nuclear triggers being shipped through Dubai while American agents are sitting there
asking the Dubai government not to let them go, and they say we don't care what America's position is; they're
going. Now, that's not anti-anything expect pro-American security.
DOBBS: Exactly.
HUNTER: I don't think the general knows about those things. I think he sees -- he sees the smiling face of
Dubai when we're making military operations.
NY TIMES ·6589
DOBBS: It is in my judgment, and I will say it this way, and in my judgment it is unseemly to see this
administration and this Department of Defense literally -- and I hate to use this, in all respect for the
unifonn and the men, these men who serve the country so well -- to be trotted out to support a deal that is
a commercial transaction and a domestic political issue like this. Does that offend you?
HUNTER: Well, actually, Abizaid, General Abizaid was over here to give his regular briefings to...
DOBBS: No, I understand.
HUNTER: Which he did in private session, and he was asked that question. So to his credit and to Tommy
Franks' credit, Lou, those guys have seen when we have been moving men and material into war, they have seen
the Dubai government and a UAE that has accommodated us. The problem is they accommodate the bad guys
when that's in their interest.
DOBBS: Congressman Duncan Hunter, we thank you for being with us.
HUNTER: Let's stick with this issue, Lou. We've got a lot of work to do.
DOBBS: Thank you. sir. Appreciate you being here.
*****
DOBBS: And one ofthose issues that I'd like to discuss is General Abizaid, General Grange, standing up and
talking, basically suggesting that critics of the Dubai ports deal, many were in fairness as he's put it were anti
Arab and anti-Muslim and thereby injecting his unifonn into this debate.
FUND: It is a problem. We now have severed a lot of...
DOBBS: ... I'm sorry, J was talking -- John, I appreciate it, but I was talking to General David Grange.
FUND: Oh, I'm sorry.
BRIG. GEN. DAVID GRANGE, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Thank you, Lou, I think it's my turn. I would
say that it's OK for the general to talk about UAE as an ally and a benefit in that region, but uniformed services
do not want to get involved in any political debate or the perception thereof and something like this port
deal.
DOBBS: And do you think that it's appropriate for this administration and I'm going to ask you -- the country
has not produced a finer warrior than you -- do you think it's appropriate for this administration, whatever the
issue, domestic politics, because this was a commercial contract, to move out men who are so distinguished, so
distinguished in the service to the country, like General Abizaid, to promote a position taken, a political position
taken?
GRANGE: I hope tbat was not the intent. I don't believe it was. The problem is, if it looks like you have
the military doing some type of political statement or posturing, that perception, the military service of
the American people, the military does not represent the American people in Washington D.C.
NY TIMES 6590
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From: tl:iW elV, OASD-PA
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 20062:43 PM
To: Lawrence,Dalias Mr OSD PA
Subject: RE:
we morphed it into the civilian defense experts list...
To:rU\flri . CIV, OASD-PA
SUbject: RE: "
thanks, also, where is our think tank list?
Dallas B. Lawrence
(b)(2)
From:NMij i OV, OASD-PA [mailto (b)(6)
To: Lawrence, -Dallas Mr OSD PA
Subject: RE:
here you go...
From: tb1TLd CIV, OASD-PA

Sent: Tuesday, March 07,20065:38 PM
Subject: RE:
here are my suggestions:
NBC Affiliates
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NY TIMES 6591
Mr. Jed Babbin (AF, Former JAG)
American Spectator, Freelance Radio
General Wayne A. Downing (USA, Retired)
ABC
The Greer Foundation, Fox News
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA, Retired)
MSNBC
Freelance for Fox News, national radio
Dr. Jeff McCausland (Colonel, USA, Retired)
CBS Affiliates
Fox News
Fox News
NY TIMES 6592
CNN
Sent: Tuelii,March 07, 2006 5:21 PM
To: rdlTlij CIV, OASD-PA
Subject:
i cut off the last 3 by accident
(b)(6)
Telephone:
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Cellular:
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Telephone: (b)(2)
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NY TIMES 6593
(b)(2)
Fax:
Cell:
Email: (b)(6)
Dallas B. Lawrence
(b)(2)
NY TIMES 6594
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From: . Lawrence, Dallas, OASD.PA

To: lJ5flii CIV,OASD·PA
i cut off the last 3 by accident
(b)(6)
Telephone: (b)(2)
Cellular:
Fax: None
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NY TIMES 6595
Email: (b)(6)
Dallas B. Lawrence
Director, O'ffice of Community Relations & Public Liaison
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SIMMONS: Listen, all of these men and women that are doing those interrogations are

Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 1:52 PM

To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr OSD PA

easy and efficient.

link IS here: http://www.frontpaoemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?IQ=23184 .

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attached is a memo on where we stand on the trip.

jack keane is unable to make It

clearanee: msg., etc.

will keep you posted.

OSD Public Affairs

TO: Dorrance Smith

FROM: Allison Barber

DATE: Friday, June 30, 2006

RE: Analyst Trip to Iraq

Brigadier General David Grange (USA, Retired) CNN

Colonel Ken Allard (USA, Retired) MSNBC

The following analysts h~ve declined our invitation:

General Wayne Downing, USA, Ret. with MSNBC

From:' ~M!#rJCMj;;j<ijY;1elV, OASD-PA

Sent: Thursday. June 29, 2006 6:14 PM

To: Barber, Allison Ms QSO PA

Cc: Lawrence, Dallas MrOSD PA

SUbJect: RE: Iraq analysts

Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:59 PM

To: Barber Allison Ms DSD PA

Cc: !\1%~!h>b'iit4<!';'i!Fi;hil CIV, OASD- PA

Subject: Iraq analysts

Allison here is the list you' requested ...

Ken Allard, MSNBC

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here is where we stand:

we have a ~efinite yes from:

we have a maybe from:

some suggestions of who we could still invite:

heritage (international studies fellow) ltc gordon cucullu, fox

here are the ones that have said no:

Simmons, CIA, Ret. with Fox News

that's all i've got ...

> More soon,

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should i invite bing west???

From: WSSlnter [mailto:WSSInter

financially difficult at this time. Have a safe trip.

Cc: Barber. Allison Ms aso PA

From: shepdonald@ [mallto:shepdonald@

Gitmo Trip Report

Some imponant questions;

people in a long and difficult war - you can be proud of them.

Don Shepperd is a CNN Military Analyst

From: Major F. Andy MessIng, Jr. (Ret)! NDCF [mailto:NDCF

Thank You, .. Great Job... !!

From:' Lawrer.ee, Dallas Mr OSD PA

I am learning that he needs more info sooner than larry did.

Does dorrance have this?

Sent: Tuesday, June 27, .2006 4:21 PM

To: Lawrence, Dallas Mr aSD PA

Who's going to gtmo??

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