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Me were thinking military analvacn and defense analysts . Wutn't BUTS abovt the other
group--open to your idea,. we will work on chat chi. waçk
The documantaxy we tinitird on friday-- dictatofhip to dçmocrç will probably hw. am
1 broader audience. Hill get that to you today or tomorrow.
wa are broadcasting both on all of our Internal channels.
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I welcome back
~ u a tA quick note t o ~ a ythat the m in outttanding. ~ h a n k eBO much tor doing It. What
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la your thinking about: distribution? ~t r o i l y 1s something w mhould p u ~ h opinion
elite, analysts, hill, Â ¥ b e
I you are doing such a terrific job, across the board. Thanks for everything
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From:' EH Rite. Law, CIV, OSD-OASD-PA
SÈnt Friday, March 18,2005 3:01 AM
To: Kkn.Dde. Hon. OSD-ATL
SullKI: Re: EMP Report
Bill- tnxl. Frank mentioned it and I believe he said there i s & brief hà could Bend-
along. m t night lie a little easier in the interim c M n gettiny it scheduled. -we have
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some travel coming up and if there is a brief someone could get to me before monday a m . ,
he'll have a lot of airplane time to g o thru ic.
Larry -- I talked with Frank Oaffney and he indicated hà recently talked with you ia
the s e c ~ e fabout the EMP conuni~aion report. nil1 Graham briefed the ~ e p s e c ~ eeefver.1
weeks ago and the Depsemef said the sccDet really needed to hear thin brief fscm Bill.
we have b w n having difficulty i n getting this achoduled with the s e c ~ e f . can you help
get this scheduled ?? Dale
h i there
do you think ve wuld s-m 10 mi" for sec&zâ t o an-? a sew w e s t l m s f x m military
analyst,? 1 k m we *re trying zo get a lot 0° 01 the block of t i m m . . t
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1. *em a l l i e s Mve -id ~ e p a t e d l ythat they w i l l aasem the 1mqi meeurity forces
get m x e capable. The V . S . is doinkg the m e thing.
2. m c a the V . S . recedes tmck to it- pre.electlon l e v e l or a b u t 13#,oDo (11 brigadem)
Iraqi security forces t h a m e l v e s c m s t x t u t e the l m q e e t s i n g l e component oâ t h e c a a l i t i m ,
and that 1s goo.
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the -point of capture" - where soldiers mho'va captured people they believed had caused
the deaths or wounding of their pals got emotionally carried away.
According to Church, the incidence of abuse is not'unique to any of the eei:vic,8,
t i s . r e 1 1 or other factors. (Thus. he apparently disagrees with the
earlier Taguba report OB Abu Ghraib, which found she rcscrviac. rnilitary
~nadequatsly trained for detainee operatt-ona in the enviroiwenfc they encountered., Bve,v
true incerrwator*~ goal is to get actionahl* intelligence- reliable infomation
translatable i n t o offensive or defensive action. T o get it, we wit both abiure torture
and reject this tide o political correctness chat threatens to drown our .interrogators
it.rrogÈtion-ralace la quite rare, the report noCBÈ "At IGuttntaiwio Bay], where
there have been over 24,000 interrogation sessions . . . there are only threa canes of . .
. substantiated abuse, all consisting of minor assaults in which [military intelligence]
interrogators exceeded the bounds of approved interrogation policy." -
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But those hounds, as Church's report explains, remain blurry because "no universally
accepted definitlom of 'torture' or 'abuse' exi~t."~ l l thare in - in the ~eneva
conventions. U . S . and international law . i s the concept that detainees must be treated-.
"humanely..
A the church report: shows, the cerroriata à § i trained in our interrogation metbods and
h LO i t e m . When we uae more aggroaivc techniques - as we did in the case of two
"high.vaiuemm detainee# a t ~uancanamowho resisted standard Interrogation for months - the
n techniques .~uccess~ully neutralized the two detainees' resistance training and
yielded valuable intelligence."
church said in a conference call wednesday that our intarrogacora are now "clamped up"
declining to push interrogations as hard as they legally and morally can and abould for
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fear of the next investigation that will cone along.
We r e punishing innovac~veinterrogators, euch JB the two m e n a t QumCAtuiM Bay, "who,
on chair own m i c i a t i v e , touched and spoke to dçtaineà in a sexually-suggeadvc mannez in
r e to i n r e 1 based on the decaineea' religious beliefs." Way should we punish
chose women? why should we respect ccrroriate' religious beliefs when we
nunber of their c ~ - ~ e l i g i o n i a.t ~
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say they are pmrverting their religion by their
growing
terroris"?
t he most important finding church make* i a a negative one: e h * ~there l a no univerul
d i n of torture or abuse. m e r i c a n and allied incerrogacora shouldn't have to work
"clamped up" -
in fear of proaecueion under vague laws and treaties. So long aa they do, they will remain
lass affective than they m u t t be if w are to get the actionable
intelligence we need co save lives.
we have a. clear decinicion of "torcure- in 0 . 6 . law. Congreis should
poa~ible, without, crying co specify every possible circumstance -
- as clearly u
act quickly to specify
what ,"abuse,, means,
~ e d~çbhi is a tormar deputy undersecretary of defense, k contributing editox with
c m author of -1neide the Asylum; shy the u.N. and Old Europe
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From: ~ h w d à § n cGeorge.
e COL, OASD-PA
3È Friday, March 11. 2006 7:41 AM
To: Ruff. Ere, SES, 0ASD.PA
subject. Re Babm (New York Post)
Sura -.
COL George H. Rhynedance
By JED W B I N
JUST how far were U.S. interrogtttors cold they could go i n queçtionin dçtainee in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Gu&ni:aaano Bay? A new report by Vice Adm. Albert 1. Church 111. the former
y".n iwpector q.ner.1, .
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. .one que.t>.,- poi"t.dly, bUC ."i.r mny mor..
The Defense Deprtnrnt has cow done 11 invesiigation~ growing out of the Abu Qhraib
P e r - s b u e e scandal, which broke a year ago. Church testified to the Senate A-d '
S r i c e a committee on the latest report. Thursday. Hie task w to trace any connection
between the interrogueion methods açnceionà by Dafente to any xbuaçf an I f q , ~fghaniatiui
m d ~uantanamonay, cub*.
At the 0utm.c
i t a d h -
of the war, the pratidenc determined, entirely correctly, that Bumpeccç
i 1 h a the Taliban, and later the so-called "addam
weren't prisoners of war entitled co the protections afforded under the oerieia
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Fedayeen-
v , s attacked ~fghanistani n . oecober 2001. the left has been working
might- and day to force a reversal of that decision. zee priiici-pi tool haa become the
abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Cricica focused the confirmation heannga for Mherto Qonflei as attorney general on
Justice Deprtmçn and White House memoe debating the definitions a t torture. Ever ¥inc
the Abu Ghcaib ~ c a n d a lbroke, others have blamed Defense Secretary Donald Runitfeld u d the
m i o r military leadersnip for creating nn iicmoaphere in which prisoner abuae was, if not
~pccificil~y permitted, a t leaat mevizahle.
-he church report proves those a~oertionswrong. 1 c - y e , '"we found, without exception.
ha: the DoD and ~eniorwilicary commanders resptmlble for the foi-mulit~onOr
t e r m g a t i o n policy evidenced the incent to treat detainees humanely, which in
d t a l l y inconsistent with the notion that such officia.ls or cwnmandera ever ¥ccapte
h a t i b e o l d be pernlisstble . . . [andl it ià clear that none of the pictured
abuses at ~ b ~uh r a i bbear any reamblanr-a to approved policies a.t any level, in any
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According to Church. the incideoca of Abuse is not unique to
active vs. reserve soldiers or other factors. (Thus, he apparentif
any ,,f the
dii 1 LO
earlier Taquba report on Abu ~hraib.
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Effie I n ~ e r r ~ f f a c goal
dS&ee ,
"hi% 1(Bill the reservi~t military *lice wich the
operations in the environment they encountered Every
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o ~ , ~is to act actionable intelligence reliable intormation
t r l a ~ a b l einto ozcenaive or defensive action. To get i e we muse b t h =bjUce tortnxe
and reiecc the tida oC polltxcal corifctnasa that fchrcacen; to drown our incartogaccra.
Iicerroqation-related abuse ia quice rare. the report notes: - A t 1-nt-no m y ) , where
Chece have been over 24,000 interrogation sessions . . . there are only three "asem of . .
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subatinitiated abuse, all coneieting of minor a ~ a a u l fin which xniill.t.ary incelligeme~
l r r o g a t o r s exceeded the bounds oi approved interrcgation policy
All there is -
But thome bounds, as Church's report explains, remain blurry becxuee "no univeraxlly
kccepted defznicion~ of 'tortunt' or 'abuse' exist: in the Gene.
Conventions, U s . and international law - la the concept that: detainee* must be created"
"humanely."
As the Church report shows, the terrorlate are trained In our interrogation o e t h d e and
how to r o i a c there. when we use morà agqceeeive technique^ - ¥ w e did in the came of two
"high-value' detainees at man-mo who resisted standard interrogation for months - the
n e w techniques "aucceasfully neutralized the c v o detaineess reaiatanee training and
yielded valuable intelligence:
Church said in a conference call wednesday chat our interrogators are BOW "claaped up" -
declining to puah interrogatioir a a hard ç they legally and morally can and should for
f a r of the next investigation that will come d o n g .
we are punlahing innovative interrogaton, such i s the two nomen È Guxntailano Bay, who.
on their own ~ ~ i c i touched ~ spoke
~ t ~ ~and , to detainees in a sexually-suggestive manner in
order to incur *tress based on the detainees' religious beliefs: why should we punish
thoae women? why should we respect tcrrorleta' religious beliafa when we -
and A crowing
b of their co-religioolste - may they are perverting their religion by their
terrorism?
=he m e t important finding church çake is a negative one: that there is i miver-1
defmicion of torture or abuse. ~mericanand allied interrogator= ~houldn't have to work
in e a r of prosecution under vague laws and cceatien. So long as they do, they will a m a i n
clamped up" - less effective than they must be if we are to get the actionable
i t l i g e n c e we need to nave lives.
we have a clear definition of -torture5 in 0.3. law. Oongreatf mhould
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aa clearly as
possible, without; crying to apecify every possible ciccuniottttice act quickly to wecity
what "abuse. near.s.
~ c Bobbin
d LS a former deputy undersecretary of defeosc, a contributing editor rich
faKH.lysecuritymat.cera.con Èn author of -inside the ~ y l u m :Why the O.K. and Old Europ*
A Worse Than You Think."
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Subject: nabbin (NÇ York post)
TORTURE TRUTHS
By JED BABBIN
JUST how far were U.S. interrogators told they could go in questioning detainees in Iraq,
~fghanistand ~ u a a t u m i om y ? A new report by vice ~ d m .Albert T. Church 111, the former
navy inspector general, answers some questions pointedly, but raises many more.
:lie Derense ~epartmenthas n o w done 11 investigations growing out of the Abu Shraib
P b scandal, which
~ broke a year ago. Chucch testified to the Senate Armed
services committee on the lateet report ~hursday."is task was to trace any connection
between the interrotation mechoda sanctioned bv Defense to any aauaea in Iran, Arghmistç
weren't prisoners of war entitled to the protections afforded under the Geneva
Conventions. Since we attacked Afghanistan in October 2001, the left has been working ,
night and day to force crinciml cool has became the.
ceversal of that d e c i a ~ o n .~ t s
abuses at the ~ b u ohraib prison near ~aghdad.
1 focused che confirmation hearings for Alberts ~ o a z à § lss e attorney general on
Justice ~epartment and white nouse memos debating the dcfinition~of torture. ~ v e rsince
the mu ~ h r a i bscandal broke. others have blamed ~efenseSecretary m n a l d ~uasfeldawl the
senior military leadership for creating an atmosphere in which p r r o n e r abuse was, if not
specifically permitted, at least inevitable,
The church report proves those assertions wrong. It any=. "We found. without exception,
that the DOD and senior military commanders rcsponaible for the formulat~cmof
interrogation policy evidenced the intent to treat detainees humanely, which ie
fundamentally inconsiswc with the notion that such officials or commanders ever accepted
that detainee abuse w a d be'pentia~ible . . . [andl it i s clear that none of the pictured
a s at Abu Ghraib bear any reeeniDlanne Co approved policies at any level, in any
Cheater. "
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~ u twhat about ~fghanistan and mantanam m y ? weren't the interrogatorB just turned
loose? In tact, no. church wrote, w e found no link between approved interrogation
tfichniquee and detainee abuse:
church found that most of the abuse cases didn't even come out of interrogaciona. "of the
7 a ..
of , substantiated abuse, only 20 of these cases, or lees than one-third,
could be conaidered 'interrogation-related.' " he rest occurred in mtuations such as at
the "point of capture" - where soldiers who've capcured people they believed had caused
the d e a t h or wounding of their pals got emotionally carried away.
According to Church, the incidence of abuse is net unique to any of the. services, to
i s . reserve soldiers or other factors. (Thus, he apparently disagrees with the
earlier Taguba reporc on ~ b mur a l b , which found the reservist military police
inadequately trained for detainee operations in the environment they encountered.1
Every true interrogator's goal is to get actionable intelligence - reliable information
h a t a b l e into offensive or defensive action. TO get it. we must both abjure
o r a n reject the tide of political correctness that threatens to drown our
interrogators.
~nterrogation-relatedabuse is quite rare, the report notes: - ~ [t~ u a n t a n mnay],-when
h e h a h e n over 2 4 , 0 0 0 interrogation aesaion~ ... chare are only three cases of .
. b i i t e d abuse, all consisting of minor assaulte in which [military intelligence1
interrogators exceeded the bounds of approved interrogation policy."
But those bounds, as Church's reporc explains, remain blurry because "no imivar~çll
accepted definitions of 'torture' or 'abuse' exist." All there is - in the Geneva
Conventions, U.S. and international law
Â¥humanely',
- ie the concept chat detainees must be treated
a the Church report shows, the terrorists are trained in our interrogation methods aad
how to reaiat them. When we use more a g g r ~ s i v ctechniques -aa we did in the case of two
nhiah-value" detminee~at mantanam0 who resisted standard interrooat~oxn for m n t b - the
newtechniques ~siic-ceea~iil~y neutralized the two detainees- r e a i ~ t & ~ e training and
yielded valuable intelligence."
Church said in A conference call Wednesday that our intarrowtore are now "clamped up" -
declining t o push ineecrogationa as hard &a they legally and morally can and should for
a 0 h i x t investigation chat will come along.
we a ; punishing innovative interrogators, auch as the two women at ~uancanamoBay, "who,
on their own initiative, couched and spoke to detainees in a sexually-enggc~tivemmner in
order to incur stress based on the detainees' religious heliefa." Why should we punish
thoae women? why should we respect terrorietm' religious beliefs when we - and a growing
n u of their co-religionists - say They are perverting their religion by their
terrorism,
The m o s t imoortane findino Church m a k e s is a neaative one: that there i s . m ",,iver-1
definition of torture or abuse American and allied ini:errogacors shouldn't have to work
in fear of ~rosecutlonunder "awe 1 ~ and 8 treaties 530 long as they do, they will remain
"clamped up" - less effective than they must be if we are to get the actionable
intelligence we need to.save lives.
W e h e B clear definition of "torture" in U . S . law. Congress should - am clearly a*
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Ken- -
I couldn't: do the "hooaahhh" part. Too contrary co my naval gent pool)
Cheer-
Larry -
im up at MSNEC this week on in-studio scrip alert. But we are in full Kichsel
Jackson mode thin PM so I may not g e t on-air to talk about aeorge cosiy'a presser. ~e is
an old friendlBoania and the Army Chief of s t a f f ' = o f f i c e l . Could you tell him I said
"Hello, hooaahhh and well done. ''
All the best.
pF--
COL Ken ~llard
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From: Rhynedanca, George, COL OASD-PA
Sçnt Thursday, March 10,2005 5 48 PM
To: Di Rlta, tarry, CIV, OSD-OASD-PA
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To: Di R i t a . Larry, CIV, OSD-OASD-PA <larry.dirita
Sent: Thu Mar 10 16:50:03 2005
Subject: Re:
it will appear in next week's issue and will be on
heir webeice on Sac night or Sun morning if you...
could put it in the monday bird, that would be great
> okay.
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> > Subject: Re:
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> > > darry.dinta
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> e n : Thu Mar 1 C 16:23:31 2005
> > > Subject: RE:
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> > 1t.s ggood --
I concur with your concerns.
3 > > Additionally I wonder with t h e
> > recent, checkpoint shooting, i f the point about
> > -> Iraqis managing a l l the
checkpoints might be a b i t overstated ud leave
a. > the
> > Â reader t o ch.11enqc
> > v other a s p e c t s .
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> > tw
> > > grata on allawi
> > > > security go too far. Certainly the eecond one
> >.does by identifying
> > *
> specific unit.
,>>,
> > You might be able to tell the e w e story by
> just
> > > saying that
> , ,
> "americ."..
> > Â ¥ r providing perBon.1 security (leave it
> open
> t to
> s > whether it W B civ
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mil) and ttrt now it increa~ifwlyi a Iraqis,
 whatever the ease is.
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> > > > w i n * worth considerin9 is the pnex-1
a wine
> > > that, across the
> Ã > > board, i r q i security toroes must get much
> more
> > > cçpçbl but at the
> > > high end ( w e team., emergency response,
> > > counterinsurgency teams,
> > > > e t c . 1 They are getting
> > really quite good. They are getting morn
> > involved
> in sensitive, cornex
> > > 003, t t c .
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> Enjoyed our brief viait laat week...cheer.
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I publishing an article in the Standard next
k chat points to all
> > > the positive developments I observed on my
> > recent
à > > trip t o Iraq.
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>
>
> > and .
> One ¥actio relates to Iraqi security forces,
I $"St want co nuOc*
lure it's okay by you...that it doe8r.t
> violate
> > or
> > > expose anything .
> > > > that you'd be uncomfortkble with.
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a > > >
5 The relevnc text ie below (I'm partiduarly
> > > l e a n e d with the
> â ‚ ¬ t o the Navy Seal* and the senior Do0
> official) :
> > > ,
> > s s Checkpoints and security ...
> > > >
> ,,, Last summer, every military checkpoint "am
> manned
> > > by American
> > > 1 ~ r a q i ewere the first eo cite this
> > > "h""iliflt.iO"*. But
> = every checkpoint I've been through now is
> Btaffed
à > à by Iraqi .oldi*rf.
."".
> > > > Iraqis, the checkpoint experience has b e o m
---- o f interface with
> their fellow cicizenn i n uniform .-an
2 en0rma"B
> > i psychological and
= ,symbolic ctmngç
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> >
> > discussed
à A senior Defense Department official here
taking thin
> Ã > proceee to the next step by employing
Ã
> xraqi-only
5 > a military patrol* in
2 t > the major ciciea.
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Iraq's Prime Minater, Deputy Prime
Ã
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c o ~ t e r i n s u ~ g e n c-.
y are PezCOming ereeptl-11y -11 They Mve heem Cnlly
P a r t ~ c ~ P a ~ andm g are o f t e n t e k m g the lead I" cm1w .Ed damemus 0p.r.tion..
> A nenier -fens-mprt.ent .,f€i~i here d i ~ u ~ s e taking
.3 this
pmc=m to the next atsp by employing 1raqi-only mi1it.w p a t r o l e i n
> the mjor c i t i e s ,
.
> As for t k Iraqi s e c u r i t y aervicss, when I passed a recruiting
f a c i l i t y i o Mgh-d,
> looked like
the line weat on as fax as the eye could ~ e e . It
suicide mmbh9 waiting 50 happen, a* *vent* t h i s wesk
When I repeeted t h i s story t o a -.tern w o r t e r , he eyn&eally
respmde6. "Well that just shows you hcwdenperate they' ece for
, Perhaps, 8° then M W doe# One explain 8 . 8 m i l l i o n Izaqi* wh0
> risked their liven, not for a job, BX to vote7
r*ll tw co . a s h %c around - - t%x it r e a l l y i s J.n rix e v of the be-ld-r. m a i n r think
i t maybe m e c e e e a r i l y ovei-=ntel. Anyme in partxmlar YOU might me to m it by7
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If you were to click on the Archives link you can just read the titles to her articles and
, get a sense of her.
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Oh sure, she seems to be fair and most importantly, interested in the issues.
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SuMwb RE: WorthReacfnc
~ r i cwhen
, you get the time, here are her last 4 articles published in the WSJ
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Win Vietnam be the next Iraq?
BY CLAUDIA ROSBTT -
Wedmday, March 9,2005 12:01 a.m.
There's been a lot of talk since Sept. 11 about how President Bush's war-lovin'
ways have galvanized terrorists, recruiting jlhadls t o the ranks. What's Increasingly
evident. however. Is that the character sufferina the real blowback is Osama bin
Laden, who, as it turns out, Jolted the u S. n t o a glooal recr~itlngdrive for
democrats Faced with an unprecedented attack on American shores, Mr. Bush
smashed the moa for Middle-East poicv, an0 with the invasion of Iraq It a beacon
for freedom-lovers In a part of the world that until quite recently was widely seen
as having none.
As it turns out, there are many. Already, Mr. Bush has been answered by the
breathtaking election turnout In Iraq, the uprising In Lebanon, the tremors In Syria
and Iran. the stirrlnas in Eavot and Saudi Arabia. But the effects hardly ston with
the ~ i d d East.
k i n many paces, people trappeo under tyrannies are now
watching. Ballots cast in Baghaad echo way east of Suez.
So it haooens that a messaoe reached me last weekend from within one of the
world's most repressive stares: Vietnam. Word came that me Sharansky of Saigon,
democratic dissident Nguyen Dan QJe, haa oeen released from his latest stretcn in
Vietnam's prisors Thaugn Or. Que, as he prefers to be called, is now cogged by
state security agents around the clock and allowed no phone or computer of his
own, he could arrange to be on the receiving end of a phone call.
So at an appointed hour, Ipicked up the phone In New York and spoke with Dr.
Oue. a 63-year-old doctor who has bv now scent almost half his life fiahtina for
liberty In ~ i e t n a m Given
. that ~ietnam'ssecret oolice almost certainlveav~sdroo
on any contact he has with the w oer world, IA s prepare;) for a discreer and
caref~llypnrasea conversation. meant to minimize nis risk Or Que was not He
got straignt to tne point What Iwant is liberty for my people ' The q~estlonnow,
he said, "is how to make regime change in Vietnam." For democratization of his
country, he added, "support from the rest of the world Is important." SpeCiflcally,
he wants Hanoi's decaying communist party to "put forward a timetable for free
and fair elections."
I t Is Important for the world to understand that in saying such things, Dr., Que
knows all too well the risk he Is takina. Back In 1975. as Saloon fell. he had a
cnance ro leave-an0 turned i t down.~ventoday, nesays, "For me; exile is not
freedom." Instead, for more man 30 years he has seized every chance to spea<
out and demand lioerty for his cowmi. For that, m d e r Vietnam's communist
regime, he has paid dearly~spendlngmore than 20 years in labor camps and
prisons. Released on two previous occasions, due to international pressure, Dr.
Que seized the chance each time to agaln demand freedom for Vietnam's people.
Twice, the regime Jailed him agaln, most recently in March 2003--an outrage that
was swamped at the time by the flood of news from Iraq, as the U.S.-led coalition
went in to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Ann tnougn i t Is cause for immediate rejoicing that Dr. Que has been released, it Is
not yet a sign that Vietnam's brbta regime is easing up. "It's likely that Iwas just
transferred from a srnal er prison to a bigger one," he says. H s release looks more
like a matter of hostage politics, as Hanoi's regime haggles with Washington over
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Vietnam's recent designation by the U.S. as a "country of particular concern" for
' . k i n a what Human RIohts Watch calls "one of the worst violators of rellalous riahts
i n the word." ~ietnamalsomakes Freedom House's short list of the woio's most
repressive regimes. The pr sons of Vietnam are Infamous for torture, beatings and
flitny conditions. Dr. Que notes that after hls atest bout in whch he was
Imprisoned incommunicadofor two years, he is "tired out."
Or. Oue does not have access to the daliv diet of news that feeds the free world.
But given tne feats of modern technology to spread information, he knows enough
about wnat Is now happening In the Middle East so that he wished to share his
views on how America's intevention In Iraq Is like the war In Vietnam, and how it
isn't. The similarity, he says, "Is the same fighting spirit for freedom." The
difference, he adds, IS that in the fight for freedom, the side America Is on "will
tnumph this time."
Why?
"The world is changing," says Dr. Que. "There are more opportunities than ever."
He Is rioht. and if the world is chanoina. it is because the US. is hardiv alone in
pnzingfreedorn. In every country G e - b p i e wno care about liberty--and n most
places tnere are a few willing t o pay dearly and take extraordinary risks to lead the
way. Dr. Que Is one, and as we watch the Mldd e East, it k a r s rememoering, as
he says, that these are "universal values,' that In many places there are people
who given any chance at all will answer freedom's call.
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1 m e f that the tali an secret eervice considers thia a James Bond movie in
Baghdad, "r. naginnis said. '"They're driving around at night picking up a journalist who
a > been kidnapped and pretending they can get. through a phalanx of checkpoint. along the
deadliest road in all of Iraq without being detected, i c h 1em shot UP.^'
The Army's 3rd Infantry Division, which left week resumed command of Baghdad operations
after participating in the 2003 invasion, slid the soldiers had warned the approaching car
repeatedly before opening fire.
According to the division, the patrol ittwpted to warn the driver to top by hand and arm
signals, flashing white lights, and tiring warning shots in front of the 0-."
~ o h n~hillipa contributed to thit report in Rome.
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I am not familiar with t h e memo referenced below and I appreciate your desire t o conduct a
parallel investigation on CNN, but I'm afraid you are inquiring about things t h a t will have t o be
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thorouahlv, looked into bv the 15-6 Investioatino officer. The i w e s t i a t i o n will address
coordination with t h e soldiers maintainily the traffic control point and higher levels of
command on t h e transport of Ms. Sgrenc f r o m Baghdad t o Baghdad International Airport as
well as a thorough review t h e actions and training of the soldiers manning t h e t r a f f i c control
point, traffic control point procedures, the locoi security situation, enemy tactics, techniques
and procedures, and t h e rules o f engagement employed i n this Incident.
Meanwhile, the White House dismissed as "absurd"the stated suspicionof the reporter, Giulima Sgrena, ttho
said the United States tried to kill her because it opposesnegotiations with terrons~sto free honagex Mm
Sgrena. a reporter for the Italiancommunist newspaper I1 Manifesto, pmided no evidence.
"It's absurd to makeany such sugg"tion that our men and women in uniform would deliberately target innocent
civilians," s i d White House spokesmanScott McCkllan adding: "We regret this incident. We are going to fully
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investigate what exactly occurred."
Maj. Gm. William G. Webster Jr., who heads the Amy's 3rd InfanttyDivision,yesterday completedthe
"commander'spreliminary inquiry." He has decided toconduct amore extensiveinquiry, called a 15-6 for the
regulation that authorizes it. Gen. Webster will name one officerto head the probe.
A U S. official said that of all the can that passed through thecheckpoimt that n i g h the reporter'svehiclewas
the only one fired upon.
"Somethingthat car did caused the soldiersto fire," said the official, who asked not to be named.
The shooting occurred at night at a checkpointon andoriously dangerousroad that links Baghdad to the
international airport.
,, The incident has put a spotlighton "friendlyfire" epi5odesthal.ow.v with some regularityin Iraq when .
motorists fail to heed wanrings to stop at roadside checkpointsandarc fired on by American troops who fear
that the vehicle might be a weapon. Cars and trucksare a common weapon in suicidebombings and drive-by
shootings.
The soldiersdid not know that Miss Sgrcna and Italian agents were headed in their directionon the way to the
airport for a flight back to Italy.
An internal Pentagon information memo states, 'Tiniswar. About 500 American service members have
been killed by hostile fire while operating on Iraqi streets and highways. The j o a m l h t w a s driving in
itchd dark and at a h'ih soeed and failed. x c o r d i c to the firat reoorts. to res~ondto mumeroas
warnings. Besides, the; i n o indication that t h e l l k n security forceskade prior Rrranpento to
facilitate the transition to the airport."
The lef1.leanmg Italian ne-er La Repubblica reported yesterday that Mr. Calipan decided not to u ~ e
I available escort protection from the elitecommandoswho protect Italy's Baghdad embassy.
1 "In Iraq, theUnited States makes the rules and the halion ally also must respect them. If it wants to break them,
i~ must do so wi~ha double game and so= m+ bkks." Mr. W A m m m t e .
I1 Italian magistrates have opened an inquity into the killing and are ananag for the truck to be flown to Italy for
examination by ballistic expcits,judicial sources said. The magistrates also have obtained from the US. military
the cellular phone that Mr. Calipari wascarrying when he was shot.
Analpis ofcalls logged on h e e l l u k phone might aUow hesligaors to determine W
vehicle was traveling when 2.S troops opened fire on it, the sources my.
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Mcl Sembler, US.ambassador to Italy, reiterated Washington'spositionin 345-minute meeting with Prime
Minister Silvio Bcrlusconi last night, diplomatic sources said.
Robert Maginnis, aretired Army officer and m i l t i analyst, said Rome should have done a better job
coordinating Miss Sgrena's exit once the Italians negotiated her release.
I t seems tome that the Italian secret serviceconsidersthis a James Bond movie in Baghdad," Mr. Maginnis
said. "They're driving around at night picking upajournalist who has been kidnapped and pretending they can
gel through a phalanx of checkpoints along the deadliest road in all of Iraq without being detected, much less
shot up."
The Array's3rd Infantry D~isioa,which lastweek resumed command of Baghdad operationsafterpara'cipating
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in the 2003 invasion, said the soldiers had warned theapproachingcar repeatedlybefore opening fire.
According to thedivision, the patrol attempted w warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals,flashing
white lights, and firing warning shots in front ofthe car."
John Phillips contributedtothis r e p 1 m Rome.
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Subject: march 19 Ideas
hportance: HWl
TO SecDcf
SD Speech. We did not do such a speech last year so we should give this some real consideration.
There arc several local venues we could tap for marking the occasion.
Pentagon Town Hall. I believe we did a town hall last year and one would be appropriate again this
year. Mediawould monitor via studio or PentagonChannel,
Talk Radio. We should pitch the SecDef and DepSecDefto national and large regional programs.
Two to three interviews could be conducted on one or more days the week of March 19.
Satellite Media Tour. Perhaps we should consider pitching the SecDcf to television stations in media
markets with large military viewine audiences. The SD could conduct such interviews from the studio
and ideally we would be able to doat least 5 stations in a 35-minute time frame
HannMy & Colmes. This would be a natural venue for allowingthe SccDcf to assess where we stand
and reflect on progress that has been made.
New York Times. Suggest we approach Thom Shanker or Brie Schmin about doing an exclusive Q
and A with the SecDef or DepSecDef, about Iraq and the GWOT.
Editorial Board Conference Call. We could invite editorial writers from five major regional
newspapers (metro dailies) to talk with the SecDefor DepSecDef about Iraq and the GWOT. (
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Morning Show Round Robin. Explore interest in getting the DepSecDef out 10 the morning shows on
the day of the anniversary.
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The Pentagon Channel/Internal Communcations. Documentary for the Pentagon Channel . ,I
(Dictatorshipto Democracy), Radio message fromSccDef lo troops, Web Special on two-year
contribution of the military, Op-Ed for Stars & Stripes 1
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Public Liaison. Military analysts call, special brochure for tour groups (Dictatorship to Democracy)
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PuMlsned 3/7/2005 12-07 44 AM
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Creating a new Job market for hit
men under the age of 18, opined that American law and that dusty old
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Constitution that sits in increasing irrelevance behind a plate of glass down
Capitol Hill from Kennedy's perch was out of step with the rest of the
world. Thatwould be enough SGO for any month, but ifs certainty the
clearestwritfenexcogitationof this month's theme. (For those just joining us.
' S G O is the immortal acronym that sprang from the overly-active mind of
my pal and former SEAL A1 Clark for the phrase. '%$%Igoin' on ")
We are, thankfully, so out of step with Europe that even when we appear to
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be in step as in klling Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to get out of
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Lebanon no one, inciuding Assad. takes it seriously France has joined us
in telling the Syrians to and their occupation of Lebanon forthwith, tf we can
count on the French for anything, it's only that they are likely whispering to
Assad whatthey told his Baathist pal Saddam three March's ago: that they
won't really do anything, and can tie us up in the U.N so that we wont
either. Assad is dancing the Saddam waltz, playing for time with
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meanlnnless ~romisesto withdraw Swim forces from Lebanon aradualiv.
meaning not at all The latest -.announced yesterday - is a withdrawal
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bemnina todav to move Swan trooDs back-to the Syrian-Lebanese bander
in
butstill ~ebanonThat which is moved today can be moved back
tomorrow, with equal ease
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THE MOST DANGEROUS HEADLINE of the week Is the one leading the
story of Russia's imminent launch of two Iranian spy satellites. Planned for
launch sometime between Aoril and June. the "Meabah and "Sinah-1"
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satellites Iran's first - will be a major strategic increase of Iran's military
and terrorist capabilities. There is no mason to think that the satellites
which must have been built by the Russiansfor Iran -will do any iess.
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Moreover, these satellites almost certainly have secure communication
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iabilities. which will make Iran's terrorist oDerations throuah Hezbollah.
al aaeda, and other groups it is allied with -'much more effective and iess
vulnerable to attack. Our anti-satellite weapons capability (which is still
aborninai should be out hiah on the aaenda for devekwment and
imple&ntation. ~ n d t h lrinlan
e satellites should be taken out at the first
opportunity.
LAST WEEK. THE BBC called to ask what Iknew of the allegationsmade
by a Libyandetainee (who. until captured in Pakistan. was a resident of the
UK) that Libyans had interrogated him at the Baghram air base in
Afghanistan, having been flown there secretly by a CIA aircraft. One Omar
Deghayes claims he was threatened with removalto Libya, where he would
be treated ungently by Qaddafi'ssecret police. When I checked with an
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Church will probably say, as the Schtesinaef panel said before him, that
there is no pinky permitting torture, that our interrogators are well
supervised, and that our intefrogatorsaren't permitted to mistreat or
deqrade detainees. What wont be asked will be more important than what
will be. Are we imposing false limits on interrogation methods that a m
hampering our ability to get information we may need desperately7At-e we
limiting techniques such as degradation, body clock manioulalion and such,
more than we legally and morally must? Seems to me that our people
should be able to do more than say. 'Your momma wears combat boots."
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Leeway &&as" in their print editions;
Twu Canadian papers that printed "original"articles citing the Post's woric;
Twelve Newspaper websites and one TV news website that republished the Tyson/Priest article
online,
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à Six news weosiies that published "original" anicles tiling the Pox's work (all were foreign);
Military analyst David Grange characterized h e initiativeas ulming to "improve fkxibilq in
discussing the article on CNM'i Lou Dobbs Tonight program iiranscnpI and ~ d c o c l i pincluded),
and
A number of blog comments (representative soinplea included). Those comments varied only in
the degree of their criticism of having the Doll late on the alleged new role.
Pleasegel me a tally of the places where the following story or related story ran around the
country The wash post articles frequently get canted elsewherearound the countrytmld. Tnx,
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. Pursuant t o your r e q u e s t , we found:
Two U.S. o a o e r s (KC S t a r a n d Lexineton Herald Leader) out (most) o f
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"pentagon s e e k i n g Leeway overseas" in their print editions:
Two Canadian p a p e r s that printed "original" articles citing t h e Post's
Twelve Newspaper wcbsites and o n e TV news website t h a t republished
the T y s o n P r i e s l article online;
Six news websites t h a t published "original" articles citing t h e Post's
work (all were foreign): - ..
Military ane.yst David Grange characterized t h e initiative as aiming t o
" ~ m p r o v eflexibility" in discussing t h e article o n CNN's Lou Dobbs
Tonight program (transcript and videoclip included); a n d
A number of blog c o m m e n t s (representative s a m p l e s included). Those
of their criticism o f having the
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BRIG. GEN. DAVID ORANGE (RET.), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Thank you.
GRANGE- Well. 1 think what i s true, is that the U.S. special operating forces
a r e trying t o improve t h e flexibility of their organizations. Any adaptability of
tt9 persoonel t o *ctudly conduct opcmttons arottnd t h e world 8s ~t bs today
or into t h e future, n o t like it via&.
GRANGE: Well, special operating forces. and they c h a n g e from Green Beret
Special forces t o Navy SEALS, t o rangers. t o counterterrorism forces. There's
this - every service h a s s o m e type o f special operating force t o add lo quite
an extensive capability of our country. The type of stuff they would is, for
instance, mainly reconnaissance. Reconnaissance of specific a r e a s o r areas
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in general that future operations may t a k e place.
PILGRIM: Now t h e CIA, also, h a s paramilitary forces. How might you s e e this
compete or work with?
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take Syria. I mean, they're training terrorists right now in Syria t o go into
Iraq. And 1 would hope t h a t we're doing something 10 counter that. And one
o f t h e best tools t h a t w e h a v e a t our disposal is special operating forccs.
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The check and balance s y s t e m with the ambassador d o e s not work when he
is an evil person like Negropontc. but it is still better than giving military
special o p s carte blanche. Good grief. t h e y arc read. I u s e d t o be in the US
-- Bottom oulls out all the stops in
foreien service and I h o p e t o hell that Focey
getting this insane idea rejected
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a e d the topic of poteattally having the 0 S. take more agqreaeive nenaures
toward the insurgents IMSRBC)
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William miti:
Change in insurgent attacks. They are now going for infrastructure such a* 011
refioeries and electric plants around Baghdad (Pox Mews)
Paul Vallely:
Syria will have to be dealt with (Fax Hew1
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.A:-- Tha BBC cal 8 it President BwWs "charm offensive " Off to Eunuch-land
for a weeK of conciliation. thà President is doing n s cost to heal me rrfts
mat 0 v oe >JSfrom oaf traoitiona! NATO allies ma oroblem nations
better known to our readers as the Axis of weasels: are greeting ~ r .
Bush with profusionsof smiles en0 hugs while they go about sharpening
shivs to stick in his back is it really worth the effort for the Presidentto
even try? Yes. but not because It will change anything.
Two facts drive the Presidentto Europe. First, the allies we sill taw
there, such asBrilain's Tony Blair, are weaker now than they were
before the Iraq campaign began in 2003. Blair has often come to
America to consult with Mr.
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less safe in their dealings with China and Iran, and in trash-talking
NATO.
in a speech i n B ~ s s a l syesterday. the President said we are ready for
1 new em of bnnsatnnbci-n.ty"and "no temporary debate, no r&s.ng
dnagreemantof governments. no power on earn w l evefdivrde US
n e c a d d on the Euros to a 0 tnansa ofdemocrat.~raa to oeal
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Russ an st-angma- viaaim r P m n s dnve tosmomer tne new R u u an
democracy Trie European pol Qca environment canrot produce any of
mose r e s m Edrone s n a state of SB 1-nvonosm aea.inn w.n its own
reality to the exclusionof everything else
FACTS DONT MATTER to IliaIn Europe any mom than they do to Ibs
here. Only fealiins we imoortant On Sundnv. Soanlah voters ionlv fom
or so percent botheredto vote, but the overwhelmingmajority i f those .
who did) began the dissolutionof Spanish sovereignty by approving the
new European Union constitution. But according to the Telagmph
newspaper, "despitea widespread government promotional campaign.
The Eums don? want to mtos out on the profits to be made by samno to
the Chinese, so they are about to lift their arms embargo. ~ k i d e n t -
Bush will try to convince them not to, and he wilt fait. They wlll sell ships,
aircraft, and otherweapons toChina, and by doing so wlll place greater
burdens on our armed forcesand our defense budget. China is building
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-and buvino a "blue water" naw, to be able to threaten Taiwan and
every other nation within the reachof a global navy. Threatened India 1s
already we -armed am w l continue to seed Its own defenses against
Cn na An As an arms race o n an0 !ne sftookeepare of Europe 01 *
w f e onv for tne ~ r o f t sme#ca? maw in t Gerna'o Scnroeoer d
~ermanysaid as much onkebruary 14 when he called for a revamping
of NATO
THAT IRAN IS THE central tofrorut nation and the greatest mmedam
threat cannot be restated often enougn. even to tne deaf ears of
Eumoe Time after t me in aoreement after aareemant the Euromana
try to buy Iran's corn? iance wim me Nuclear con-~roliferaoonTreaty
with more traoeand assdrances to the mU ans Ana each m e tney try,
tney are reoi-ffea The m.i4ahs won t trade tneir heavy-water nuc ear
plant wn en can p m ~ c enncnea
e ,iron urn usefu lo, wapon. for a
gnt-water pant inat cant They wont permit intenaiiona nsp8cmon~of
meorsusoeaea nuciaar weavons-orocuctionsues ran 15 oem upon
becoming a nLcear m ~ c Tne r Israeis *no feel me %reat mow say
mat Iran w 11 have me so ily to bu*d n.ciear weapons by me en0 of mi*
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The American Spectator Page 3 of 3
year Even If they ore exxngeratrfo the threat. Iran is not far from the
day wnen it w I be abe to oroodm nurfes, and oel ver tnem by miss, e
as far as EJIODS Tn's (MU cnanae tne em re aeoool bcai eo~atlonin a
way we -- andthe Europeans -should not tolerate. But the Euros will,
even if we won't. Facts don't matter to Old Europe, which won't even
agree to label Hezbollah a terroristorganization
1 aee the email below that I forwarded te a friend ¥a neighbor. I would
appreciate it if you would forward it t o the Secretary. The videos are powrful a* they
.pall out clearly thà n.crifice and tho rctwrd that m~ka. ttut ..critic* so vary noblç
See you at 0 9 4 5
All the beat.
Chuck
mry,
but powerful,... look at then and you will surely agree. Both
the story of mçcrific and of courage.
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To: Ruff, Eric, SES OASDPA
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I ttianks, eric
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smt: ThurMSy. Fçmaiy03.200320 PU
To: Slavikik, James. VADM. OSO
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subpct: R i [Fwd-Mary MUSTsee]
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Roa: Stavridis, James. VADM, OSD d i m .
To: Ruii, Eric, SES, --PA <tBric.Buff
Sent: Tho Feh 03 14:35:01 2005
Subject: RE: (Fwd; Mary: HOST see?
jin, at the analyata briefing today capt. naab mentioned these two videos to the aecdef.
who said he wanted to f e e them. C ~ S eric
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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:t6 FH
To. e r i c . r u f t & f
Subject: [Fwd: Mary: MUST see1
Eric,
For the Sacrfttary. The tirsc is about: a Marine eaueftliby and -tionally ¥bow the
personal burden of oaerifice WITH HOROR.... the çecon is the uplifting video that mhowa
the RESULTS of that, saciifice. They are ft compelling view. That 1000 oâ this nation's
best have sacrificed cheir lives and tens of millions NOW are free and million^ more will
certainly follow, just nrkes their ~ c r i c i c nand t h t of thair loved ones more noble.
All the best,
Chuck
http://206.152.229.13/bobbymima/Bobby.wv
last image - . -
wcnaan 4 t h face covered only eye. -sed with a tear coming down
her purple finger.. . representing MILLXOHS n o w ud MILLIONS to come.
- showing
http://a&keiper.blt>go,~~~n/c-revi<leo/filea/lra~Election.ww
All the beet,
Chuck
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tech f o b to see what the problem might be. thanks
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nary 03,2005 W2 PM
Eric.
For the Secretary. The first is about a Marine causality and emotionally shows
the oersonalburdenofsacrificeWITH HONOR...the second is the unliftinnvideo
thaishows the RESULTS of that d e c . They arc a compelling view. That 1000
of this nation'sbest have sacrificed their lives and tens ofmillions NOW are free and
millions more will certainly follow. iusl makes their sacrifice and that of their loved
ones more noble.
All the best,
Chuck
WX~BZ~L-BS-
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last image wonu~iwith &ce covered only eyes exposed with a tear coming down
....
-showing her purple f u r representingMILLIONSnow and MILLIONS to
come.
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TV Broadcast Summary:
Analysts Tommy Franks, Jcd Babbin, Don Sheppcid, Montgomery Meigsand Jack Jacobs wereall
featuredon national news stations (Fox News,CNN and MSNBC). Generally speaking, all agreed that
the election was not as violent as expected and that the Iraqi security forces a n d h e r i & troops did a
very good job. Severalanalysts alluded to ihe fact that there will be more danger ahead. The analyst
mood was positive as Iraqi events unfolded.
Pht/OnOfdXadio Summary:
Military analysts'discussion of Sunday's election in print, online and radio outlets was minimal, limited
to accountsquoting William Nash and Bob Scales. GeneralNashwas featuredonNPR before and
during Ihe election process (January 30th) while Bob Scales was quoted in The Baltimore Sun (reprinted
by The South Florida Sun Sentinel) on keeping troops safe in Iraq. In addition, a WashinsfonTimes
reader wrote a letter to the paper conunenting on Scales'Op-Ed piece from earlier in the week on the
need to raise troop levels.
The attached memo provides Information on what each analyst said and how often they
appearedon television.
IRA01 ELECTIONS
Prmt/OnGne/RaSioSummary:
Military analysts' discussion of Sunday's election in prim-online and radio outlets was
minimal limitedto accounts qnoting William Nashand Bob Scales. General Nash was
featured& NPR before and during the election process(3anuary 309 while ~ o scales b
.
was omled in The BaltimoreSun frenrintcd bv, The South Florida Sun Sentinell on
kctping troops safe in Iraq In addition, a Wmhngwn Times reader wrote a letter to Die
paper commentingon Scale; Op-td piece from earlier in the week on the need to raise
mop levels.
(Bdtimrc Sm - &Udm)
. The Sun piece described the Pentagon's plans to take U.S. soldiers from their own
units and add them to Iraqi units.
Scales: "It (embedding with Iraqi units) would put our troops'safety at risk, as
.
Tommv Frmb (Fox News - Haunity & Col- / Fox & Friends)
Troops feel great about what they'vedone inrelation to the elections
* Any election in the Arab world is a t i g deal"
This is the first practical example ofdemocracy in the Arab world
Does not a- with comments made bv SenatorKerrv and Senator Kennedv
He is proud of the work troops have done
Last thing you want 10 do n announce vow "timetable" for withdrawal
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Jtd h b b h (MSNBC Live Coverage Iraqi Elections)
Withdrawalfrom Iraqis "Simplythe worst thing we wulddo"
Withdrawalwould strengthenthe terrorists and weaken the Iraq people
We have to look at the bigger picture, we have to deal with all the Jihadist nations
that are influencing Iraq
.
Don SheMierd (CNNLive From....)
What we did in the run up to the election made a big difference (i.e. controlling
.. We will have to watch how Sunnis are brought into the process
Doesn't think the coalition will change afterthe vote -
Need to continue to watch insurgents from Syria and Iran
~
.
J D C Jambs (MSNBC Live Covmge - h . i Elections)
Highlighted "hot spots" in Iraq in real-time during the polling process
Jacobs, during fee polling, predicted high voter turnout
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Securilvexpectations were "inamiced well"
Provided an overview of how insurgents might inflict violenceduring the vote
Said the training of Iraqi forces by the US.militaiy was key
Questioned whether "two Iraas" would arise until the next election in October
(&igious and cultural dividesa potential after Sunday's election)
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Newmeek Letter...
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t h e r e is a t e r r i b l e article i n t h i s week's tinrsweek t h a t s a p abixaid asked for more
.
troops i n I r a q and was denied and t h a t i t wae done in a çra t o lee the secretary toe
t r u t h f u l when he maye the c-ndars have gotten all they a ~ £01 k
i t i e ficurriloue, and a proposed d r a f t re-ee tar your conniaeration i s attached, ehe
reeponaft r e a l l y should be from genera1 'bizaid or you, i n my view, becçua genera1 .bi.~.id
i a being oortraved as someone who has had t o deceive the ¥ecret&r of defense and hedge
hie ~~GAGcB f o r forces.
please cake a look ac t h i s draft. whether you choose t o use the d r a f t ox not, 1 urge you
t o strongly conaxder responding. leaving the a r t i c l e #band aoea a t e r r i b l e d i ~ ~ Ã § r vt ioc
both secretary runsfelc! and general abiaaid.
Larry --
, USA ~oday,and ~ u l i a n~ a m e a ,USHLWR -- along with an ATIS writer. Attar
we currantly t w o p r i n t r e p o r t e r s t r a v l l n g tilth che Boss oil wx next t r i p in country
-- ~ a v em i z hwc
t h a t , t h e next opportunity l i k e l y won't be u n t i l l a t e ma.
Am pleased to add Dan to the l i e t . would also be intereatwd i n knowing hew hard you want
me co push for him to go i n MAS... We were plowing on Campbell B r o w n from HBc to
p o t e n t i a l l y travel with "a, and there may be only one window for travel t h a t month ...
B r e t B*lÈ erkvçle with us i n KO", so POX has b u n with l a s e c e n t l y .
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dun senor is going t o Iraq soon with p r e u accreditation to cover p o t - e l e c t i o n
activities.
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without dlacuesmg any particular travel plane, lift wondçrm wh-h- t- niignc cag along -
Â¥wityour boss on an upcoming c x - a m m t to cue cKeatci.
ha wall nrke achç plane oehçxwiç but apparently he w i d a ~ s t i n dthere
~ may be am
opportunity here and he *eked about 1 c .
it i e your and your boas'm e.11, i aim agnostic aà to t h e dcciçionbut à w i c k decision
will allow iç t o make hie other çrranqementa
he will fellow all the nçlà r w i - d i n g tfte l o g i a t i c a here, I'm ¥urn
MY TIMES 4406
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Amartaan Spectator (aabbr
Yesteretey. for the fret time in their history.Iraqis went to Ihe polls to exercise one of the most
basic rights of a free people. They voted despite the U N ' s failure to help. despite liberate'predictions
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of disaster, and -most imftOrtanUy despite the terrorist declaration that democracy cannot exist in
an Isiamicsociety.The leader of ai Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. declared that those who
vole in democratic elections are "apostates." the Islamic term for those who violate Islam'slaws and
advocate competing religions. Zarqawi's meaning was clear, that Islam requires its believers to
accept religious dictators as their only kgitimate leaders. When the Iraqis went to the polls in droves
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-many losing their lives to do It they rejectedZarqawi's message and opened a gaping wound in
the jihadist Ideology.
The Iraqi election is a milettone in the war against terrorism, but whether it is a major victory wont be
mown for years to come Yesterday's electionwas oniy to select a provisionalnationalassembly
(and leaoersnip) tnat wn.. over the next year. draft a permanentconstitutionfor Iraq that w.1 be
Dresenteo to tne w t e n Whether the açftçrnsucceeas or whatnar the ~isumentsorevent it. are
still open questions But the turnout among iraqivoters -something over 70%- sh& that the
insurgents do ncrt have the popular support that's necessary for them t o w n
No matter how many times Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, and John Kerry Insist otherwise, Iraq looks
more like 1945 Germany than 1972 Vietnam. Oneof the reasons we've had so little success in
establishing effective Iraqi security forces has been the fact that before soldiers and policemenwill
risk their lives, there must be a something for them to swear loyalty to. Until yesterday, there was
nothing in Iraq for them to swear allegiance to other than the tribal, ethnic, and religious groups that
have comprised Iraq from Its birth, or the American-appointedAlbw government. Now. even though
the national assembly is temporaw, it is Iraqi. chosen by Iraqi voters themselves and not aDpointed
by an outside power or imposed by a home-grown despot. It is such things that soldiers and
policemen can claim to be their own and willingly risk their lives to defend Difficultiesremain, but one
of the biggest obstacles to creating a self-sustaining and self-protecting Iraq has just been overcome.
President Bdsh mil call for more natons to come to the a d of the fledghng Iraqi democracy He will
praise me sacrifices of our real a lies. challenge the U N and all its members to support freedomw m
econom c aid with eng neers. co-istrucbon crews and ail those things needed to put rraq on tts feet
They wil sm4e polrte y, applaud feeoly. and again ignore his call to action
Yesterday, on Mwl the Press John Kerry sea over and over again that the road to success In Iraq
depends on our obtaining me suppon of the 'international community." by which he means the U N
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an0 Oio Europe President Bush rea ues as the American people did in choosing to reeled him -
that MB cannot depend on the EUnJchs and the aespots and dictators who mane up three-quarters
of the d N 's membership to do anything to fight trronsts an0 tne nationsmat back them To take
any r s< to SJpwrI oemomcy In Iraq woub be too rnucn for Kofi Annan became ne doesn t want
President Bush to si-cceed in what Annan cailea an I boa- war" The U N and Od Europe are too
Ousy to nelp The fnst thing on tneir agenda 1s stili cowra rung the UnHed Staias tn this war
Convincingthem -or the democrats -to do otherwise is simply impossibk
THE PRESIDENT WILL SOON ASK Congress f a a supplemental apompriationof $80 billon for
Iraq. (Five bllion of it is for ffà State Department'seffortsthere which are. to be charitable, n m to
discern ) The Democrats will fignt against the appropriation, seeking to .averagesome pian for
mtnarawal of our forces oefore thepo .sdone They have obviousfy mused tne lesson theelectron
taught former senator Tom Daschle obswuctionlsm is not a policy Butiney will obstruct as best they
can on the funning for the war an0 on everything else tne Pres dent seeks to do
George Bush cant win the global war against terrorism by the time he leaves office h 2009. But he
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can as the Iraqi atection proves make enormous progress toward victory. In his State of the
Union speech, the president should issue a call to all Islamic nations to follow the exampleof Iraq.
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The sooner those nations ere nd of iihadism and reliaious dictatorshlos bv us or bvtheir own
p w p k s -- the sooner the war against terrorists and their ideology wili be won. hemi is every reason
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to be skeptical that the Islamic nations can reformthemselves. But as more of their people see what
freedom looks like, the momentum the President sees in Iraq will grow. and so long as we stand
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ready to help grow fastest in places where it is least welcome.
TAS contributing çdteJod Babbin to tÈH ÈlrtÈK>r lnçldthe Anylum: Why thà UN and Old
Europe Are Worse Than Y o u Think (Regnmy, 2004).
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SÇn Monday. Janiwy 31,2005 6:45 AM
To: Whitman, Biyan, SES, OASD-PA
Cc: Rhynedance.George, COL, OASD-PA
s~bltct; . FW Response to IG Report
CPA IG
7 m . O t X (31 KB:
m n pulled ttieç together. I note cnn ià m-rting to run BOW etorieà on it.
ao we ought. t o get these point. into the mix.
s c q c c t , Response to IS Report
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ADMJNlSTÈAnW CONTEXTIN WHICH THE CPA OPERArmG.
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Giventhe s t u i t i o n tin CPA foaod In Iraq<rt LIbenrtIon, mla is an
unrealistic standard.
Thank You , S i r .
Mr. Ruff i s looking for any updates you might have.
"h
~t~Olp'X6' DSHC
O f f i c e of the Assistant Sec-fetary of Defense f o r Public Affairs
Phone hnn
Me are working this - we haven't seen anything yet but w i l l have a clearer picturà i n the
morning. We are a l s o lookinq a t how much coverage has c- out of the PeleWDefense
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This is a stab in the dark.. .
Mr. Ruff i s asking i f any of t h e u m l y e t s went out with w h a t they learned
yesterday.
I do not know i f we track t M t type of information ...any thoughts?
Importance: u g h
nee below.
C o n t i r i ~ dRetired M i l i t a r y AiÈlyçt.
C i d Carl K-th Nlard W h , Retiredl
M r . Jed Bobbin (OSA?, JAG)
L e i : Gançr. R a n k B. CÈmpbÈ (USAP, Retiredl
Dr. Jçme Jay carafano ILTC, WSA,Retired)
Colonel (Tim) 3. Eada [USA, Retired)
colonel John ~arretc IUSHC. R e t i d l
command sergeant Major steven Greer (USA,r e t i r e d 1
Colonel ~ a d e~ i c 0 8 8 [USA, Rccirçd
~ o l o n e l ~ e fHEc C a u ~ l ~ n d . (USA, Retiredl
Lieutenant Genacal ~h0rn.e Mema-y (USA?, Retired)
Oencral Montgomery Heigm (0%. Retired1
Captain Chuck Hash (USN. Retired!
General William I*. Nftlh (USA. Retired)
Major Oenerxl Robert H. Scçlea Jr. (USA, Recircd)
Major General Donald È Shçppç <CSAr, Retired!
Major General Parry Smith (USA?. Reti-redl
Major General Paul S. V a l l t l y (USB, Retired)
e r a 1 Torn Milker- IUSMC, Retired!
AdairçDÇnni C. B l a i r (USN. i f t i n d l
Cmmnder P e t e r Brooke. Reaervel
Lieutenant colonel n i l 1 cawan (USMC, Retired)
M t i o r Dana R Dillon Reclfdl
acne-1 waynà A . Downing (USA, Retiredl
e u t . à § n * n ~ener.1 nuatmr (31oçç (USA?, Retired)
Brigadier General David L.Grnogt IUSA, Retired)
Admiral David x . Jeremiah (USN, Retired)
General william F. "~uck"K ~ ~ D K I [USA, R a t i r t d l
~ d m i r a l~ h o m a sJoseph Retired)
L i n t Colonel Robert L. Kxgini (USA, Retired)
General olen K OCK
at is00
[USA. Retired1 - not
General Joseph Ralaton , Retired)
M r . Wayne SimnioilB Retired)
c a p b i n Martin L. Strong - IUSN, Retired)
General Charles E. Milhelm
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.ftt1yet.
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~ u tshe can diçcue th-tics and what this euppl-wntal will kddcea.. I think it in very
worthwhile t o do the antiyst, I am leaning against no doing a press event.
Sir
IB Jonaa is concerned that she will have nothing to give then. They will w n c detail. and
ahe can't give then ruimtiarm.
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Contiraed Retired Hillt*ry Analysts:
Colonel Carl Kenneth Allard I m , Retired)
Mr. Jed nabbin IOSAF, JAG1
Lieutenant General R a n k B. Cawbell <USAF. ~etiredl
Dr. James Jay Cartfano ILTC. USA, Retired)
Colonel ITirnt J. Bad. (USA, ReLirçd
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colonel zohn ~arretc (~~sMc,Retired) '
Sergeant Major S t a v n ~ r e e r (USA, Retiredl
Colonel Jack Jacobs (USA. Retired)
Colonel Jeff McCausland, lOSA, Retiredl
Lieutenant General Thoour Mcltrroey ( D W , Retired)
General Montgomery Heigs (USA, Haired1
captain Chuck Hash (USN, netiredl '
General ~ i l l i w nL. xça (USA, Retired)
o r e r a 1 Robert: H . Scales, Jr. (USA, Retired1
j r Ganwcal Donald M. Blu-rd W S A F , BJ~icedl
Major senera1 ~ e r r ysmith ttISW, Retired)
Halor Oanaral Paul 8 . Vallely IDsft, Retired1
General =om ~ilkeraon IUSMC,
actiredl
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Admiral Dennis C . Blair ;urn, Retired)
Commander peter ~roolcea lOSN. Reserve1 I
Lieutenant colonel Bill Cowan
Major Dana R. Dillon
(USMC. Retired)
(LW., Retired) I
General wayne A. Downing
Lie"re"a"< oen.r.1 suacer 010~.0"
(USA, Retiredl
, U W . Retired)
I
Brigadier General David L.Grange
Admiral David E. Jeremiah
(USA, Retired1
WSN. Retired1
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General '-illtan F. " ~ u c k - Ker- lush, Retired) I
m r a 1 Thomas Joseph -z ;m, Retiredl
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. H*giania (USA, Retiredl 1
General Glen X. Otia
General Joseph Ealstoi
' (USA, Retired) -not avail. at 1600
IDSAP. Retired1 I
Mr. wayne sinmom
captain martin L. strong
1USN. Rec~redl
(USN, ~etiredl
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Attachments; MIlitavAnaqsts 1,lO.doc; MililaryAnalyslsExcerpts.1.19.doc
Media coverageof the seven dmary analysis'visitsto Iraqwas containedto. Paul Vallely, BIH Cowan, Steven
Greer and Ken Altard. Vallely, Cowan and Greerappeared only on Fax News show; from January 13th 17th, -
discussing then recent trips to Iraq in primarily positiveterms. Allard wasquoted in a Washingtonlimes pieceon
[he need lor a larger U.S military force In Iraq,wtiich was reprintedby a handful of foreign newsoutlets.
.. TIM Marinaarea key force in mahtainm security and stiOllity In Iraq. and W i n g Hie bad guys'
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The extensivesecurity measures being implemented tor the upcomingelections
The "outstanding"training of Iraqi armies- we are "aggressively moving forward"
The expected high voter turnout lor me elections -could reach up to 80% of residents
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HIGHLIGHTS
Aim appearing on Fox News Live on January 14* he noted: the positivemoraleofthe
military in Iraq, the Marines as a key force in Iraq, and extremely tight. organized
security measuresfor the upcoming elections. A sununaly of this appearance was
available on a Fox News-focusedblog, bin the Fox transcript is not yet available.
Fox featured Paul Vallely again on "Fox and Friends" Saturday on January 15"'where he
repeated the sameupbeat description ofthe voting situation in Iraq. He also mentioned
that 13 million Iraqis have registered to voteand that the elections need to go forward a
scheduled.
Blll Cowan
Blll Cowan is also fcaiured on the FoxNews Channel on January 14* 16'*and 17"'on
shows such as "Headand with John KasichSmd "Fox and Friends." Like Paul Valkly,
his lake on the Iraq situation was also upbeat. His one overriding siaicmentwas that if
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the U.S. pulls outof Iraq now,then it would look like Afghanistan before we invaded
(i.e. insurgent training camps). He also said he felt that the US. would bedown to
50,000 troops by the end of the year.
Ken Allan)
A story originally written by The Washington Timeson news dial US.military officials
are seeking more Troops in Iraq included commentary by Ken Allard. The piece was
reprinted by several publications, including New Kerala (India), Big News Network
(Australia), Assyrian International News Agency (Switzerland) and the World Peace
Herald. Specifically, Aliard said the currenitroop number; are not sufficient to sustain
fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, or to deter aggression in Europe and South Korea.
Stcvcn Greer, also on the Fox News Channel,addressed the primary issue ofwhether Iraq
is just turning intoanother training ground for insurgents. This became a common theme
across manv of the rnilitarv analysts interviewed and was w i o u s l v a bie stow in The
~ashingtonpost (it.~ationalintelligence Council ~ e ~ & ) . . - .
Sergeant Major Greer had the following to say:
lie focused on the fact that the U S m d Iraq need to work closely logeiherto beat
down and contain current terrorist activities in Iraq
Said Iraq is not a "breeding ground" for terrorists but may possibly be providing
"on theJob training" to tcmrists from other countrieswho have joined the fight m
Iraq
Note: The following military analysts did not appear in media coverage:
. RobertMafiinnis
. JohnGarrett
JefTMcCaijslaiKi
MILITARY ANALYSTS - IRAQ TRIP
EXCERPTS
AS OF 1/19/05
ONLINE COVERAGE
KENNETH ALLARD
STEVEN GREEK
Fox News Channel
1/14/2005 5:05;24 PM
Steve Greer is a retired U S . Army command Setgeant Major and asenior fellow at the
National Defense Council Foundation. The big question today, is Iraq a breeding ground
for the next generation of icrrorlsis? Greer: Hi, John, no, 1don't think so, not yet.
anyway. It cmainly has the potential to becomeso. What yousee here is Iraq is atraining
base. An area where your opportunistic terrorist - can do on diejob training. There arc
other breeding grounds in the Muslim world. Syria, Lebanon. Those are breeding grounds
where the government and the military structure really lets these terrorist operations work
unfettered. It was blown into a big story. Apparently sort ofwavlng this at President
Bush. You said it was going to be a free, fair democracy in Iraq that was safe from
terrorists and now we have terrorisis there. John: Why is it - why wouldn't one conclude
that Iraq is a terrorist training ground when ihey have so much oppotlunity 10 Win killing
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Americans? Greer: Well. i cenainlv think dial Iraa is a trainins eround bur it is not a
breeding ground for terrorists. The breeding ground comes from when the young
terrorists or young individual and they teach them theideology ofhate. I think part ofthe
issue --die issue is that inside of Iraq the difference is that you have terrorists flooding in
from other nation stales. The reason why you have that is the nation states like Syriaare
reluctant to do anything. They're not happy that Iraq may turn into a democracy. The
monarchies are not happy that you may have an elected government next to them in their
border region.
PAUL VALLELY
1:3S:38 PM
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DiySldc with Llnda Veiler
Linda: We have a question Iram a viewer by email. He says what more can be done to get
BILL COWAN
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Wel1,joining us now with some insight-Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cowan who actuallyjust
relumed from Iraq last week and live in 1raq"Ncwswcek" magazine's Baghdad bureau
chief. Gentlemen,welcome both of you. Colonel Cowan. us your take on this i*
thai Iraq may be the new terrorist training ground. cowan: Any fundamentalistout ihere
who wants to be part of their future needs to be in Iraq to start honing up his skills to find
out bow to fight western, US. or coalition forces.
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01/16/05 04.3549
John Colonel, I know ttwre is a sense that i f w e en continueto train &em, you have
been there you are more optimistic abom the train. 1 look at Bosnia, it took us ten years 10
inun the Bosnian Army I mean youare not advocating weslay ten years What's the
responsibleexit strategy here? Cowan: John, we have seen good results with the training
we have done. In speakingto our American forces over there, those Iraqi battalionsthai
nm alongsideus in Najaf, Samarra and Fdlujah did anoutstanding job. No complaints,
One key part is we had American advisors alongside the guys and that's what we have
now. A program to get American advisors with all of these Iraqi units that are coming out
we can take Iraqi units have that combat experience now, well trained, we are finding
good lead merits there. Our primary goal now in Iraq besides reconstruction, employment
and all other things has to be to build an effective fighting force with the Iraqi Amy.
John: Colonel, would you send your family there now? Cowan; My son has been in Iraq.
I had a son who went there. He was in Afghanistan also. Like any parent whose children
are worried over there I was worried the whole lime. But it is interesting. I mel with
young troops, young troops in the reserves over there who bad nothing bad to day. Good,
highly motivated kids doing amissionand they felt strongly about it.
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Joining us now to discuss that from his first-hand account is Fox newsmilitary analyst,
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cowan back from Iraq. Nice to be with you. Brian: the big
differencebetween the last time you were there and this time. Cowan: Well, seeing
what's happeningto the Iraqi security forces, how we're really moving forward
aggressively. Lieutenant General Petraeus to get qualified Iraqis out there, one putting
advisors alongside the Iraqi forces, it bolsters their offense,capabilities and confidence,
puningtogether quick reaction forces, so when they run imo trouble, they have folks to
help them out. Bener communications, better equipment, getling things ready for the
Iraqis to take over more responsibilities.
BLOC COVERAGE
PAUL VALLELY
'Hannv Iraq" Turns Oat To Be Not That Hanpv
NcwsHounds.us - blog - January 14
On FNL today (1/14), one interview stood out amongtheusual crop of likely suspects:
Rick Folbaum (who substitutes for David Asman on Fridays) interviewed Paul Vallely,
Fox News military analyst, who had recently returned from a trip to Iraq. The topic was
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"Happy Iraq" & to listen to Valkly. you'd think the US militaryhad leaned nothingh
Vietnam.
The interview was long on hyperbole, short on actual facts.Vallely claimed there's
"more successesAan failures" & offered asan example of "success" that the "Marines
have made Falluiah the safest city in Iraq" because "we lookout the bad guys..."He
added "We'redefeating the enemy every timewe can find them... '"Folbaumacted
enthusiastic abom how "We arc so proud" of what the US military is doing in Iraq 4
asked Vallely what he thought we should bemost proud of. Vallely said he is "most
proud of their morale" 4 of their "very, very positive attitude'' in the face of "isolated
incidents likethe attacks today," Folbaum asked if there were any surprises while Vallely
was there. Vallely replied that he was surprised by "how well organized they are for this
election." Vallely added that there will be "extraordinary security" for the upcoming
election 4 he expects everything to go pretty smoothly "except up in Anbar province."
He alsoadmined tha the "amount offoreifners [is] p t e r t h a n we thought ..."
VaUely has been mentioned often on this website because of his frequent appearanceson
FNC, where he is always very gung-ho 4 rah-rah. Today was no exception.
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ISA, as he ~ l l a g e a . it was *bout (.he Armyb#ODSO. h i e BASIC p i à § à § iof 'run-amuck'
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awry. MOREOVER, 1 was a senior acftffer on t h e ~ z ~ n l c o n t hearings
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sfcatenen~from Pentagon Spokesman Lawrence ~iaicacm u t e a f c ~ e y m o u rHerç ~rticle
The Iranian regime's apparent nuclear anbitiona and its demonstrated q w r t
for terrorist organiaaciona is 4 global challenge that deserves much more ierioua
treatment than seymour ttcrsh provides in the New torker article titled 'me coming wars."
~ r ~erah'a
. article is SO riddled with errors of fundamental face chat the
credibility of his entire piece is deacroyed.
Mr. mcrsh'a xauree(fi1 feed him with rumor, innuendo, and assertions about
~ t i n tph m t i n v r h à § p p m d pi-ogrç eh*e do not çxiç and .~acçmçn by officiçi that
were never made.
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-1 Defense and the Joint Chiefs of staff did not happen.
The only civilians in the chiin-of-cwiiMd are the President
and the seorscary of mfense, device m. wezsh.a cafidemt aaaertion that the chain of
ccnwand now includes t w o Department policy officials. Hie AHnertion iB Outrageous, and
con~titutionallyepeciws.
ArxanqeflentB Mr. Herah alleges between Under Secretary
~ouglasm i t h m d Israel, govemnnic or nan-government, do not exist. mare, Mr. n e r ~ hifl
building on links created by the soft bigotry of some conspiracy theorists. This reflects
poorly on ~ r ~. e c a hand the new ~ o r k e r .
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BACKGROUND:
One of t h e moat i n t a r e s t i n g things coming f m t h i a t r i o t o Iraq with the media
a n a l y s t s was learning how their iobà have been undergoing a inetamorphosl~. There are
1 seaaona behind che nioeph ... with an all voluntary m i l i t a r y , no one i n the media
has current m i l i t a r y background. Additionally, we have been doing a good job of kçepin
the.- guys informed SO t h a t they have t h e ready anewers when t h e network ceniç c a l l i n g .
CURREKT ISSUES:
The key -sue here i à t h a t more and more, media analyst. are having a g r e a t e r impact
01t h e t e l e v i s i o n media network coverage of m i l i u r y i ~ u e a . They have now become t h e go-
t o guya not only on breaking a c o r y , but they influence cha viewe on iaçuç Thw  ¥ l a
have a huge amount of influence on w h a t atorie, t h e network decide# t o cover pcoacelvely
with regard* t o m i l i t a r y .
In media opm, I have been w i n g t h a more frequently t o g e t our s i d e of the *tory a t
with media aenaitive dçparcmenc much an USDI, which i s t y p i c a l l y hard t 0 penetrate with
traditionally media, but chat we have found t o be receptive co t a l k i n g to t h e analyam
such aa Ken Robinson.
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" ~ i t e ,~ i b e r t yand t h e Pursuit of A l l who Threaten I t R
HIGHLIGHTSi
Paul Vallely appeared m Pox on January 13th. on DaySide with Linda VeSter ( t a l k *hWl.
d i i s i n g hi, recant t r i p t o r r a q . HB w e mxermnely upbaat and .poke about the upcoming
l e i i n Iraq i n positive terms, saying they w i l l ahaolufly happen aà scheduled. H e
a i d he'a very comfortable with t h e e l e c t i o n situation, and t h a t voter turnout w i l l m o s t
l i k e l y be better than expfcfd A p o s ~ i b l oissue could be v o t e r r e g r t n c i o n i n certain
provinces, due to s e c u r i t y t h r e a t * from maurgema.
H e a l s o noted that:
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l l u j a h is probably now t h e s a f e a t c i t y i n m a q r i g h t now. as c i t i z à § n ar. coming
back i n t o neighborhoods, g e t t i n g I D cards, cuppliet. etc.
i r a q i a are now very a c t i v e i n helping t h e i r pçople and f i n a l l y taking t h e
i t v e , which they haven't been a b l e t o do up u n t i l t h i s point
Paul Vall.1~ appeared On FOX New Live On J - u W 14th. i n Which he noted: t b e P S i t i V e
morale of t h e m i l i f r y i n Iraq, t h a Narineà no à key force i n Iraq, and extremely t i g h t ,
organized s e c u r i t y measures t o r the upcoming e l e c t i o n s . A mummary of thin appearance vaa
a v a i l a b l e on a FOX ~ews-focusedblog, but. the FOX t r a n s c r i p t i e not yet a v a i l a b l e .
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"Hannv h a ' r Turns Out To BeNot That H aw
NewsHounds.us - bloc - January 14
On FNL today (1/E4), one interview stoodout among the usual crop of likely suspects:
Rick Folbaum (who substitutes for David Asman onFridays) interviewed Paul Vallely,
Fox News military analyst, who had recently returned from a trip to Iraq. The topic was
'"Happy Iraq" - - & t o listen to Vallely. you'd think the US militan' had learned nothing in
Vietnam.
. T h e interview was long OB hyperbole, short on actual fads. Vallely claimed there's
"more successes than failures" & offered as an example of "success" that the "Marines
have made Fallujah the safest city in Iraq" because "we took out the bad guys..."He
added "We're defeating the enemy every time we can find them ..." Folbaum acted
enthusiastic about how "We are so proud" of what the US military is doing in Iraq &.
asked Vallelv what he thnnnht we should bemost m i i d of. Vallelv said he is "most
proudof the'kmorale" & oftheir "very, very positiveattitude" in the face ofUisolated
incidents like the attacks today? Folb- asked if there were any surprises while Valkly
was there. Vallely replied that he was surprised by "how well organized they are for this
election." Vallely added that there will he "extraordinary security" for tho upcoming
election & he expects everything to go pretty smoothly "except up in Anbar province."
He also admitted that the "amount offoreimers [is] greater than we thought ..."
. Vallely has been mentioned often on this website because of his frequent appearanceson
FNC. where he is always very gung-ho & rah-rah. Today was no exception.
p
We have aquestion from a viewer by emaii. He says whal more can be done to get more
Iraais to come forward to helo the U.S. soldiers deliver aninmint and decisive blow to
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That's half, so the numbers are looking good and this wasdone by an independent poll.
Linda:this is even thouch the A1 Anbarmovince is the real challence un there because
they haven't been able to go out and register them because of the threatid the insurgents
that are out there to terrorize them Linda: what do vou
, do about it? Well. to continue
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that were &mu Wc nad peat mfflings with the first cavalry division and the Marines
up in Fallujah. They re dome so many things, bm it's security,it's ending the bad guys
Were finding there's more foreignersno- than we thought that have come across [he
borders,so they're woricing it and doing a greatjob but wSiat they're doing for the people
we can talk about. Just wonderful what we're doing for the people of Fallujah right now.
Linda: yeah, I was surprised that you saw in Fallujah that it's so safe. 1 mean, that was
always considered the worst. We know what happened 10 American contractors when
they rolled in there and its now really that safe? In 60 days, it's the safest city they say in
Iraq right now. The marines control it. Now the citizens are startingto come back into the
neighborhoods, they're being given identification cards, which they really like, by the
way. It gives them some status.Linda: really? Yeah. They come through. get identified,
they come to the next tent, they get a big box of food, water, and some other staples, and
then they move out and they're open from 8'00 to 5 every day so more and more arc
coming back in, and it'sjusi -- 1 can't say enough about the marines up there doing a great
job, the men and women. It's just fantastic. [Applause] Linda: I'm going to tell you, it's
by pure accident we happen to have two marines in our audience and I just want you to
know, he wasn't pitching that for you. That'swhat he really saw. Those are pictures of
General VaJlely during the trip. We have a question from a viewer by email. He says
what more can be done to get more Iraqistocome forward to help the us. soldiers deliver
a pinpoint and decisive blow to the insurgency?...
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Local Forces & US Troops in Iraq:
Turning over Responsibilities
Presentation to Security and Stability Operations
(SASO) Conference on 17-18 Dec 2003
fci Preparing for SASO at infantry level
Honored to be invited to this conference
We were in Iraq together until Sept, now you are going
back - 70% have been there before
We know the fighting & terrain but new locale
Old missions still apply - provide stability & root out the
fedayeen
New mission - work with the Iraqis so they can take over,
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I worked with CAP Lima-One over its 485 days, and was
throughout Vn in '66,'67, '68, '69 in pacification and as
Ass't Sec'y of Defense for Int'l Sec'y oversaw several ,
counter insmgent efforts in the '80s I
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So what can we learn by looking at past efforts?
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The Challenge
Iraq sharply divides the political parties and the
American public
Not in our national interest to have US in drawn-
out, politically divisive combat like in Vn
Iraqis must take responsibility for own internal
security in a pluralistic, democratic nation
.- How do you, as US infantry, help them, instead
of doing the job for them?
Iraq Security Basics
-24 million
, 60%Shiite, 15% Kurd, 20-25%Sunni problem
No enemy tactics as organized as a rifle squad
Four sources of hostility
+ 1 former regime loyalists fedayeen main problem
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Current Iraqification Plan
By April, 36 Civil Defense Corps bns of 1,000 men trained
at small unit level ($3,000 per man per year)
11,000 police ($13,000 per man per year)
By July, 16 regular Iraqi battalions ($50,000 per man per
year) (40,000 men)
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Merits of a written Msn & GONOPS
- - Example: your msns of in descending order o f
importance might be to:
1) provide a security umbrella, 2) secure LOCs 3) attrite
enemy, and4) train up Iraqis to replace the US troops
OR, 1) provide a security umbrella 2)train Iraqis OJT, 3)
secure LOCs and 4) attrite enemy
- Note the above priorities are quite different
- So writing down a clear Msn, Intent & CONOPS enables
everyone to understand where headed & why
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! What is the worst case?
Disdain of the Iraqis or the Mission
, Excerpt from recent The New York Times, (Nov 03):
In ----, US Army plans to pull out and leave the security to
the local sheik and his police.
"It'll never work," Specialist -said. "When the shooting -
starts, the Iraqis start running. The only guys I trust are in
my own platoon."
The reason US troops are in Iraq is to buy timefor the
Iraqis to organize their own security. You must help
them. The troops will reflect your attitude.
This is a war about confidence
Poor firepower & tactics on both sides
Fedayeen rely on IEDs, intimidation and encouragement of
local Sunni resentments
Satellite TV magnifies problemslfears of Sunnis,
encourages resisters, and feeds them back success
In Sunni area, doubtful US can win hearts and minds and
thus stop the violence
(Mafia neighborhood hearts and minds never won)
Sunni area needs tough, fair Iraqi security forces who
know they are going to win, + future economic promise
and local federal rule + severe public punishment of
fedayeen who kill
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1 Can Iraq be stabilized quickly?
Precedent: Vietnam from 1968 vs 69
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After TET '68, war portrayed in US as lost
I Then Gen Abrams took over, changed strategy &
I ordered 120 US teams to train 90,000 militia in a year
I US squads combined with RFRF in 100 villages in the
toughest area up north
US pulled out in '70; internal security then excellent
(Five years later, after the US cut off air support and
most supplies, S. Vietnam did fall - due to 18 NVA
divisions supplied by Russia and China, not due to
internal insurgency.)
li How did Vn situation turn in year?
1 there was in place a Vn gov't and security
structure
2 50% change in local leaders
3 district fusion centers, US and Vn
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4 a decent quantitative evaluation system
5 US quickly trained militia to a basic degree of
competence (squad level)
Combined units in Iraq: Why?
Need a mission and metrics for US withdrawal (or for a pull back
to cantonments)
Combined units are the intermediary step necessary for a logical US
withdrawal. The fewer the combined units, the longer US forces
remain on the front lines.
But without a mission statement and measurable commander's
intent, we could be in combined units for a decade
Why? Because without a means of measuring how much we
Americans are training the Iraqis to do the job, we will continue to
do the job for them
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o Without a clear CONOPS, most 'can-do' US units will do the job
themselves, year after year.
3 EXAMPLE A. OF A MSN STMT & INTENT