DOCSLIB.ORG

Secretary Napolitano

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED AND SAFEGUARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DHS MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES GOVERNING PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY ON A “NEED-TO-KNOW” BASIS AND WHEN UNATTENDED, WILL BE STORED IN A LOCKED CONTAINER OR AREA OFFERING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT, COMPROMISE, INADVERTENT ACCESS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 8/22/2012 11:12:01 AM FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 8:15 a.m. DHS/NCTC/NTB Briefings 9:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 9:00 a.m. Meeting with Amy Shlossman 9:15 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 9:30 a.m. Meeting with John Pistole 10:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 10:00 a.m. Drop by Follow-Up Meeting w/ Air Cargo CEOs 10:10 a.m. NAC, Building 1, Room 01-044 Staff: John Pistole, Alan Bersin, Douglas Smith 10:30 a.m. Budget Meeting 11:15 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Deputy Secretary, Noah Kroloff, Amy Shlossman, Dan Grant, Rafael Borras, Chris Cummiskey, Peggy Sherry, Liz Gelfer, Mark Dayton 11:30 a.m. Phone Call with Senator McCain 12:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Nelson Peacock, John Sandweg 11:30 a.m. Phone Call with ADM Papp 12:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 12:05 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route (b)(6) 12:15 p.m. 1:20 p.m. (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 1:25 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Office Time 5:30 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 5:30 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route (b)(6) 5:35 p.m. 8/22/2012 11:12:01 AM MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED AND SAFEGUARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DHS MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES GOVERNING PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY ON A “NEED-TO-KNOW” BASIS AND WHEN UNATTENDED, WILL BE STORED IN A LOCKED CONTAINER OR AREA OFFERING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT, COMPROMISE, INADVERTENT ACCESS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 8/22/2012 11:12:14 AM MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 7:35 a.m. 8:15 a.m. DHS/NCTC/NTB Briefings 9:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 9:15 a.m. Senior Staff Meeting 10:15 a.m. NAC, 5107 Conference Room 10:15 a.m. Office Time / Lunch 12:55 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 12:55 p.m. Photo with Alice Hill and Dave Kaufman 1:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Suite 1:00 p.m. Briefing re: Climate Change Report 1:30 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Alice Hill, David Kaufman, Alan Cohn 1:30 p.m. Office Time 3:45 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 3:45 p.m. Phone Call with Chairman Aderholt 4:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Nelson Peacock 4:25 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route State Department, 4:55 p.m. 2201 C Street, NW 4:55 p.m. Meeting with General Lute 5:20 p.m. State Department, Principal’s Conference Room, 7th Floor Staff: Tom Warrick, David Foley, Raul Ortiz, Caroline Simmons 5:20 p.m. Depart State Department en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 5:50 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Office Time 6:45 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 6:45 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route (b)(6) 7:00 p.m. 8/22/2012 11:12:14 AM TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED AND SAFEGUARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DHS MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES GOVERNING PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY ON A “NEED-TO-KNOW” BASIS AND WHEN UNATTENDED, WILL BE STORED IN A LOCKED CONTAINER OR AREA OFFERING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT, COMPROMISE, INADVERTENT ACCESS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 8/22/2012 11:12:28 AM TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 7:35 a.m. 8:15 a.m. DHS/NCTC/NTB Briefings 9:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 9:00 a.m. Office Time 10:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 10:00 a.m. Prep Session: Principals Meeting 10:30 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Rand Beers, Phil Reitinger, Greg Schaffer, Chuck Marino 10:30 a.m. Phone Call with Director Sullivan 10:45 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 10:45 a.m. Scheduling Meeting 11:15 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Jacquee Wright, Katrina Hartman, Mary Ellen Brown 11:30 a.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route White House 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Meeting w/ President’s Commission on the Oil Spill 1:00 p.m. WH, Roosevelt Room 1:00 p.m. Principals Meeting 2:00 p.m. EEOB, Room 430A Staff: Greg Schaffer 2:00 p.m. Depart Eisenhower Executive Office Building en route Nebraska 2:30 p.m. Avenue Complex 2:30 p.m. Phone Call w/ Bishop Gerald Kicanas 2:45 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office (b)(6) 3:30 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Rand Beers, Caryn Wagner, Phil Reitinger, Rick Lichtenfels, Greg Schaffer, Caitlin Durkovich 3:30 p.m. Personal Phone Call 3:40p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 3:40 p.m. Office Time 6:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 6:00 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route (b)(6) 8/22/2012 11:12:28 AM TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 6:05 p.m. 8/22/2012 11:12:28 AM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED AND SAFEGUARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DHS MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES GOVERNING PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY ON A “NEED-TO-KNOW” BASIS AND WHEN UNATTENDED, WILL BE STORED IN A LOCKED CONTAINER OR AREA OFFERING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT, COMPROMISE, INADVERTENT ACCESS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 8/22/2012 11:12:42 AM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 7:35 a.m. 8:15 a.m. DHS/NCTC/NTB Briefings 9:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 9:00 a.m. Office Time 10:00 a.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 10:00 a.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route Eisenhower Executive 10:30 a.m. Office Building Limo: Noah Kroloff, Amy Shlossman 10:30 a.m. Meeting w/ WH Staff 11:45 a.m. EEOB, Room 100 Staff: Noah Kroloff, Amy Shlossman 11:45 a.m. Depart Eisenhower Executive Office Building en route Andrews Air 12:15 p.m. Force Base 8/22/2012 11:12:42 AM THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED AND SAFEGUARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DHS MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES GOVERNING PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH INFORMATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE ATTACHED MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY ON A “NEED-TO-KNOW” BASIS AND WHEN UNATTENDED, WILL BE STORED IN A LOCKED CONTAINER OR AREA OFFERING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT, COMPROMISE, INADVERTENT ACCESS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 8/22/2012 11:12:55 AM THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011 (b)(6) en route Nebraska Avenue Complex 11:50 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Phone Call with Mayor Gray 12:15 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Jarrod Bernstein, Chris Cummiskey 12:15 p.m. Phone Call with Senator Jack Reed 12:30 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Nelson Peacock 12:30 p.m. Lunch / Office Time 1:00 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 1:00 p.m. Meeting w/ IG Skinner 1:15 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 1:30 p.m. Phone Interview w/ Lisa DePaulo - Oprah Magazine 1:45 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office Staff: Amy Kudwa 1:45p.m. Office Time 4:30 p.m. NAC, Secretary’s Office 4:30 p.m. Depart Nebraska Avenue Complex en route White House 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Cabinet Meeting w/ Bill Daley 6:00 p.m. WH, Roosevelt Room 6:00 p.m. Depart White House en route (b)(6) 6:15 p.m. 8/22/2012 11:12:55 AM FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2011 Department of Homeland Security FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE ATTACHED MATERIALS CONTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” OR OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.
Recommended publications
  • WIIS DC Think Tank Gender Scorecard – DATASET 2018 Index/Appendix: American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Foreign and Defense

    WIIS DC Think Tank Gender Scorecard – DATASET 2018 Index/Appendix: American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Foreign and Defense

    • Nonresident Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the WIIS DC Think Tank Gender Scorecard – Middle East: Mona Alami (F) DATASET 2018 Index/Appendix: • Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center: Laura Albornoz Pollmann (F) • Nonresident Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for American Enterprise Institute (AEI) the Middle East: Ali Alfoneh (M) Foreign and Defense Policy Scholars in AEI: • Associate Director for Programs, Rafik Hariri Center • Visiting Scholar: Samuel J. Abrams (M) for the Middle East: Stefanie Hausheer Ali (F) • Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and • Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cyber Statecraft Retirement Policy: Joseph Antos (M) Initiative: Dmitri Alperovitch (M) • Resident Scholar and Director of Russian Studies: • Nonresident Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center: Dr. Hussein Leon Aron (M) Amach (M) • Visiting Fellow: John P. Bailey (M) • Nonresident Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on • Resident Scholar: Claude Barfield (M) International Security: Dave Anthony (M) • Resident Fellow: Michael Barone (M) • Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center: • Visiting Scholar: Robert J. Barro (M) Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir (F) • Visiting Scholar: Roger Bate (M) • Visiting Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on • Visiting Scholar: Eric J. Belasco (M) International Security/RUSI: Lisa Aronsson (F) • Resident Scholar: Andrew G. Biggs (M) • Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Board of • Visiting Fellow: Edward Blum (M) Directors and International Advisory Board; Chair, • Director of Asian Studies and Resident Fellow: Dan Atlantic Council Business Development and New Blumenthal (M) Ventures Committee; Chairman Emerita, TotalBank • Senior Fellow: Karlyn Bowman (F) (no photo) • Resident Fellow: Alex Brill (M) • Atlantic Council Representative; Director, Atlantic • President; Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Council IN TURKEY and Istanbul Summit: Defne Enterprise: Arthur C.
  • Living Under Drones Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices in Pakistan

    Living Under Drones Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices in Pakistan

    Fall 08 September 2012 Living Under Drones Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians From US Drone Practices in Pakistan International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic Stanford Law School Global Justice Clinic http://livingunderdrones.org/ NYU School of Law Cover Photo: Roof of the home of Faheem Qureshi, a then 14-year old victim of a January 23, 2009 drone strike (the first during President Obama’s administration), in Zeraki, North Waziristan, Pakistan. Photo supplied by Faheem Qureshi to our research team. Suggested Citation: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION CLINIC (STANFORD LAW SCHOOL) AND GLOBAL JUSTICE CLINIC (NYU SCHOOL OF LAW), LIVING UNDER DRONES: DEATH, INJURY, AND TRAUMA TO CIVILIANS FROM US DRONE PRACTICES IN PAKISTAN (September, 2012) TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I ABOUT THE AUTHORS III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS V INTRODUCTION 1 METHODOLOGY 2 CHALLENGES 4 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 7 DRONES: AN OVERVIEW 8 DRONES AND TARGETED KILLING AS A RESPONSE TO 9/11 10 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ESCALATION OF THE DRONE PROGRAM 12 “PERSONALITY STRIKES” AND SO-CALLED “SIGNATURE STRIKES” 12 WHO MAKES THE CALL? 13 PAKISTAN’S DIVIDED ROLE 15 CONFLICT, ARMED NON-STATE GROUPS, AND MILITARY FORCES IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN 17 UNDERSTANDING THE TARGET: FATA IN CONTEXT 20 PASHTUN CULTURE AND SOCIAL NORMS 22 GOVERNANCE 23 ECONOMY AND HOUSEHOLDS 25 ACCESSING FATA 26 CHAPTER 2: NUMBERS 29 TERMINOLOGY 30 UNDERREPORTING OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES BY US GOVERNMENT SOURCES 32 CONFLICTING MEDIA REPORTS 35 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
  • Congressional Record—House H7561

    Congressional Record—House H7561

    December 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7561 pick up a butter knife or something In closing this out, Mr. Speaker, I GENERAL LEAVE and fix him up right there on the spot. would like to say that Indiana has pro- Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I ask b 1600 duced no shortage of great statesmen, unanimous consent that all Members as we reflected on this last half hour, It is a really humorous story that I have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- and Senator DAN COATS has indis- tend their remarks on the subject of enjoy his telling every time we are to- putably joined their ranks after dec- gether at an event. Senator COATS has this Special Order. ades of service to both our State and to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there a great sense of humor. While his time our country. My own history with Sen- in the Senate has come to an end, I am objection to the request of the gen- ator COATS goes way back to when I also confident he will continue to be a tleman from Indiana? was an intern in his Senate office. If he There was no objection. voice and an advocate for the issues he were on this floor today, Mr. Speaker, f cares about most. Our State and our I am sure he would say that I was one country are lucky to have benefited of the worst interns he ever had. None- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE from the service of a great man like theless, he started my career in poli- A message from the Senate by Ms.
  • Opening Statement Tuesday, January 29, 2019

    Opening Statement Tuesday, January 29, 2019

    Remarks as prepared for delivery by The Honorable Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence Annual Threat Assessment Opening Statement Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Chairman Burr, Vice-Chairman Warner, and Members of the Committee... I am here today, along with leaders of the Intelligence Community, to provide you an overview of the national security threats facing our nation. But before I do, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the men and women that make up the Intelligence Community. Their efforts rarely receive public recognition because of the nature of the work that they do. But their unheralded contributions play a critical role in the national security of our great nation, and I am proud to represent them. 1 Annual Threat Assessment, January 29, 2019 I also want to express on behalf of the entire IC our appreciation to the members of this committee. The Intelligence Community appreciates your support and values our partnership. [PAUSE] My goal today is to responsibly convey to you and the American people, in this unclassified hearing, the true nature of the threat environment without overstating some of the more significant challenges we currently face and expect to contend with in the coming year… In the interest of time, I also would refer you to my Statement for the Record for a more complete threat picture. As I stated in my recent remarks during the release of the National Intelligence Strategy, we face significant changes in the domestic and global 2 Annual Threat Assessment, January 29, 2019 environment that have resulted in an increasingly complex and uncertain world, and we must be ready to meet 21st century challenges and recognize emerging threats.
  • The Terrorism Trap: the Hidden Impact of America's War on Terror

    The Terrorism Trap: the Hidden Impact of America's War on Terror

    University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 8-2019 The Terrorism Trap: The Hidden Impact of America's War on Terror John Akins University of Tennessee, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss Recommended Citation Akins, John, "The Terrorism Trap: The Hidden Impact of America's War on Terror. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2019. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/5624 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by John Akins entitled "The Terrorism Trap: The Hidden Impact of America's War on Terror." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Political Science. Krista Wiegand, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Brandon Prins, Gary Uzonyi, Candace White Accepted for the Council: Dixie L. Thompson Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) The Terrorism Trap: The Hidden Impact of America’s War on Terror A Dissertation Presented for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville John Harrison Akins August 2019 Copyright © 2019 by John Harrison Akins All rights reserved.
  • Department of State Key Officers List

    Department of State Key Officers List

    United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 1/17/2017 Provided by Global Information Services, A/GIS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan RSO Jan Hiemstra AID Catherine Johnson CLO Kimberly Augsburger KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, (VoIP, US-based) 301-490-1042, Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011-873-761-837-725, ECON Jeffrey Bowan Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: EEO Erica Hall kabul.usembassy.gov FMO David Hilburg IMO Meredith Hiemstra Officer Name IPO Terrence Andrews DCM OMS vacant ISO Darrin Erwin AMB OMS Alma Pratt ISSO Darrin Erwin Co-CLO Hope Williams DCM/CHG Dennis W. Hearne FM Paul Schaefer Algeria HRO Dawn Scott INL John McNamara ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- MGT Robert Needham 2000, Fax +213 (21) 60-7335, Workweek: Sun - Thurs 08:00-17:00, MLO/ODC COL John Beattie Website: http://algiers.usembassy.gov POL/MIL John C. Taylor Officer Name SDO/DATT COL Christian Griggs DCM OMS Sharon Rogers, TDY TREAS Tazeem Pasha AMB OMS Carolyn Murphy US REP OMS Jennifer Clemente Co-CLO Julie Baldwin AMB P. Michael McKinley FCS Nathan Seifert CG Jeffrey Lodinsky FM James Alden DCM vacant HRO Dana Al-Ebrahim PAO Terry Davidson ICITAP Darrel Hart GSO William McClure MGT Kim D'Auria-Vazira RSO Carlos Matus MLO/ODC MAJ Steve Alverson AFSA Pending OPDAT Robert Huie AID Herbie Smith POL/ECON Junaid Jay Munir CLO Anita Kainth POL/MIL Eric Plues DEA Craig M.
  • Kelty Beginning to Surge at the Fort

    Kelty Beginning to Surge at the Fort

    V13 N33 Thursday, April 19, 2007 Kelty beginning to surge at the Fort By BRIAN A. HOWEY FORT WAYNE - With the primary just over two weeks away, a number of in- dicators point to a surge for architect Matt Kelty in his Republican primary mayoral race against Allen County 07 Commissioner Nelson Peters. The HPR Election Horse Race is mov- ing this contest from “Leans Peters” to “Tossup,” with, perhaps, a slight advantage to Kelty, a former aide to U.S. Sens. Richard Lugar and Dan Coats. Multiple sources tell HPR that Kelty is running an energetic, grassroots cam- Republican mayoral candidate Matt Kelty at his Fort Wayne headquarters. Polls and paign, similar to his 2002 challenge to State other indicators point to a surge in his campaign. (Fort Wayne Observed Photo) Rep. Winfield Moses Jr., a race Kelty lost by less than 100 votes. One source told HPR, “You go to past week, Peters called for a public referendum, saying Peters’ headquarters and it is solemn and you find one that he is working with Fort Wayne legislators to get the person working. You go to Kelty’s headquarters and it’s a referendum passed in the Indiana General Assembly. beehive of activity.” In a Wednesday Fort Wayne Journal Gazette But beyond that, Peters has reacted badly to the editorial, the newspaper wrote, “Nelson Peters’ last-second, Harrison Square project that would build a hotel, baseball short-sighted attempt to force a referendum on Harrison stadium and condos in downtown Fort Wayne. Peters origi- Square comes across as a desperate, crass, political at- nally supported Harrison Square and Kelty is opposed.
  • Biden and Ukraine: a Strategy for the New Administration

    Biden and Ukraine: a Strategy for the New Administration

    Atlantic Council EURASIA CENTER ISSUE BRIEF Biden and Ukraine: A Strategy for the New Administration ANDERS ÅSLUND, MELINDA HARING, WILLIAM B. TAYLOR, MARCH 2021 JOHN E. HERBST, DANIEL FRIED, AND ALEXANDER VERSHBOW Introduction US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., knows Ukraine well. His victory was well- received in Kyiv. Many in Kyiv see the next four years as an opportunity to reestablish trust between the United States and Ukraine and push Ukraine’s reform aspirations forward while ending Russia’s destabilization of Ukraine’s east. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is greatly interested in reestablishing a close US-Ukraine relationship, which has gone through a bumpy period under former US President Donald J. Trump when Ukraine became a flash point in US domestic politics. Resetting relations with Kyiv will not be simple. As vice president, Biden oversaw Ukraine policy, visited the country six times, and knows most of its players and personalities, which is an obvious advantage. But Zelenskyy is different from his immediate predecessor. He hails from Ukraine’s Russian- speaking east, was not an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity, has had little contact with the West, and took a battering during Trump’s first impeachment in which Ukraine was front and center. However, Zelenskyy is keen to engage with the new Biden team and seeks recognition as a global leader. The Biden administration would be wise to seize this opportunity. The first priority for the new Biden team should be to get to know the players in Ukraine and Zelenskyy’s inner circle (Zelenskyy’s team and his ministers are not household names in Washington) and to establish a relationship of trust after the turbulence of the Trump years.
  • Coats & Pence in Trump's Reality

    Coats & Pence in Trump's Reality

    V26, N7 Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Coats & Pence in Trump’s reality By early summer, Woodward’s book Pence and Coats had come around to ‘Rage’ details the Trump, with Pence looking for a political White House chaos lifeline on Trump’s ticket. with these 2 Hoosiers The two were not By BRIAN A. HOWEY only close person- INDIANAPOLIS – Up until ally, but politically. the May 2016 presidential primary, In April 2010, Pence Gov. Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Dan endorsed Coats’s Coats had been GOP primary bid to backing U.S. Sen. return to the Sen- Ted Cruz for the ate, saying, “Dan Republican nomina- Coats’ integrity and tion. Donald Trump conservative record not only won that make him the best primary with 53% candidate for the of the vote, as he job. Dan is a proven exited the state, he conservative leader alleged that Cruz’s who is trusted by father had been involved in the con- Hoosiers. I know spiracy to assassinate President John Dan Coats well and F. Kennedy. Continued on page 3 SCOTUS and calm By MARK SOUDER FORT WAYNE – Most people would consider this to have already been a rather contentious election cycle. The death of America’s favorite liberal Supreme Court jus- tice, Ruth Bade Ginsburg, as the absentee ballot process “Well, we’re going to have to see has begun, should calm things down. what happens. I’ve been com- Yeah, right. While in historical terms plaining very strongly about this one lacks wars and assas- the ballots and the ballots are a sinations, or even an economic collapse, the personal anger disaster.
  • PRG Report Finds Presidency Scholars Exploring the World of Unilateral (Or Nearly Unilateral) Presidential Powers

    PRG Report Finds Presidency Scholars Exploring the World of Unilateral (Or Nearly Unilateral) Presidential Powers

    PRG RE P O R T Newsletter of the Presidency Research Group of the American Political Science Association Volume XXXII, Number 2 Spring 2010 FROM T HE ED it OR This edition of the PRG Report finds presidency scholars exploring the world of unilateral (or nearly unilateral) presidential powers. We begin with two (count them!) articles from the firm of Pfiffner, Villalobos, and Vaughn dealing with staffing of the executive branch, specifically the supposed proliferation of “czars” in the Obama White House. Then, John Burke provides some useful historical context to understand Presi- dent Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Tobias Gibson, working with two of his students, questions the true strength of unilateral powers, using the promise to close the detention facility on Guantanamo Bay as an example. Finally, the Ruckmans provide some useful information and data sources for researching executive clemency. All five of these articles deal with presidential powers typically seen as close to absolute, with four of them focusing on the current administra- tion. This is an excellent example of how the PRG Report can serve as a venue for the dissemination of data, analyses, and perspectives in a very INS I DE TH I S ISSUE timely fashion. I hope you find these articles, as well as the book and journal scans, interesting and informative. GENERAL INFORMAT I ON ...........................2 ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................3 This edition of the PRG Report also marks my valedictory effort. After PRES I DENT OBAMA ’S WH I TE HOUSE two and a half years and five issues, my term as editor is coming to a close.
  • January 2017

    January 2017

    UNCLASSI FI ED Case Number Subject Requester Open Initial Date DF-2017-00123 REQUESTING A LIST OF RECIPIENTS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT WHO RECEIVED COPIES OF THE MACDONALD-EVOY, JEROD 01/09/2017 REPORT TITLED "BACKGROUND TO 'ASSESSING RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES AND INTENTIONS IN RECENT US ELECTIONS': THE ANALYTIC PROCESS AND CYBER INCIDENT ATTRIBUTION". DF-2017-00124 REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARIES OR REPORTS RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF MACDONALD-EVOY, JEROD 01/09/2017 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE'S INVESTIGATION INTO A DEMOCRATIC PARTY ACTIVIST WHO REPORTED INFORMATION ABOUT JIMMY CARTER'S CAMPAIGN TO THE KGB IN THE 1970'S. DF-2017-00125 REQUEST DOCUMENTS WHICH CONTAIN INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY DETAILING THE METHODS THE DNI BAIONE-DODA, RONALD 01/09/2017 USED BETWEEN 1/4/2016 TO 1/4/2017 TO GET BACK AT AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO HAD CRITICIZED THE DNI EITHER BEFORE OR DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. DF-2017-00126 REQUEST 1) ALL RECORDS CONSTITUTING TO ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND/OR OTHER SHAPIRO, RYAN 01/09/2017 COMMUNICATIONS FROM, TO, MENTIONING, OR REFERRING TO JEFFERSON BEAUREGARD "JEFF" SESSIONS III (AKA JEFF SESSIONS), 2) ALL RECORDS MENTIONING OR REFERRING TO JEFFERSON BEAUREGARD "JEFF" SESSIONS III (AKA JEFF SESSIONS), 3) ALL RECORDS MENTIONING OR REFERRING TO THE ORGANIZATION JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORK, AND 4) ALL RECORDS MENTIONING OR REFERRING TO CONFIRMSESSION COM DF-2017-00127 REQUESTING A COPY OF ALL UNCLASSIFIED REPORTS THAT WERE PREPARED FOR ODNI BY THE JASON AFTERGOOD, STEVEN 01/09/2017 SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL IN CALENDAR YEARS 2015 AND 2016. DF-2017-00128 REQUESTING ALL SUPPORTING INFORMATION FROM THE ICA REPORT " ASSESSING RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES GENETSKI, DENNIS 01/10/2017 AND INTENTIONS IN RECENT US ELECTIONS" PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 6, 2017 DF-2017-00129 REQUESTING PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE UNREDACTED ODNI 2017 REPORT "ASSESSING RUSSIAN KYRIAKIDES, ELENI 01/10/2017 ACTIVITIES AND INTENTIONS IN RECENT US ELECTIONS," JANUARY 6, 2017.
  • Lessons-Encountered.Pdf

    Lessons-Encountered.Pdf

    conflict, and unity of effort and command. essons Encountered: Learning from They stand alongside the lessons of other wars the Long War began as two questions and remind future senior officers that those from General Martin E. Dempsey, 18th who fail to learn from past mistakes are bound Excerpts from LChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: What to repeat them. were the costs and benefits of the campaigns LESSONS ENCOUNTERED in Iraq and Afghanistan, and what were the LESSONS strategic lessons of these campaigns? The R Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University was tasked to answer these questions. The editors com- The Institute for National Strategic Studies posed a volume that assesses the war and (INSS) conducts research in support of the Henry Kissinger has reminded us that “the study of history offers no manual the Long Learning War from LESSONS ENCOUNTERED ENCOUNTERED analyzes the costs, using the Institute’s con- academic and leader development programs of instruction that can be applied automatically; history teaches by analogy, siderable in-house talent and the dedication at the National Defense University (NDU) in shedding light on the likely consequences of comparable situations.” At the of the NDU Press team. The audience for Washington, DC. It provides strategic sup- strategic level, there are no cookie-cutter lessons that can be pressed onto ev- Learning from the Long War this volume is senior officers, their staffs, and port to the Secretary of Defense, Chairman ery batch of future situational dough. The only safe posture is to know many the students in joint professional military of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and unified com- historical cases and to be constantly reexamining the strategic context, ques- education courses—the future leaders of the batant commands.