Apparently even its memory is too much. In mid-January, I reported that the State Department was poised to merge the bureaus responsible for arms control and nonproliferation. SecState Rice has agreed in principle to the merger, sources tell InsideDefense.com. As I noted then, the merger all but finishes off what remains of the Arms Control …
The Strange Case of Rod Barton
by | 2005-02-15 | 2 Comments
Rod Barton (right) is an Australian microbiologist who served on the Iraq Survey Group (click here for Charlie Duelfer’s letter of gratitude). Barton has given an interview to an Australian television program, Four Corners, about his time on the ISG. Much of the coverage in Australia centers on Barton’s participation in interrogations—Prime Minister John Howard …
Scrounging for Iraq Excuses
by | 2005-02-15 | 1 Comment
It’s late, so I thought I’d take aim at this barrel of fish. Someone asked a question at the ACA meeting about how, given the Iraq intel debacle, the US can build a credible case regarding Iran and North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. As part of his answer, Assistant SecState Stephen Rademaker stated that: MR. …
Life Imitates Art: Another Missile Defense Test Failure
by | 2005-02-14 | 3 Comments
In the popular television program Sex and the City, Trey MacDougal, the husband of a principal character, has a little problem, um, performing under pressure. The Missile Defense Agency’s own Trey, Henry “Trey” Obering III, seems to be having a little trouble getting the old missile up and on course, himself. For the second time …
