You know your career is in the tubes when you make a derisive footnote in a bipartisan report investigating the worst attack on American soil. That/’s exactly where Douglas J. “Spanky” Feith finds himself. A footnote (n. 75, p.559) in the 9/11 Report details a memo Feith drafted to Rumsfeld that “expressed disappointment at the …
Always Read The Fine Print: Sanders Sinks the CD
by | 2004-08-07 | No Comments
The text of Ambassador Sander/’s speech at the CD reaffirming US support for the FMCT actually represents a step backward for U.S. policy. Now I understand why the State Department sat on the full text for a couple of days. She states: We believe an FMCT is ripe for negotiations and must have a clean …
FALCON/Common Aero Vehicle Contract
by | 2004-08-06 | No Comments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $7.7 M increment of a $8.4 M prototypes agreement for Phase IIa of Task 2 (hypersonic technology vehicle) of the DARPA/Air Force FALCON program. The hypersonic technology vehicle (a.k.a. hypersonic cruise vehicle) will demonstrate “far-term global reach technologies, such as high lift-to-drag aerodynamics, high-speed …
"I Like Ike" and other shameless efforts at self-promotion
by | 2004-08-06 | No Comments
1. The Eisenhower National Security Series has a published a report from a recent conference, U.S. Space Operations in the International Context (February 2004, Washington, D.C.), co-sponsored by the Eisenhower Institute. “This program explored the strategic and operational implications of space and our current policies by bringing together strategic thinkers from congress, think tanks and …
