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Author Archives: Michael Chevalier
Freeman speaks out on his exit
Tue, 03/10/2009 – 5:35pm Retired Amb. Chas Freeman, who said today that he no longer accepts an offer to chair the National Intelligence Council, has sent this message: You will by now have seen the statement by Director of National … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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“Pakistan’s nukes” by Richard Sale
With Pakistan’s political instability spreading, nervous concern has mounted over the fate of Islamabad’s nuclear arsenal should Taliban sympathizers gain power within the Pakistan military, but under the terms of secret agreements, U.S. personnel have been stationed in Pakistan … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Open Thread on Freeman’s Withdrawal
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/10/intelligence-pick-withdraws-amid-controversy/
Posted in Uncategorized
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Ingolf on CDSs as “zero sum” games.
Apologies to Cieran, Arun and ISL for using a term (zero sum) which I guess is a kind of financial markets shorthand. Used in this sense, it's meant literally. Each of the parties to a credit default swap in effect … Continue reading
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National Journal blog – 9 March 2009
http://security.nationaljournal.com/2009/03/is-al-qaeda-shifting-strategy.php#1305691
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Bush “light” in the ME?
The Washington Post editorial page here declares President Obama's "outreach" to the Syrians and Iranians dead before arrival, and clearly the newspaper rejoices in that self-fulfilling prophecy. On the same page one of the Kagans is given space in which … Continue reading
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How deep is the CDS hole?
By the end of 2007, the CDS market had a notional value of $45 trillion, of which the corporate bond, municipal bond, and structured investment vehicles market totaled less than $25 trillion. Therefore, a minimum of $20 trillion were … Continue reading
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December, 2011. Remember that?
I keep receiving mail in which the premise is the notion that there will be 30 to 50 thousand American and other foreign troops in Iraq indefinitely. That is nonsensical. The signed agreement with the Iraqi government specifies the terms … Continue reading
Posted in Media
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Open Thread, 7 March, 2009
I am heartened by the news that President Obama is still considering a policy of minimalist counter-terrorism engagement in Afghanistan rather than full blown COIN with all its manifestations of nation creation and vast expense. At the same time I … Continue reading
Posted in Open Thread
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The FARA Law
The "Foreign Agent Registration Act" (FARA) was designed to provide a data base in which are registered all those whose foreign employment or associations place them in a position to be offering policy advice to the government of the United … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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