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January 2003 News

  1. Iraqi forces CBC News Online January 2003 -- Source: GlobalSecurity.org
  2. Washington puts stock in pictures, But unlike Cuban missile crisis in 1960s, images might not be enough proof By Timothy Appleby Globe and Mail January 31, 2003 -- "I'm doubtful how effective satellite imagery will be in proving the case for military intervention," said François Boo of Globalsecurity.org., a non-profit, Washington-based think tank specializing in defence, intelligence and space issues. "You can see that a building has been reconstructed, but proof would involve showing what's going on inside, and you can't do that."
  3. For U.S., Turkey Taking Its Time; Cooperation pivotal to attack on Iraq By Matthew McAllester Newsday January 31, 2003 -- SOURCE: Staff reporting Periscope; GlobalSecurity.org.
  4. Military Faces Bandwidth Crunch By Noah Shachtman Wired News January 31, 2003 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org analyst Patrick Garrett, the fact that every message is transmitted electronically -- from maintenance supply requests to food orders to letters back home -- makes the Navy's network traffic jam even worse.
  5. Iraq: On the Web Gannett News Service January 31, 2003 -- Iraq military resources (GlobalSecurity.org): www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/index.html
  6. Irak-Konflikt im Internet: Unüberschaubar und chaotisch N-TV.de January 31, 2003 -- Mit den Gründen für und gegen einen Irakkrieg setzt sich die Seite "globalsecurity.org" auseinander. Zudem bietet die Seite mehrere weiterführende Links. "internationalanswer" zeigt Bilder von den internationalen Protesten und weltweiten Demonstrationen.
  7. 'Oorlog in Irak moet hard, snel en verrassend worden' By Martijn Delaere Nederlands Dagblad January 31, 2003 -- ,,Reken maar dat ze die bommen gaan gebruiken, bijvoorbeeld om het militaire H3 complex in het uiterste westen van Irak, zo dicht bij Israël, te vernietigen'', verzekert John Pike, autoriteit op het gebied van bewapening en strategie. Voor Pike en zijn organisatie Globalsecurity.org geen statig onderkomen in het centrum van Washington, maar een kelder in de buitenstad Alexandria. ,,We zijn arm, en dan te bedenken dat de lui in het Pentagon op onze website kijken om te zien hoe hún troepenopbouw in de Golf verloopt.''
  8. The Big Story With John Gibson Fox News Network January 30, 2003 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: Well unfortunately the state of the technology is not the sort of thing that's depicted in movies like "The Enemy of the State." You can get that sort of full motion of video off of a Predator drone but not off of a reconnaissance satellite.
  9. US gets new intelligence agency to "merge and analyze" data By Patrick Anidjar Agence France Presse January 30, 2003 -- For his part, Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org, a think tank specializing in defense and antiterror issues, warned that the integration center risks getting "overwhelmed."
  10. U.S. expects a dozen allies to join campaign against Iraq By Jan Cienski National Post January 30, 2003 -- "The United States would want anybody on board at this point," said Patrick Garrett, an analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a military think-tank. "But when the administration talks about a coalition against Iraq, it's pretty much people allowing the U.S. to use their bases. When it comes to fighting, it will be really only Britain and Australia and maybe Spain."
  11. Electromagnetic weapons: Come fry with me The Economist January 30, 2003 -- According to Lieutenant-Colonel Piers Wood, a fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, an American think-tank, even with such protection America remains nervous about using electromagnetic weapons close to manned aircraft. That is why HPMs are a driving force behind the development of more sophisticated unmanned craft, from bomb-sized drones such as the "loitering electronic warfare killer", to automated helicopters and even giant blimps that may soon ring America as components of a missile-defence system.
  12. US spy machine desperately seeks evidence Saddam By Francis Temman Agence France Presse January 30, 2003 -- "The problem is that if the administration had a 'smoking gun' or knew for a fact where everything was and what the program was up to, one would have thought that UNMOVIC (the UN weapons inspectors) would have been told about it or the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) would have already received the intelligence," GlobalSecurity.org analyst Patrick Garrett told AFP.
  13. War in Iraq could be quick and decisive, but some see terrorist and nuclear risks By Niko Price The Associated Press January 30, 2003 -- Some say major casualties would force Israel to retaliate by firing a nuclear weapon at Baghdad. "If Saddam was able to kill 50 Israelis - no. Five hundred - probably not. Fifty thousand - done deal," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, an independent military policy think tank.
  14. Analysts weigh Iraq's objections to U-2 patrols By Wayne Specht Stars and Stripes 30 Jan 2003 -- Iraq's recent complaint to the U.N.'s top weapons inspector about a U.S. proposal to send U-2 spy planes to Iraq could have been a ruse to suggest a weakened air defense system around Baghdad, one defense analyst has suggested. "One might want to keep in mind military deception is probably playing a role here," said Patrick Garrett, an associate analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based defense analysis group focusing on emerging security challenges.
  15. U-2's high-flying history as eye in the sky By Wayne Specht Stars and Stripes 30 Jan 2003 -- The Central Intelligence Agency originally developed the U-2, dubbed the "Dragon Lady," to spy on the former Soviet Union before the United States had surveillance satellites orbiting Earth, according to data on the U-2 posted on GlobalSecurity.org.
  16. Informationen zum Irak-Konflikt im Internet Deutsche Presse-Agentur(DPA) - Europadienst January 29, 2003 -- Global Security: http:/ www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq.htm
  17. Sending In the Marines By Larry Fogel and Dita Smith The Washington Post 29 Jan 2003 -- SOURCES: Global Security, U.S. Naval Institute's Periscope
  18. Attack copter redeemed in Afghan fight; Apaches appear to overcome woes By Douglas Holt and Stephen J. Hedges Chicago Tribune January 29, 2003 -- Sources: Boeing, U.S. Army, Federation of American Scientists, Northrop Grumman, Globalsecurity.org; Chicago Tribune/Max Rust and Chris Soprych
  19. Rhode Island Defense Industry Group Launches Campaign to Keep Navy Bases Open By Andrea L. Stape Providence Journal January 29, 2003 -- The Bush administration has estimated that 20 percent to 25 percent of existing military bases are surplus, and that the Pentagon could save $ 3 billion a year by eliminating extraneous facilities, according to GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit, public-policy organization based in Alexandria, Va. that focuses on defense issues.
  20. U.N. hears inspector rebuke Iraq; Pentagon hoping to avoid another foe: Iraqi summer January 28, 2003 -- As a result, the United States now finds itself in exactly the position that Bush administration hard-liners wanted most to avoid, said François Boo, a defense analyst at the Alexandria, Va., think tank GlobalSecurity.org. "They are trapped in a situation where a U.N. process is slowing things down at precisely the time that military conditions are optimal"
  21. Indo-US exercises could blunt Pak air power By S Rajagopalan The Hindustan Times January 28, 2003 -- GlobalSecurity.org, an independent defence consulting body, has been quoted as saying that Pakistan has "supposedly practiced" with its F-16s a toss-bombing technique that could be used to deliver nuclear bombs.
  22. U.S., India to Conduct Joint Air Combat Exercise By Thomas E. Ricks The Washington Post January 28, 2003 -- "For the time being it appears that the credibility of Pakistan's nuclear deterrent depends not on its limited-range missiles, but on the survivability of its strike aircraft," according to an assessment posted on GlobalSecurity's Web site.
  23. Das System des Schreckens By Hoyng Der Spiegel January 27, 2003 -- GLOBAL SECURITY / DIGITALGLOBE (L.); REUTERS (R.)
  24. Why Are We Still Using Spy Planes? By Brendan I. Koerner Slate January 27, 2003 -- In the age of satellites, why is the American military still using the 48-year-old U-2 for its aerial surveillance needs? (...) Explainer thanks Patrick Garrett of globalsecurity.org.
  25. U.S. troops won't be ready to fight Iraq until at least mid-March By Drew Brown Knight Ridder Newspapers January 27, 2003 -- "It really has been a hurry-up-and-wait kind of process, in that a lot of troops have gotten deployment notices in the last couple of weeks, but it's going to take a long time to get their equipment there," said Patrick Garret, a military analyst for GlobalSecurity.org.
  26. Pentagon's quietest calculation: the casualty count By Brad Knickerbocker The Christian Science Monitor January 27, 2003 -- "We are on uncharted ground here," says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org in Washington. "In the past, the decision to go to war had always involved the sacrifice of blood and treasure. Now, the sacrifice is largely one of treasure, instead of blood. It has made it far easier for America to go to war, which may explain why we have been almost permanently at war for the past dozen years."
  27. Microwave Bomb: our Secret Weapon By Niles Lathem NY Post January 27, 2003 -- John Pike, of the defense think tank GlobalSecurity.org, says the HPM weapon will be especially effective as a "D-Day, H-hour, first-strike weapon."
  28. Getting the Call: Marine reservists set for deployment By Jennifer Morrill The Jersey Journal January 27, 2003 -- Military analyst Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org said the call-up of more than 4,500 Marine reservists from around the country over the last week was part of the Pentagon plan to more than double U.S. troop strength in the Persian Gulf region.
  29. Deployment of New Technology Continues By DAVID A. FULGHUM, ROBERT WALL Aviation Week & Space Technology January 27, 2003 -- GRAPHIC: Table, Photograph: UAVs are expected to blanket Iraq gathering electronic intelligence. However, the low fliers may be vulnerable to mobile air defense systems such as the SA-6. GLOBAL SECURITY.ORG
  30. THE PROSPECT OF WAR; A different battle with familiar fears; AT HOME - Families, veterans know risks By TODD MCADAM Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY) January 26, 2003 -- Now, the mission is to get Saddam out of Iraq, and he has absolutely no reason to hesitate, said Patrick Garrett, an analyst with Global Security.org, a nonprofit think tank based outside Washington, D.C. "It would make absolutely no sense for them not to use those weapons," Garrett said this week.
  31. Former missile sub, SEALs combine in experimental anti-terrorism exercise By Sonja Barisic, The Associated Press January 26, 2003 -- "As much as I like the Ohio-class subs - they're big, they're neat, they're silent, they're famous from Tom Clancy (novels) - I kind of have to wonder how important it is for this particular conversion to take place," said Patrick Garrett, a defense analyst who did not participate in the experiment. "I'm not sure if it's anything other than a large taxi or a large bus for the SEALS," said Garrett, of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit military intelligence and space research organization in Alexandria, Va.
  32. The CIA's Secret Army By DOUGLAS WALLER Time February 3, 2003 -- "Everybody has seen this movie before where secret wars have developed into public disasters," warns John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense and intelligence think tank. "We're going to wind up doing things that, when the American people hear of them, they will repudiate."
  33. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA St. Louis Post-Dispatch January 26, 2003 -- SOURCES: CIA world fact book, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, GlobalSecurity.org and U.S. State Department
  34. Bush avvaktar Blix vapenrapport By Per Jönsson Dagens Nyheter January 26, 2003 -- USA kan starta med vad man har på plats nu och genomföra ett effektivt angrepp mot Irak. Men om man vill vara på den säkra sidan behövs det minst tre fyra tunga divisioner, och då krävs ännu någon månads uppladdning, säger exempelvis militäranalytikern Patrick Garret vid tankesmedjan GlobalSecurity.org i Washington
  35. Glory to the Gas Mask: Troops Learn To Love the Uncomfortable Lifesaving Equipment By Miguel Navrot Albuquerque Journal January 25, 2003 -- Those temperatures become dangerously hot when combined with the Middle East's stifling summer heat. "Anyone wearing (this) is basically looking at being slowly roasted as time goes by," said Francois Boo, an associate research analyst of the Washington think tank Globalsecurity.org.
  36. Texas troops join buildup around Iraq By Sean Gordon Montreal Gazette January 25, 2003 -- A number of forward-deployment camps are also popping up near Kabal, Kuwait, within a stone's throw of the Iraqi border. "There's Camp New York, Camp Virginia, Camp Pennsylvania. That's where most of the heavy armoured and mechanized people are, and it's where all the troops are playing war right now," said Patrick Garrett, a military analyst with globalsecurity.org, a Washington-based Web site that specializes in military deployments.
  37. Arsenal has key role in war preparations By Ed Tibbetts Quad-City Times January 25, 2003 - "There has been a lot, I mean a lot, of time given to planning what they would have to do to ramp up to a conflict," said Patrick Garrett, associate analyst with Globalsecurity.org, an organization that has tracked the buildup in Iraq.
  38. Marines who drive the trucks of war await their orders By Wayne Woolley Star-Ledger January 25, 2003 -- Military analyst Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org said the callup of more than 4,500 Marine Reservists from around the country over the past week was part of the Pentagon plan to escalate U.S. troop strength in the Persian Gulf region from nearly 60,000 to as many as 150,000 during the course of the month. "When they're saying Southwest Asia, they're saying Iraq," Garrett said. "It's all about Iraq."
  39. Threats and Responses: Combat Errors; Unusual Factors Converge In Case Against War Pilots By David M. Halbinger The New York Times January 25, 2003 -- "There's just no good answer to it," said John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org, a defense policy group. "The top commander cannot know what every person under their command is doing at every moment. On the other hand, everybody within the command is operating under the assumption they're being given all the information they need to do their job. And the problem is that when you ask, 'Who's responsible?' on some level the answer is, everybody -- and nobody."
  40. What was Top Gun thinking? BY William Walker Toronto Star January 25, 2003 -- "You're getting to the point where fratricide is becoming a major contributor to total killed in action," said John Pike of the Washington-based military think-tank GlobalSecurity.org.
  41. Shots near U.S. military convoy CNN.com January 24, 2003 -- An estimated 9,000 U.S. troops are in Kuwait to support regional headquarters for the U.S. 3rd Army and the Army component of U.S. Central Command and the Coalition/Joint Task Force-Kuwait. In addition, the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion, 54th Signal Battalion and 831st Transportation Battalion are based here, according to the military research group Globalsecurity.org.
  42. AN AIR OF SUPREMACY - U.S. PLANS 1,500 DAILY SORTIES TO START WAR By Niles Lathem New York Post 24 Jan 2003 -- Air Force documents recently made public indicate that preparations are under way to fly as many as 1,500 sorties a day during the opening phases of the air war. A sortie is a takeoff and landing, and this means many pilots will be flying back and forth from their bases to Iraq on bombing runs three times a day, said Tim Brown, a former Air Force official now with the defense think tank Globalsecurity.org.
  43. Powell: U.S. not alone in Iraq fight; With opposition building, Bush team mobilizes By Stephen J. Hedges Chicago Tribune January 24, 2003 -- GRAPHIC: (color): U.S. forces around Iraq to triple in coming weeks; Location of 60,000 troops in the region; Key bases; Sources: GlobalSecurity. Org, Center for Defense Information, Naval Open Source Intellligence, U.S. Department of Defense, USGS.; Chicago Tribune/David Constantine and Keith Claxton.;
  44. Kuwaiti ambush survivor: 'Getting better' CNN.com January 24, 2003 -- An estimated 9,000 U.S. troops are in Kuwait to support regional headquarters for the U.S. 3rd Army and the Army component of U.S. Central Command and the Coalition/Joint Task Force-Kuwait. In addition, the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion, 54th Signal Battalion and 831st Transportation Battalion are based here, according to the military research group Globalsecurity.org.
  45. This 'Perle' was not found in an oyster! By Hussein Shobokshi Arab News 24 January 2003 -- Fifteen years later, after leaving office to cash in on a number of private sector positions, Perle is playing his old game, articulating another surrogate war by voicing what such fellow hawks as Paul Wolfowitz cannot because of political limitations. "Basically, Perle is serving as the ventriloquist's dummy and is making the administration's case publicly but in a deniable fashion," says John Pike, a defense policy specialist and a known adversary of Perle. "Donald Rumsfeld adamantly refuses to talk about blowing up Iraq. Richard Perle talks about very little else."
  46. War Fears Send Wall St Scrambling For More Info Sources By Michael S. Derby Dow Jones Newswire January 24, 2003 -- "With the Internet, information has never been more accelerated," said Richard Bell, an analyst with GlobalSecurity.Org, in Alexandria, Va. "On the other hand the signal-to-noise ratio has gotten very high." Bell regularly combs what he calls "open" sources - government web sites, small sites run by ex-military officials - for leading cues on geopolitical concerns.
  47. Getting Saddam may be difficult if war comes By George Edmonson The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 24, 2003 -- "I think one thing that you have to keep in mind from the very beginning is that despite what the military says about the capabilities of the technology -- and it is quite good -- there are two individuals we've been looking for for nearly a year and a half and have yet to get them," said Patrick Garrett, an associate at GlobalSecurity.org.
  48. Zonnig, met nu en dan een bom By Kim De Rijck De Standaard January 24, 2003 -- www.globalsecurity.org
  49. FEITEN VAN DE DAG; VS publiceren 'leugens van Saddam' De Standaard January 23, 2003 -- Het Office heeft als opdracht het imago van de VS in de wereld te verbeteren. Het document 'Apparatus of Lies. Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda' op het net:www.globalsecurity.org
  50. Security gaps persist on bus lines By Amy Klein The Record (Bergen County, NJ) January 23, 2003 -- "From a security standpoint, they've got a long way to go before these things are completely secure," said Patrick Garrett, an associate analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a Virginia-based think tank. "Sept. 11 was a one-trick pony. Once you do it, you're not going to fool people the same way anymore. Steps have to be taken to make sure they can't use buses as a source of terrorism."
  51. Iraq-style weapons inspections appear unlikely in North Korea By Christopher Torchia The Associated Press January 23, 2003 --But analysts believe it will be difficult to prove North Korea is free of nuclear weapons as long as it remains a totalitarian state. "Verification would either require a level of intrusiveness far beyond anything that North Korea has hitherto agreed to, or a level of trust and tolerance for ambiguity that would go beyond anything that the U.S. government has been prepared to accept," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, an Alexandria, Va.-based research center on security issues.
  52. US readying launch of high-tech attack By Robert Schlesinger Boston Globe 23 January 2003 -- ''War entails the sacrifice of blood and treasure,'' said John Pike of the think tank GlobalSecurity.org in northern Virginia. ''The American style of war has always been to substitute treasure for blood. Particularly American warfare has always been about technological innovations. ... You'd rather break toys than boys.''
  53. Predator or Prey? By Noah Shachtman Tech Central Station January 22, 2003 -- Except for a helicopter, "the Predator is the most vulnerable aircraft that the U.S. currently sends into a combat zone," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  54. Momentum for battle in Gulf grows amid massive buildup By Tim Infield Knight Ridder Newspapers 22 January 2003 -- "There is still a lot of rumor involved, but we're looking at roughly 165,000 (people) that have gotten the order to go or have been told, `Pack your bags and square away your personal gear because you're going to get an order to leave,'" said Patrick Garrett, a military analyst for GlobalSecurity.org, a nonpartisan policy group in Washington.
  55. US looks to citizens for defence innovations By Thomas Catán Financial Times January 22, 2003 -- "Usually there are corporations and organisations that the DoD signs contracts with on a regular basis," says Patrick Garrett, defence analyst at Globalsecurity.org, pointing to giants such as Dyncorp or Northrop-Grumman. In this instance, however, "it sounds like all these other companies they're signing on with are providing unique services they can't get anywhere else".
  56. Chemical weapons, civil war and Arab rage could turn an invasion into a disaster Salon.com January 22, 2003 -- ""He's going to use every last drop he's got because he can't take them with him," says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit defense policy group based in Alexandria, Va. "Saddam wants his own chapter in the history books."
  57. Pork Greases U.S. Weapons Program By Elliot Borin Wired News January 21, 2003 -- "Netscape was invented over a weekend," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org. "Think how long it takes for Microsoft to create bloatware. "The trick is to identify things small enough to be done without people having to waste their time going to meetings." Pike contrasts the over 20-year development cycle of the Raptor with the almost 50-year evolution of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
  58. A war in Iraq would focus on Saddam Hussein as the 'center of gravity' By Richard PyleThe Associated Press January 21, 2003 -- "What we can expect this time is some increased kind of mobility from the U.S.," said Francois Boo, an analyst at Global Security.org, an Alexandria, Va.-based think tank. "The objective of this war is not to recapture some land, but to remove Saddam Hussein from power. That's the center of gravity, and that means Baghdad."
  59. Some facts about Iraq's military forces The Associated Press January 21, 2003 -- Estimated at 350,000 soldiers, including about 50,000 in elite Republican Guard, according to GlobalSecurity.org, Alexandria, Va.-based think tank that compiles data on military forces around globe.
  60. Fort Riley can load rail cars 4 times faster than it did in 1991 by Tim Potter Wichita Eagle January 21, 2003 - GlobalSecurity.org, a defense consulting and analysis organization, rates Fort Riley's railhead as the largest and most capable in the U.S. Army.
  61. Turkey thrust into vital gulf role by Stephen J. Hedges Chicago Tribune January 21, 2003 - Sources: GlobalSecurity.org.GeoDesign; Chicago Tribune.; - See microfilm for complete graphic.
  62. FORT CARSON TROOPS GET CALL: MORE THAN 4,000 SOLDIERS LIKELY TO JOIN OTHER FORCES IN GULF By Dick Foster Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) January 21, 2003 -- Sources: 3rd Brigade Combat Team S-6 Office, Global Security.org. Third Army Central Command Public Affairs, Biggs Army Airflied, Associated Press
  63. Ein Aufmarsch ohne Umkehr? By Eric Chauvistré taz, die tageszeitung January 21, 2003 -- Auch dies sind vorsichtige Schätzungen, denn verlässlich sind keine der kursierenden Zahlen über Truppenstärken, Einsatzgebiete und verfügbare Waffensysteme. Nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September wurde der Zugang zu militärischen Informationen nach Angaben von John Pike, Direktor des Washingtoner Informationsdienstes , auch in den USA erheblich eingeschränkt.
  64. GUERRILLA SHIPS FOR A NEW KIND OF WAR By Otis Port in New York and Stan Crock in Washington Business Week January 27, 2003 - ''Zipping around in souped-up speedboats is not what the Navy has done,'' says military analyst John E. Pike, head of GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria, Va.
  65. The View from the Neighborhood Time Magazine January 27, 2003 -- Source: GlobalSecurity.org; TIME reporting
  66. The North Korean threat U.S. News & World Report January 27, 2003 -- Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2002; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Globalsecurity.org; Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Monterey Institute for International Studies; Korea image from MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC
  67. Alptraum der High-Tech-Krieger Von Frank Nienhuysen Süddeutsche Zeitung January 20, 2003 -- Etwa 15000 Stück dieser "smart bombs" sollen der amerikanischen Streitmacht für einen Waffengang gegen Saddam Hussein zur Verfügung stehen. Tim Brown, Rüstungsexperte von GlobalSecurity.org, ist davon überzeugt, dass die "JDAMS letztendlich den Krieg gewinnen werden".
  68. Så ska USA undvika att bomberna missar EXPRESSEN.SE SÖNDAG 19 JANUARI 2003 - Det är väl uppenbart att stridsmedlen inte kan vara mer exakta än dina underrättelsefakta, säger John Pike, chef för den militära ''tänketanken'' GlobalSecurity.org.
  69. Life After North Korea Newsday January 19, 2003 - Separated following World War II, North and South Korea have become two distinct societies. A look at life in the Stalinist North and democratic South. SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, globalsecurity.org
  70. Experts ponder state of S. Korea without U.S. by Jeremy Kirk Stars and Stripes January 19, 2003 - Even though U.S. forces stationed here now are relatively few compared to South Korea's military, "I really don't think that division is as much of a speed bump as people are making it out to be. That division is there to win," Patrick Garrett said, an associate analyst with Global Security, a military analysis Web site.
  71. U.S. Worries North Korea Will Sell Nuclear Bombs Reuters January 19, 2003 - Any nuclear weapon that North Korea may decide to sell likely will command a large price, said military analyst John Pike, director of the GlobalSecurity.org think tank. "The bidding starts at a billion dollars," Pike said.
  72. SHIPPING OUT; Thousands of sailors and Marines steam off to an uncertain future on seven ships by James W. Crawley San Diego Union Tribune January 18, 2003 - "You don't load (a ship) like you pack a car," said Patrick Garrett, a defense analyst with the GlobalSecurity.com think tank in Alexandria, Va.
  73. CIA: No Chemicals in Iraqi Warheads By Knut Royce Newsday January 18, 2003 - Unlike conventional munitions, warheads that are designed to carry chemical weapons have a special nozzle and reservoir that allow the toxic agent to be put in - a giveaway to UN inspectors. SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org
  74. War By Marian Wilkinson The Age (Melbourne) January 18, 2003 - SOURCES: GlobalSecurity.org; US Center for DefenCe Information, The Washington Post; The Guardian, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Reuters, AP.
  75. February in Iraq suits U.S. troops San Francisco Chronicle January 18, 2003 - It is widely assumed that Iraq would use chemical weapons if the United States attacks and appears likely to defeat the Iraqis. "That's their only ace in the hole," said Patrick Garrett, a defense analyst with the organization GlobalSecurity.org. "If the regime falls, that would be the last act of desperation."
  76. UN inspectors find warheads, but won't call them 'smoking gun' The Manila Times January 18, 2003 - "If it turns out that the last warhead does have trace elements of chemical weapons, we've got our smoking gun," said Patrick Garrett, an analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a defense research group in Alexandria, Virginia.
  77. Multipurpose Missiles on Meager Budgets By Paul Eng ABC-News.com January 17, 2003 - "When you go into battle, you want to know that your bullets are going to work," says Pike. "And the problem with developing weapons cheaper, faster and better, you typically end up with only two of the three."
  78. INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ By Paul Richter The Los Angeles Times January 17, 2003 -- Tim Brown, a senior analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-area defense consultant, said the chemicals are loaded into a hollow outer casing of the rocket. The explosives are inserted in an inner core, and the fuse is placed in the nose.
  79. Missiles seen as growing menace to airliners By Tom Squitieri USA Today January 16, 2003 - Sources: HowStuffWorks.com, globalsecurity.org, Federation of American Scientists, Army-Technology.com, Chinese Defense Today
  80. Portable B-2 bomber shelters are built ... in parts (officially) unknown By Wayne Specht Stars & Stripes January 16, 2003 -- Officially, the Air Force won't confirm its two new high-tech portable B-2 shelters have been erected on Diego Garcia - even though a satellite photo, taken by Imagesat International in November and posted to the GlobalSecurity.org Web site, shows them there.
  81. Experts analyze Iraq attack options By MATT KELLEY Associated Press January 16, 2003 - "The center of gravity is not the wholesale defeat of the Iraqi military, but rather convincing everyone that Saddam Hussein is not going to be president in a couple of days," said military analyst John Pike of the consulting firm GlobalSecurity.org. "In order to do that, I think you can bypass the Iraqi military and go straight to Baghdad."
  82. Bridge-building unit's call-up shows need to cross Euphrates By THOMAS HARGROVE Scripps Howard News Service January 16, 2003 -- "These bridge units are on our watch list," said Francois Boo, a military analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based nonprofit research group. "When we see call-ups of engineering units that know how to build ribbon bridges, we know that they are getting serious about operations in Iraq."
  83. US ASKS NATO FOR INDIRECT MILITARY SUPPORT AGAINST IRAQ By Thanassis Cambanis Boston Globe January 16, 2003 -- The Pentagon could get most if not all the assistance requested by making direct requests to allies, but it is trying to build a broader anti-Iraq coalition, said Patrick Garrett, an analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a defense think tank.
  84. Deployments to gulf continue; Troop movement doesn't mean war is inevitable, Pentagon says By GEORGE EDMONSON The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 16, 2003 -- Sources: GlobalSecurity.org
  85. Lockheed throws hat in $500 million MC2A contract ring By Joab Jackson Washington Technology January 15, 2003 -- According to the Arlington, Va.-based military research firm GlobalSecurity.Org, it will cost the Air Force $58 billion to develop and build the craft. Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, has been chosen lead integrator for developing the craft.
  86. Troops pour in, scenarios narrow By Ann Scott Tyson The Christian Science Monitor January 15, 2003 -- "They are inundating us with discussion of deployments, make it difficult to track what is going on," says Patrick Garrett at GlobalSecurity.org, a defense think tank. "There is a ton of call-ups for Reserve and National Guard units, and my guess is most are not going."
  87. Costs rise with temperatures for US force on edge of war By Peter Spiegel Financial Times January 15, 2003 -- "A non-trivial portion of today's military signed up for the peace," says John Pike, director of the military analysis group GlobalSecurity.org. "They signed up not to fight a war but to earn a living and get some college credit."
  88. Te Kaha ready to assist in action against Iraq, captain says Stuff January 15, 2003 -- According to the globalsecurity.org website, Iraq's most powerful vessel is the frigate Ibn Marjid, reportedly damaged during Desert Storm.
  89. Gnadenfrist fuer Saddam Hussein wird verlaengert - Auch USA wollen UN-Inspektoren mehr Zeit geben - Druck der Verbuendeten zeigt in Washington offenbar Wirkung Von Daniel Jahn Agence France Presse January 14, 2003 -- Noch immer spricht einiges dafuer, dass der Krieg vor Ende Maerz beginnen koennte - nicht zuletzt die klimatischen Bedingungen in Irak. Zwar sei eine Invasion auch im spaeten Fruehjahr oder Sommer machbar, sagt der Militaerexperte Patrick Garrett von der Denkfabrik globalsecurity.org.
  90. Camp Darby fa paura La Nazione January 14, 2003 -- Un immenso arsenale di armi e munizioni di ogni tipo, una base strategica indispensabile nella gestione degli interventi militari statunitensi nei vari scacchieri internazionali di crisi. E' quanto si apprende dalle notizie, raccolte e pubblicate su Internet dai ricercatori di GlobalSecurity.org.
  91. Italians alarmed at discovery of huge US munitions base By Richard Owen The Times January 14, 2003 -- Camp Darby, which nestles in a thousand hectares of pinewoods on the Tuscan coast between Pisa and Livorno, is a storehouse for 20,000 tonnes of artillery and aerial munitions, 8,000 tonnes of high explosive and "enough equipment to arm an entire mechanised brigade of tanks and APCs", according to a report. (...) The report, issued by the Global Security Foundation in the United States and published yesterday in the respected daily Corriere della Sera, will bolster anti-war sentiment in Italy
  92. A Widow's Mission; Marley Leger Expects To See Justice Done In Friendly Fire Hearing By CP The Edmonton Sun January 14, 2003 -- The tendency in past U.S. military friendly fire incidents has been for brass to look the other way, said Tim Brown, an American military analyst with the American think-tank GlobalSecurity.org.
  93. Fueled for flight, ready to fight: Jersey's 108th Air National Guard wing keeps its flying gas stations primed for battle By Wayne Wooley The Star-Ledger January 14, 2003 -- "I would say those units are going to get big play ... especially those involved in refueling," said military analyst Patrick Garrett of Globalsecurity.org. "The Air Force really does put those guys to work."
  94. Stealths Gear Up for Action By Miguel Navrot and Rene Romo Albuquerque Journal January 14, 2003 -- Stealth fighters will be used in any first wave against Iraqi air defenses and communication assets, said Patrick Garrett, associate analyst with Washington think tank Globalsecurity.org. With Iraqi radar disabled, heavier bombers like the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress will follow.
  95. In era of high-tech warfare, 'friendly fire' risk grows By Brad Knickerbocker The Christian Science Monitor January 14, 2003 -- "There are more beyond-visual-range engagements, since we no longer wait to see the whites of their eyes before we fire at the enemy," says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org in Washington. "So there are more chances for mistaken identity."
  96. Camp Darby, il più grande arsenale Usa all' estero By Gianluca Di Feo Corriere della Sera January 13, 2003 -- "La storia di Camp Darby è stata ricostruita con un' attività certosina dai ricercatori di GlobalSecurity.org(...). Sono celebri come «pirati spaziali»: acquistano e mettono sulla rete foto delle installazioni più segrete di tutto il pianeta scattate dai satelliti commerciali. Il direttore, John Pike, è un personaggio molto noto nella intelligence community. La loro attendibilità è giudicata altissima: finora non sono mai stati smentiti. «Abbiamo ricavato le informazioni sulla base toscana - spiega François Boo, ex ufficiale del Centro alti studi delle Forze armate francesi che ora in California guida lo staff dei ricercatori - esclusivamente dalle "fonti aperte", documenti che erano di libero accesso fino all' 11 settembre 2001»."
  97. Israel to join elite space club By Irene Brown United Press International January 13, 2003 -- "It's peculiar that it would have taken this long to fly an Israeli, given our strategic alliance with Israel," John Pike, with GlobalSecurity.org, a research group in Arlington, Va., told UPI. "I mean we flew a Saudi almost 20 years ago."
  98. North Korean nuclear tension eases By Will Knight and Damian Carrington New Scientist 13 January 2003 -- According to the US defence think tank, Global Security, North Korea has between 30 and 100 No-dong-1 missiles with a range of 1300 kilometres and up to 15 Taepodong-1 missiles capable of travelling 2200 kilometres.
  99. Nuclear Hub Is Pride of Nation By Barbara Demick Los Angeles Times January 13, 2003 -- North Korean facility, shut in 1994, is enjoying aresurgence after reactivation decision. Sources: Institute for Science and International Security, GlobalSecurity.org
  100. Countdown for Columbia By John Kelly Florida Today January 12, 2003 -- In recent weeks, military units moved mobile missile defense systems into positions around the edges of Kennedy Space Center and along the government installations' beachside roads. (...) Space and defense analyst John Pike, of globalsecurity.org, also said he would be "not at all surprised" to hear of such weapons being deployed at KSC
  101. Lawyers say pills to stay alert impaired pilots CBS Evening News January 12, 2003 - Mr. PIKE: If you take too many of these pills for too long, it's going to make you somebody who's out looking for a fight.
  102. Good intelligence deemed vital to US 'smart' arms By Will Dunham Reuters January 12, 2003 - "I think it is self-evidently true that your munitions can be no more precise than your intelligence is," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military think tank.
  103. As US masses, weakened Iraqi forces sit tight By Robert Schlesinger Boston Globe January 12, 2003 - Hussein's regime also has tens of thousands of others in various paramilitary and security groups, such as Fidayin Saddam, which is run by his son Uday. ''They will fight because they know that if the regime goes down, they're the ones whose headless corpses will turn up bobbing in the river,'' Pike said.
  104. At the ready: U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf The San Francisco Chronicle January 12, 2003 - In preparation for a possible strike against Iraq, the Defense Department has sent or announced deployment of more than 60,000 troops, plus weaponry and military equipment, to the Persian Gulf region. Sources: The Washington Post; Associated Press; GlobalSecurity.org; Center for Defense Information; Periscope; Chronicle news services; Chronicle research
  105. The fire this time BY DAVID BALLINGRUD and TOM DRURY St. Petersburg Times January 12, 2003 - "Right now Hussein has a cocked pistol shoved down his throat," said John Pike, military analyst and director of GlobalSecurity.org. "But that doesn't mean he has no options." Unfortunately for just about everyone, including the Iraqi people, Hussein's options are for the most part desperate measures designed to turn a military defeat into some kind of political victory.
  106. A Weapons Jam?; Saddam may be able to knock U.S. 'smart' bombs off course By Knut Royce and Earl Lane Newsday January 11, 2003 - John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military research group, said an inertially guided bomb has an accuracy of about 100 feet, substantially less than GPS.
  107. FOX THE BIG STORY WITH JOHN GIBSON January 10, 2003 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: The problem is that if the satellite signal is interrupted by these jammers that the bombs are not going to be as accurate, you're going to hit fewer of the intended targets, more unintended orphanages and hospitals are going to be hit, and I think that that's basically part of Saddam's strategy.
  108. Satellite Jamming FOX SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRIT HUME January 10, 2003 - JOHN PIKE, DIRECTOR, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: If the satellite signal is interrupted by these jammers, that the bombs are not going to be as accurate, you're going to hit fewer of the intended targets, more unintended orphanages and hospitals going to be hit, and I think that's basically part of Saddam's strategy.
  109. BUSH SOBERED BY THEIR MIGHT By RICHARD SISK Daily News (New York) January 10, 2003 - "It would be a real war, as opposed to the firepower demonstrations" with relatively few casualties for the U.S., as in Desert Storm, Kosovo and Afghanistan, said John Pike, a GlobalSecurity analyst.
  110. S. Florida citizen-soldiers on alert by ELAINE DE VALLE, PHIL LONG AND MARTIN MERZER Miami Herald January 10, 2003 - Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit analysis firm based in Washington, D.C., said the entire 124th Infantry likely will be sent overseas. "This is a definite possibility," he said. "These battalions are attached to one of the premier units of the Army."
  111. HAZWASTE: NAVY FIRES DEPLETED URANIUM RODS OFF WASHINGTON COAST Greenwire January 9, 2003 - Patrick Garrett, an associate analyst at the think tank GlobalSecurity.org: "The science is not clear here. The military tells you these things are OK unless you're on the receiving end of this weapon, but civilians and other doctors and scientists have been looking at this issue and screaming bloody murder about it for a long time, and it's not readily apparent what the long-term health impacts are"
  112. Miami-based infantry unit put on alert, largest South Florida unit to be called up by Phil Long Miami Herald January 9, 2003 - Most of them have done duty as airport security and port security specialists in South Florida during the past year in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, guard officials say. Patrick Garrett, an analyst with GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based non-profit security think tank, said it is too soon to say where the 124th will be assigned, but he does not think it will be in the United States.
  113. Navy's ammo has environmentalists, others up in arms By Ray Rivera and Craig Welch Seattle Times January 9, 2003 - "The science is not clear here," said Patrick Garrett, an associate analyst with GlobalSecurity.Org, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. "The military tells you these things are OK unless you're on the receiving end of this weapon, but civilians and other doctors and scientists have been looking at this issue and screaming bloody murder about it for a long time, and it's not readily apparent what the long-term health impacts are."
  114. Arianespace hopes to relaunch Ariane 5 ECA in six months By Nick Jonson Aerospace Daily January 8, 2003 - Space and defense analyst John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, said determining the root cause of the fissures and redesigning the engine nozzle will not be easy. "It typically takes weeks to identify the problem and some number of months to fix the problem," Pike said.
  115. N.J. Army Guardsmen to protect air bases By WAYNE WOOLLEY The Star-Ledger January 8, 2003 - "It's not so much a matter of them being stretched thin, but a lot of them are getting tired," said Patrick Garrett, an associate with GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit military intelligence and space research organization in Alexandria, Va.
  116. SADDAM BROADCASTS HIS DEFIANCE TO THE WORLD By Matthew Cooper The Western Mail January 7, 2003 - The decisive element here, I think, is going to be the Third Mech,'' said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a non-profit defence policy group. All those Abrams and Bradleys showing up on the outskirts of Baghdad, that is going to convince the Iraqi people that Saddam's end is at hand.''
  117. U.S. boosts aircraft carrier readiness By Jim Wolf Reuters January 7, 2003 - "It shows at the very least that the Navy is making sure that every ship in the fleet is available if the Pentagon decides it needs it," Patrick Garrett, who tracks US deployments for GlobalSecurity.org said.
  118. Star Wars by '04? Forget It By Stan Crock in Business Week January 7, 2003 - "North Korea wants to make sure, regardless of what the U.S. does on missile defense, that they can still nuke Hiroshima and Nagasaki," says John E. Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit group that advocates military innovation. "If you were Kim Jong Il, wouldn't that make sense to you?"
  119. How Dangerous Is North Korea? Time Magazine January 13, 2003 - North Korea, though much poorer than South Korea, has a bigger army and is rapidly expanding its ballistic-missile arsenal. Sources: The Military Balance 2002-2003; Globalsecurity.org; Center for Strategic and International Studies
  120. U.S. sees new role for its nuclear weapons By BRAD KNICKERBOCKER The Guelph Mercury January 6, 2003 - "Candidly, I cannot detect any plausible nuclear war fighting scenarios in the 'axis of evil' context," says John Pike, director of Global security.org, an analysis organization in Alexandria, Va., (referring to Bush's characterization of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea). "I am guessing that much of this is a discussion about [China]."
  121. U.S. Tries to Restrict 5-GHz Wireless LANs; Worried about interference with military radar By Bob Brewin Computerworld January 6, 2003 - That phrase refers to small boats or planes that terrorists could use to attack U.S. forces, said John Pike, a defense analyst at GlobalSecurity.org in Washington. He added that the Defense Department is also concerned about its ability to detect stealth aircraft that can hide from most conventional radar systems.
  122. Carrier gets under way after resolving engineering problem By SONJA BARISIC Associated Press January 7, 2003 - While unusual and embarrassing, the delay probably won't dramatically affect the carrier's readiness for battle because the lost day of training can be made up, said defense analyst Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit military intelligence and space research organization in Alexandria.
  123. British officer calls for system to prevent friendly fire deaths in Iraq The Daily Telegraph January 6, 2003 - John Pike said that after the friendly fire deaths of more than 50 American and British soldiers during the Gulf War, the U.S. military has spent about $200 million to find ways to prevent fatal mistakes.
  124. Military hospital ship departs from Baltimore By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press January 6, 2003 - "The decisive element here, I think, is going to be the 3rd Mech.," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit defense policy group. "All those Abrams and Bradleys showing up on the outskirts of Baghdad, that is going to convince the Iraqi people that Saddam's end is at hand."
  125. Attack Of The Drones By Kurt Loft The Tampa Tribune January 6, 2003 - Such long-range UAVs are crucial to U.S. intelligence, says John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense intelligence think tank. "The United States is a big country," he says. "Our enemies are big. We operate over very long ranges. For the United States, we basically need much larger drones that can fly for a longer time, and until recently the technology simply wasn't there to do it reliably."
  126. Spy vs. fly By RITA SHERROW The Tulsa World January 5, 2003 - "It's a case of 'on one hand and then on the other hand,' " said Pike, who is featured in the film."I think there is a considerable amount of promise in UAVs, but that promise has not yet been realized. Just because it's a good idea doesn't mean it going to happen."
  127. Gulf deployment puts 3rd Infantry in familiar territory By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press January 5, 2003 - "The decisive element here, I think, is going to be the 3rd Mech.," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit defense policy group. "All those Abrams and Bradleys showing up on the outskirts of Baghdad, that is going to convince the Iraqi people that Saddam's end is at hand."
  128. US steps up propaganda war with call on Iraqi troops to turn against Saddam By Andrew Buncombe The Independent January 5, 2003 - François Boo, an analyst with GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based military research group, said the latest leaflets - the 12th such drop in three months - were aimed at rank-and-file Iraqi soldiers in the field. "They have been leafleting for some time now," he said.
  129. GI's life in Kuwaiti warehouse far cry from home in Broward The Miami Herald January 4, 2003 -- For information about Camp Doha, Kuwait, visit www. globalsecurity.org.
  130. Defense cites stimulants in 'friendly fire' case By Robert Schlesinger Boston Globe January 4, 2003 - John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense think tank, said the pills are warranted, but cautioned that attitudes might be too lax regarding their use. ''If you read the flight surgeon's manual, it basically makes it sound like a triple espresso, and it's not,'' Pike said.
  131. Carrier to get under way early for predeployment training by SONJA BARISIC The Associated Press January 4, 2003 - "That the TR's schedule has been pushed up a couple weeks is interesting but not alarming," said defense analyst Patrick Garrett of GlobalSecurity.org, a nonprofit military intelligence and space research organization based in Alexandria.
  132. President Bush visits troops at Ft. Hood CBS The Saturday Early Show (7:00 AM ET) January 4, 2003 -- Mr. JOHN PIKE (Director, Global Security Organization): President Bush is going to face his biggest challenge in the next several weeks persuading the American people that this war is necessary and unavoidable. And clearly, he has not done that yet.
  133. For the US military, the world is a training ground by Gerard Wright The Sydney Morning Herald January 4, 2003 - GlobalSecurity.org, a military monitoring website, says USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier with an attendant "battle group" including two destroyers and two submarines, which docked in Fremantle for four days over Christmas and was then to have taken part in exercises in the Southern Ocean, is now north-west of Australia, and is believed to be heading for the gulf as well.
  134. More local Marines to be sent on gulf duty By James W. Crawley Copley News Service January 3, 2003 - GlobalSecurity.org analyst Patrick Garrett said the orders suggest two Pentagon options. "This will be a long, drawn-out deployment process, lasting a month or more," Garrett said. "Or, it's an indication of a 'rolling start' strategy," in which an invasion of Iraq could begin before all the U.S. forces are in position in Kuwait and other neighboring countries.
  135. Sen. Nelson predicts war with Iraq is just weeks away Associated Press January 3, 2003 - On the Net: History of 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/2-124in.htm
  136. 'Go pills' routine for U.S. pilots By Jim Farrell The Edmonton Journal January 3, 2003 - "When you're looking at eight, 10, 12, 14-hour missions, under those circumstances I think the use of amphetamines would have to be routine simply in order to make sure that the pilot doesn't fall asleep at the wheel," says John Pike, Washington-based director of global security.org.
  137. The wisdom of talk Lebanon Daily News [Pennsylvania] January 3, 2003 - On the Web site globalsecurity.org, North Korea's military might is detailed as 1.1 million ground troops, with another 7 million reserves. There are 3,800 tanks to contend with, and 11,200 artillery pieces.
  138. N. Korea, Iraq pose different threats By John Diamond USA Today January 2, 2003 - Seoul, South Korea, a city of more than 10 million, lies within range of about 500 170mm guns and 240mm multiple-rocket launchers, according to John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a military think tank.
  139. Mit Hightech-Waffen gegen Saddam Hussein Kleine Zeitung Online 02.01.2003 - Diese Waffe töte zwar nicht, könne aber schwere Verbrennungen hervorrufen, sagt Experte John Pike, Leiter des Forschungsinstituts Globalsecurity.
  140. Georgia troops readied Fort Stewart among units; deployment in Iraq likely By Rachel Davis January 1, 2003 -- 'I think we're going to blow up Iraq in a couple of weeks and I think the 3rd Infantry Division is going to do it,' said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a Web site that analyzes security issues and troop movement.
  141. Holidays at Kuwait army base: sand, rain and a little bingo The Miami Herald January 1, 2003 - For information about Camp Doha, Kuwait, visit www.globalsecurity.org.
  142. Hi-tech US weaponry could be used in conflict with Iraq BY JEAN-MICHEL STOULLIG Agence France Presse January 1, 2003 - The E-bomb "could sever communications between Saddam Hussein and troops that might be ordered to use chemical and biological weapons," said John Pike, a military affairs expert.
  143. Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation? by Mark Phelps Aviation International News January, 2003 -- In fact, www.globalsecurity.org reports that 80 percent of all U.S. fixed-wing aircraft losses during operation Desert Storm came at the hands of manpad operators.