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November 2005 News

  1. Commentary: The truth about WP By John Pike Los Angeles Times November 30, 2005 -- "DESPITE EFFORTS to improve its image abroad, the United States has just suffered a damaging global propaganda defeat. And unfortunately, some of the wounds were self-inflicted."
  2. Seoul's Tech Spying Crackdown Red Herring November 29, 2005 -- Looking far into the future may play a role in the DSC’s desire to root out industrial espionage today, said John Pike, president of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense industry information clearinghouse.
  3. Army investigating Beaver County soldier's shooting death By Brian Bowling Pittsburgh Tribune-Review November 29, 2005 -- John Pike, a defense analyst who operates GlobalSecurity.org, said the criminal investigation unit rarely releases information until its investigations are completed.
  4. Use of Chemical in Iraq Ignites Debate By John Daniszewski and Mark Mazzetti Los Angeles Times November 28, 2005 -- John E. Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based military affairs think tank, doubts the claims made in the Italian television report that the U.S. military was aiming such munitions at civilians.
  5. China In Space: The Possibilities And Risks Space Daily November 28, 2005 -- Charles Vick, a senior fellow at GlobalSecurity.org says China's space effort is a deliberate step-by-step program aimed at proving the country's capabilities in space.
  6. C-17 planes herald new era at Hickam By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press November 28, 2005 -- John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, said the need to transport Stryker troops and vehicles could mean the Air Force will want to move more C-17s to Hickam in the future because the squadron of just eight planes would fall short of the Army's needs.
  7. Ramadi offensive nets suspected insurgents CNN.com November 27, 2005 -- Camp Taqaddum is about 45 miles (74 kilometers) from the Iraqi capital, according to the Web site GlobalSecurity.org.
  8. Hopes of Start-Up Rocket Company Are Riding on First Launch By Peter Pae Los Angeles Times November 26, 2005 -- "It will be several years before we can say it marks the beginning of a new space company," said John Pike, space policy analyst for GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria, Va. "It's too soon to say either it's going to be another road kill or it's going to be a new kid on the block."
  9. Mißglückte Abwiegelung Von Rainer Rupp Junge Welt November 24, 2005 -- Was nun wie eine Vertuschung aussehe, sei jedoch nur durch »Dummheit und Inkompetenz« der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit des US-Militärs entstanden, meinte der Sicherheitsexperte John Pike von der GlobalSecurity Organisation zu Wochenbeginn in der New York Times.
  10. Common ground with Saddam By Jordan Buckley Daily Texan November 23, 2005 -- "The trademark name was not used, but a different composition that has the same effect was used for napalm," John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, told National Public Radio last week.
  11. Russian parliament condemns US use of phosphorus bombs in Iraq AFX November 23, 2005 -- Incandescent particles of white phosphorus can cause deep, painful chemical burns, according to GlobalSecurity.Org, a Washington group that gathers information on military topics.
  12. US defends missiles that razed Falluja By Ian Bruce The Herald November 23, 2005 -- John Pike, of GlobalSecurity, a defence think-tank, said: "These thermobaric weapons have generated a fair amount of public misunderstanding, and have been made out to be a peculiarly horrible means of killing people. If it turned out that, in practice, the primary effect was indeed incendiary, there might be some problems under the international laws of armed conflict."
  13. China in Space: Possibilities and Risks By Aida Akl Voice of America November 23, 2005 -- Charles Vick, a senior fellow at GlobalSecurity.org says China's space effort is a deliberate step-by-step program aimed at proving the country's capabilities in space.
  14. Official waffling on white phosphorus fuels debate abroad By Darrin Mortenson North County Times November 22, 2005 -- "It's done a fair amount of damage, and it's really made us look bad," said John Pike, a Virginia-based military analyst and director of the Internet site GlobalSecurity.org.
  15. Raytheon naval bid shaky By David Wichner Arizona Daily Star November 22, 2005 -- "It's basically one-bullet, one target," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org. "That just completely alters what you can do with artillery."
  16. U.S. Marines: ferocious, lethal and legal By North County Times Editorial Staff North County Times November 21, 2005 -- It is more precise than napalm, so it is more effective in close quarters, says John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org and one of the world's leading military experts.
  17. US Army rules say: 'Don't use WP against people' By Andrew Buncombe The Independent November 19, 2005 -- John Pike, of the military studies group GlobalSecurity.Org, said: "These are the general principles about proportionality, doctrine and so on and so forth."
  18. U.S. Is Slow to Respond to Phosphorus Charges By Scott Shane The New York Times November 19, 2005 -- "It's discredited the American military without any basis in fact," said John E. Pike, an expert on weapons who runs GlobalSecurity.org, an independent clearinghouse for military information.
  19. City firm is on front lines of command post for future By Brian Bowling Pittsburgh Tribune-Review November 19, 2005 -- John Pike, an Alexandria, Va., defense industry analyst who operates the GlobalSecurity.org Web site, said the battlefield program still needs considerable development, such as a better ability to work with other systems and a more rugged hardware that can withstand battlefield conditions.
  20. Va. carrier's shift a sign of new Asia By James W. Crawley and Gil Klein Media General News Service November 19, 2005 -- "It's been several decades since the U.S. built a conventionally powered carrier," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  21. CNN LIVE TODAY: White Phosphorus CNN LIVE TODAY 11:00 ET November 18, 2005 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: There's a Geneva protocol against using it against civilian, the way we used firebombs against cities in World War II. It's legitimate under that Geneva protocol to use it against military targets like in Falluja.
  22. Missile killer scores a first By David Wichner Arizona Daily Star November 18, 2005 -- Military analyst John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, said the success of the missile tests bodes well, but it's unclear whether the government will buy enough missiles to form a reliable shield.
  23. Two local soldiers dead in Iraq By Matthew Lakin Bristol Herald Courier November 18, 2005 -- Other communities have suffered nearly simultaneous losses with the Army’s new reliance on local National Guard units, said John Pike, executive director of globalsecurity.org, a Web site that tracks the military.
  24. The Fight For Iraq CNN LIVE TODAY 10:00 ET November 17, 2005 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: There's a Geneva protocol against using it against civilian, the way we used firebombs against cities in World War II. It's legitimate under that Geneva protocol to use it against military targets like in Fallujah.
  25. Key facts about white phosphorus weapons Reuters November 17, 2005 -- Sources: Pentagon, GlobalSecurity.org
  26. Slaughter of Sunni foes is inevitable By James P. Pinkerton Newsday November 17, 2005 -- So it's GIs operating in the Sunni Triangle, getting picked off with increasing frequency: November 2005 is shaping up as the fifth-deadliest month for Americans in Iraq in the 33 months of fighting, according to globalsecurity.org.
  27. ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES: White Phosphorus CNN ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES 22:00 ET November 16, 2005 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: There is a Geneva protocol against using it against civilians the way we used firebombs against cities in World War II. It's legitimate under that Geneva protocol to use it against military targets, like in Falluja.
  28. THE SITUATION ROOM: White-Hot Weapon CNN THE SITUATION ROOM 17:00 ET November 16, 2005 -- JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: There's some countries that have signed a treaty that outlaw its use against civilian targets. That treaty doesn't outlaw its use against military targets, and the U.S. has not signed that treaty.
  29. THE SITUATION ROOM: White Phosphorus CNN THE SITUATION ROOM 16:00 ET November 16, 2005 -- Let's bring in a leading expert on defense policy to help us understand what white phosphorus can do and how it should and should not be used. You saw him in Jamie's report just now, he's John Pike, director of globalsecurity.org.
  30. US defends use of white phosphorus against Iraq insurgents AFX November 16, 2005 -- Incandescent particles of white phosphorus can cause deep, painful chemical burns, said GlobalSecurity.Org, a Washington group that gathers information on military subjects.
  31. Iraq probes US phosphorus weapons BBC News November 16, 2005 -- Globalsecurity.org, a defence website, says: "Phosphorus burns on the skin are deep and painful... These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears... it could burn right down to the bone."
  32. US defends use of white phosphorus against Iraq insurgents Agence France Presse November 16, 2005 -- Incandescent particles of white phosphorus can cause deep, painful chemical burns, said GlobalSecurity.Org, a Washington group that gathers information on military subjects.
  33. US Used Flesh-Burning Phosphorus in Iraq Sofia News Agency November 16, 2005 -- "Phosphorus burns on the skin are deep and painful... These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears... it could burn right down to the bone," according to Globalsecurity.org, a defence website.
  34. More than 13,000 being held by coalition in Iraqi prisons; Less than 2% have been convicted By Larisa Alexandrovna The Raw Story November 15, 2005 -- According to John Pike, Director of GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington D.C. based military and intelligence research group, the most striking element of the graphical breakdown is the large population of detainees in camp Bucca.
  35. As deaths in Iraq increase, students comment on war By Jared Taylor Iowa State Daily November 15, 2005 -- As of Nov. 14, 2,049 named soldiers had died in Iraq, according to GlobalSecurity.org, a military watchdog Web site.
  36. The fog of war: white phosphorus, Fallujah and some burning questions By Andrew Buncombe and Solomon Hughes The Independent November 15, 2005 -- John Pike, director of the military studies group GlobalSecurity.org, said of WP: "If it hits your clothes it will burn your clothes and if it hits your skin it will just keep on burning."
  37. The US used chemical weapons in Iraq - and then lied about it By George Monbiot The Guardian November 15, 2005 -- According to globalsecurity.org: "The burns usually are multiple, deep, and variable in size. The solid in the eye produces severe injury. The particles continue to burn unless deprived of atmospheric oxygen... If service members are hit by pieces of white phosphorus, it could burn right down to the bone."
  38. Telephonics wins anti-bombs project By James Bernstein Newsday November 15, 2005 -- John Pike, who follows security issues for the Web site Globalsecurity.org, said the Pentagon has become desperate for a solution to the roadside bomb problem.
  39. Lockheed striving to salvage spy plane contract By Roger Fillion Rocky Mountain News November 15, 2005 -- "I'm sure (Northrop) would take a crack at it and see if they could pry anything loose," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  40. Il Pentagono ha usato il fosforo ma non per uccidere Corriere della Sera November 15, 2005 -- L'esperto militare Pike: le immagini dei cadaveri? Solo propaganda antiamericana
  41. NOAA turns to defense contractors By Aliya Sternstein FCW.com November 14, 2005 -- John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, which monitors space and military programs, said NOAA issued the three companies the same assignment to consider different approaches to a challenge.
  42. Terrorfrykt i AustraliaNRK.no November 14, 2005 -- TATP er blant annet blitt brukt i selvmordsbomber i Midtøsten, ifølge GlobalSecurity.org.
  43. A T-Shirt-and-Dagger Operation By Scott Shane The New York Times November 13, 2005 -- John E. Pike, who follows American intelligence agencies at a Web site, GlobalSecurity.org, that itself is a rich compilation of open-source material, noted that the use of public information had grown since the 1940's, when the government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service began translating media.
  44. In Jordan, Methodical Madness By James Glanz The New York Times November 13, 2005 -- "I just don't think we've got this thing figured out yet," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org. "And I can't detect that we've set in motion a process for figuring it out."
  45. Lines of control shift like sands in the desert By Anna Badkhen San Francisco Chronicle November 13, 2005 -- "Whoever thinks Iraq is split" into large monolithic areas of control, "I say, they need to get a bigger map," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a security think-tank in Washington.
  46. NSA sites to move for more security By Phillip McGowan The Baltimore Sun November 12, 2005 -- "They have all kinds of stuff separate from the main campus," said John E. Pike, the director of globalsecurity.org, an intelligence policy think tank in Alexandria, Va. "They want to get that back away from where the evildoers can get to it."
  47. One of Iraq's Most Wanted Reportedly Dies By Solomon Moore Los Angeles Times November 12, 2005 -- John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington D.C.-based military affairs think tank, said that Ibrahim, a devout Sunni Arab, linked Islamist fighters with Baath Party insurgents
  48. Top Saddam official reportedly has died By Robert H. Reid Associated Press November 12, 2005 -- he statement said al-Douri died early Friday of cancer, according to globalsecurity.org.
  49. Israel Sells Drones to India Red Herring November 11, 2005 -- “India has gone from a preference to build, to a preference for buying. They have diversified their supplier base,” said John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org.
  50. US official says Taiwan needs AEGIS By Charles Snyder The Taipei Times November 11, 2005 -- In both 2002 and last year, the Bush administration was reported to have discussed the sale of the AEGIS system, but both plans fell through, according to the Washington-based Web site, GlobalSecurity.org.
  51. Concern voiced on multiple tours of duty By Bryan Bender The Boston Globe November 11, 2005 -- ''The downside to this is well understood, but there is an upside to this as well," said John Pike, a military analyst at GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria, Va. ''You have combat veterans who have rested up. They have seen Iraq, they have taken its measure, there is not as much learning for them to do."
  52. Jordan attacks a setback for US 'war on terror': ExpertsAgence France Presse November 11, 2005 -- John Pike, the director of security consultant GlobalSecurity.org, said the Amman attacks show how hard and long the war will be.
  53. Harman wants House inquiry into pre-war Iraq intelligence By Toby Eckert Copley News Service November 11, 2005
  54. Legion color guard helps bring veterans together By Eileen FitzGerald The News-Times November 11, 2005 -- Its section included the border separating West and East Germany, as well as the entire West Germany-Czechoslovakia border, according to GlobalSecurity.org.
  55. Bomb detector proceeds secretly By David Wichner Arizona Daily Star November 11, 2005 -- "The secrecy end of it is, they would just as soon not tell the enemy what is working and what is not working," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
  56. Powell told senator he'd reveal details about case for war in Iraq after both left office, sources say By Larisa Alexandrovna and Jason Leopold The Raw Story November 10, 2005 -- John Pike, Director of GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington-based military research group, said the evidence was grossly inaccurate and poorly constructed.
  57. New jet caught in dog fight By Tara Copp Scripps Howard News Service November 10, 2005 -- "They're just not even in the same century," defense analyst John Pike said of the other nations' fighter jets. Even the most advanced aircraft coming out of potential future adversaries like China "would get shot down before they even got close," said Pike, founder of GlobalSecurity.org.
  58. Update on Tuesday's "Did the US military use chemical weapons in Iraq?" By Tom Regan The Christian Science Monitor November 10, 2005 -- GlobalSecurity.org, an international security organization, describes the chemical this way
  59. McGaw: Defusing time bomb in Allston By Bridger McGaw Belmont Citizen-Herald November 10, 2005 -- This is not some pie-in-the-sky-cry-wolf scenario; it is, in fact, an actual scenario from the Department of Homeland Security. Read it yourself at globalsecurity.org
  60. US criticised for use of phosphorous in Fallujah raids By Andrew Buncombe The Independent November 9, 2005 -- John Pike, director of the Washington-based military studies group GlobalSecurity.Org, said the smoke caused by the bombs could confuse or blind the enemy or mark a target. "If it hits your clothes it will burn your clothes and if it hits your skin it will just keep on burning," he said.
  61. CyberSpeak - Governments, printers reduce privacy By Andrew Kantor USA TODAY November 4, 2005 -- You can even find a nifty map of Echelon stations from the good folks at GlobalSecurity.org
  62. MIT Profs Protest DoD Nuke Proposal By Brian Keegan The Tech November 4, 2005 -- The Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations is the U.S. war plan for conflicts involving nuclear weapons. “It provides guidance for the employment of U.S. nuclear forces, command and control relationships, and weapons effect considerations,” according to GlobalSecurity.org, an organization which “seeks to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons and the risk of their use,” according to its Web site
  63. Traveler program hoped to take off By James Bernstein Newsday November 3, 2005 -- John Pike, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Web site GlobalSecurity.org, said an inordinate amount of trust is being put into biometric devices, which are not foolproof. Additionally, he said, applying for the program could allow terrorists to learn whether they are on a government-watch list.