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July 2008 News

  1. Raytheon's two military contracts a local boost By Kris Hundley St. Petersburg Times July 23, 2008 -- John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria, Va., said it's good news if CEC is being adopted by others.
  2. Tuning in to trouble By Ross Kerber Boston Globe July 23, 2008 -- John Pike of the GlobalSecurity.org website said the shooter-detection systems make impressive use of sensors to track bullets traveling hundreds of yards in fractions of a second.
  3. Blackwater looks to rebuild name on other fronts By Mike BakerThe Associated Press July 22, 2008 -- "Their brand was damaged by the war," said John Pike, who tracks military policy as director of GlobalSecurity.org. "It seemed to me that they had a crisis communications problem without an evident crisis communications strategy. They just became radioactive."
  4. Is the insurgency gaining momentum in Afghanistan? By Charlie CoonStars and Stripes July 20, 2008 -- "Occasionally, it’s helpful to blame the enemy," said John E. Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military think tank. "It gets lost that we aren’t going to win each and every time. That’s why it is called ‘war.’ "
  5. Spies Cash In By Robert Dreyfuss The Nation July 17, 2008 -- John Pike's invaluable site, GlobalSecurity.org, suggests the actual figure for 2009 is more than $66 billion. He cautions: "The US intelligence budget is classified. This is an educated guess as to what the numbers look like."
  6. Raytheon nabs $194.5M in foreign sales for Patriot By Donna Borak The Associated Press July 14, 2008 -- The system — developed by Raytheon's Integrated Defense System — initially ran into several battle management problems during the first Gulf War and during the early stages of current operations in Iraq, according to John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a military information Web site.
  7. Experts Point to Deceptions in Iran's Military Display By William J. Broad The New York Times July 12, 2008 -- “Deception was rampant,” said Charles P. Vick, an expert on the Iranian missile program at GlobalSecurity.org, a research group in Alexandria, Va. “The bottom line is that the Iranians are tweaking our noses.”
  8. Rice Warns Iran That U.S. Will Defend Allies By Michael Schwirtz and William J. Broad The New York Times July 11, 2008 -- Charles P. Vick, an Iranian rocket program expert at GlobalSecurity.org, a research group in Alexandria, Va., said that what appeared to be two large Shahab missiles lifting off Wednesday within seconds of each other turned out to a Shahab and a Scud-C, the range of which is far less.
  9. More Iran rockets draw sharp warnings Chicago Tribune July 11, 2008 -- Charles Vick, an expert on the Iranian rocket program at GlobalSecurity.org, a research group in Alexandria, Va., said that what appeared to be two large Shahab missiles lifting off Wednesday within seconds of each other turned out to a Shahab and a Scud-C, the latter of which has far less range.
  10. Generation Kill By Bret McCabeBaltimore City Paper July 11, 2008 -- It's a gamble because it has the audacity to remind you that there are, according to GlobalSecurity.org, still approximately 162,000 men and women still deployed in this war--162,000 reasons why you still need to give a damn.
  11. U.S. says Iran test-fired two missile rounds By Randall Mikkelsen and David Morgan Reuters July 10, 2008 -- "They put on a big show and as a result they were able to get headline coverage of the thing by virtue of putting on a display that was visually impressive," said John Pike of the online think tank GlobalSecurity.org.
  12. Iran tests 9 missiles in gulf - at least 1 could hit Israel By Glenn Kessler The Washington Post July 10, 2008 -- John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense consulting group, said that missile, which has been adapted from an old North Korean model, clearly is being refined to deliver nuclear weapons.
  13. Iran Reports Missile Test, Drawing Rebuke By Alan Cowell and William J. Broad The New York Times July 10, 2008 -- “That’s surprising,” Charles P. Vick, an expert on the Iranian rocket program at GlobalSecurity.org, a research group in Alexandria, Va., said in a telephone interview. “Historically, it’s always been single launches.”
  14. New bids sought on $35B Air Force tanker By James Bernstein Newsday July 09, 2008 -- But some challenge the need for the new tankers at all. John Pike, an analyst at GlobalSecurity.org, a Washington, D.C.-based military research organization, said new tankers are not necessary, and that the contract was little more than a government bailout for Boeing.
  15. Analysis: US and Iran appear on collision course By Matthew Lee The Associated Press July 09, 2008 -- John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense, security and space intelligence consultancy, is one. "Bombing is either going to be the last thing Mr. Bush does or the first thing Mr. McCain does," he said.
  16. Challenge coins pass on heritage, history of Marine Corps By Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Cabrera Marine Corps News July 03, 2008 -- In another story, according to http://www.globalsecurity.org, the tradition of challenge coins may have originated during the Vietnam War.
  17. U.S spying on Iraqi forces, official say UPI July 02, 2008 -- "It suggests that we don't have complete confidence in their chain of command or in their willingness to tell us what they're going to do because they may fear that we may try to get them not to do it," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, an intelligence and military issues Web site.
  18. U.S. spies on Iraqi army, sources say By Greg Miller Los Angeles Times July 02, 2008 -- "It suggests that we don't have complete confidence in their chain of command, or in their willingness to tell us what they're going to do because they may fear that we may try to get them not to do it," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a website about intelligence and military issues.
  19. FACTBOX-How big is Iran's military? Reuters July 02, 2008 -- Sources: Reuters/Military Balance 2008/www.globalsecurity.org/Jane's Defence Weekly