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December 2008 News

  1. Private firms to haul ISS cargo By Paul Rincon BBC 30 December 2008 -- "The task is significantly bigger than anything either company has ever done," John Pike, a space policy analyst for GlobalSecurity.org, told the LA Times.
  2. NASA rocket contract launches SpaceX into the big time By Peter Pae Los Angeles Times 25 December 2008 -- "The task is significantly bigger than anything either company has ever done," Pike said.
  3. Air Force looks to keep more pilots grounded By Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News 23 December 2008 -- John Pike, director and founder of globalsecurity.org, a military information Web site, called the cultural change "fundamental, radical and revolutionary" - striking at the heart of how the Air Force sees itself.
  4. Moon Lust: Will International Competition or Cooperation Return Humans to the Moon? By John Matson Scientific American 22 December 2008 -- "The basic science and technology [of space travel] represents a major area of cooperation between countries," says Charles Vick, a senior technical intelligence analyst at globalsecurity.org, an Alexandria, Va., think tank.
  5. Secret Service Defends Shoe Response By Dan Eggen The Washington Post December 16, 2008 -- "They are already so protected as it is that it's hard to imagine how they could guard against something like this," said John E. Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a think tank on defense and security issues.
  6. AFGHANISTAN: UN commits to preserving mass grave sites IRIN 15 December 2008 -- It is unclear who took away human remains from the Dasht-e-Leili gravesite but many accuse Abdul Rashid Dostum (see http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/dostum.htm)
  7. Joint raid sets camp of Ugandan rebel group ablaze The Christian Science Monitor 15 December 2008 -- According to the website Globalsecurity.org, the LRA has "committed numerous abuses and atrocities, including the abduction, rape, maiming, and killing of civilians, including children."
  8. With limited military options, what can India do? By Farrukh Saleem The News December 15, 2008 -- According to GlobalSecurity.org, "The Indian Navy is relatively well-armed among Indian Ocean navies, operating one aircraft carrier, over 40 surface combatants, and over a dozen submarines (INS Viraat is the only aircraft carrier in Asia operating jet fighters)." It operates eight destroyers, 14 frigates, 24 corvettes, 14 minesweepers and two missile boats.
  9. MRAP in Paper By Kathy Gilsinan Columbia Journalism Review December 10, 2008 -- But globalsecurity.org, a source for security news, somewhat ghoulishly notes that replacing troops in an all-volunteer force is yet more expensive than purchasing MRAPs.
  10. Bossier City, parish hire major lobbyist By Drew Pierson The Shreveport Times December 10, 2008 -- "If they think hiring a hotshot lobbyist reanimates the thing, well, maybe they can. ... But the first thing they (the Air Force) have to do is explain why they need to do it (create a Cyber Command) at all," said John Pike, founder of GlobalSecurity.org. "They just weren't able to do it."
  11. Is a Controversial Technology to Blame for the F-18 Crash? By Michael Milstein Popular Mechanics December 10, 2008 -- Fly-by-wire technology is an essential component of high-performance jets such as the F-18 or the B-2 stealth bomber that crashed in February because such airplanes are built to be highly maneuverable, which also makes them more unstable in flight, said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org and an authority on military aircraft.
  12. 3 killed as fighter jet crashes in San Diego By Steve Liewer, Tony Manolatos and Debbi Baker San Diego Union-Tribune December 09, 2008 -- But the aircraft, a workhorse of the Navy and Marine Corps fleet, has generally performed well in more than two decades of service, said John Pike at the defense-oriented GlobalSecurity.org. "It is not a widow-maker," Pike said.
  13. Fourth body found in home at jet crash site By Debbi Baker and Angelica Martinez and Kristina Davis and Steve Liewer San Diego Union-Tribune December 09, 2008 -- But the aircraft, a workhorse of the Navy and Marine Corps fleet, has generally performed well in more than two decades of service, said John Pike at the defense-oriented GlobalSecurity.org.
  14. Why the Fighter Plane Failed By Stuart Fox Popular Science December 09, 2008 -- However, John Pike, Director of GlobalSecurity.org, believes that blaming the crash on a stress fracture of the sort highlighted in the inspection bulletin is premature and misleading.
  15. S-3's swan song: ISR over Iraq By Andrew Tilghman Chicago Tribune December 03, 2008 -- "Its mission just went away," said John Pike, a defense expert at GlobalSecurity.org in Washington. "You're sitting there with a perfectly fine airplane that - apart form hauling the president out there to say 'mission accomplished' - doesn't do a whole lot of things. It's unclear what problem it solves."
  16. Can the cluster bomb treaty be more than a symbol? By Liz Sly Navy Times December 07, 2008 -- Others are not so sure. "It's a waste of time," John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, said of the ban. "If you look at who's signing and who's not signing, it's the countries that fight who aren't signing."