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McCain U: National Security - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

2008-07-26T08:41:45Z

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2008/analyzing_mccain.html

“McCain has been advocating a neoconservative agenda since before 9/11, and he’s still advocating that agenda today…that’s why when McCain jokes about ‘bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran’ many of us aren’t laughing,” said Faiz Shakir, Research Director at CAPAF, who provided “McCain 101” on national security.

The national security panel included Ken Gude, Associate Director of the International Rights and Responsibility Program at CAPAF; Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at CAPAF; and Gayle Smith, also a Senior Fellow at CAPAF. The panel was moderated by Rand Beers, president and founder of the National Security Network.

Panelists criticized McCain for having a narrow foreign policy that focused on using force to combat terrorism to the exclusion of other strategies and issues. “I don’t think he’s an expert on national security,” said Smith, who faulted McCain’s focus on terrorism as a “one-dimensional” approach to national security.

By dismissing international organizations and trying to destroy profoundly ideological networks by force, Smith said, McCain would reinforce the “with us or against us” mindset of the Bush administration and damage America’s standing in the international community. McCain is “trying to conflate national security with the willingness to use force,” she noted. She also argued that McCain has no plan to deal with the 50 weakened or failing states in the world.

Katulis emphasized the parallels between McCain and President Bush, and argued, “it’s a different century, and I think the last 6 or 7 years have demonstrated that we need a new approach…John McCain isn’t offering that.” Katulis said that McCain’s use of words like “freedom” and “liberty” mask the fact that “there’s a lot that does not substantively add up in John McCain’s record on national security…freedom is just another word for not having a national security strategy.” ...

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Lawless Lands in Pakistan - Safe Havens for al Queda

2008-07-26T08:41:47Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/terrorism

Caroline Wadhams of the Center for American Progress discusses the lawless lands in Pakistan's frontier areas, lands where al Queda have regrouped and use as their operational base.

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Inside Pakistan's Elections - CAP's Wadhams Video Journal

2008-07-18T08:48:52Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/pakistan_steps.html

CAP's Caroline Wadhams recently returned from Pakistan where she and CAP Senior Fellow Brian Katulis served as election monitors for Pakistan's parliamentary election. The exclusive footage in this video was taken by Caroline during her trip and features her narration and analysis of the election and current challenges facing Pakistan.

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Bhutto: Who's Backing Terrorism in Pakistan?

2008-07-26T08:39:30Z

In this interview with Al Jazeera's David Frost from November 2, 2007, Benazir Bhutto describes her correspondence with Pervez Musharraf after a previous assassination attempt and her suggestions to investigate who is financially backing the various militant groups in Pakistan. She also refers to Omar Sheikh as being "the man who murdered Osama bin Laden." Is this common knowledge in some circles?

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls for Closing Gitmo - CAP's Boyer

2008-06-19T14:43:18Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/04/b837247_ct2180533.html

Adm Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for the closing of the detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, echoing the position of President Bush, Sen John McCain, Defense Secretary William Gates & former Secretary of State Coiln Powell. Fox News asked the question - should Gitmo be closed of Center for American Progress Director of International Law & Diplomacy Spencer Boyer. 1/14/08

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Nuclear Terrorism - ASK THE EXPERT- Joe Cirincione

2008-06-19T10:43:35Z

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How safe is the United States from the specter of nuclear terrorism? Is Iran a real threat to the United States? Is nuclear weapons proliferation on the rise? Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Joseph Cirincione answers these questions in a new CAP feature -- ASK THE EXPERT. ASK THE EXPERT will feature CAP experts discussing major issues each week -- available on www.americanprogress.org and YouTube.

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Can Al Queda Get Pakistan's Nukes? CAP's Wadhams on FNC

2008-06-11T15:33:50Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/11/afghanistan_report.html

Caroline Wadhams of the Center for American Progress tells Fox News' Shepard Smith that despite unrest in Pakistan, it's unlikely that the country's nuclear weapons will end up in the hands of terrorists. For now.

For more information please see the Terrorism Index: www.americanprogress.org

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AMERICA IN THE WORLD: Configuring 21st Century Defenses

2008-06-17T15:37:03Z

The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation hosted the "America in the World" conference to explore how the United States can restore its leadership for a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world. The conference brought together leading thinkers from government, academia, the military, and the non-governmental sector to discuss the peace and security issues that will shape the public agenda over the coming years. Keynote speakers included former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), and former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Panel discussions focused on four topics: energy and the environment, the Middle East, America's defense posture, and the global economy. www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/america_conference.html

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Fail to the Chief: PJ Crowley on NIE - Olbermann

2008-06-06T09:32:09Z

Center for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley tells MSNBC's Keith Olbermann that the newest National Intelligence Estimate findings that al Queda is stronger and threats to the US greater because of the Iraq war are troubling.

For more on CAP's terrorism index, a bipartisan survey of foreign policy experts on the terrorism threat, please see: www.americanprogress.org

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