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Bashir CW Action will Unify Security Council – And NATO Will Bomb-And Iran?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Charles Duelfer

NBC’s Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski (who has been working in the Pentagon longer than many of its current inhabitants have been alive) reported yesterday: “The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting … Continue reading →

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Is Syria Playing Chicken with Chemical Weapons?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Charles Duelfer

President Obama has publicly warned that any use by Syria of chemical weapons would have consequences. Reportedly US intelligence shows that CW related materials have been moved. It is unclear from the outside whether this indicates Syria has taken steps … Continue reading →

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Investigations and Elections – Personal Experience

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Charles Duelfer

I have no idea what the facts are about the FBI investigation that led to the Petraeus resignation. I also do not know the details behind the investigation of the Benghazi Attack. However, I had the experience of investigation an … Continue reading →

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Justice–Long Delayed In Iraq

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Charles Duelfer

The former oil minister of Iraq during the Saddam Regime, Amer Mohammed Rasheed al-Obeidi has just been released from prison after nine years. Amer Mohammed Rasheed turned himself in to US forces in late April 2003. He had been included … Continue reading →

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Quiet on the Iran Front? Not for long…

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Charles Duelfer

After a lot of sound and fury in the press about military options concerning the Iran nuclear program (largely around the visit to Washington by Netanyahu for the annual AIPAC meeting and discussion with President Obama)…things have gone rather quiet. … Continue reading →

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Intelligence Funding Trends

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Charles Duelfer

Below are two charts on intelligence funding I did for an article in National Interest . These show funding trends (in constant 2012 dollars) for the National Intelligence Programs budget (NIP) and the NIP as a percent of overall DOD … Continue reading →

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