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		<title>Five Years Later, Gulf Coast Reflections &#8211; Part Four</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/09/01/five-years-later-gulf-coast-reflections-part-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a state as disaster prone as Louisiana has been over the past few years, it's hard to remember that when something bad does occur, it doesn't impact everyone. I was reminded of this when I sat down for lunch with two friends in Lake Charles, LA. Southwest Louisiana is truly a world away from the rest of Louisiana. Whether it is the fact that they have a higher elevation from the southeastern part of the state or they are just closer to Texas, this section of the state has always impressed me as having more of its act together than other portions of Louisiana. Back in 2005, I met Lakes Charles Mayor Randy Roach who introduced me to a saying that has stuck with me ever since. He said, "Just hand me a piece of plywood, and we'll take it from there."  ]]></description>
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		<title>Five Years Later, Gulf Coast Reflections – Part Three</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/30/five-years-later-gulf-coast-reflections-%e2%80%93-part-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's hard to say what the real ground zero of Hurricane Katrina was. For most Americans, they think of the City of New Orleans. For as awful as each of those events were, similar catastrophes were experienced by St. Bernard and Jefferson Parishes, as well as Plaquemines and Slidell, LA. While the media certainly covered the earth-shattering events that occurred there, it seems to me that the Gulf Coast of Mississippi seems to have been lost in the coverage. The only word I used to describe what I saw back then was very simply Hiroshima. The destruction was beyond catastrophic.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Five Years Later, Gulf Coast Reflections – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/27/five-years-later-gulf-coast-reflections-%e2%80%93-part-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few places that you can drive in America where you can go over 50 miles and not hit a traffic light. Such is the stretch of highway along Louisiana Highway 23, running straight through the center of Plaquemines Parish.  Located just south of New Orleans, Plaquemines is literally a peninsula with the mighty Mississippi River going right through the center of it. When Katrina struck, surges of water crossed over the levees, parking shrimp boats in the center of the Highway 23 and farmer’s fields while cattle and other farm animals were left dangling in the surrounding trees. It’s an open debate by many Plaquemines residents as to what is worse: the impact of Katrina, the BP oil spill or the drilling moratorium. One thing they can all agree on is their concern about their future.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Five Years Later, Gulf Coast Reflections – Part One</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/26/five-years-later-gulf-coast-reflections-%e2%80%93-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five years ago, my life, like the lives of millions of others, changed. I was one of the thousands of people who went to the Gulf Coast to try to help, to do anything to address what can only be called the summer of ultimate hell. Two monster hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, smashed into the coastlines of Mississippi and Louisiana killing hundreds, costing billions and forever changing our nation. This week I've come back to the Gulf Coast to retrace many of the steps I took five years ago. For as much as the news media will offer their five-year retrospectives on the anniversaries of these two unprecedented and tragic storms, it can't begin to capture how much lives have changed here.]]></description>
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		<title>A Mosque of a Mess &#8211; Absence of Candor at Ground Zero</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/19/a-mosque-of-a-mess-absence-of-candor-at-ground-zero/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politics and religion have always been lightening rods in life, and the twisting of both issues in the current debate over the proposed mosque two blocks from Ground Zero has proven true the standing axiom that you shouldn't mix the two. In the sweeping rhetoric that has gripped the recent mosque debate, I’ve sadly not heard much distinction between those who are fighting for the soul of Islam against the extremist elements as those who seek to perpetuate it. The fault for this condition lies in the hands of everyone involved in the current debate. For as much as I believe that there is a right for the organizers and developers to have a mosque in lower Manhattan, I also believe the organizers and developers have failed in appreciating the sensitivities that people have for blood-stained soil.]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Stevens, Sean O&#8217;Keefe and a Powerful Gesture</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/11/ted-stevens-sean-okeefe-and-a-powerful-gesture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's sad news from Alaska about the tragic plane crash that killed former Senator Ted Stevens and four others, and seriously injured former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, his son and two others, brought to mind a chance encounter I had with both men over seven years ago. I've thought about it quite a bit since news of the accident first emerged. It was one of the strongest memories I have from my time at NASA - one I feel fortunate to have witnessed first hand. It reminds me that for all of the power and authorities that any one of us gains, in the end, we are all mortal.]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Caps, Killing Industry and Holding America Hostage</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/08/03/raising-caps-killing-industry-and-holding-america-hostage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, let me state for the record that I am not taking a page out of the Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) book of apologies. I may have said some humdingers in the past, but I am not about to apologize to BP for events for which they are ultimately responsible. With this as a backdrop, every business leader in America, large or small, should be scared out of their mind at the actions of the U.S. House of Representatives this past week. With a vote of 209 members for and 193 against, the House passed a bill to eliminate any and all liability caps for actions resulting from an oil spill or related mishap. For as much as we may want to make sure that BP and others like them pay for their messes, imposing post-disaster reactionary measures without looking at the short and long-term consequences is almost as dangerous.]]></description>
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		<title>FEMA&#8217;s Steps in the Right Direction</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/29/femas-steps-in-the-right-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the country celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it presents an opportunity to see how far we have come since the enactment of one of our country's great civil rights laws, but it is also a measure of how much farther we have to go. When it comes to this anniversary and FEMA, Administrator Craig Fugate has let it be known that he recognizes how much there is for his agency and our country to do in making sure people with disabilities and special needs are not forgotten during times of emergencies/disasters.]]></description>
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		<title>Lip Service and the National Infrastructure Bank</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/26/lip-service-and-the-national-infrastructure-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, when the then Obama Campaign issued its proposed vision for homeland security, it impressed a lot of people when it described the creation of a national infrastructure bank. This federally chartered structure would fund critical projects around the country by making the necessary investments in roads, bridges, utilities and more. Despite having windows of opportunity with the 2009 Recovery Act, last year’s budget cycle and even this year’s Appropriations process, the Obama Administration has failed to provide any leadership initiative or requisite details on making the bank a real 21st century tool for renewing and investing in America’s infrastructure. Even with Members of both political parties open to the idea and wanting to see how it would operate, the details for this concept seemed to be as vacuous as the leadership to make it happen.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets in the News: Classified Crossings that Go Too Far</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/26/secrets-in-the-news-classified-crossings-that-go-too-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second straight week, Washington, DC and the nation are reeling from headlines and news coverage of events on the national security stage. Last week, it was the Washington Post's series on Top Secret America, which details the explosive growth of the intelligence apparatus since 9/11. This week, it is the release of nearly 92,000 pages of classified details on the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. What has been shared is a tremendous violation of trust amongst military/intelligence personnel that goes beyond the traditional Washington leak to a reporter. as interested as we may all be in what is really happening in the intelligence community and in Afghanistan, there is also a responsibility to not reveal everything. That is a line I think individuals and organizations like the WikiLeaks source, the Washington Post and others seem to cherish crossing.]]></description>
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		<title>The Disturbing Value of the Washington Post’s Work</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/21/the-disturbing-value-of-the-washington-post%e2%80%99s-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a series of front-page exposes entitled, “Top Secret America,” the Washington Post has essentially blown the cover off a number of classified programs and their geographic locations around the country. Using public sources and their own talents as investigative journalists, Post reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin have put together a very impressive piece of work that raises a number of important questions about the explosive growth of the intelligence community since 9/11. But by identifying the geographic locations of some of our country’s top secret facilities and surmising who does what and where at those spots, the Post reporters created an operative target list that is literally synthesized and ready for use by people whose allegiances are not in American’s best interest. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Earth-Moving Message Not Heard</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/16/the-earth-moving-message-not-heard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like much of the National Capital Region, I am shocked we had an earthquake this morning. In typical DC fashion, this has generated the usual Beltway news hysteria. On the ride in this morning, radio stations of every genre were taking callers describing how the baseball caps fell off their TV; how their dog started barking uncontrollably; and their fears that construction workers had hit a gas-line in their neighborhood. This area has plenty of reasons to be on edge, and this morning’s earthquake gives us another. That’s where I thought this morning’s media failed us. While they all accurately described the events of 5 AM and what impacts the earthquake did or did not cause, I did not hear one of them talk about PREPAREDNESS.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Aspen</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/09/the-value-of-aspen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we continue to swelter in the ongoing summer heat wave, it is easy for me to reminisce about my recent visit to Aspen, Colo. Tucked amongst the Rockies with its clean air, fervent green and majestic views, a town known primarily for its skiing with the rich and famous was home to what was, simply put, the best conference program I have ever attended. The first annual Aspen Security Forum put forward a program that I can only describe as pleasant, informational waterboarding. By the time each of the presenters and panelists were done, my hand was dead from writing so much and my head hurt from being given the firehouse treatment of a candor and content  overload. Here's a rundown of some of the sessions.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s Mission to Muslims</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/06/nasas-mission-to-muslims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Al Jazeera interview with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Bolden revealed that the president had directed him to do three things: inspire children to study math and science; expand international relationships; and help Muslim nations feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering. For all of the good intentions that may be in the President's direction and Administrator Bolden's heart for wanting Muslims "to feel good," I'm more than certain that people of the Muslim religion are perfectly capable of feeling plenty of pride in their accomplishments in science, engineering, mathematics and so forth without the help of a U.S. government official. If you want people to feel good, respect them – don't pander to them.]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, a TSA Administrator – Pistole is IN!</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/25/finally-a-tsa-administrator-%e2%80%93-pistole-is-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning by voice vote, the US Senate confirmed the nomination of John Pistole to be the next Administrator of DHS' Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In what has been a grueling odyssey for everyone involved, from former nominees and their families, the White House Office of Personnel, US Senate Members and staff, the people of TSA, and many more, permanent leadership is now in place at TSA.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Flooded with Help – But Still Flailing&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/25/flooded-with-help-%e2%80%93-but-still-flailing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what I can only call a solid piece of researched commentary, Dan Kaniewski of GWU's Homeland Security Policy Institute and Jim Carafano of the Heritage Foundation have put together a great article, “Flooded with Help – But Still Flailing” on the forgotten and unlearned lessons of Hurricane Katrina and how they are impacting the on-going Gulf Oil Spill. Give it read and I guarantee you that you'll shake your head in frustration. But it's truth that must be faced if we are ever going to improve how we deal with disasters when international assistance is offered to us.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The US border has never been more secure&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/23/the-us-border-has-never-been-more-secure/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/23/the-us-border-has-never-been-more-secure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before a packed audience at CSIS, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered what can only be described as a pointed and aggressive defense of the Obama Administration's border security efforts. The Obama Administration rolled out their most experienced border expert to take on its critics and declare what had been done. Pointedly saying, "the numbers tell a story and don't lie," the Secretary detailed increases in border patrol hiring and deployments, increases in enforcement and deportations, and in technology deployments. The numbers were impressive and they do tell a positive story, but sitting in the audience, I and a number of other attendees noted that many of the investments and numbers she heralded were initiated by her predecessor, Michael Chertoff and the previous Administration. The "facts also tell a story."]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Your Mouth &#8211; Words can be the Real WMDs</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/18/watch-your-mouth-words-can-be-the-real-wmds/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/18/watch-your-mouth-words-can-be-the-real-wmds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As every person knows, words have consequences. They can raise someone up or tear them down. Depending on how they are used, words can change the meaning and significance of events. They can also ruin someone's career, and the past days and weeks have given us example after example of just that. In each of these instances, prominent people have essentially opened their respective mouths and inserted their feet with such speed that everyone around them is in a collective gasp of shock, saying, "What did you say?" When the wrong words are used in moments of stress and crisis (e.g., Gulf oil spill, Afghanistan conflict), the consequences can be grave.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Years Later &#8211; PS-Prep Standards Announced</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/15/three-years-later-ps-prep-standards-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After what can only be described as months (if not years) of delays, bureaucratic inertia, internal turf battles and outright bewilderment if the program would ever finally come to be, DHS formally released its selected standards for the voluntary private sector program. Whether because of bureaucratic exhaustion or because they couldn’t find another reason to delay it, the formal announcement about the standards has finally been made. It is long past due. While there is no surprise as to the selected standards, given they were identified more than a year ago, the fact that it has taken this long to formally issue them is a powerful message by itself.]]></description>
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		<title>Painfully Unprepared for Space Weather</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/15/painfully-unprepared-for-space-weather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can’t see a threat, or describe it in terms that the average person can understand or appreciate, is it really a threat? That was the challenge put before 200+ scientists, physicists, meteorologists and other very technical specialists at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum. This highly unique assembly gathered to discuss the emerging concerns regarding increasingly dramatic changes in our universe’s space weather. This is not about meteor showers, alien invasions or Texas-sized asteroids colliding with the Earth; it is about how our sun and planet interact with one another.]]></description>
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