The Next Intelligence Summit™ Will Focus on the Following Two Themes:
"THE REAL N.I.E." & "DEFUSING THE OIL WEAPON"
Military Analysts Respond To New York Times Article |
The April 20th edition of NYT maligned virtually all military analysts, accusing some of being tools of a Pentagon propaganda machine.
That assertion is flatly wrong.
We have never stated anything about defense or national security that we did not believe to be true. Equally important, we also
have served the essential wartime function of helping civilians be better informed about our military, our enemies, and how the
war is being conducted.
Those of us who had a similar arrangement with the Clinton administration are confident that what you have been reporting is really
old news. We have said and will continue to say what we truly believe after looking at all information and facts available to us
through the prism of our extensive professional military experience. Suggesting we intentionally misled the American people for
partisan political purposes or some quid pro quo personal gain is an unconscionable libel of our honor and long service to this nation.
We participated in Pentagon briefings and television and radio network interviews chiefly because our hosts believed we had the
credentials to do so as military professionals.
It was only after the fall of Baghdad and the very successful embed program did the Pentagon Public Affairs office approach us to
supplement our very credible sources. When it comes to discussing needs and tactics of the U.S. military, who is better suited to
give advice and reliable commentary on war and peace issues than those who have spent so much of their lives in this profession?
It is true that we collectively and individually believe it is imperative for the United States to defeat Radical Islam which threatens
our nation and the Free World. It is not true that we have or ever would betray or deceive the country that we spent careers serving.
Disagreeing with anyone, including the New York Times, on the analysis of events should not subject us to being maligned for simply not
sharing their opinion on the war. We will continue to speak out honestly to the American people about national security threats. Like
our military service, we consider it our duty.
Tom McInerney
LTGEN USAF (RET)
Paul Vallely
MGEN USA (RET)
Charles Nash
CAPT USN (RET)
Bill Cowan
LCOL USMC (RET)
Wayne Simmons
Retired US Intelligence Officer
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Welcome to the International Intelligence Summit™, a non-partisan, non-profit, neutral forum that uses private charitable funds
to bring together intelligence agencies of the free world and the emerging democracies.
At this past Summit a total of 36 foreign nations and entities were represented. The purpose of The Summit is to provide an
opportunity for the international intelligence community to listen to and learn from each other, and to share ideas in the common war
against terrorism. The Summit's Advisory Council includes some of the leading figures active in the field today (see below).
The list of presenters at The Summit include many of the top leaders of the intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism
and counter-intelligence agencies from around the free world. The Summit is intended to be the most prestigious world
conference on international studies, intelligence policy, terrorism, and homeland security.
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Executive Council
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Lt. General Tom McInerney
US Air Force, (Ret.) |
Cdr. Richard Marcinko
Legendary Navy SEALs Commander |
Dame Pauline Neville-Jones
Former Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee, UK |
Major General Paul Vallely
US Army, (Ret.) |
Advisory Council
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Yossef Bodansky: former Director, Congressional Task Force on Terrorism
Brent Budowsky: former Senior Staff Democratic Leadership
Lt.Col. Gordon Cucullu: former Green Beret
Lt. Col. Bill Cown: former Navy enlisted man, graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and retired Marine Corps officer, Bill spent three and a half years on combat assignments in Viet Nam, the majority in small unit operations, including extensive experience with the CIA
Nonie Darwish: Middle East expert, writer and speaker
Drs. Jill Dekker: Bio-Defence Expert
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld: Director, American Center for Democracy
Brigitte Gabriel: President of American Congress for Truth
Yoram Hessel: former Senior Mossad Officer, Israel
Clare Lopez: former Field Operations Officer for the CIA
B. Raman: former Chief of the Counter-Terrorism Division of the Research & Analysis Wing (India)
Tashbih Sayyed (Honorary): Editor of the Muslim World Today, adjunct fellow of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Wayne Simmons: former CIA Operative, Intelligence & Terrorism Analyst, The Intelligence Summit
Robert Spencer Director, Jihad Watch
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