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Recent Congressional Hearings and Official Statements on Hemispheric Security Issues
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March 21, 2007: House Armed Services Committee hearing "To receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Strategic Command, Northern Command, Transportation Command, and Southern Command."

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Admiral James Stavridis, USN Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Thursday, September 21, 2006: Hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on "The Need for European Assistance to Colombia for the Fight against Illicit Drugs," 11:30 AM, Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building - hearing notice

  • Mr. Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
  • The Honorable Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
  • The Honorable Rosso Jose Serrano [Invited], Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna
  • The Honorable John Bruton, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to the United States

September 19, 2006: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "Nominations"

  • Vice Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, for appointment to be admiral and to be Commander, U.S. Southern Command [Answers to written questions - Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]

June 21, 2006: Hearing of the House International Relations Committee on "Democracy in Latin America: Successes, Challenges and the Future"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Francisco Flores, Former President of El Salvador
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy, Council of the Americas/Americas Society

March 30, 2006: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee on "Counternarcotics Strategies in Latin America"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of James F. Mack, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization of American States
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America

March 16, 2006: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on "Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Southern Command"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Opening statement of committee chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command

March 14, 2006: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "Testimony from combatant commanders on their military strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2007 and the Future Years Defense Program"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command

March 8, 2006: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "The Impact on Latin America of the Servicemembers’ Protection Act"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Dr. Peter DeShazo, director, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • [HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adam Isacson, Center for International Policy
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Dr. Ruth Wedgwood, director of the International Law and Organization Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University

November 17, 2005: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee: "Democracy in Venezuela"

November 9, 2005: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee: "The Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America"

  • [PDF format] Briefer: Vice Admiral (Colombia) Guillermo E. Barrera
  • [PDF format] Michael A. Braun, chief of operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • [PDF format] Jonathan D. Farrar, deputy assistant secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

September 28, 2005: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee: "Keeping Democracy on Track: Hotspots in Latin America"

  • [PDF format] Opening statement of Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana)
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Sen. Norm Coleman, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Charles A. Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Arturo A. Valenzuela, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Michael Coppedge, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Jaime Daremblum, Director Center for Latin American Studies, Hudson Institute
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami

September 21, 2005: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Nomination of Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs"

September 21, 2005: Hearing of the Threat Panel of the House Armed Services Committee: "Threats in Latin America"

  • [PDF format] Opening statement of Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-California)
  • [PDF format] Testimony of William Edgar, Director, Jane's Strategic Advisory Services, Jane's Information Group
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Stephen Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
  • [PDF format] Testimony of Dr. William M. LeoGrande, Dean, School of Public Affairs, American University

May 11, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Committee: "Plan Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges"

  • Background memo to committee members from Chairman Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
  • Statement of Ranking Democrat Tom Lantos (D-California)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House
  • [HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of John P. Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
  • [HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Jonathan Farrar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ralph D. Utley, Acting Counternarcotics Officer and Interdiction Coordinator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

April 20, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere: "Gangs and Crime in Latin America"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Latin America and Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Chris Swecker, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigation Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of John P. Torres, Deputy Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Detective First Class Kelly L. Smith, Howard County (MD) Department of Police
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Stephen Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Manuel Orozco, Senior Associate, Inter-American Dialogue

April 6, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere: "China’s Influence in the Western Hemisphere"

  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega
  • Rogelio Pardo-Maurer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Peter T.R. Brookes, Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs and Director, Asian Studies Center The Heritage Foundation
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Cynthia Watson, Professor of Strategy, National War College

March 9, 2005: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request from the Combatant Commanders of the U.S. European Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command"

  • [HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander, United States Southern Command

March 9, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere: "The State of Democracy in Latin America"

  • Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
  • Testimony of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega
  • Testimony of Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID
  • Testimony of Lorne Craner, President, International Republican Institute
  • Testimony of Stephen Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation
  • Testimony of Professor Arturo Valenzuela, Georgetown University
  • Testimony of Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute

February 16, 2005: Hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: "National Security Threats to the United States"

February 16, 2005: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "FY06 Foreign Affairs Budget"

February 15, 2005: Confirmation hearing of Robert Zoellick to be Deputy Secretary of State

November 18, 2004: Hearing of the House International Relations Western Hemisphere Subcommittee: "Aid to Colombia – The European Role in the Fight Against Narco-terrorism"

  • Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC)
  • Testimony of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID
  • Testimony of Juan J. Quintana, Counselor, Embassy of Colombia to the United States
  • Testimony of Sandro Calvani, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Representative in Colombia
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. (R) Rosso José Serrano, ambassador of Colombia to Austria
    • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Addendum to Amb. Serrano's testimony
  • Testimony of Michael Shifter, vice president for policy, Inter-American Dialogue
  • Marc W. Chernick, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

June 17, 2004: Hearing of the House Government Reform Committee: "The War Against Drugs and Thugs: A Status Report on Plan Colombia Successes and Remaining Challenges"

  • Transcript of entire hearing
  • [HTML / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of John P. Walters, Director, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • [HTML format] Testimony of Luis Alberto Moreno, Ambassador to the United States of America, Republic of Colombia
  • [HTML / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [HTML / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General James T. Hill, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Karen P. Tandy, Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
  • [HTML / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format / HTML (Español)] Testimony of Carlos Alberto Ploter, Former Political Commander, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Marc W. Chernick, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
  • [HTML / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adam Isacson, Director of Programs, Center for International Policy

April 29, 2004: Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs: "Security Assistance Budget Request"

April 2, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats Subcommittee: "Department of Defense Counternarcotics Program in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005"

  • Testimony of Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Brigadier General Benjamin R. Mixon, Director for Operations, United States Southern Command

April 1, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request"

  • Transcript of entire hearing
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General James T. Hill, Commander, United States Southern Command (nearly identical to testimony given before the House Armed Services Committee one week earlier)

March 24, 2004: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request"

  • Statement of Committee Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California)
  • Testimony of General James T. Hill, Commander, United States Southern Command

March 2, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Foreign Assistance Priorities for the Western Hemisphere"

  • Testimony of Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
  • Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID

March 2, 2004: Hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources: "Andean Counterdrug Initiative"

  • Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana)
  • (Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format) Statement of Full Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia)
  • Testimony of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
  • (Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format) Testimony of John Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • (Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format) Testimony of Tom O’Connell, Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
  • Joint Press Statement with CJCF General Peter Pace, Bogotá, Colombia, January 19, 2007
  • President Bush Welcomes President Uribe of Colombia to the White House, The White House, June 14, 2006
  • Remarks of President George Bush, Chicago, May 22, 2006
  • "Venezuela: Not Fully Cooperating with U.S. Anti-Terrorism Efforts," U.S. Department of State, May 15, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Remarks of Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon to the Council of the Americas, May 5, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, April 25, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "Plan Colombia": Elements for Success, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff report, December 29, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Drug Control: Air Bridge Denial Program in Colombia Has Implemented New Safeguards, but Its Effect on Drug Trafficking Is Not Clear, September 6, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Security Assistance: Efforts to Secure Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline Have Reduced Attacks, but Challenges Remain, September 6, 2005
  • Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President of Peru, August 18, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Media Stakeout in Paraguay, August 17, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Media Availability Enroute to Paraguay, August 16, 2005
  • Remarks by President Bush and President Uribe of Colombia in a Press Availability, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • [PDF format] Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Pardo-Maurer, July 26, 2005
  • Letter to Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-California) from Reps. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), Tom Davis (R-Virginia), Dan Burton (R-Indiana), and Mark Souder (R-Indiana), May 13, 2005
  • "Inmunidad no es impunidad," op-ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood in El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005 [In Spanish]
  • "Rumsfeld Meets with Six Latin-American Presidents," Armed Forces Press Service, May 11, 2005
  • State Department Daily Briefing, May 5, 2005 (Detention of U.S. soldiers in Colombia)
  • Remarks by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Council of Americas Annual Meeting, Washington, May 5, 2005
  • Press Availability with Under Secretary of Defense Douglas J. Feith and Colombian Minister of Defense Jorge A. Uribe, Bogotá, May 3, 2005
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Council of Americas Annual Meeting, Washington, May 3, 2005
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger F. Noriega to the Council of the America, Washington, May 3, 2005
  • Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Salvadoran President Antonio Saca, San Salvador, April 29, 2005
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, San Salvador, April 29, 2005
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez En Route to San Salvador, April 29, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Amaro Gomez-Pablos of Television Nacional Chile, Santiago, April 29, 2005
  • Interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Alberto Pando of CNN En Español, Santiago, April 29, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Constanza Santa Maria at UCTV, Santiago, April 29, 2005
  • State Department Daily Briefing, April 29, 2005 (Cuba, Venezuela, Organization of American States)
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice And President Ricardo Lagos of Chile, April 28, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Luis Carlos Velez of Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by With Vilma Gryzinski of Veja Magazine, Brasilia, April 27
  • Statements by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Memorial Museum of Juscelino Kubitschek, Brasilia, April 27, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Giuliana Morrone, TV Globo, Brasilia, April 27, 2005
  • Press conference with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Brasilia, April 26, 2005
  • Joint statement by the United States and Brazil, April 26, 2005
  • Press briefing en route to Brazil by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • State Department Daily Briefing, April 25, 2005 (Secretary’s Trip to Latin America / Termination of Bilateral Military Exchange Training Program with Venezuela)
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press conference in Quito, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld interview with Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, April 5, 2005
  • Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Oscar Berger Perdomo, President of Guatemala, March 24, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld remarks at Joint Press Conference in Brazil, March 23, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld enroute to Brazil, March 22, 2005
  • Statements by U.S. Secretary of Defense and Argentine Minister of Defense, March 22, 2005
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld enroute to Argentina, March 21, 2005
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena, Colombia [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Remarks by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Plenary Session, Defense Ministerial of The Americas, November 17, 2004
  • Senior Defense Official on background in Ecuador, November 16, 2004
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld roundtable discussion, November 15, 2004
  • Secretary Of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld press conference with the Minister Of Government and Justice of the Republic of Panama, November 13, 2004
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld press conference in El Salvador, November 12, 2004
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld media availability with Nicaraguan President Bolanos, November 12, 2004
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Veteran's Day remarks, U.S. Embassy, San Salvador, El Salvador, November 11, 2004
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld remarks en route to El Salvador, November 11, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004

 

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