CIP Press Room - 2005

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Articles/Op-eds
Bullying Cuba Out of the Ballpark, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in the Baltimore Sun, 12/27/05 A Swing and a Miss: Why Bush Won't Play Ball with Cuba, article by Program Director Sarah Stephens in The Huffington Post, 12/17/05 Briefing on the Status of the Posada Carriles Case, report by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith 12/2005 US should scrap plane deal with Pakistan, op-ed by Selig Harrison in The Boston Globe, 11/27/05 Some reports regarding Iraq never made it to Congress, op-ed by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in the Baltimore Sun, 11/23/05 The President's Exclusive Access to Sensitive Intelligence, op-ed by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman on Truthout.org, 11/20/05 The failure of US policy in Latin America, article by Robert E. White in Commonweal, 11/18/05 (.pdf) Bush veto threat doesn't fit his 'deep disgust', op-ed by Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in the Sun-Sentinel, 11/10/05 A setback in Washington, article from Adam Isacson in El Espectador, 11/6/05 [Español] Dick Cheney Vs. The Central Intelligence Agency, article by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman, 11/04/05 Sheltering Terrorists, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in the The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 10/27/05 Aprobación de la reelección es un mensaje de continuidad a Estados Unidos, por Adam Isacson, El Tiempo, 10/20/05 Take dirty money off the table, op-ed by Senior Fellow Raymond Baker and Economic Studies Director Jennifer Nordin in the San Francisco Chronicle, 10/12/05 How dirty money thwarts capitalism's true course, op-ed by Senior Fellow Raymond Baker and Economic Studies Director Jennifer Nordin in the Financial Times, 10/11/05 The White House Resorts to Covert Action and Propaganda, op-ed by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman on Truthout.org, 10/4/05 Bolton's disruptive agenda all too obvious, op-ed by Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 9/15/05 The Incredible Shrinking Presidency, op-ed by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman on Truthout.org, 9/14/05 Bush held up Cuba help over politics, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 9/13/05 The demise of the CIA, op-ed by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in The Baltimore Sun, 8/31/05 Why the India Deal Is Good, op-ed by Selig Harrison in The Washington Post, 8/15/05 Violent `solutions' create new problems by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, 8/12/05 The Key to Iran's Nuclear Aspirations, op-ed by Selig Harrison in Financial Times, 8/8/05 Failing Grades: Evaluating the Results of Plan Colombia, article by Adam Isacson in the Yale Journal of International Affairs, Summer/Fall 05 `Last throes' only in eye of delusional Bush, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8/6/05 Colombian human-rights groups make the case against a U.S. human-rights certification, report by CIP intern Marcela Guerrero Casas, 7/29/05 Cuba embargo has failed, letter from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith to The Miami Herald, 7/26/05 Estados Unidos, las AUC, y la extradición, por Adam Isacson, Hechos del Callejón 5 (UN Development Program), julio de 2005 [español.pdf] Deceptions Longstanding and Growing op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins on www.scoop.co.nz, 7/19/05 Plan Colombia’s Drug Eradication Program Misses the Mark, op-ed by Adam Isacson and John Myers, International Relations Center (IRC), 7/18/05 Let's get real about understanding root causes of terrorism by CIP Senior Fellow Landrum Bollling in Palladium-Item, 7/16/05 Grappling with Gitmo, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in Atlanta Journal Constitution, 6/26/05	Investigation Needed, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 6/11/05 Getting Around Pyongyang's Hard-Liners, op-ed by Selig Harrison in the Washington Post, 6/10/05 Ni Siquiera Migajas, por Adam Isacson, El Espectador, 6/26/05 Was Bustani ouster prelude to Iraq war? op-ed by Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 6/10/05 Closing the 'Seams': US Security Policy in the Americas," article by Adam Isacson in NACLA Report on the Americas, May/June 05 Investigate deceptions of war's inception, op-ed by Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 5/27/05 Ban space-based weapons, by CIP Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath in The Baltimore Sun, 5/23/05 Spy vs. Spy, letter to the editor by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in Foreign Policy, May/June 2005 Seal off outer space from weaponization, article by Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath and Helen Caldicott in The Houston Chronicle, 5/21/05 Fostering fear abroad doesn't help security, op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 5/12/05 No more politics in intelligence, op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in the Baltimore Sun, 5/11/05 Is Cuba a sponsor of terrorism? Is U.S.?, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 5/7/05 Selig S. Harrison's article about his ninth trip to North Korea, Hankyoreh Shinum Seoul, 4/19/05 While dirty money flows, the poor stay poor, op-ed by Senior Fellow Raymond Baker and Economic Studies Director Jennifer Nordin in the International Herald Tribune, 4/13/05 Stop fueling arms race, by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 4/8/05 At Issue: Has the war in Iraq helped to spread democracy?, article by Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in Congressional Quarterly, 4/1/05 The State Department's New Coca Data, press release from Adam Isacson, 3/30/05 .pdf Security: An electoral liability for Uribe? by Adam Isacson, El Espectador (Colombia), 3/27/05 U.N. needs our support, not a unilateralist, op-ed by Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 3/18/05 Crafting Intelligence: Iraq, North Korea and the Road to War, article by Selig Harrison for Japanfocus.org, 2/27/05 To Advance Rights, Lead by Example-letter to the Editor, by Wayne S. Smith, New York Times, 2/16/05 Cuba, North Korea, and the University of Miami's Unfortunate Analysis, op-ed by Wayne S. Smith, February issue of CubaNews, 2/15 De Faluya al Plan Patriota, por Adam Isacson, El Espectador 2/13/05 Condoleeza Rice and American Foreign Policy In the Second Bush Administration, op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Parker Borg, 2/11/05 Not what U.S. is supposed to be about, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in the Sun-Sentinel, 2/4/05 Our Cuba Policy Will Get U.S. Nada, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2/2/05 Where America stands, what America does op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 2/1/05 Democracy by invasion not a winning formula op-ed by CIP Senior Fellow Jim Mullins in The Sun-Sentinel, 1/13/05 Our own Devil's Island, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in the Sun-Sentinel, 1/12/05 Extradición: una espada de doble fino, por Adam Isacson, Semana, 1/9/05 If the intelligence doesn't fit, bend it, op-ed by Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in the Korea Herald, 1/2/05
Quotes
North Korea dreams of oil-funded security, from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in Gulf Times Newspaper, 12/06/05 President Jimmy Carter's Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison, 11/1/05 Richardson dismisses partisanship in talks, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in the Seattle Post Intelligence, 10/15/05 Charity tied to terrorist group offers quake aid, quote from Director Selig Harrison, Washington Times, 10/13/05 Giving face as key as twisting arms at N.Korea talks, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in Reuters, 09/15/05 S.Korea: North's Nuke Plans Not an Issue, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in The Boston Globe, 09/01/05 The Umbrella and the Mushroom: Realism and Extremism on North Korea, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in ZNet, 08/30/05 The menace of hijacked capitalism, quote from Senior Fellow Raymond Baker in Star Telegram, 8/29/05 America's Army Fights Back: The PR Plan for the Pentagon's "Demonstration Village", quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the Center for Media and Democracy, 8/24/05 Hoekstra Wins Largely Positive Marks in First Year as Intelligence Chairman, quote from Senior Fellow Melvin Goodman in Newhouse News Service, 8/23/05 Failed 'Plan', quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in Newsweek, 8/20/05 India has safeguarded her nuke secrets impeccably: US expert, quote from Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison in New Kerala, 8/16/05 Venezuelan leader vows to cut US antidrug work, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the Boston Globe, 8/15/05 Kolbe making a mark in foreign-aid arena, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the Arizona Daily Star , 8/14/05 US plays both Venezuela sides, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the Christian Science Monitor, 8/9/05 US and Colombia talk terror in Texas, quote from Fellow Winifred Tate in the International Relations and Security Network, 8/5/05 As leader meets Bush, 'Plan Colombia' on table, quote from Fellow Winifred Tate in the St. Petersburg Times, 8/4/05 United States appoints coordinator for overthrow of the Cuban Revolution, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in Granma International, 8/2/05 Rigidly Communist North Korea is starting to allow just a bit of economic freedom, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the US News & World Report, 7/30/05 Colombia's new attorney general faces mountain of skepticism, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the Miami Herald, 7/30/05 A Colombian community that knows no peace, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in the International Relations and Security Network, 7/29/05 N. Korea Talks May Be a Last Chance, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the LA Times, 7/25/05 Energy Interdependency Is Key to NK Deal, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Korea Times, 7/21/05 Former official: Reduce Cuba tensions, quote from Senior Fellow Sarah Stephens in the Miami Herald, 7/20/05 Why US is shifting nuclear stand with India, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Christian Science Monitor, 7/20/05 STAR WARS: The Sequel and the Reality, quote from Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath in the Free Press, 7/20/05 White House in panic over spy scandal, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in The Guardian, 7/18/05 Seoul's warning to the US on Pyongyang, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Asia Times, 7/15/05 Involving N. Korea's Kim said key in nuclear talks, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Reuters, 7/12/05 Six-party talks could resume if war of words ends: analysts, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the China Daily News, 6/30/05 Drug War Fails to Dent U.S. Supply, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The LA Times, 6/28/05 Drug war in Colombia: Is there any progress? quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Houston Chronicle, 6/21/05 Tough Talk on North Korea, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Bangor Daily News, 6/20/05 Weapons In Space: Dawn of a New Era, quote from Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath on space.com, 6/17/05 Colombian warlord lays down his weapons, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Associated Press, 6/15/05 Bush, Posada & Terrorism Hypocrisy, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith by the Institute for Public Accuracy, 6/13/05 Bush Says U.S., S. Korea Share Goal on N. Korea Arms, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison by Bloomberg.com, 6/10/05 What’s Ahead for Cuba?, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith by thetrumpet.com, 6/7/05 Relatives of Cuban terrorist’s victims plead for justice, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith by finalcall.com, 6/7/05 Will the bell toll for Hemingway's Havana home?, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in the Christian Science Monitor, 6/7/05 Colombian lawyers back in school, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The New York Newsday, 6/4/05 With anti-U.S. rhetoric, Chávez looks like the new Castro, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in The New York Times, 6/1/05 Military Creating 'Rods from God", quote from Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath in The Cape Cod Times, 5/31/05 Colombia's Disarmament Talks Thrown Into Disarray, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The New York Times, 5/25/05 Bush’s dilemma: combating terrorism or supporting mercenaries, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in Axis of Logic, 5/22/05 Cuban militant gives U.S. tough choices, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in the Washington Post, 5/19/05 Bitter Fidel Castro Foe Detained by U.S., quote from Senior Fellow Wayne Smith in the Guardian, 5/18/05 North Koreans Claim to Extract Fuel for Bombs, quote from Selig S. Harrison, New York Times, 5/11/05 quotes from Director Selig Harrison, U.S. to Let Colombia Question Soldiers, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Washington Post, 5/6/05 U.S. Soldiers Accused of Selling Arms to Colombian Paramilitaries, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Narco News Bulletin, 5/6/05 U.S. Pushes to Restart North Korea Talks, quote from Selig S. Harrison, Arms Control Today, 5/6/05 Ban says revival of 6-party talks appears dim, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Joongang Ilbo, 5/5/05 More Threats from N. Korea?, quote from Selig Harrison in International Herald Tribune, 5/3/05 Tension simmers in Pakistani province, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in International Relations and Security Network, 5/2/05 North Korea Shuts Down Reactor-Raising New Fears, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, Radio Free Asia, 4/28/05 N. Korea, 6, and Bush, 0, quote from Director Selig Harrison, New York Times, 4/26/05 North Korea to "Bolster" "A-Weapons, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, International Herald Tribune, 4/25/05 , U.S.-Cuba policy is personal for Shoreline dad, quote from Program Director Sarah Stephens in The Seattle Times, 4/25/05	North Koreans Send A Signal: We'll Wait Till Bush is Gone, quote from Director Selig Harrison, U.S. News & World Report, 4/25/05 From Earth to Space There's No Biz Like War Biz, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in Argentina Indymedia, 4/23/05 U.S. Looks to China to Rein in North Korea, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4/23/05 Shut nuclear plant worries Seoul, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Taipei Times, 4/19/05 North Korea Shut Down Its Main Nuclear Reactor, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Truth News, 4/19/05 Seoul confirms North's reactor is shut down, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the International News Alliance, 4/19/05 N. Korea may seek enlarged arsenal, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the International Herald Tribune, 4/19/05 Shutdown of N Korea nuke reactor ‘worries’ US, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Deccan Herald, 4/18/05 China's Hu cancels North visit over talks, sources say, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, 4/13/05 American assesses North Koreans, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the International Herald Tribune, 4/12/05 US Stands Firm on NK Nukes, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Korea Times, 4/12/05 North Korea Deals A Blow to Arms Talks, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, New York Times, 4/10/05 Nuclear Talks Hit Another Hurdle, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, Washington Times, 4/10/05 Time Running Out to Get N.Korea to Talks -US Expert, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison on ABC News, 4/9/05 World/nation briefs: N. Korea: 'Chance to negotiate is gone', quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, 4/9/05 Official U.S. line remains a hard one against Cuba, despite moderating forces, quote from Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith in The Tallahassee Democrat, 4/9/05 US struggles to place pressure on N Korea, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The International Relations and Security Network, 3/23/05 FARC funds tied to Lula, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Washington Times, 3/22/05 Colombian rebel funds tied to Brazil president, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The World Peace Herald , 3/22/05 Morgan, UBS Helped Parmalat Hide Costs, Study Alleges, quote from Senior Fellow Raymond Baker in Bloomberg.com, 3/18/05 The Rivals: Washington's Sway in Asia is Challenged By China, quote from Director Selig Harrison, Financial Times, 3/18/05 Symposium to explore conflict in Colombia, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Phoenix, 3/16/05 Stand up for Cubans, immigrants, article about CIP's Freedom to Travel to Cuba campaign in The New York Daily News, 3/13/05 Colombian Fighters Return to Workforce, Bolstering Economy, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in Bloomberg.com, 3/9/05 U.S. has no take on Balochistan Rights as yes: Experts, story on World Sindhi Event, quotes from Director Selig Harrison, ANI- carried by New Kerala India, 3/8/05 Massacre blamed on Colombian army jeopardizes aid, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 3/5/05 Colombia Killings Imperil U.S. Aid, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Washington Post, 3/4/05 Pyongyang Waiting for the Spring, quote from Director Selig Harrison in Japanfocus.org, 2/24/2005 Uribe is undeterred by rising levels of Farc violence, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Financial Times, 2/23/05 Negroponte tasked with leading a US intelligence sector in crisis, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in Turkish Press, 2/23/05 N. Korean diplomat says nuclear talks possible if US drops hostility, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Khaleej Times, 2/19/05 Intelligence Experts See Benefit in `Outsider' Negroponte, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in Newhouse News Service, 2/18/05 New intelligence chief will face test by fire, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in The Detroit News, 2/18/05 Expert's Proposed Constitutional Remedy for Balochistan, quote from Director Selig Harrison in Daily Times Pakistan, 2/16/05 How will Pyongyang's Brinkmanship work? quote from Director Selig Harrison in The Korea Herald, 2/15/05 How will Pyongyang's brinkmanship work? quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Korea Herald, 2/14/05 North Korea nuclear gambit shows lack of U.S. options, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Reuters India, 2/11/05 Michigan couple must pay $5,250 fine for travel to Cuba, judge rules, quote from Program Director Sarah Stephens in The Detroit Free Press, 2/11/05 Signals from the Palace of Smoke and Mirrors, quote from Director Selig Harrison in The Gaurdian, 2/11/05 North Korea nuclear gambit shows lack of U.S. options, quote from Director Selig Harrison in Reuters India, 2/11/05 US options seen limited against nuclear-armed Korea, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Designerz.com, 2/10/05 Protest leads to jail time for Arnold woman, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The St. Louis Post Dispatch, 2/9/05 Bush wants spending on Colombia drug war altered little, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Miami Herald, 2/8/05 U.S. Obtained Evidence in 2002 that N. Korea Has Highly Enriched Uranium, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in The Dong-A llbo, 2/6/05 U.S. says test confirms uranium tied to Libya, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Taiwan News, 2/3/05 Govt pushing Baloch towards liberation, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Daily Times, 2/3/05 9/11 Victims’ Families and National Security Whistleblowers Demand End to Government Silencing of Employees Who Expose Security Risks, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in an ACLU press release, 1/26/05 Distant Neighbors, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in Newsweek International Edition, 1/22/05 Bush administration seen unrelenting over North Korea's nuclear program, quote from Senior Fellow Selig Harrison in Political Gateway, 1/20/05 Colombia's demobilization plan falls short, rights group says, quote from Senior Fellow Adam Isacson in The Kansas City Star, 1/18/05 How Condoleezza Rice became the most powerful woman in the world, quote from Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in The Guardian, 1/16/05 Underground economy expected to boom, quote from Senior Fellow Raymond Baker in The Japan Times, 1/7/05
Interviews
National Intelligence, interview with Senior Fellow Mel Goodman in the Washington Post, 2/4/2005