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-Caveat Lector- Expanding its role in South America, the Kremlin is planning to pump
<http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=23425>$1 billion into Venezuela's
aluminum sector after moving into South African and North American metals
companies. Russia has also formed an oil alliance with Saudi Arabia that
suggests future economic warfare against America. It appears the Kremlin is
attempting to economically dominate key natural resources, and along with
this policy President Putin is attempting to build a powerful new alliance
bloc that will include
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/11-10-04.aspIndia, China, Brazil and Russia. (Brazil's president, Lula da Silva, is a leftist "friend of Fidel"
who privately longs to join a vast anti-American bloc of countries.) In
light of these developments, Bush's preference for Condoleezza Rice as
Secretary of State may have something to do with countering Russia's new
diplomatic strategy.Bush's New National Security Regime
President Bush is making important changes to his administration,
especially in the area of national security policy. The resignations of the
Attorney General and the Secretary of State are noteworthy. Significant
changes within the CIA are also underway.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, National Security Advisor Condoleezza
Rice will be replacing Colin Powell as U.S. Secretary of State. Rice is a
Stanford University Sovietologist who served, in 1984, as foreign policy
advisor to presidential aspirant Gary Hart (a Democratic Senator). In 1986
Rice worked at the Pentagon for one year, studying nuclear war plans as
special assistant to the director-Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1987 Rice came
to the attention of former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft at a
dinner hosted by the Stanford University political science department.
Scowcroft had previously taught Russian history at West Point and began a
dialogue with Rice. When George H.W. Bush was elected president in 1988,
Scowcroft resumed his post as National Security Advisor (previously held
under the Ford administration) and asked Rice to join his team at the NSC.
Rice remained in government service two years, returning to teach at
Stanford. She became President George W. Bush's national security advisor
in 2001, and is described as a "power politics" realist. By some accounts
she is a "hardliner."
The sudden departure of Colin Powell suggests several things about Bush's
second term. First, it suggests that the president is determined to act
unilaterally against America's enemies, without regard for European
quivering. (Powell was thought to be more sensitive to European feelings.)
Second, the administration will likely apply maximum pressure on Iran and
North Korea in the near future. We might also see tough measures taken
against Castro's Cuba and the emerging dictatorship in Venezuela.
Despite mounting problems, the administration remains cautious when
addressing the issue of President Vladimir Putin's consolidation of power
in Russia. The White House has said very little about the development of
new Russian strategic weapons. "We have not only conducted tests of the
latest nuclear rocket systems," said Putin at a recent military conference.
"I am sure that in coming years we will deploy them." The Russian president
added that Moscow's new weapons "are unlike anything belonging to other
powers." In making these statements, Putin is partly talking about the
SS-27 road mobile ICBM, which has not been deployed on mobile launchers (as
planned). The U.S. has no counterpart to this missile, and Condoleezza
Rice, as national security advisor, has not advocated the development of an
American equivalent to the SS-27. Some experts suspect that fully mobile
SS-27 regiments are being prepared in underground "cities" in the Urals,
like <http://www.viewzone.com/yamantau.html>Yamantau Mountain. Related to
this is the controversial issue of U.S. anti-missile defense. A new
American ABM facility is under construction in Alaska. In response to this,
Moscow claims that the SS-27 ICBM can outmaneuver U.S. interceptor rockets
and penetrate American defenses. Russia's generals publicly scoff at Bush's
missile shield. The SS-27 is slated for mass production under Russia's 2005
military budget. It is also alleged that Russia has tested a new type of
missile that combines the characteristics of an ICBM and a cruise missile.
The departure of Colin Powell has raised concerns in Moscow. The Russians
believe that Condy Rice might be a tough customer as Secretary of State.
Furthermore, putting a Russia expert in charge of the State Department at
the exact moment Russia is moving toward renewed strategic rivalry with the
U.S. may be a conscious decision on Bush's part. Russia's diplomacy is
clearly anti-American in its general tendency, and America has been
remarkably patient with Moscow's double-dealing. Expanding its role in
South America, the Kremlin is planning to pump
<http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=23425>$1 billion into Venezuela's
aluminum sector after moving into South African and North American metals
companies. Russia has also formed an oil alliance with Saudi Arabia that
suggests future economic warfare against America. It appears the Kremlin is
attempting to economically dominate key natural resources, and along with
this policy President Putin is attempting to build a powerful new alliance
bloc that will include
<http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/11-10-04.asp>India, China, Brazil and
Russia. (Brazil's president, Lula da Silva, is a leftist "friend of Fidel"
who privately longs to join a vast anti-American bloc of countries.) In
light of these developments, Bush's preference for Condoleezza Rice as
Secretary of State may have something to do with countering Russia's new
diplomatic strategy.
There may also be another reason, hidden from public view, for dumping
Powell so readily. During the presidential debates there was an interesting
exchange that raised eyebrows in Washington. It was during the town hall
meeting debate, when someone asked President Bush about first-term
mistakes. Bush said that he regretted certain appointments, but would not
say which appointees had let him down. This comment revealed the
president's deep dissatisfaction with someone - probably Powell. Washington
pundits have long speculated about Powell's role in opposing the more
hawkish impulses of the president. The controversial invasion of Iraq also
exacerbated natural fissures between administration moderates and
conservatives, between those who prefer international consensus as opposed
to unilateral action.
Despite withering criticism over the Iraq WMD issue, recent revelations
about Russian involvement in the removal of Iraqi war materials may serve
to justify Bush and Rumsfeld's hawkish attitude. (Here again, Russia's
double-dealing stands out.) According to British intelligence sources,
Russian spetsnaz troops trucked WMD-related munitions from Iraq to Syria on
the eve of America's invasion in January 2003. The Russians also removed
documents related to Russian-Iraqi military cooperation. This kind of news,
however unwelcome to the economic optimists and liberals, further
underscores Russia's hand behind the rogue states and the need for a
tougher Secretary of State who understands Russian political psychology.
President Bush has also taken measures to strengthen the CIA. Bush's new
Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), Porter J. Goss, is cleaning house -
and it isn't pretty. Intelligence timeservers, previously adept at
intimidating political appointees sent to "restructure" them, are being
reduced to bureaucratic fodder. Deputy Director John McLaughlin, a career
functionary of 32-years, has resigned. Some say he resigned in protest,
claiming that Goss's new regime is "disrespectful." (Officially
McLaughlin's resignation was "long-planned.") A war of sniping, via leaks,
has begun. Goss has been accused of "partisan" politics. Perhaps this is
because he has no sacred cows within the bloated, inefficient U.S.
intelligence community. In fact, his office may soon resemble a butcher
shop - the cows packed neatly off to market. Goss is not frightened by the
threat of mass resignations, or by backroom criticism from the likes of
McLaughlin. The message seems to be: Let those who are afraid of
accountability get out before they are kicked out. The CIA's senior
leadership has enjoyed a long immunity from administrative judgment. At
long last the permissive management style is being chucked out window.
The CIA was infested with moles, and no heads rolled. Its operations were
compromised again and again, and no heads rolled. It failed to anticipate
Indian nuclear tests in 1998, and no heads rolled. It failed to prevent the
terrorist assault of 9/11, and no heads rolled. It provided weak
intelligence on Iraq, and poor analysis on Russia. An intelligence agency
that spends between $20 and $30 billion per year ought to do better. And
now, at long last, heads are going to roll.
CIA bureaucrats warn that agency morale has plummeted. As long as their
jobs were safe, as long as their incompetence was protected, they were
happy. Morale was good. Now that the White House is serious about "fixing
the intelligence problem," the CIA's timeservers are desperately miserable,
confused, and more determined than ever to sit on their hands. Men do not
like criticism, and now the critics are in charge. For many CIA
functionaries, Goss's cleaning party is "the main enemy." Forget about
Russia or China or bin Laden. This is the real intelligence war. And the
dirt is already flying. Goss's first choice for executive director (the No.
3 position at CIA) was Michael Kostiw, who withdrew his name after it was
leaked - wink, wink - that he had (allegedly) shoplifted a package of bacon
20 years ago.
President Bush is attempting to create a stronger security regime. Will he
succeed? It depends on the men he has picked and the situation that
develops. Whenever a president attempts to get control of a rogue
bureaucracy, he finds himself embroiled in a war of leaks and
counter-leaks, dirt and more dirt. At this writing, the outcome remains in
doubt.
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