More Retired Generals Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation

That's amazingly balanced for a New York Times article if one reads all the way through. Mentioning Zinni's book tour is relevant, and I'm shocked it's in there. CBS and the NYT have a horrible track record noting book tour motivations. CBS takes it to the next level by being part of the book tour without mentioning it.

It sounds like Rumsfeld isn't perfect and had some arguments with his commanders. Unlike every other war which ran smoothly with almost no miscalculations...

Sadly, for JW/DW staff, readers, and posters, none of the criticims have anything to do with the long war, da'wa, dhimmitude, or demography. It's all internal Pentagon politics.

Retired US generals are apparently not as enamored of "nation-building" in the Moslem world as is Mr. Rumsfeld and George W. Bush.

These generals need to be divided into two groups. There is in one camp, possibly all by himself, the foolish "realist" General Zinni. He is, along with Powell's aide Lawrence Wilkerson, a closet or not-so-closet appeaser of Islam, and just as Wilkerson has claimed that we cannot now "leave" Iraq because we would have to "return a few years later with five million mne," Zinni cannot conceive of leaving Iraq now because he is of the "we broke it, we fix it" school -- he wants us there. He doesn't want the Americans to leave in order to deal more forcefully with Iran, and to turn their attention to other theatres of the Jihad -- most importantly, Western Europe where the Infidels must be supported -- or those who recognize the problem must be supported -- in their campaign to halt and reverse islamization.

There may be others among those generals who cannot see that the problem is not mainly Rumsfeld. He may be limited -- though by some accounts it was Rumsfeld who did not like the Light Unto the Muslim Nations project and wanted to leave Iraq soon -- in other words, Rumsfeld who was forced to go along with this ridiculous messianic mission that is a sign of timidity, a substitute for coming to grips with the world-wide problem of Jihad and of Islam itself. Rumsfeld virtually alone has never been guilty of vaporings about wonderful Islam, and his own worry over the constant replenishment of terrorist recruits show that he is getting at least some idea of the problem.

This is not meant as a complete defense of his actions. He should have insisted, and he should be insisting now, on an American withdrawal, and on getting ready to watch the spectacle of ethnic and sectarian fissures within Iraq have effects -- effects Infidels should welcome -- beyond the borders of Iraq. And then he should be setting up policy-planning committees defined geographically -- black Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe (they differ in their susceptibility to Islam), Latin America. And those assigned to such policy-planning committees should have one goal: the weakening of Islam, of its internal coherence, and of its appeal to Infidels, beginning with the psychically and economically marginal, but also its appeal simply to the ignorant among the Infidels.

Rumsfeld's problems are not tactical. They are the problems that all of those, ignorant of Islam, and ignorant of Iraq, brought upon themselves -- and that certainly includes, in the first place, the President, who appears to be the truest believer in the Light Unto the Muslim Nations Project, because he cannot allow himself to conceive of any other way to act.

The problem here is that Secretary Rumsfeld always takes full counsel from these Generals, whether on the battlefield, or in the Pentagon. There are some 2,000 generals, and Admirals in the US military commands and since the start of the Iraq war there have been several generals that have disagreed with the adopted plans.

Of course the Duranty Times is going to run with any criticism of Rumsfeld when ever they can find it.

Do you think you will ever see an article on Generals who support Rumsfeld? I very much doubt it.

The war in Iraq, and Afghanistan are now the staging area and the precursor to a confrontation with Iran.

Irans stepped up and continious sabre rattling against western powers along with its nuclear aspirations are bringing in strong consences from most western powers that they represent a true and serious threat. Even Russia is now coming on board and feels that Iran has demonstrated that they cannot be trusted. We are already fighting insurgents from Iran in Iraq, so in a sence the war with Iran has already begun. If we where to leave Iraq now the Iranians would not hesitate to move into Iraq while their military is weak. No General wants to give up strategic ground when confronting an enemy. That goes for Afghanistan as well.

I suspect that he is as clueless about Islam as the other appointed cronies in this administration.

I don't think he has much say at the tactical level, where the bullets are flying through the air and IEDs are going off, other than listening to his troops and commanders about their requirements (putting aside his smary "you go to war with what you have" condenscension, which certainly is not encouraging for a soldier, they already figured that part out). At the strategic level they have bungled it, in implementing the post-invasion plan, if there was one.

I don't see that it would do any good to replace him with another naive neocon formulating policy without a clue as to the history of that part of the world or it's ideology, or making an attempt to stuff democracy down their throat without seeing to it that they are ready for it. That would require bringing in more educated policy advisors, neither apologists of Islam, or pie-in-the-sky-they-will-greet-us-with-flowers-and- cheers types.

Hugh,

First, the prattling of ex-generals (What do you call a retired four-star general, goes the old joke? Mister.) is humiliating and demoralizing. They had their chance, they pissed away their opportunities, time for them to shut up and get over themselves. The club of admirals and generals is very exclusive, very political, and they know full well how to fight among themselves and whoever is in authority without spilling it into the papers. And it's important to remember that SECDEF Rumsfeld is not a member of this cozy club, and as an extremely successful executive in his own right, has no desire or need to court the club's favor.

As for GEN Zinni, as a sailor I have only one thing to remind him of: USS Cole. I plant those lives and that billion dollars squarely on him.

My agreements / disagreements with the SECDEF's policy simply don't matter, nor do GEN Zinni's or those of any other member of the cozy club. I don't think the subject belongs on Jihadwatch, either. It is not the SECDEF's job to do SECSTATE's job, period. And the job you described in the last two paragraphs is clearly SECSTATE's job, not Rumsfeld's. While I would never say the military's job is simply to kill people and break things, that is what the military is most useful for. Rumsfeld is concerned with how best to isolate, find, fix and target (kill/capture) those muj who want to kill Americans and our allies. An obvious tangent is that he wants to dry up the sources of these muj, but he does not have the appropriate resources to do it. SECSTATE, however, has the duty and the resources to dry up those sources, through any and all of the methods you've clearly outlined in this and other posts, and through other ones we haven't thought of yet.

As for the assertion that SECDEF should be insisting on a withdrawal from Iraq, I don't want to rehash our old disputes, but merely to iterate that not all have the same confidence that Islamic family squabbles will have the fortuitous effect of weakening our foes. Of particular importance is that it was in the wide open ungoverned Afghan spaces that AQ developed and grew without our hindrance, and delivered a series of murderous blows. SECDEF will not allow Iraq to become another one of those ungoverned spaces where our enemies can safely gather and train. He may want to get out of there soonest (and who wouldn't), but he's not going to advocate leaving until whoever ultimately rules Iraq is capable of handling its enemies, and ours, on its own.

"If we were to leave Iraq now the Iranians would not hesitate to move into Iraq while their military is weak. No General wants to give up strategic ground when confronting an enemy. That goes for Afghanistan as well."
-- from a posting above

On what basis is it asserted that "the Iranians would not hesitate to move into Iraq" while "their [i.e. Iraq's] military is weak"? A guess? There are already Iranian agents in Iraq. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two great beneficiaries of the removal of Saddam Hussein, wish the Americans to remain in Iraq. They do so for different reasons. The Saudis do not want to see the Shi'a either dominate Iraq, and want to delay that possibility, or to leave Iraq so that it dissolves into three vilayets, with the Sunnis left without oil and largely with the least attractive part. The Iranians do not want to have to deal with the distruption to their own state from a free Kurdistan, or to the way in which turmoil next door could also give others within Iran -- Arabs in Khuzistan, Baluchis, Azeris, disaffected Persians -- any more ideas than they already have.

The notion that the American forces need to be in Iraq so as to deal with Iran is not merely false, but the reverse of the truth. The Ameridcan military was quite capable of destroying the Soviet Union, with intercontinental missiles, and those from European bases as well (remember that missile controversy during the Reagan Administration?), from afar. It did not have to be next door. Nor does it have to be next door -- and would be far freer in its planning were American soldiers out of way of Iranian retaliation -- to damage, or destroy, Iran's science project.

Although these individuals are now retired and are themselves now civilians, I am made uneasy by even the suggestion of military types calling for resignations in a civillian government. For all that, I totally agree with them. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

The elder Bush did not invade Iraq in the First Gulf War precisely because he listened to his advisors. Saddam Hussein is an SOB, but he at least effectively bunged up the seething miasma that passes for Middle Eastern politics. This present Bush administration has squandered lives, resources and goodwill in a venture that puts the values and ideals of the West to question.

The West is in a war. Indeed, it is under siege. We need tactics and leadership that are effective.

note these are a handful of "retired generals". l have listened to Rumsfield, and he is prol too old fashioned for some, but l respect the man. He is in his 70's, does not need to be concerned about this, but he does it to serve his country. along with the media and democrats and wiennie RINO's you have an emboldened Iran. I was on Rush webpage the other other and some service man was at a talk thing with the democrat x-general who is saying how morale is so low. anyhow this US military serviceman went on the attack and said he would re-enlist if he did not have a herniated disc and said how todays army are working hard and do have good morale even with the media blitz! this is all on tape, its wonderful to hear. this US military man goes on to say how these media reporters come around their bases and ask how things are going, and when they tell them they are building this or than, the reporter just go away and say that is must be too quiet!
l believe with people like Rummie, you can fight this war on several fronts. l know with the new gonverment in Canada we have more will now do well in Afganistan and better equip our military, much to the chagrin of the the liberals and commine NDP's!

I've never heard Rummie utter a stupid statement about Islam; I could be wrong. I didn't like the, 'you fight with the army you have stuff,' but he's served his country well over the years. Invading Iraq was above his pay grade. Staying in Iraq is also above his paygrade. What could anybody else do? Maybe convince W that Iraq is a tarbaby? Is that really possible? He's just a straw dog, a lightening rod by proxy, for Bush. He's said publicacly, he's offered his resigniation twice to W. I think he's served his country with distinction. I also, and this is a hunch, do not believe he had the pull of McNamara with LBJ. McNamara convinced an initially doubtful LBJ of the wisdom to embroil our country deeper in Vietnam. Rummie seems more of a soldier following orders. His one innovation is that of transforming the military into a leaner, quick strike force, better suited to fit terror. Of course this set him up from the start for abuse by old-school warriors who don't like sharp elbows telling them what to do. The other issue with the criticism that bothers me is the line of thinking that if we only had a new chef, the folks would come back to eat! I doubt the tarbaby of Iraq will be a 4-star eatery with a new chef; the food still stinks.

"The elder Bush did not invade Iraq in the First Gulf War precisely because he listened to his advisors."

Actually, we did invade Iraq (had me a front row seat), we just didn't occupy Iraq. We tore the country up and left. Which is exactly what we should have done this time

AmericanPatriot,

Serving the country is a family tradition. In my family if you are a male, you serve at some point, in some capacity.(Ironically, over the objections of those who served before you)

You are very welcome, and thank you. It is nice to be appreciated.

Rumsfeld is the architect of the success of the war, and is important to the long term military strategy of transformation. This would include closing US bases in places like Germany and Iceland, which are no longer frontier states, and either pulling them back in, or re-instating them in places like Israel and Thailand (sorry, not Qatar).

He should not be the one taken to task for inane political decisions made by the Administration. He's not the one who needs to identify whether or not Islam is a hostile ideology to the US - that's the president's job, and that's where the buck stops. Nor should he be the scapegoat for those who are sick of our presense in Iraq - the "light unto all Muslim Nations" is a political, and not a military decision.

If there is any administration official I'd like to see last until 2008, it's Rumsfeld.

Not to mention that I adore no-nonsense military men, like Rumsfeld and Schwarzkopf, who call it like it is, and read the press the riot act.

I thought I’d put my two cents in. I met General Swannack when he was still a full bird, I thought he was an extremely professional and tactically proficient, take charge kinda guy. I don’t know why he feels this way about Secretary Rumsfeld but if he said it, he meant it. I for one would caution against any high level leadership changes while we are engaged with the enemy. I don’t have access to any of the zillion reports that are cut down into smaller read files that our leadership sees everyday so although I continuously question their wisdom I do so with hope they know something I do not.

I have not problems with Rummy being SECDEF.

Check this out:

Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says
By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 14, 2006

Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders, the military said yesterday.
In the past six months, al Kurdi had worked as a terrorist cell leader in Baqouba. Prior to that, he had traveled extensively Pakistan, Iran and Iraq and formed a relationship with al Qaeda senior leaders in 1999 while in Afghanistan.
He also had ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, formed while he was in Iran and Pakistan, and joined the jihad in Afghanistan in 1989, the military said. He was killed March 27.
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.
Huthayafa Azzam, whose father was seen as a political mentor of bin Laden, told reporters in Jordan in early April that Zarqawi had been replaced as head of the terrorist fight in Iraq in an effort to put an Iraqi at the head of the organization.
Azzam said Zarqawi had "made many political mistakes," including excessive violence and the bombing last November of a Jordanian hotel, and as a result was being "confined to military action."
Gen. Vines, who from January 2005 to January 2006 led all coalition forces in Iraq, did not comment on those reports. But he did caution that although the foreign extremists were leaving Iraq "looking for more fertile ground," they could come back.
"The question now is what kind of government is going to be formed and is it going to be credible," he said, acknowledging that Iran had significant influence over Iraq's religious Shi'ite population.
"Iran wants us out, but not too soon -- after a Shi'ite government friendly to Iran is established," Gen. Vines said. "Iran's view is that the current government is not strong enough, and if we pulled out now, there would be a low-level civil war."

longtime lurker & Ronin -

What makes me uneasy is any strategy depending upon our ability to "win hearts & minds". In effect, such a strategy depends upon the good faith and cooperation of the enemy. What if the enemy does not cooperate? What if the enemy lacks good faith?

We lose. That's what.

So. I would have some confidence in a strategy that required nothing of the enemy - least of all, his good faith and cooperation. Expecting the enemy to cooperate with your strategy is childish. Naive. State Department-ish.

When we go to war, the enemy has only one role: target. His cooperation would be convenient, but is not required. If the enemy can sustain his role, we can sustain our own. And, we can win.

It would be comforting if something along these lines were taught at the Naval War College (and elsewhere).

Further, it would be comforting if there were some evidence that President Bush learned from experience. To date, his refusal to recognize that our enemy is islam is akin to his refusal to acknowledge that we have a problem with border enforcement. I see little hope that we can arrive at a sound strategy for the war on islam until he is replaced.

I support the impeachment of President Bush. His failure to enforce our borders is sufficient justification.

Havoc, inflict enough pain and they will scream for dialogue, winning their hearts and minds doesn’t mean a free ride, it shows them they have more to gain by cooperation. Iraqis in particular have had enough, the reason we are having the successes we have lately is due to higher and higher numbers of tips from Iraqi civilians. All conflicts eventually end and few historically have ended by genocide. Peace is a myth, we will always have wars but by winning them over to our way of thinking we can make the brief periods of peace longer.

I support the impeachment of President Bush. His failure to enforce our borders is sufficient justification.
Posted by: Havoc

Nope.
We don't have a Parliment. There is no such thing as a vote of no-confidence in this country. We got the leader we deserved. I was afraid the impeachment of Bill Clinton would lead to hair-trigger calls for impeachement, looks like I was right (yet again). Not happy? Vote for the other guys next time, thats our system.

The reason these ex-generals are crowing about misteps is political. It is my sense they are jockeying for positions in a new administration.

AmericanPatriot,

I live fairly close to DC, I have seen this dance before.

They had their chance, they pissed away their opportunities, time for them to shut up and get over themselves...I don't think the subject belongs on Jihadwatch, either...the job you described in the last two paragraphs is clearly SECSTATE's job, not Rumsfeld's - longtime lurker

My dear Mr. Lurker,

You seem to be entirely too preoccupied with what should go in which slot, who should do what job and when. This is exactly the kind of thinking that has gotten us into this mess in the first place. Everyone passing the buck. Furthermore, it is not enough to blame President Bush. We all created the political climate that produced him.

I believe it is the responsibility of every human being to grapple with the issues of the day. All this, "that's his job, that's above my paygrade" bs has got to stop. It is our duty to our children, to our God, and to ourselves to try to understand the evil menacing our time. We are all responsible. We all shape the future, whether we are aware of it or not. Each of us leaves our mark.

These Generals have a clear duty to the country and each one must seek his own counsel and act on his own best judgment. I see a coming to grips with reality and a new readiness to hear alternative ideas like the ones expressed here at Jihad Watch. our small but mighty think tank.

As any doctor knows, the first step toward healing is the correct diagnosis of the illness. See reality clearly. See the enemy as he sees himself. The remedies will follow.

April 14, 2006
http://www.beecy.net/frank/
And now once again our enemies are trying to laugh at the American People because they have caused sedition NOW I SAY FOLLOW THE MONEY then you will have the answer why Zinni has committed sedition?
FOR YOU WHO ARE SMART I GIVE YOU A GIFT?
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/military/stories/MYSA020906.01A.MRE_McAllen.b69eb67.html
McAllen soon won't be dishing out MREs
02/09/2006
YES A GIFT FOLLOW THE MONEY??

http://www.veritascapital.com/overview/
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NOW COULD THIS BE A DUBI COMPANY LOOKS THAT WAY TO ME??
http://www.veritascapital.com/overview/adv_council.html
As a long-term investor in the defense, aerospace, and government services sectors, Veritas has established a Defense & Aerospace Advisory Council consisting primarily of former high-ranking government and military officials.

OH MY WHO COULD THAT BE?

Honorable Richard L. Armitage
Deputy Secretary of State (2001 – 2005)

General Richard E. Hawley
United States Air Force (Ret.)
Commander, Air Combat Command
Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe

General Barry R. McCaffrey
United States Army (Ret.)
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

Admiral Joseph W. Prueher
United States Navy (Ret.)
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command
Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

Admiral Leighton W. ("Snuffy") Smith
United States Navy (Ret.)
Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

William G. Tobin
Korn/Ferry International
Chairman, Aerospace Sector

General Anthony C. Zinni
United States Marine Corps (Ret.)
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command
LETS BE HONEST ALL OF THESE GUYS HAVE WORKED FOR THE ARABS THIS IS A DANGOURS THING A PRIVET COMPANY WITH NO NAME TO BE FOUND BUT PAID PUTTIS??
OH BUT THE BEAT GOES ON??
http://www.veritascapital.com/team/index.html

Ramzi M. Musallam
Mr. Musallam is a Partner at Veritas Capital. Prior to joining Veritas in 1997, Mr. Musallam worked as an Associate at Pritzker & Pritzker, the private equity group then led by investor Jay Pritzker. In that capacity, Mr. Musallam was responsible for identifying and executing acquisitions of both domestic and international corporations as well as investments in early stage technology companies.
BETTER DO SOME SURFFING??

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4/16/2001
Veritas Capital to Acquire Raytheon Aerospace Company
4/6/2001
Tech-Sym Corporation Completes Merger
9/29/2000
IDT wins Tech-Sym for $182 million
6/29/2000
http://www.veritascapital.com/news/press_releases/2005/10-07-05.html
McNeil Acquires Enterprise Management and Language and Intelligence Companies

SPRINGFIELD, VA (October 7, 2005) – McNeil Technologies Inc., a premier provider of language translation and other critical outsourced services to the U.S. government, announced today that it has acquired ViStar Corp., a leading provider of high-end enterprise management, business process outsourcing, and human resources consulting services based in Alexandria, VA.
ViStar, operating as part of McNeil’s Consulting practice, will continue to focus on its core business solutions and services. Terms of the deal between the two private firms weren’t disclosed.

BUT THIS TINY COMPANY HAS ALL THIS MONEY TO BUY ALL IN JUST 5 YEARS AND WHO DO ALL THIS EX-GENRALS WORK FOR??
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Locations
YES THIS LITTLE REDNECK DID SOME HOMEWORK? CAN WE SAY SEDITION JUST ONE STEP AWAY FROM TREASON??
http://www.vistarvsa.com/cashcarry/index.cfm?seg_id=8
http://www.vistarcorp.com/pages/414455/
We are pleased to announce that ViStar Corporation has been acquired by McNeil Technologies, Inc., a premier provider of critical professional services and reliable business solutions to government and commercial clients. For detailed information regarding McNeil Technologies’ services, solutions, and capabilities visit www.mcneiltech.com.

ViStar Corporation is a management consulting company providing technical and professional services to business and government. The company has a successful track record of performance and is valued by its clients. ViStar is composed of a diverse and talented team of experts who have senior executive experience in the Legislative and Executive Branches of government

AGAIN WE HAVE TO SAY ZINNI??

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/ViStar_ZKD%20Acquisition.pdf
http://www.vistarcorp.com/pages/414519/index.htm
http://www.jimthatcher.com/testing.htm
Evaluation and Repair: Testing for Section 508 Web Accessibility.
JUST MAKES YOU WONDER DON’T IT??
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http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=76
http://www.vistarcorp.com/images/BPA.doc
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http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/Col%20Simone%20Press%20Release.pdf
http://www.mcneiltech.com/content/about_mcneil.htm
WHY IS THE USA GOVERNMENT ALLOWING THESE COMPANIES TO BE BOUGHT BY ARABS? OR SHOULD WE SAY ARAB FRONT COMPANIES???

THIS IS VERY BAD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE POLIS ARE STUCK ON STUPID!!
http://www.mcneiltech.com/content/mcneil_mgmt.htm
http://www.mcneiltech.com/content/career_opps.htm
OH YEA BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE ZINNI WORK FOR THEM??

http://www.mcneiltech.com/content/Companies.htm
http://www.mcneiltech.com/content/press_room.htm
http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/New%20Members%20Join%20McNeil%20Brd%20Edited%20Sept%2022%2004%20Web1.doc

For Release: Sept. 22, 2004

Former Four-Star Commanders – Prueher, Zinni and Hawley – Join McNeil Technologies Board of Directors

WHEN WAS ZINNI PIMPING HIS BOOK AND BASHING THE USA FOR GOING INTO IRAQ?? OH YEA 2004?/
AND NOW A NEW BOOK IN 2006??

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/February%2021%202001.doc
http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/September%2014%202001.htm
Grief Counselors Will Provide Assistance Sunday
McNeil Technologies Leads Effort To Help Community Heal
ALEXANDRIA, VA (SEPTEMBER 14, 2001) – As the nation mourns a tragic loss, one top Northern Virginian technology company said Friday it will sponsor a community grief session and will bring in counselors to historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria

THAT WOULD BE ISLAMIC TERRORIST JUST SAY IT!!

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2001/10/29/focus1.html
October 26, 2001
The language of terror
Local firm helps terrorism fighters translate words into action
AFTER THE KING FUNERAL I KNOW NOT TO TURST THIS GUY AND NOW HE HAS SOLD HIS COMPANY TO ARABS??
http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/December%2013%202001.pdf
WHEN WAS THE ANTHRAX ATTACK AND WAS NOT THE FIRST HIT IN FLA.??

OT
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184573,00.html
Musharraf: Al-Zawahiri's Kin Killed in U.S. Attack
Saturday, February 11, 2006

BUT MAKES YOU WONDER IF WE DIDN’T GET HIM TOO BECAUSE HIS LATEST VIDEO WAS FROM LAST NOVEMBER??

ANYWAY BACK TO THE HOMEWORK?
http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/January%2018%202002.doc
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CONNECT TO V. PLAME??

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/November%2019%202002.doc
CONNECT TO DASHEL ‘S WIFE??
, Jackson Hole (WY) CONNECTS TO SAUDI ARABIA AND KOFFIE?? ALL HAD HOMES HERE AND WHERE KING OF JORDANS MOTHER SKIS?
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OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND DELEGATES

The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to members, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

"I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 109th Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25

JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT YOUR CONGRESS HAS GIVEN OATH TO AND SOMEHOW I DON’T THINK THIS MEAND TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE IN THE USA WHO WOULD HELP ISLMAIC TERRORIST IN THE USA PLOT AGAINST AMERICANS??
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http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2004/01/05/daily47.html
January 9, 2004
Vistar acquires Original Brand Foods
Denver-based Vistar Corp. today announced it has acquired Original Brand Foods of Atlanta Inc
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http://www.veritascapital.com/news/press_releases/2004/04.26.04a.html
IS THIS CONNECTED TO THE ARAB LEAGUE??
OR CAIR??
KNOWN MULSUM Schwarz??
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=055&ACCT=0000100&ISSUE=0406&RELTYPE=PR&ORIGRELTYPE=NB&PRODCODE=00000&PRODLETT=A
http://www.cloudberry.com/press-release-020905.php
http://www.trakit.ca/
http://www.google.com/search?q=TRAK+Communications&hl=en&lr=&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2004-12,RNWE:en&start=10&sa=N
VERITAS CAPITAL
PRIOR INVESTMENTS??

AND WITH THE UAE BUYING 8 AMERICAN PORTS?? JUST MAKES YOU WONDER WHO THIS FRONT COMPANY IS??
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Cal=Trak SL-500
Primary Gas Flow Calibrator

SOME WEIRD SHIT HERE??
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SOME ONE IS PUTTING TOGETHER AN ARMY WITH PRIVET RESOURCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD LETS HOPE IT IS THE GOOD GUYS?? AND NOT THE ARAB ISLAMIC TERRORIST??
BUT ZINNI’S NAME IS ALL OVER THIS SO MAKES YOU WONDER HOW FAR HIS SEDITION GOES?

http://www.dyn-intl.com/subpage.aspx?id=43
YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE HAT!!
NOT ME I HATE BLUE HATS LOVE GREEN AND TAN LOOKS BETTER WITH MY EYES AND HAIR!!!
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http://www.csc.com/newsandevents/news/2072.shtml
News Release -- April 18, 2003

CSC’S DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL AWARDED $50 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS IN IRAQ

YEP ZINNI AND THE GENRAL WHO GOT FIRED WAS USING THESE GUYS AT ALL THAT COST AND RUMSFELD TO USE ARMY OR MARINES?
SSHAME SHAME SHAME ZINNI WORRIED ABOUT YOUR POCKET ?
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NOW WHY WOULD AN AMERICAN COMPANY DO A THING LIKE THAT ARE THEY JUST STUCK ON STUPID OR A BUNCH OF DIMMIS??

http://www.freshnews.com/cgi-bin/jsj_news/viewnews.cgi?action=one&cat=20&article_ID=29780
2/10/2006
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_004897.php
SOUNDS LIKE THE TROPHY BUT THEY HAVE SOLD OUT TO THIS FRONT COMPANY WICH IS OWNED BY ARABS??

http://www.inthefaceofevil.com/
A movie worth seeing a rose by any other name is still a rose

AND SO to is evil by any other name is still evil !!!

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/January%2018%202002.doc
McNeil Technologies, which is the only company in the U.S. that does translation, localization and publishing in more than 150 languages, is providing a ready bank of interpreters to translate languages from all over the world, including in Russian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Bosnian, Farsi and Arabic. By dialing a toll-free number, authorized callers are being instantly connected with a professional interpreter in the U.S. or around the globe.

BUT YOU MAY WANT TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH??
AND OF COURSE ONE NAME KEEPS COMING UP ZINNI??

Look at where it goes back to. I’d say Dubai?
JUST ANOTHER THING TO THINK ABOUT?
http://www.vida-espanol.com/dubai.aspx

DIDN’T YOU KNOW ARABS SPEAK SPSNISH??
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/aljihad.htm
al-Jihad
Jihad Group
Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
New Jihad Group
Vanguards of Conquest
Talaa' al-Fateh
Description
Egyptian Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s. Merged with Bin Ladin’s al-Qaida organization in June 2001, but may retain some capability to conduct independent operations. Continues to suffer setbacks worldwide, especially after 11 September attacks. Primary goals are to overthrow the Egyptian Government and replace it with an Islamic state and attack US and Israeli interests in Egypt and abroad.

KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE WHAT IRAN HAS SAID YEP 2+2=4??

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=%5CNation%5Carchive%5C200410%5CNAT20041011a.html
CNSNews.com Publishes Iraqi Intelligence Docs
By David Thibault
CNSNews.com Managing Editor
October 11, 2004

(CNSNews.com) - When CNSNews.com published an article Monday, Oct. 4, entitled, "Exclusive: Saddam Possessed WMD, Had Extensive Terror Ties," we decided against publishing all 42 pages of the Iraqi intelligence documents in our possession and on which the article was based.

NOW IF THAT DON’T BEAT ALL??

Part of the American Tribe
Squirrel Hunter
Spider Killer
GOD BLESS THE USA AND HER FIGHTING FORCES AND ALL WHO FIGHT WITH HER GIVE THEM STRENGTH, WISDOM, SIGHT, AND COURAGE TO DESTROY ALL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THEM LET NOT THE WORLD BE DECEIVED BY THEM AMEN

NOW ZINNI CAN'T HIDE SO EASY??

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January 4, 2006
McNeil Technologies Wins $6.7 Million Labor Department Contract to Help Job Corps In Recruiting and Outreach

November 1, 2005
McNeil Technologies Hires Col. (Ret.) Michael R. Simone as VP of Distinguished Language Services Center

November 1, 2005
McNeil Technologies Hires John Houck to Help Lead ViStar Operations

October 7, 2005
McNeil Technologies Acquires ViStar Corp. and ZKD, Inc.

October 7, 2005
Department of Labor Picks McNeil Technologies for Job Corps Support In Contract Worth Up to $20 Million

August 5, 2005
McNeil Technologies Hires Col. (Ret.) Steve Rotkoff as VP of Intelligent and Security Services

July 27, 2005
Department of Labor Awards $6.7 Million Job Corps Contract to Global Commerce Solutions and McNeil Technologies Team

Jun 20, 2005
Homeland Security Veteran Lt. Gen. Frank Libutti to work with McNeil Technologies

May 10, 2005
Sr. VP at McNeil Technologies – Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks – To Talk on Intelligence Reform At the National Press Club May 12

April 25, 2005
Drug Enforcement Administration Names McNeil Technologies For Translation and Transcription Services

April 18, 2005
Department of Energy Picks McNeil Technologies To Assist in National Effort to Modernize and Enhance the reliability of the Electrical Delivery System in the U.S.

March 18, 2005
McNeil Technologies of Virginia Hires Law Enforcement and Terrorism Expert

January 31, 2005
Linguist With McNeil Technologies' Language Research Center Honored by Philippines for Linguistic Expertise

January 6, 2005
Retired Four-Star Leaders - Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Adm. Leighton Smith and Adm. Steve Abbott - Join McNeil Technologies Board of Directors

December 10, 2004
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James "Spider" Marks Joins McNeil Technologies After Distinguished Army Career

September 22, 2004
Former Four-Star Commanders—Prueher, Zinni and Hawley—Join McNeil Technologies Board of Directors

July 29, 2004
Gerry Decker Joins McNeil Technologies as
Chief Operating Officer

June 8, 2004
On FOIA Front, More Agencies Contract Out

March 10, 2004
McNeil Technologies Acquires $6 Million Contract with Department of Energy

February 12, 2004
McNeil Technologies Wins $10.8 Million Department of Defense Language Contract

February 5 , 2004
McNeil Technologies Chairman and CEO Returns to ASU as Keynote Speaker on Founder's Day

January 16, 2004
McNeil Technologies Secures Contract to Reduce FOIA Request Backlog. Historical Documents to be Revealed

January 9, 2004
McNeil Technologies Acquires Government Contracting Company

October 16, 2003

McNeil Technologies Secures $1.6 Million Defense Intelligence Agency Contract

September 5, 2003

McNeil Multilingual Acquires Contact International. McNeil Strengthens Its Language Services With Addition of Leading Translation Service Provider

May 30, 2003

Security Expert to Assist Air Force's Anti-Terrorism Efforts: McNeil Technologies Wins $1.5 Million OSI Contract

May 23, 2003
Black Enterprise Honors Virginia's Own McNeil Technologies in Renowned Top 100 List

May 13, 2003
Col. Slade Joins McNeil Technologies Team as Vice President for Language Services Center

February 2003
Retired Army Intelligence Officer, Col. Berry, Joins McNeil Technologies as Vice President for Security Services

November 19,2002
Transportation Security Administration's Pilot Program Takes Off as Northern Virginia Company Provides Airport Security Screeners

October 11, 2002
McNeil to Help State Department Process FOIA Requests
McNeil Technologies Wins $3.5 Million Contract from the State Department

July 29, 2002
McNeil Teams with IRT to Provide Administrative Support Services to DIA

June 27, 2002
McNeil Technologies Wins $3.2 Million Contract from the U.S. Department of Energy

June 20, 2002
McNeil Press Release. "McNeil Technologies Wins $1.5 Million Contract to Provide Language Services to Department of Defense"

March 15, 2002
McNeil Press Release. "McNeil Technologies to Review 33 Million Pages of Classified Historical Documents"

February 20, 2002
Service helps refugees communicate. The Florida Times-Union, Feb 20, 2002. Use this link to view the article. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/022002/ met_8668722.html

January 18, 2002
McNeil Press Release. "Interpreter Program Helps Hundreds of Refugees Settle into Florida, Become Informed Residents and Parents."

December 13, 2001
FIU to Provide Training for Refugees' Translators. Miami Today, Florida, December 13, 2001

October 30, 2001
Improving Airport Security--An Issue of National Defense. Hiring private firms-- with federal oversight--would make skies safer. Las Vegas Review Journal, October 30, 2001.

October 29, 2001
The Language of Terror. Local firm helps terrorism fighters translate words into action. 10/29/2001 Martin kady II, Washington Business Journal

October 18, 2001
McNeil Technologies will Provide Language Translation Services for the State of Florida

September 14, 2001
McNeil Technologies Leads Efforts to Help Community Heal

July 26, 2001
McNeil Technologies Translates the Language of Business for Nasdaq's Worldwide Audience

June 29, 2001
McNeil Technologies Transforms GEICO's Web Site into Español

April 20, 2001
Solar Home Gets Spotlight on the Mall Courtesy of
McNeil Technologies

February 21, 2001
Black man conquers tech world despite hurdles USA Today; Arlington, VA; Feb 21, 2001

February 5, 2001
"Becoming a true World Wide Web", FEDERAL COMPUTER WEEK, Volume 15, Number 3

January 9, 2001
McNeil Technologies Gives First Union Bank’s Web Site A Spanish Flair

November 9, 2000
McNeil Technologies, Inc. Acquires New Company

October 24, 2000
McNeil Technologies, Inc. Named One of This Year’s Fastest-Growing Companies in U.S. by Inc. Magazine

October 16, 2000
McNeil Technologies’ Language Capabilities Soar With New Agreement That Creates Largest Collection Of Chinese-To-English Terms In The World

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WHEN WAS ZINNI PIMPING HIS BOOK AND BASHING THE USA FOR GOING INTO IRAQ?? OH YEA 2004?/

For Release: Sept. 22, 2004

Former Four-Star Commanders – Prueher, Zinni and Hawley – Join McNeil Technologies Board of Directors

SPRINGFIELD, VA (Sept. 22, 2004) – McNeil Technologies Inc., a leading management consulting company, announced today the appointment of three retired four-star officers to its Board of Directors.
The new directors at McNeil are retired Adm. Joseph W. Prueher, a Navy veteran who served as Commander In Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command; retired Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, a former Marine Corps leader who served as Commander In Chief of the U.S. Central Command; and retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard E. Hawley, who served as Commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, VA.
“We’re extremely honored to have these outstanding leaders aboard McNeil Technologies, and we look forward to their guidance and input,” said board Chairman James L. McNeil, CEO of McNeil Technologies. “Together, these illustrious gentlemen bring more than 100 years of experience in military leadership and understanding of the Department of Defense. They offer unique perspectives at senior level managerial and strategic level operations. We at McNeil welcome them and their expertise.”
The new board members all have distinguished military backgrounds.
Adm. Prueher has served as Ambassador to China. He was appointed commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), in 1996. As the senior U.S. military commander in the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas, he led the largest of the unified commands and directed Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force operations across more than 100 million square miles.
Previously, Adm. Prueher served as vice chief of naval operations and had been commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and NATO’s Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe. He also served as commandant of
midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy.

Gen. Zinni was the former commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL. In 1991, he was the chief of staff and deputy commanding general of Combined Task Force Provide Comfort during the Kurdish relief effort in Turkey and Iraq. He also served as the military coordinator for Operation Provide Hope, the relief effort for the former Soviet Union. During 1992-93, he was director for operations for the Unified Task Force Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
Gen. Zinni was the deputy commanding general, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, VA, from 1992 to 1994. In 1995, General Zinni served as commander of the Combined Task Force for Operation United Shield, protecting the withdrawal of U.N. forces from Somalia. From 1996-97, Gen. Zinni served as the deputy commander in chief, U.S. Central Command. He is a graduate of Villanova University.
Gen. Hawley was commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, VA. The command organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime defense.
Previously, Gen. Hawley was commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Forces Central Europe with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He also commanded an Air Force group, a wing and U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan. He served as a forward air controller at Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam, where he flew 433 combat missions. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Based in Springfield, Va., McNeil Technologies is a recognized management consulting company with 19 years of experience and more than 900 employees with expertise in information management, consulting services, language services and security services.

Since 1985, McNeil Technologies has been the premier provider of critical professional services and reliable business solutions. Its trained teams of professionals have the backgrounds and credentials in dozens of areas of expertise. Its experts are trained in the McNeil philosophy of quality service, professionalism and customer care. McNeil Technologies has offices in 14 locations nationwide and 14 worldwide. For more information, visit www.mcneiltech.com.

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Contact: Carol Castaneda For Release: Jan. 18, 2002
Castaneda Global Communications CGC
Castaneda77@aol.com
703-369-0414

Interpreter Program Helps Hundreds of Refugees Settle Into Florida, Become Informed Residents and Parents

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Refugees are finding help settling into their new surroundings thanks to a new state-funded program that gives them access to professional interpreters throughout the globe. As an added benefit, interpreters are empowering some people to be better parents to their school-age children.

In only its first months of operation, the program has helped hundreds of refugees throughout Florida, which is the largest recipient of refugees in the country, according to officials.

McNeil Technologies, Inc., of Springfield, Va., which was awarded a $2 million contract by the state to provide language translation services, is helping to train people all over Florida to be interpreters and to conduct telephone interpretation work, including in Jacksonville, the state’s most ethnically diverse city outside Miami. McNeil also does document translation work and helps train people to be better interpreters through a university-based curriculum.

The program so far has been very successful, said Michael Groger, director of language services under the refugee program at Lutheran Social Services. The nonprofit social service agency uses McNeil to help refugees converse in their native tongue so they can find housing, employment, transportation and a myriad of other services.

“We’ve been able to communicate with a client almost instantly, where as before we had to work through family members or other volunteers who were not professional interpreters,” Groger said. “Now, these people feel their concerns are being heard and those concerns are being met.”

The program also is helping parents outsmart their kids. One sneaky third-grade girl who knew her dad didn’t understand English escaped homework every night by telling her father she didn’t have any. The father, who speaks French, got wise. He decided to use the McNeil interpreter program through the help of Lutheran Social Services, which works with refugee families and the schools. With the help of an interpreter, the father was able to converse with his daughter’s teacher for the first time, said Lee Townsend, the school liaison at Lutheran Social Services.

The teacher said, “Your daughter’s not doing well in school,” said Townsend. “The girl was telling her dad she didn’t have any homework and would run out and play, and she had plenty of homework.” The father assured the teacher it wouldn’t happen again. Said Townsend, “It’s an amazing thing … the interpreter program is giving the role of parent back to the parent.”

McNeil Technologies, which is the only company in the U.S. that does translation, localization and publishing in more than 150 languages, is providing a ready bank of interpreters to translate languages from all over the world, including in Russian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Bosnian, Farsi and Arabic. By dialing a toll-free number, authorized callers are being instantly connected with a professional interpreter in the U.S. or around the globe.

In some cases, refugees are asking for gender specific interpreters to help them with their medical questions and help them get proper care.

“We think it’s very exciting to be part of this national movement to help states converse in different languages with growing diverse populations,” said James L. McNeil, Chief Executive Officer of McNeil, which has offices in Tallahassee and Fort Myers. “We believe Florida is well-positioned to become a national model for other states that are dealing with refugee resettlement and immigrant population issues.”

The issue is growing. Latest U.S. Census figures show that nearly 18 percent of people in the United States speak a foreign language at home and 11 percent are foreign-born. About 4 percent speak little or no English.

McNeil will train 200 bilingual state employees, staff from voluntary agencies, and staff of other organizations providing service to refugees. Telephone interpretation will be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the Department Of Health (DOH) county health departments, Department of Children and Families service centers as well as Voluntary Resettlement Agencies and certain hospitals serving the refugee population.

McNeil will also translate forms and documents relating to the refugee resettlement process to enhance communication and speed the delivery of services to the refugee. McNeil will assist Florida in analyzing trends, defining future requirements and linking with other state governments to develop national standards of practice. As part of the program, McNeil will develop a Web site to disseminate information about this one-of-a-kind program.

McNeil is a management consulting company with 16 years of experience and 400 employees. It specializes in management support and language services for government agencies and private corporations. McNeil also provides language assistance in training sessions, seminars, meetings and negotiations. Cultural training programs for government agencies and corporations doing business in international environments also are key components of the company’s business. For more information, please visit the McNeil Technologies Web site at www.mcneiltech.com

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/October%2011%202002.htm
Contact: Carol Castaneda
Casaneda Global Communications CGC, Inc.
castaneda77@aol.com
703-369-0414
McNEIL to Help State Department Process FOIA Requests
McNEIL TECHNOLOGIES WINS $3.5 MILLION CONTRACT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
SPRINGFIELD, VA. (October 11, 2002) – McNeil Technologies, Inc., a premier management consulting firm, announced today it had won a $3.5 million contract from the State Department to expedite Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
The contract award is for two years.
“We’re thrilled to be working with the State Department. This contract reinforces McNeil Technologies preeminence in the information access and declassification support services fields,” said James L. McNeil, chairman and CEO. “At McNeil, we’ve had a long history of providing FOIA services to Department of Defense elements and only recently has this experience been applied to other Executive Branch agencies.”
Under the contract, McNeil will provide a team of experienced FOIA personnel who will analyze individual FOIA cases to determine the status and the steps necessary to close each case. These include individuals who have Top Secret level clearances and who are experts in the identification of sensitive, controlled and classified information.
The contract calls for McNeil to provide a team of information analysts and reviewers who will perform the research, retrieval and review functions necessary to respond to FOIA requests. McNeil will also provide a team of administrators who will assist in the documentation of actions taken in FOIA cases and the preparation of materials responsive to FOIA requests.

The Department of State receives thousands of FOIA requests every year.
The State Department is working to enhance its responsiveness to requestors while reducing its current request backlog. It has contracted with McNeil Technologies to develop a plan to effectively reduce its FOIA backlog in the future. In doing so, McNeil will help the State Department provide a more timely response and help make available to the public information that is of significant historical value.
“The documents requested contain every conceivable kind of information from the ordinary, to classified material, to other sensitive information controlled by statutes and Executive Orders,” said Tim Ayoub, McNeil Technologies’ programs manager for the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act. “The high probability that the information may be sensitive or even classified dictated the approach taken by the State Department to guarantee the protection of all information and documents being reviewed.”

McNeil Technologies, Inc. is a recognized management consulting company with 17 years of experience and more than 500 employees with expertise in information management, consulting services, security services and languages services.
Inc. 500 named McNeil Technologies, Inc., the 247th fastest growing Small Business in America in 2000.
Based in Springfield, Va., McNeil Technologies, Inc. has offices in 13 locations nationwide. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.mcneiltech.com.

CONNECT TO V. PLAME??

http://www.mcneiltech.com/press%20releases/November%2019%202002.doc
CONNECT TO DASHEL ‘S WIFE??

For Immediate Release: Nov. 19, 2002
Contact: Castaneda Global Communications CGC, Inc.
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Editor Note: The Aviation and Transportation Security Act mandates that TSA deploy federal passenger screeners to all commercial airports by Nov. 19. A new pilot program being launched would allow for four private companies to provide screeners as well.

Transportation Security Administration’s Pilot Program Takes Off as Northern Virginia Company Provides Airport Security Screeners

SPRINGFIELD, VA (Nov. 19, 2002) – McNeil Technologies Inc., a Virginia-based management consulting company with a specialty in security services, will begin providing airport passenger and baggage screeners Nov. 19 as a two-year nationwide pilot program gets underway.
McNeil Technologies has recruited more than 150 passenger and baggage screeners for Greater Rochester International Airport under the federal program at five airports.
McNeil Technologies recently won a $7.9 million yearlong contract from the Transportation Security Administration. With the option of a second year, the contract is valued at $15.8 million, according to McNeil officials.
McNeil Technologies, a black-owned company, was one of four companies selected nationwide by the TSA to provide passenger and baggage screening as specified in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001. It was the only company selected from the Washington, D.C. area.
According to the TSA, the screeners in the pilot program will meet the same high standards and receive the same high-level training as federal screeners. That includes successfully completing 44 hours of classroom instruction and 60 hours of on-the-job training.
“We’re dedicated to ensuring that our nation’s airports are safe and that our screeners are fully trained,” said James L. McNeil, chairman and CEO of McNeil Technologies. “We expect a great deal from our employees, just as our clients do. We deliver nothing less than quality.” Under the contract, McNeil Technologies will deliver world-class security screening services to support the TSA’s Security Screening Pilot Program requirements.
Rochester International is one of five airports participating in the pilot program nationwide. The others are San Francisco International Airport, Kansas City International Airport, Jackson Hole (WY) Airport and Tupelo (MS) Airport. Federal screeners trained and deployed by TSA staff the nation’s other 424 commercial airports.
“As one of few companies selected nationwide, we are honored to partner with the Transportation Security Administration,” McNeil said. “We’re also proud that this pilot program reflects the diversity of the nation.”
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McNeil Technologies is a recognized management consulting company with 17 years of experience and more than 500 employees with expertise in information management, consulting services, security services and languages services. Inc. 500 named McNeil Technologies Inc. the 247th fastest growing small business in America in 2000. Based in Springfield, VA, McNeil Technologies has offices in 13 locations nationwide. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.mcneiltech.com.

, Jackson Hole (WY) CONNECTS TO SAUDI ARABIA AND KOFFIE?? ALL HAD HOMES HERE AND WHERE KING OF JORDANS MOTHER SKIS?

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For Immediate Release: February 2003

Contact: Carol Castaneda
Castaneda Global Communications CGC, Inc.
Castaneda77@aol.com
703-369-0414

Retired Army Intelligence Officer Joins McNeil Technologies As VP

Col. Berry to Marshal Growth Opportunities for McNeil Security Services
as Vice President

SPRINGFIELD, VA (February 2003) – McNeil Technologies Inc., a premier management consulting company specializing in security services, has appointed former Army intelligence officer James W. Berry as vice president of McNeil’s Security Services Center.

Berry served 28 years in the Army before retiring as a colonel in 2001. Prior to retirement, Berry, 51, was the vice deputy director for administration for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he assisted in coordinating logistics, personnel, security, procurement, and training activities for the DIA's daily operations and contingency planning. Prior to his assignment at the DIA, he served in key positions as senior intelligence planner for the Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, and as deputy director for the CIA’s Balkan Task Force.

More recently, Berry served as a senior intelligence analyst for the Defense Mission Systems Division for Northrop Grumman Information Technology. There, he provided analytical support to the Army Intelligence Master Plan program.

“I’m honored to join the McNeil’s Security Services team, where my skills as an intelligence officer can continue to assist the government in its efforts to protect and defend the nation both at home and abroad,” Berry said. “I’m impressed by McNeil’s security performance, business ethics and commitment to providing quality service and support to its customers.”

In his new position, Berry will expand the business opportunities for McNeil’s Security Services Center within the intelligence community and the broader areas of the federal government. He will also broaden the services that McNeil can provide its customers in the area of homeland defense. McNeil is known for providing airport security as well as access control, mail services and secure facilities and personnel security management.

McNeil Technologies was recently selected as one of four companies in the United States – and the only company in the Washington, D.C., area – to provide airport screening under a federal pilot program run by the Transportation Security Administration nationwide. Under the program, McNeil provides passenger and baggage screening at Greater Rochester International Airport.

“We’re helping government agencies keep America safe. Whether it’s through logistics operations or business management, McNeil’s No. 1 goal is to help our nation succeed in providing a secure workforce and safe traveling environment for the public,” said James L. McNeil, chairman and CEO of McNeil Technologies. “Col. Berry’s background brings a new level of intelligence, logistics and security experience that will help McNeil in its commitment to grow and expand.”
In addition to his military background, Berry holds a master’s of education degree from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO, and a bachelor’s of science in social work from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX. He is a graduate of the prestigious Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL, and of the Army’s Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS.

McNeil Technologies is a recognized management consulting company with 18 years of experience and more than 600 employees with expertise in information management, consulting services, language services and security services.

Since 1985, McNeil Technologies has been the premiere provider of critical professional services and reliable business solutions. Our trained teams of professionals have the backgrounds and credentials in dozens of areas of expertise. Our experts are trained in the McNeil philosophy of quality service, professionalism and customer care.

Inc. 500 named McNeil Technologies Inc. the 247th fastest growing Small Business in America in 2000.

Based in Springfield, VA, McNeil Technologies has offices in 13 locations nationwide. For more information, please visit www.mcneiltech.com.

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For Immediate Release: May 13, 2003

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Col. Slade Joins McNeil Technologies Team as Vice President
Retired Army Intelligence Officer Brings Expertise, Can-Do Approach to Language Services Center
SPRINGFIELD, VA (May 13, 2003) – McNeil Technologies Inc., a premier management consulting company specializing in language and security services, announced today that former Army intelligence officer Jimmie L. Slade has joined its Language Services Center as vice president.
McNeil’s Language Services Center provides immediate response for translation, interpretation and intelligence analysis support to the Department of Defense and to intelligence and law enforcement agencies, including DEA, ATF and the Department of Justice. The center also provides training, research and publishing in more than 95 percent of the world’s spoken languages.
“Col. Slade’s demonstrated experience in intelligence work will be an asset to our government customers who require expert leadership to support U.S. intelligence and national security programs,” said James L. McNeil, chairman and CEO of McNeil Technologies. “Col. Slade’s military background brings a wide range of intelligence and leadership experience that will expand McNeil’s commitment to provide critical solutions to the government’s most sensitive and complex operations.”
During his 28-year military career, Slade served as the vice executive director of the Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Service for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he assisted in the direction, management and control of 125 defense attaché offices and more than 80 intelligence collection facilities worldwide.
“I’m honored to join McNeil’s Language Services Center, where I can bring my skills and experience to deliver first-class services to government agencies,” Slade said. “McNeil’s dedication to supporting the government in more than 150 languages is an exciting mission. Our linguists are first-rate because they must pass our high standards before they are even hired.”
Slade also served as deputy chief of staff for intelligence for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, which is responsible for the execution of global missions in National Missile Defense and Theater Missile Defense. He also provided intelligence and security services to scientists, engineers and military personnel who were researching, developing and operating space systems. More recently, Slade worked as a senior analyst and defense contractor consultant for MPRI Inc., in Alexandria, VA.
“I look forward to working side by side with dedicated professionals who strive to make McNeil Technologies the industry leader in language services to the local, state and federal government,” Slade said.
In his new position, Slade will also help Florida and other states oversee a comprehensive interpretation services program that is required by law. Florida is the first state to implement the interpretation services program for refugees and immigrants.
Slade has master’s degrees in international relations from Boston University and in military arts and science from the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS. Slade is vice president of the Board of Directors for the Community Ministry of Prince George’s County, MD, and a deacon at Antioch Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, MD. He, and his wife, Audrey, are active in coordinating with other area churches to provide food, shelter and ministry to the homeless.
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McNeil Technologies is a recognized management consulting company with 18 years of experience and more than 600 employees with expertise in information management, consulting services, language services and security services.

Since 1985, McNeil Technologies has been the premier provider of critical professional services and reliable business solutions. Its trained teams of professionals have the backgrounds and credentials in dozens of areas of expertise. Its experts are trained in the McNeil philosophy of quality service, professionalism and customer care.

Last year, McNeil Technologies was selected as one of three companies in the United States – and the only one in the Washington, DC, area – to provide airport screening under a federal pilot program run by the Transportation Security Administration nationwide. Under the program, McNeil provides passenger and baggage screening at Greater Rochester International Airport.

Inc. 500 named McNeil Technologies Inc. the 247th fastest growing Small Business in America in 2000.

Based in Springfield, VA, McNeil Technologies has offices in 14 locations nationwide. For more information, please visit www.mcneiltech.com.

YES FOLLOW THE MONEY AND LOOK WHERE IT GOES BACK TO??

UAE??

Part of the American Tribe
Squirrel Hunter
Spider Killer
GOD BLESS THE USA AND HER FIGHTING FORCES AND ALL WHO FIGHT WITH HER GIVE THEM STRENGTH, WISDOM, SIGHT, AND COURAGE TO DESTROY ALL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THEM LET NOT THE WORLD BE DECEIVED BY THEM AMEN

Catherine-

You can say that again.

Rumsfeld should have insisted that the female general in charge of the Abu Ghraib madness be cashiered, and then resigned, himself, to show that he understands where the "buck stops".

But he is a glib technocrat who seems impervious to shame.

The imbecility of allowing soldiers to have cameras/photo phones, unsupervised, in a dangerous prison during wartime, instead of having TONS of video cameras scoping out every angle of the Abu Ghraib complex, demonstrates a kind of mindlessness about security that appalls.

Every convenience store and gas staion in the Western world has cameras coming out the wazzoo. That the military intelligence leadership failed to control potentially-devastating images from getting out of this prison, and did not have their own cameras installed to "watch the watchers", betrays a catastrophic naivete and a shocking level of incompetence, top to bottom.

The result was a grotesque, face-losing disaster that certainly cost us at least an extra 1,000 dead soldiers and marines as a result -from the refreshed "insurgents"/jihadists, while it also handed them a priceless propaganda coup.

And caused a loss of American honor for a hundred years in the eyes of the already-inclined-to-think-the-worst-of-us World.

Thanks, you purblind, buck-passing a**holes!

There has been no one of any serious rank held to account for anything of any consequence since 9/11. When the heads of every security service should have rolled for their calamitous failures that failed us in every way possible on 9/12.

This weakness and blindness injures us far more than the strongest efforts of the Islamic Imperialist terrorist maniacs.

We are our own worst enemy when we fail to correct our follies.

Is this the same Gen Anthony Zinni who proved incompetent and ineffective as a special representative to Isreal? I recall him spending most of his time laying wreathes where ever "Palestinians" had committed their most recent suicide attack. Zinni was completely ineffective in advancing the "peace" process. Isreal's security fence and targeted killing proved far more effective.I suppose Zinni will crawl out of woodwork again when he has another book to "pimp".

'you fight with the army you have stuff,' but he's served his country well over the years. Invading Iraq was above his pay grade. Staying in Iraq is also above his paygrade.
biorabbi, the above statement is another drive by media stunt.. you have to hear the whole statement, it was on Rush's website, then you would not be upset. Rumsfield is also making big changes in how the armed forces operate, and prol stepping of sensitive toes.
also hearing Rush today, there are a few clinton era generals who are attempting to bail out, and blame it all on Rumsfield and Bush.. when you hear of the previous statements by former Clinton people..those plans were in place by these generals.. it did not start with Bush. statement such as all the chemical weapons that Saddam was making.. how he was a dangerous man, how he had to be stopped. well now this mess has to be cleaned out.. iraq is by all reasons now made neutral, and they can go to stopping iran now. it can be done.. just that the liberals and media are working with iranian president and other terrorists!

"Is this the same Gen Anthony Zinni who proved incompetent and ineffective as a special representative to Israel?"
-- from a posting above

As head of the American forces in the Middle East, Zinni was well-disposed to the Saudis, and has remained so -- and ill-disposed to Israel, and has remained so. That already disqualifies him from ever realizing the full menace of Islam. He has already exhibited the features of the unwary Infidel, irredeemably ignorant of Islam, and inclined to believe the nonsense and the lies that others, at least, finally manage to see through, and are horrified at their own previous gullibility, once they begin to see things aright. He gives no indication of seeing things aright.

OK, I just don't understand. Why are Generals of the American sort so important. What gives here folks? In the UK Generals are just Generals and don't have power or (much) influence and when they retire thay fade away like good old soldiers should. Why is all this important. It's only the armed services for goodness sake. Do I detect a tail waging a dog here?

Don't get me wrong they give their lives for us and are justly honoured, prayed for and sort of revered but they are not elected people just appointed. I think I am missing something about American culture and society here. Can you explain, please?

Dominic.

OK, I just don't understand. Why are Generals of the American sort so important. What gives here folks? In the UK Generals are just Generals and don't have power or (much) influence and when they retire thay fade away like good old soldiers should. Why is all this important. It's only the armed services for goodness sake. Do I detect a tail waging a dog here?

Don't get me wrong they give their lives for us and are justly honoured, prayed for and sort of revered but they are not elected people just appointed. I think I am missing something about American culture and society here. Can you explain, please?

Dominic.

profitsbeard sez:

"...We are our own worst enemy when we fail to correct our follies."

Tell me about it! Have you followed the news about stolen computer files, hard-drives & memory sticks from the US-Kabul headquarters? The files contained names of pro-US spies and other valuable info.

Then they had to sent some guys with boxes of cash into the bazaar to buy it back from the vendors....