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	<description>Sparking Debate on Important National Security Issues</description>
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		<title>Guantanamo Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the NYT: Bush Decides to Keep Guantánamo Open
Here are the key section:
Despite his stated desire to close the American prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, President Bush has decided not to do so, and never considered proposals drafted in the State Department and the Pentagon that outlined options for transferring the detainees elsewhere, according to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2008/10/21/guantanamo-again/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;on the edge&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That judgment is apparently one of the conclusions of a new National Intelligence Estimate about Pakistan, according the McClatchy (New intelligence report says Pakistan is &#8216;on the edge&#8217;).
The NIE will apparently highlight several trends:

&#8220;The estimate says that the Islamist insurgency based in the Federally Administered Tribal Area bordering Afghanistan, the suspected safe haven of Osama [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2008/10/16/on-the-edge/</link>
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		<title>Op-Ed: National Security: U.S. must put economics first</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bernard Finel and I published an op-ed today in Newsday examining the National Security consequences of the current economic crisis&#8211;and of national debt, in particular.  Take a look and let us know what you think.
National security: U.S. must put economics first
BY JAMES M. LUDES AND BERNARD I. FINEL
October 10, 2008&#8211;The financial crisis and how we respond to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/jim-ludes/2008/10/10/op-ed-national-security-us-must-put-economics-first/</link>
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		<title>Priorities for the Next President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ASP Adjunct Fellow Janne Nolan has a provocative series of recommendations for the next administration on the ConnectUS blog here.
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		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/jim-ludes/2008/10/01/priorities-for-the-next-president/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Debates and ASP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You heard it here, first.  Literally.  
The voice of ASP could be heard in Friday&#8217;s presidential debate on three key issues:

 Accountability.
Are We Winning?
Iraq: Lessons Learned.

Let&#8217;s take these one by one. 
Accountability
In his opening statement, Senator McCain hearkened back to General Dwight Eisenhower drafting remarks on the eve of D-Day in the event the invasion had failed.  He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/jim-ludes/2008/09/30/presidential-debates-and-asp/</link>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Commentary: Strategic Realism and Georgia
Conflicting Interests in Colombian Justice
Taliban Launches Attacks in Afghanistan
Pakistan&#8217;s Uncertain Future
American Reflections on the End of Musharraf&#8217;s Rule

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		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/holly-gell/2008/08/19/in-the-news-62/</link>
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		<title>Elite Opinion on Terrorism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Center for American Progress has a new version available of its measure of elite opinion of the issue of global terrorism, The Terrorism Index.  Among the many interesting findings are:

A significantly less pessimistic view of the &#8220;war on terror,&#8221; with 21% of the experts now saying the U.S. is &#8220;winning&#8221; compared with only 6% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2008/08/19/elite-opinion-on-terrorism/</link>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Commentary: Al Qaeda on its 20th Birthday
Georgia Conflict Highlights Potential of Cyberattacks
DIA Gets News Counterintelligence Arm
New Spy Regulations Would Make Domestic Surveillance Easier

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		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/holly-gell/2008/08/18/in-the-news-61/</link>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Bush Administration Recalls Cold War, Questions Moscow&#8217;s Aggression
Unprecedented Reliance on Private Contractors in War
First Arab Head of State Visits Baghdad
Exit of Georgian Troops from Iraq Opens Border to Iran
North Korea to Remain on List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

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		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/holly-gell/2008/08/12/in-the-news-60/</link>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Gates Says Fighting Terrorism Military&#8217;s Priority for Decades to Come
CIA Confronts Pakistani Intelligence Over Militant Links
Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Believed to be in Afghanistan
Rand Report Faults &#8220;WOT&#8221;, Emphasizes role of Law Enforcement over Military
Bush Order Overhaul of Intelligence Aparatus

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		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/holly-gell/2008/07/31/in-the-news-59/</link>
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