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	<title>Security Debrief &#187; Rich Cooper</title>
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		<title>Social Media Surveillance – It&#8217;s Here to Stay</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/02/02/social-media-surveillance-%e2%80%93-its-here-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/02/02/social-media-surveillance-%e2%80%93-its-here-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PR, Social Media and Govt 2.0]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For better or worse, social media is the billboard of our lives in today’s digital world. Recent news stories detailing how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was monitoring media outlets, news sites, and other social networking platforms have raised some eyebrows, but it would be completely irresponsible for DHS, intelligence, or law enforcement authorities to ignore these valuable resources and the information and insights they can provide.]]></description>
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		<title>Napolitano&#8217;s Speech with DHS Cupcake: A Review</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/31/napolitanos-speech-with-dhs-cupcake-a-review/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/31/napolitanos-speech-with-dhs-cupcake-a-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s just a Washington thing, but no where can you gather more than a hundred or so people in a significant venue for a major speech on a topic of national importance that says… well… nothing. Such was the scene at the National Press Club where DHS Secretary Napolitano delivered her second annual “State of Homeland Security Address.” Attendees were greeted with a plate of cupcakes decorated with the DHS logo. Either someone at the National Press Club has a wicked sense of humor or the Department has gotten very creative with its logo. ]]></description>
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		<title>Who will be the Next Homeland Security Secretary?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/26/who-will-be-the-next-homeland-security-secretary/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/26/who-will-be-the-next-homeland-security-secretary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured Feed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Change is on the horizon for DHS leadership. While Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s health seems to be fine and she appears to be in decent political shape (there aren’t rampant calls for her resignation or her being driven from office), the odds are she will leave her post next January regardless of whether her boss, President Barack Obama, is re-elected or not. Here are some likely candidates for DHS Secretary.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Kill Sheet &#8211; He&#8217;s Not a Wimp</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/25/obamas-kill-sheet-hes-not-a-wimp/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/25/obamas-kill-sheet-hes-not-a-wimp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama’s critics (of which I have been one) have tried to infer he is many things. He’s been called a socialist, a far-left liberal and other names. People will use all sorts of facts and inferences to back their words up but one word and invective that will never stick is “wimp.” Through the use of drones, Special Forces, Navy SEALS and all of the other military resources at his disposal, the President has scored a kill sheet that no one could have imagined. The inspirational orator that many thought was weak-kneed has become remarkably effective and efficient at getting rid of some of the world’s most pungent trash.  ]]></description>
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		<title>When Cupcakes Kill</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/11/when-cupcakes-kill/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/11/when-cupcakes-kill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation and airport security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few years, the country has endured a cupcake craze of sorts. Recently, a traveler in Las Vegas had her red velvet cupcake, which was baked into a glass jar for delivery/presentation purposes, confiscated out of concern about the contents of its frosting. Whereas cupcakes in similar jars and boxes had passed through other airport screening without concern, this time the cupcake was a “no go.” The facts are what may appear harmless may not be, and what TSA was doing was its job.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Dear Departed Leader</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/19/the-real-dear-departed-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/19/the-real-dear-departed-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You could not find a greater difference between two men than Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong Il. One was a rock and roll loving playwright who led the Velvet Revolution that tossed Communist control of Czechoslovakia; the other, the heir of one of the world’s most brutal regimes that thought nothing of starving his own people to feed his vast military machine while walling his country off from contact with the outside world to create their own paradise. Somehow the cruel North Korean despot earned the moniker of “Dear Leader,” while the playwright went about his life speaking to the human spirit’s craving to be free. Both died this past weekend.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Bratton on London Riots, Occupy Protests and Law Enforcement</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/15/bill-bratton-on-london-riots-occupy-protests-and-law-enforcement/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/15/bill-bratton-on-london-riots-occupy-protests-and-law-enforcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In late October, I had the privilege of interviewing former NYPD and Boston Police Commissioner and LAPD Police Chief Bill Bratton. Unlike a number of people in the public eye, he actually does his homework and thinks before he speaks. Our interview touched on a range of issues - the lessons not learned after 9/11; the state of information sharing with local law enforcement agencies; and how the country’s fiscal climate will impact the overall homeland mission. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dover&#8217;s Unconscionable Disrespect of Our Own</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/08/dovers-unconscionable-disrespect-of-our-own/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/08/dovers-unconscionable-disrespect-of-our-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m mad. In fact, I’m furious. I just read the Washington Post’s latest story on the treatment of the remains of U.S. military service members that served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Air Force dumped their incinerated remains in a landfill. What was originally thought to be a few dozen is now up to 274 people. The truth is, the full number of desecrated remains may never be known given the reckless and absolute abhorrent conduct of the people at Dover Air Force Base who engaged in these actions.]]></description>
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		<title>Profiles in Cowardice &#8211; An Abdication of Leadership</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/22/profiles-in-cowardice-an-abdication-of-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/22/profiles-in-cowardice-an-abdication-of-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than a year ago, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen spoke about how our growing national debt was becoming a national security threat. It was a stunning statement. With that as a backdrop, along with the federal budget drama of the past year, Congressional leaders pledged to work together, forming a so-called Supercommittee. After much discussion and pandering, we now have our end product - Failure. In fact, it’s bigger than failure… it’s an absolute surrender of leadership. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring our Heroes &#8211; Securing the Future for America’s Veterans</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/17/hiring-our-heroes-securing-the-future-for-america%e2%80%99s-veterans/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/17/hiring-our-heroes-securing-the-future-for-america%e2%80%99s-veterans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American citizens love their soldiers, a phenomenon that sometimes mystifies people from other countries. For those who offer their service and their life to defend and advance our interests, Americans are quick to offer thanks and praise, as they should. Our veterans and active duty troops deserve it. Yet, for a country that so clearly respects and appreciates its military, we sometimes forget that after the service is done, our veterans must have access to the opportunities, jobs and rewards they fought to protect. This, unfortunately, is not always the case.]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Ridge and Penn State Potential</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/10/tom-ridge-and-penn-state-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/10/tom-ridge-and-penn-state-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the news broke yesterday with rumors and news reports that former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge could be in the running to be the next President of Penn State, I have to admit to some very mixed feelings. They weren’t negative mixed feelings but rather selfish ones. As one of the people fortunate enough to serve under Ridge in the early days of DHS, I got to observe one of the most dynamic individuals I’ve ever met in my life. If his move to Penn State should come to pass, the institution will gain someone who not only can navigate the most dangerous of seas but bring people together in service in ways never done before. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Lessons of Seeing Something and Doing Nothing</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/09/the-lessons-of-seeing-something-and-doing-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/09/the-lessons-of-seeing-something-and-doing-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Safety and Physical Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For months, DHS has made considerable effort to engage the public with its “See Something, Say Something” campaign. Over the past few days, however, I’ve been wrestling with instances where people who saw and heard some things and did nothing. Take the murder of Jayna Murray in Maryland, the child sex abuse indictment against a Penn State football coach, and a Chinese toddler struck by cars and left helpless in the street. I can offer no acceptable form of explanation for these terrible instances other than to say we’ve failed all of them as friends, neighbors and fellow human beings.]]></description>
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		<title>Qaddafi’s Cause of Death &#8211; Why is this a Big Deal?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/24/qaddafi%e2%80%99s-cause-of-death-why-is-this-a-big-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/24/qaddafi%e2%80%99s-cause-of-death-why-is-this-a-big-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The world is a better place without Moammar Qaddafi. It’s a wish that most of the planet has wanted to have fulfilled for some time. The brutal dictator inflicted death and suffering not just on his own people but on several continents. Yet, given the manner of his death, the United Nations, members of the international community, and other human rights groups are calling for a full-fledged investigation into the circumstances of his death. Some parties have even alleged that Qaddafi’s death may in fact be “war crime.” There are so many things to debate about the future of Libya, and this issue seems to be the least important.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama &#8211; The Giant-Killer in Chief</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/21/obama-the-giant-killer-in-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/21/obama-the-giant-killer-in-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When he was running for the presidency in 2007-08, there were not so subtle whispers and inferences made about whether a not-even-one-term U.S. senator from Illinois with no significant executive or security experience was up to the task of being Commander in Chief in a post-9/11 era. There is plenty to debate about the President’s leadership in other areas, but his critics of this area of his job performance look very small and at times, very petty. Through the use of SEAL Team Six, UAVs and other strategic military and intelligence assets, he’s sent an impressive list of bad guys to their ultimate judgment.]]></description>
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		<title>DHS Secretaries Speak &#8211; An Almost-Mount Rushmore Moment</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/12/dhs-secretaries-speak-an-almost-mount-rushmore-moment/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/12/dhs-secretaries-speak-an-almost-mount-rushmore-moment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As they walked out onto the stage at George Washington University, it was almost a Mount Rushmore moment.  Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff, Janet Napolitano and Thad Allen. Four individuals who by the nature of their respective careers, experiences and positions have become the most recognizable faces associated with homeland security. In a dialogue sponsored by GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Homeland Security &#038; Defense Business Council, the three DHS Secretaries were “interviewed” by Adm. Allen. If there was any one message the event drove home, it was civil, principled and cooperative leadership exists at the core of the Department and the larger homeland security community.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Mayor Bloomberg on America’s Immigration Challenge</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/26/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-on-america%e2%80%99s-immigration-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/26/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-on-america%e2%80%99s-immigration-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homeland security is a group effort, and immigration enforcement is a critical component. In working to keep terrorists and other criminals out of the United States, however, we must ensure that our immigration laws facilitate the arrival of hard-working people seeking a better, freer life. As a part of this ongoing dialogue about America’s immigration laws, on Wednesday, September 28, the National Chamber Foundation will host a half-day Business Horizon Series symposium, “Immigration &#038; American Competitiveness: The Challenge Ahead,” featuring a keynote address from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.]]></description>
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		<title>Aspen to the Homeland’s Rescue</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/19/aspen-to-the-homeland%e2%80%99s-rescue/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/19/aspen-to-the-homeland%e2%80%99s-rescue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security Industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Aspen Institute does something, they do it exceptionally well. Last week, they announced the formal establishment of the Aspen Homeland Security Group, a reason for optimism about thinking and scholarship on homeland issues. Their membership is literally a “who’s who” on homeland issues. It was mentioned that this group would be available to DHS Secretary Napolitano and her successors to obtain strategic counsel on a range of matters. She certainly could not have asked for a better “kitchen cabinet” of people to talk to or meet with and that unfortunately is where there is a problem.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security Symposium Focuses on Disasters</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/13/homeland-security-symposium-focuses-on-disasters/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/13/homeland-security-symposium-focuses-on-disasters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Critical Infrastructure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world has faced tragic events of late: the Japanese earthquake and tsunami; the tragic bombing and shooting in Oslo, Norway; and post-Hurricane Irene floods along the U.S. East Coast. With these and other ever-present threats to our critical infrastructures and way of life, the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) 2011 Homeland Security Symposium is "Disasters: Preparing, Surviving and Responding to Dynamic Threats."]]></description>
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		<title>A Single American view of 9/11</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/12/a-single-american-view-of-911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The attacks of September 11 are full of many amazing and heartbreaking stories of loss, heartbreak and heroism. Frank Culbertson was the Commander of Expedition 3, a three-man crew on board the International Space Station when then attacks occurred. Frank recorded his thoughts and experiences at the time in an open letter that was circulated shortly after the attacks. With the ten-year anniversary observances underway, deserved attention is finally being given to Frank, his unique letter and his one in 250 million American experiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Irene, Underwhelmed but alive &#8211; Is that a problem?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Hurricane Irene now nothing but some sputtering winds and loosely formed rain showers, we are about to endure the aftermath of whining naysayers and professional complainers. Even as the storm was beginning to pass through North Carolina and Virginia, observers began to comment that the storm was not packing the punch that it had been forecast to hold. It’s almost as if there was a measure of disappointment from these complaining parties that there was not some type of large body count or more catastrophic destruction. ]]></description>
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