tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post116073153331341485..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: armitage and plame, again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1160759907952476322006-10-14T03:18:00.000+10:002006-10-14T03:18:00.000+10:00It might be a side issue, but one thing that jumpe...It might be a side issue, but one thing that jumped out at me from your post was Armitage's involvement with ManTech -- which is one of those names that keeps turning up in all sorts of places. I've been thinking more and more that the real key to all this Sibel-related stuff is not the Neocons or the old Iran-Contra gang or even the Bush loyalitists, but the military-industrial-security complex. And ManTech opens a number of windows into that.<BR/><BR/>For example, there's <A HREF="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=130660&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=645822&highlight=" REL="nofollow">Admiral Jeremiah</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2004--ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions focused on mission-critical national security programs for the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. federal government customers announced today that Adm. David E. Jeremiah, USN (Ret) and Dr. Paul G. Stern have joined its Board of Directors. . . .<BR/><BR/>Admiral Jeremiah began his association with ManTech in 1994 when he was elected to our Advisory Board. He became Chairman of the Advisory Board in 2002. Because of his long association with ManTech, he knows our corporation well and, by virtue of his long, distinguished career in the Navy and industry, has an in-depth knowledge of our marketplace. "His guidance as a member and Chairman of the Advisory Board has been invaluable over the years, and we are pleased to have his expertise on our Board of Directors," said Mr. Pedersen.<BR/><BR/>During his military career, Admiral Jeremiah earned a reputation as an authority on strategic planning, financial management and the policy implications of advanced technology. From 1990 to 1994, Admiral Jeremiah served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Generals Powell and Shalikashvili. He has served as a Partner and President of Technology Strategies and Alliances Corporation, a strategic advisory and investment banking firm engaged primarily in the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and electronics industries since 1994.<BR/><BR/>Admiral Jeremiah also serves on the board of directors for Alliant Techsystems Inc.; Geobiotics, LLC; Todd Shipyards Corporation; and Wackenhut Services, Inc. He is on the Board of Trustees for MITRE Corporation and he serves as an Advisory Board member for Northrop Grumman Corporation. Further, Admiral Jeremiah serves on various national security panels and boards, including the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the Defense Policy Board and the National Reconnaissance Office Technology Advisory Group.</I><BR/><BR/>An interesting set of credentials -- but one it doesn't mention is his <A HREF="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20020902/vest/3" REL="nofollow">association with JINSA</A>.<BR/><BR/><I>The behemoths of military contracting are also well represented in JINSA's ranks. For example, JINSA advisory board members Adm. Leon Edney, Adm. David Jeremiah and Lieut. Gen. Charles May, all retired, have served Northrop Grumman or its subsidiaries as either consultants or board members. . . . <BR/><BR/>By far the most profitably diversified of the JINSAns is retired Adm. David Jeremiah. President and partner of Technology Strategies & Alliances Corporation (described as a "strategic advisory firm and investment banking firm engaged primarily in the aerospace, defense, telecommunications and electronics industries"), Jeremiah also sits on the boards of Northrop Grumman's Litton subsidiary and of defense giant Alliant Techsystems, which--in partnership with Israel's TAAS--does a brisk business in rubber bullets. And he has a seat on the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, chaired by Perle.</I><BR/><BR/>And here's <A HREF="http://www.voip-news.com/art/pr/1e.html" REL="nofollow">something else</A> from my files:<BR/><BR/><I>June 29, 2004<BR/><BR/>ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions focused on mission-critical national security programs for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, the Department of State, the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and other federal government customers announced today the introduction of NetWitness version 5.0, an enhanced version of the popular network wiretap tool that offers improved analytics features and increased capabilities to monitor Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic.<BR/><BR/>"Terrorists, narcotics groups and other criminals are using the Internet to recruit and run their operations," said Mark Longworth, vice president, Forensics Explorers(R), a division of ManTech Information Systems and Technology. "The Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and law enforcement have the means to intercept such communication; however, interpreting the meaning of these increasingly complex digital communications represents a challenge. With the use of instant messaging, VoIP, anonymous e-mail, and "blogs," the days of intelligence professionals and law enforcement simply "listening" to the bad guy's phone calls are over," said Longworth. "NetWitness version 5 is specifically designed to help investigators be more successful at exploiting Internet intercepts." . . .<BR/><BR/>NetWitness, which was first introduced and used by the federal government in 1997, is an important addition to ManTech's service and solution offerings, a company well-known for being one of the leading provider's of highly-advanced, information technology services and solutions to the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. "Our customers in the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and law enforcement are asking us for more than just services - they are asking us to identify and develop creative solutions to their persistent problems," said George J. Pedersen, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, ManTech International Corporation. "The sophisticated and advanced information technology services we provide to our customers have given us unique visibility to some of their needs and challenges. Not only is NetWitness an excellent technology, but it comes with ManTech's extensive knowledge of our customer's environment," he said.</I><BR/><BR/>Firms like ManTech and people like Jeremiah are the real power behind the push for endless war and the security state. I don't know what Armitage's precise relationship with them may be -- but I'm willing to wager there are more answers to be found there than in what he may or may not have been trying to do for Libby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1160736208930338102006-10-13T20:43:00.000+10:002006-10-13T20:43:00.000+10:00thnx ew - and glad you are home - safe from motorb...thnx ew - and glad you are home - safe from motorbikes and nukes and global warming<BR/><BR/>post updated, with some extra commentary upstairslukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.com