The Tom Smith New Mexico Chapter 
Revision Date 3/11/2025
Home About our Chapter Meeting and Location Chapter News Letters National HQ website How to become a Member
Members Only - The Good Stuff (Chapter News Letters, By-Laws, Articles, etc.) webmaster@afionm.org
Biographies By-Laws Code of Ethics News Letters Events Proposals up for consideration Treasurer's Report
About Our Members (Coming) Discussion Forums (Coming) In Remembrance
- Archived Articles -
All articles are in .pdf format. You will need to have a viewer program like Adobe Reader or Acrobat to read them.
Date Posted by Synopsis
8/18/08 Pete Bostwick "Azerbaijan: The Stark New Energy Landscape - Stratfor Today " August 15, 2008 | 1817 GMT
Russia's military defeat of Georgia puts Azerbaijan in a difficult position. With all of its existing energy export routes now back under Russian control, Baku faces a stark set of choices that may force it to reach an accommodation with Moscow.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8/18/08 Pete Bostwick Islamist Infiltrators into U.S. - Aug. 12, 2008 Pipes, PhilaBulletin
Here's one more for the hopper, by Daniel Pipes, who writes for the Middle East Forum and the Philadelphia Bulletin. This is a summary of some recent catches by CI folks of Islamic folks who have planned (or are believed to have been involved in) activities harmful to the U.S. Some will be interested in his warning, at the end, about Islamic radicals/sympathizers who have worked their way into Law Enforcement or government.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8/18/08 Pete Bostwick Comment by Gareth Evans on Burma/Myanmar and R2P - Source: The Guardian May 12, 2008
If the intransigence of the Burmese generals continues, it is a very real issue whether in the name of humanity some international action should be taken against their will – like military air drops, or supplies being landed from ships offshore – to get aid to the huge numbers who desperately need it right now, in the inaccessible coastal area in particular.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner opened up a hornet’s nest when he argued last Thursday, as others are now doing, that this is a proper case for coercive intervention under the "responsibility to protect" principle unanimously endorsed by 150 heads of state and government at the 2005 UN World Summit. His proposal that the Security Council pass a resolution which "authorizes the delivery and imposes this on the Burmese government" met with immediate rejection not only from China and Russia, who are always sensitive about external intervention into internal affairs, but from many other quarters as well.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8/18/08 Pete Bostwick Security Studies Links – 08/13/2008
Here's an interesting compilation of links to security studies published by various agencies and institutions. Nearly all of these are updated on a weekly basis, so this is potentially a great resource for folks seeking to build their online "library." /p>
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5/31/08 Pete Bostwick "Taleban On the Rampage" and "The changing nature of the Afghan insurgency" - Source: AFG Stryker report
Beginning on the 28th May 2008, there was major firefight between Taleban and ANA and ANP elements at Kanask village which is located 35km NE from Farah City along the main Highway (ISAF CODE NAMED ROUTE SAPPHIRE).
The overall security situation has gradually deteriorated in Farah Province this past week. It now appears that the Taleban insurgents are trying to improve their local standing with planned attacks on more than half a dozen key locations surrounding Farah City.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5/3/08 Pete Bostwick Germany: Porsche Espionage Case Highlights Corporate Security Importance - Source: Stratfor Today May 1, 2008
German authorities are investigating a complaint filed April 27 by luxury carmaker Porsche SE involving an attempt to spy on the company's CEO. Over the years, many corporate espionage cases have threatened companies and their business models. These events highlight the importance of technical security countermeasures.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5/1/08 Pete Bostwick The Roots of Chinese Nationalism - By EMILY PARKER - Source: WSJ April 1, 2008; Page A1
The Chinese media decry violent Tibetan rioters; the West criticizes the Chinese crackdown. The Western press describes Chinese censorship; Chinese netizens slam Western media bias. A Chinese official calls the Dalai Lama a "political exile bent on engaging in activities aimed at splitting the motherland," while in the West he is described as a man of "peace" and "reconciliation." Americans and Europeans debate boycotting the Olympics to protest China's human-rights record; Chinese commentary describes Western arrogance toward a "developing country that is going to host the games."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5/1/08 Pete Bostwick LAPD Terror-Tip Plan May Serve as Model - By SIOBHAN GORMAN - Source: WSJ April 15, 2008; Page A3
A new Los Angeles Police Department program might become a model for plugging a major gap in post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts: ensuring tips about potential terrorist activity are passed from beat cops to federal security officials in Washington.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4/20/08 Pete Bostwick U.S. Military Seeks to Widen Pakistan Raids - By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT - Source: NYT April 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - American commanders in Afghanistan have in recent months urged a widening of the war that could include American attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the tribal areas inside Pakistan, according to United States officials.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -