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ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔOf€course,€he€argued,€the€U.S.€must€remove€the€current€leadership€of€the€Al€Qaeda€organization.€Mack€also€argued€that€America€should€somehow€prevent€the€base€from€renewing€its€leadership€by€removing€the€conditions€of€poverty€and€oppressive€governments€that€breed€would-be€martyrs.€Economic€development,€said€Mack,€takes€away€the€stimulus€to€terrorism.Ì(Ed.€note:€There€are€no€long€term€sociological,€economic€or€political€data€that€confirm€Mackððs€analysis.€Undoubtedly,€economic€development€is€better€than€poverty,€but€the€leaders€of€the€terrorists€who€carried€out€the€September€11€attacks€were€college-educated€and€from€middle€class€families.€Indeed,€the€leadership€of€Al€Qaeda€is€(was)€an€upper€middle€class€movement€peopled€by€a€millionaire€engineer,€a€doctor,€and€several€lawyers.€Nasra€Hassan,€a€United€Nations€relief€worker,€interviewed€some€250€people€involved€in€suicide€attacks€(the€attackers€themselves€were€unavailable)€and€her€conclusion€was,€ð ðNone€of€them€was€uneducated,€desperately€poor,€simple-minded€or€depressed.ðð)ÌAn€insider€at€the€United€Nations,€Mackððs€comments€on€the€workings€of€that€organization,€in€which€he€strongly€believed,€were€insightful€and€instructive.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔLarry€Korb,€VP€of€Council€on€Foreign€Relations,€a€Hit݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔLawrence€KorbÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý€spoke€on€November€13,€perhaps€with€a€little€more€distance€from€September€11,€to€a€standing€room€only€audience.€Korb,€a€vice€president€of€the€Council€on€Foreign€Relations,€argued€that€September€11€€was€a€distinct€firebreak€in€the€conduct€and€character€of€American€foreign€policy,€in€effect€marking€the€line€between€Bush€Administration€one€and€two.€ð 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ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔGrossman€of€U.S.€State€Department€Speaks€by€Video݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔOn€December€5,€30€select€members€of€the€Council€were€treated€to€an€evening€with€Ô ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAmbassador€Marc€GrossmanÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÌ,€Under€Secretary€of€State€for€Political€Affairs,€in€a€national€interactive€closed€circuit€video€appearance.€The€program€was€hosted€on€campus€by€Auburn€University€at€Montgomery€and€was€a€first€for€the€U.S.€State€Department.€Produced€by€the€University€of€Wisconsin,€it€was€beamed€to€twelve€separate€locations,€with€Ambassador€Grossman€answering€pre-submitted€questions€from€each.€His€responses,€mostly€concerning€the€was€on€terrorism,€were€thoughtful€and€authoritative.€When€he€had€to€leave€to€attend€a€state€dinner,€his€place€was€taken,€in€the€interest€of€even-handedness,€by€an€outspoken€critic€of€U.S.€policy,€retired€Ô ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAmbassador€Edward€PeckÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý.ò ò€ó óThe€contrast€was€stark€and€gave€attendees€ample€food€for€thought.€Ýƒ݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&Ô(Ed.€note:€For€most€of€the€attendees,€Ambassador€Peckððs€comments€and€observations,€essentially€pacifistic€in€nature,€seemed€out€of€touch€with€not€only€administration€policy,€but€also€with€the€mood€of€the€American€electorate.)݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÓ ÓÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔMembership€Increases݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAÔ  Ô€combination€of€the€word€spreading€about€the€Council,€the€shock€of€September€11€bringing€the€importance€of€international€affairs€into€sharper€focus,€and€some€good€recruiting€by€current€members€has€resulted€in€a€substantial€increase€in€the€membership.€There€are€currently€440€members€in€the€Council.Ô€  Ô݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ   ÓÑ  ÑÓ 0ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#cÔÔ€ÿÿ ÔÔ€  ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ ÔÌAWACSpring€Schedule€Modified€SlightlyÔ€&&ÔÌOn€January€15,€2002,€famed€CNNððs€world€affairs€correspondent,€Ô ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔRalph€BegleiterÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý,€will€visit€with€us.ò ò€ó óCNNððs€most€widely-traveled€correspondent,€Begleiter€logged€over€1.5€million€miles€around€the€world€with€U.S.€secretaries€of€state€and€presidents,€anchoring€CNNððs€live€worldwide€coverage€of€Bosnia,€the€aftermath€of€the€assassination€of€Israeli€Prime€Minister€Rabin€from€JeÌrusalem,€the€Persian€Gulf€Crisis€in€1990€and€1991,€while€interviewing€Jordanððs€King€Hussein,€Egyptian€President€Mubarak,€Mikhail€Gorbachev,€Margaret€Thatcher,€Pakistanððs€Benazir€Bhutto,€Chinese€President€Jiang€Zemin€and€French€President€Franð'ðois€Mitterand.€Begleiter€has€just€become€an€academic€and€is€known€as€a€terrific€communicator.€Among€the€many€awards€Begleiter€has€received€are€the€Weintal€Prize,€one€of€diplomatic€reportingððs€highest€honors;€the€National€Press€Club€Citation€for€Diplomatic€Correspondence;€the€National€Academy€for€Cable€Programming€Award;€the€Houston€Documentary€International€Film€Festival€(Gold€Award);€Associated€Press€awards;€and€United€Press€International€awards.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ   ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÑEÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔOn€March€5,€2002,€British€Ô ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAmbassador€Sir€Christopher€MeyerÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý€comes,€for€the€first€time,€to€Montgomery.ò ò€ó óOne€of€Britainððs€most€senior€diplomats,€Sir€Christopher€has€been€the€conduit€for€the€close€diplomatic€and€military€coordination€in€Americaððs€war€against€terror.€Sir€Christopher€Meyer€was€John€Majorððs€press€secretary€for€two€years€in€the€Tory€Government€at€a€time€when€it€came€under€the€fiercest€media€assault€in€recent€memory.€His€solid€defense€of€British€interests,€under€both€Labor€and€Tory€governments,€is€considered€a€model€of€public€service.€When€British€Prime€Minister€Tony€Blair€came€to€meet€President€George€Bush€last€winter,€Sir€Christopher€was€there€to€help€break€the€ice.€When€the€Northern€Irish€peace€process€was€at€a€critical€stage,€Sir€Christopher€worked€with€Senator€George€Mitchell€to€help€finalize€the€delicate€last€stages.€Indeed,€Sir€Christopher€has€been€at€the€heart€of€Anglo-American€relations€for€nearly€two€decades€and€is€widely€considered€Britainððs€leading€diplomat.ÌOn€April€16,€Ô ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAmbassador€Robert€HunterÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý,€a€senior€officer€of€the€Rand€Corporation€in€Washington,€will€speak.ò ò€ó óHunter€was€U.S.€Ambassador€to€NATO€in€the€Clinton€years,€a€principal€architect€of€the€larger€and€more€outward€ð ðNew€NATOðð€and€a€key€leader€on€the€North€Atlantic€Council€in€implementing€decisions€of€the€1994€and€1997€NATO€summits.€A€former€vice€president€for€international€politics€and€director€of€European€studies€and€Middle€East€studies€at€Georgetown€University,€he€was€a€special€advisor€on€Lebanon,€lead€consultant€to€the€Kissinger€Commission€in€Latin€America,€and€a€director€of€the€National€Endowment€for€Democracy.€He€also€served€as€a€senior€foreign€policy€advisor€to€Governor€Bill€Clinton,€Vice€President€Walter€Mondale€and€Majority€Leader€Richard€Gephardt.€Throughout€the€Carter€Administration,€Ambassador€Hunter€served€on€the€National€Security€Council€as€director€of€West€European€affairs€and€Middle€East€affairs.€He€was€also€a€member€of€the€U.S.€negotiating€team€for€talks€on€the€West€Bank€and€Gaza.€The€Rand€Corporation€numbers€his€publications€at€over€700.€His€appearances€on€ð ðNightline,ðð€the€ð ðLehrer€News€Hour,ðð€CNN,€and€so€on€are€even€more€numerous.€He€is€a€famed€speaker.ÌOn€May€14,€a€panel€of€senior€ÌÔ ” ÔÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAir€War€CollegeÝ‚  ÿÝÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ” ÔÝ  Ý€instructors€from€Maxwell€AFB€will€report€to€the€Council€on€their€individual€spring€trips€to€different€regions€of€the€world.€This€annual€Regional€Studies€Report€has€become€one€of€AWACððs€most€popular€programs.Ô€  Ô݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ   ÓÑ  ÑÓ 0ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#cÔÔ€ÿÿ ÔÔ€  ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ ÔÌReport:€Finances€Adequate,€AHFGrant€Approved݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ   ÓÑ  ÑÓ 0ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ ÔÔ€  ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAfter€two€consecutive€years€in€which€expenses€exceeded€income,€the€World€Affairs€Council€ended€the€last€fiscal€year€(July€1,€2000-June€30,€2001)€with€a€most€welcome€net€income€of€$4,609.96.€On€December€1,€2001,€we€were€notified€by€the€Alabama€Humanities€Foundation€that€they€have€approved€a€major€grant€of€$7,000€for€the€current€year.€In€addition,€income€from€dues€from€the€increased€membership€has€gone€up€so€far€by€$1,496.07.€Even€in€the€face€of€rising€expenses,€these€factors€should€combine€to€give€us€adequate€funding€for€the€remainder€of€the€fiscal€year.€Ýƒ݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€grant€from€the€Alabama€Humanities€Foundation€is€especially€welcome.€The€AHF€is€the€Alabama€affiliate€of€the€National€Endowment€for€the€Humanities€and€funds€only€a€very€few€of€the€best€programs€statewide.Ô€??Ôò òÌ݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÌBoard€of€Directors€Signs€Up€Four€New€Members݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔFour€positions€on€the€Board€of€Directors€came€open€this€year,€as€three€members€moved€away€and€one€member€resigned€for€personal€reasons.€Dr.€Guin€Nance,€chancellor€of€Auburn€University€at€Montgomery,€was€elected€unanimously€and€graciously€accepted.€In€addition,€the€following€were€elected€as€new€members:€Dr.€C.€McGavock€Porter,€a€Montgomery€physician;€Robert€Troy,€vice€president€of€Aliant€Bank;€and€Dr.€Robert€Elliott,€dean€of€the€School€of€Sciences€at€AUM.Ô€??Ôò ò݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÌCritique€Sheets€Yield€Constuctive€Comments݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€critique€sheets€after€the€first€two€presentations€were€generally€highly€laudatory€of€the€speakers,€and€some€offered€unsolicited€positive€comments€about€the€Councilððs€programs.€The€acoustics€and€sound€system,€which€came€in€for€a€lot€of€criticism€last€year,€received€some€more€complaints,€particularily€after€the€first€speaker.€The€second€speaker€used€a€lapel€microphone€and€seemed€to€project€better,€and€there€were€actually€two€complimentary€comments€about€hearability!݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔWith€the€larger€crowds€at€the€reception,€there€were€some€complaints€about€access€to€the€food€and€the€bar.€We€will€continue€to€explore€different€setups€and€make€changes€as€appropriate€to€smooth€out€these€arrangements.Ô€XXÔò ò݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÈBÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ?ÔÔ€??Ôò òÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔÌExecutive€Directorððs€Corner݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ $ ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔòòÔ  ÔDr.€James€NathanóóÔ  Ô݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔóóÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔFrom€time€to€time,€members€have€asked€me€my€take€on€current€events.€I€think€with€the€benefit€of€a€little€distance€from€September€11,€we€can€see€we€have€done€pretty€well€as€a€nation.€There€were€undoubtedly€more€attacks€against€the€U.S.€and€the€West€in€the€works.€One€plot€was€discovered€in€Paris;€another,€it€seems,€was€being€readied€for€Londonððs€financial€district.€Other€plots€seem€to€have€been€disrupted.€At€home,€our€airport€security€and€soft€target€security€ð"ð€such€as€gas€storage€sites€or€toxic€chemical€depots€ð"ð€do€not€yet€seem€up€to€par.€But€security€awareness€certainly€is€getting€better.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÔ $ ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ $ ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€administration€focus€has€been,€as€it€should€be,€on€what€appears€to€be€an€immense€criminal€conspiracy.€CIA€officers€privately,€and€German€intelligence€in€the€òòFinancial€Timesóó,€speak€of€some€70,000€graduates€of€Al€Qaeda€training€now€loose€worldwide.€Some€30,000€Al€Qaeda€graduates€are€said€to€be€in€Europe.€But€Al€Qaeda€plotters€are€surely€having€a€harder€time€bringing€their€plans€to€fruition.ÌWe€are€not€out€of€the€woods.€But€we€are€much€better€off€today€than€most€experts€would€have€guessed€on€September€12.ÌThe€English€newspaper,€òòThe€Observeróó,€claims€Osama€bin€Ladenððs€taped€dinner€was€a€CIA€sting,€but€however€it€came€to€pass,€the€bin€Laden€video€is€astonishing.€The€image€of€bin€Ladenððs€monstrous€moral€insouciance€will€count€for€us€well€beyond€the€first€reports€of€disbelief€in€some€quarters€of€the€Arab€world.ÌNot€every€element€of€American€policy,€I€think,€has€been€as€prudent€as€I€would€like.€Our€support€for€the€Sharon€government€has€been€a€bit€too€uncritical,€and€I€think€it€was€improvident€to€withdraw€from€the€ABM€treaty.€Nor€do€I€think€the€gunning€for€Iraq,€now,€is€going€to€help€us€root€out€the€kind€of€terrorism€associated€with€Al€Qaeda.€But€most€of€the€tone€and€substance€of€post€September€11€American€foreign€policy€has€been€spot€on:€professional,€competent,€and,€measured€by€results,€remarkably€successful.ÌIt€was€also€prescient€and€important€for€President€Bush€to€have€taken€the€lead€to€speak€out€for€tolerance,€reading€to€Islamic€children,€going€to€mosques€and€calling€Moslem€clerics€to€the€White€House.ÌIndeed,€September€11€has€brought€out€the€best€of€us€as€a€people.€If€this€had€happened€elsewhere,€people€would€be€filling€their€stadiums€and€public€places€chanting€for€blood€retribution.€Here,€the€stadiums€were€used€for€prayer;€and€,€then,€as€they€should€be,€they€were€used€for€games€and€concerts.€We€have€done€well€as€a€nation.€And€though€self-congratulation€is€not€always€good€form,€I€think€we€have€earned€it.€ÌAt€this€writing,€my€family€and€I€and€fellow€AWAC€member€Terry€Wofford€are€off€to€Washington€for€the€annual€World€Affairs€Council€conference.€The€annual€meeting€is€a€grand€event,€open€to€any€member.€This€year€the€program€includes€a€relatively€small€meeting€with€President€Bush.€I€am€taking€Michael€Nathan,€who€will€be€age€10€the€day€before,€to€the€meeting€with€the€President.ÌI€am€always€proud€to€attend€these€events.€AWAC€has€such€a€fine€reputation.€Many€of€our€guest€speakers€and€visitors€are€surprised€ð"ð€but€none€has€ever€failed€to€be€impressed€ð"ð€by€the€size,€interest,€and€awareness€of€our€audiences.€By€any€standard,€we€do€some€of€the€best€programs€(and€of€course,€at€the€lowest€cost)€in€the€country.€ÌThanks€for€your€support,€and€best€for€the€new€year.݃݌ŒÓ 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