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Asylum seekers from 100 countries in detention face shrinking chance of bond

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Asylum seekers from 100 countries in detention face shrinking chance of bond

The decision to detain asylum seekers indefinitely as the courts work through a backlog is focused on Central Americans at the U.S.-Mexico border. But those from more than 100 other countries also are being detained.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Dogs of War: Ghosts of contractors past, present and future

Coming up on nearly six years of contractor presence in Iraq and more than seven in Afghanistan, it seems reasonable to ask how contractors are faring in the book world.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Interview: Dems and homeland security

"It's going to be like Dorothy going to the Land of Oz." That's how James Carafano, a homeland security expert at the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, characterized the potential red-to-blue transition at the Department of Homeland Security if Barack Obama becomes president. It would be the first time Democrats have run the agency since it was established in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

With a new president come new fears, preparations for an attack on American soil

With voters concerned about a faltering economy and the war in Iraq, the possibility of a terrorist attack on American soil has not been at the top of the presidential campaign agenda.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Analysis: New homeland security strategy

President Bush’s homeland security adviser Fran Townsend says there will be no major changes to the administration’s controversial border and identity programs as a result of the White House’s new National Strategy for Homeland Security.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Analysis: Chertoff deputy quits DHS

Michael Jackson, the top deputy to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, announced Monday he would quit the department next month; an unexpected departure that has stoked congressional concerns about the turnover of senior officials at the department.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Cheating tied to U.S. Army promotion exams

Allegations of cheating by thousands of U.S. Army soldiers on a series of recent promotion exams are being investigated by military officials, a report said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Coast Guard strengthens maritime security

The U.S. Coast Guard is reportedly arming its helicopters with machine guns, as well as training teams to take over a hostile ship.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Experts: reshape homeland security now

The Department of Homeland Security is in crisis and needs a fundamental reorganization, experts said Monday.

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Singer is a thoughtful and insightful scholar. It is not clear, however, that at the onset of the war, he legitimately represented an authoritative source for commentary in contemporary contracting practices
Dogs of War: Ghosts of contractors past, present and future Dec 19, 2008

It's going to be like Dorothy going to the Land of Oz
Interview: Dems and homeland security Nov 03, 2008

There hasn't been a mainstream Democratic political appointee in these situations since Sept. 11, and the homeland security enterprise has evolved significantly
Interview: Dems and homeland security Nov 03, 2008

It's not as if the terrorists are sitting there with some diabolical master plan
With a new president come new fears, preparations for an attack on American soil Oct 10, 2008

The department would be much better off if it was managed in a more private sector way
Experts: reshape homeland security now Dec 13, 2004

James Jay Carafano (born May 8, 1955 in New York, New York and raised in East Meadow, New York) is a prominent American scholar on national security and international studies at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. He is the author of numerous books and papers on national defense, homeland security and immigration, especially as it relates to the national security of the United States.

Carafano has received several degrees in defense related fields. He holds a B.S. in national security and public affairs from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, a M.A. in British and early modern European history from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., a M.A. in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in diplomatic history, also from Georgetown University.

Carafano served 25 years in the Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. During that time he served as head speech writer for the Army Chief of Staff and was the executive director of Joint Force Quarterly, the Defense Department's military journal.

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