'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Friday, September 18, 2009

Text/ Video Fwd: [nousbases] [MDAA] Breaking Videos - President Obama, Secretary Gates and General Cartwright

* Text/Video informed by Bruce Gagnon on Sept. 17, 2009



September 17, 2009, President Obama announces that the U.S. will change

course on Eastern European Missile Defense Shield

STATEMENT BY RIKI ELLISON, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE ADVOCACY ALLIANCE ON TODAY'S MISSILE DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT

"The withdrawal of the missile defense sites in Europe and introduction of a new missile defense architecture addresses the second and third priorities of missile defense stated today by the JCS and Pentagon of protection for deployed troops and allies but does not address the first stated priority which is the missile defense protection of the United States Homeland. The equal protection of the Eastern United States from long range ballistic missiles from Iran must be addressed as it is not equal to that of the protection provided today for the rest of the country from long range ballistic missiles. The European third site addressed the protection of the Eastern Seaboard of the US Homeland, the new architecture does not." -Riki Ellison

Click here to see the video of President Obama's Press Conference





"After an extensive process, I have approved the unanimous recommendations of my secretary of defense and my joint chiefs of staff to strengthen America's defenses against ballistic-missile attack," President Obama said.

"Our new missile defense architecture in Europe will provide stronger, smarter and swifter defenses of American forces and America's allies," Mr. Obama said. "It is more comprehensive than the previous program, it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective, and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the U.S. homeland."

Click here to see the video of the Pentagon Press Conference with
Secretary Robert Gates and General James Cartwright




Gates said the decision to abandon the Bush administration's plans came about because of a change in the U.S. perception of the threat posed by Iran. According to Gates U.S. intelligence advised that short- and medium-range missiles from Iran now pose a greater near-term threat than the intercontinental ballistic missiles the Bush plan addressed.

Gen. Cartwright says that the changes to U.S. plans are necessary because initial planning was only to prevent attacks by a "rogue nation" with a small number of missiles. He says that the threat now, from countries like North Korea and Iran, is more on the order of hundreds of missiles.


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