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BASIC IN THE MEDIA, 2003

BASIC BY-LINES

• Moscow Deaths Illustrate 'Non-Lethal' Action," Inside View piece by David Isenberg, www.defensenews.com, January 6, 2003.
  
  

• "Tests Get Negative Assessment," Nuclear Briefing column by Kathryn Crandall, Tribune, January 10, 2003
  
  

• International Affairs ( Journal of Royal Institute of International Affairs), January 17, 2003. Book reviews by Fiona Simpson on Cirincione et.al., " Deadly Arsenals: tracking weapons of mass destruction" and Tellis et.al., "Limited conflicts under the nuclear umbrella," pp.182-183.
  
  

• "Dr. Strangelove is Living in the White House," Letter to the Editor, by David Isenberg, LA Times, January 28, 2003.

FEBRUARY 2003

• "The Unanswered Questions," Article by Ian Davis, The Guardian, February 5, 2003. Ian wrote about Colin Powell's presentation at the UNSC.
  
  

• "Iraq After Saddam - the Next Yugoslavia?," Article by Robert Barry, Observer - Comment, February 9, 2003.
  
  

• "Inspections in Iraq: Who Should the Public Believe?" article in NYU publication Global Beat by Ian Davis and Trevor Findlay, February 17, 2003.

MARCH 2003

• "The Long History of UN Espionage," Article by Ian Davis and David Isenberg, Observer - Comment, March 9, 2003.
  
  

• "The Missile Defence Debate Gap," Article by Nigel Chamberlain, Social Justice Desk Newsletter, March 2003, No. 62: 12-16.

APRIL 2003

• "Iraq's Weapons Come From Many Countries," Article by David Isenberg, Newsday - Opinion, April 1, 2003.
  
  

• "Is the U.S. Considering Use of Non-Lethal Chemical Weapons?," Summary of David Isenberg's Basic Paper on the U.S.'s non-lethal weapons programme, Global Beat, April 2, 2003.
  
  

• "Iraq's WMD Revisited," Article by David Isenberg, Asia Times, April 9, 2003
  
  

• "Training peacekeepers (only non-Americans need apply)," by Lorelei Kelly and Ian Davis, Observer Online,Sunday, April 27, 2003
  
  

• "North Korea's threat to a vital treaty and an entire region," by Nigel Chamberlain, Global Beat Syndicate, April 28, 2003.

MAY 2003

• "Opinion: Baghdad falls to the US. What future for preventive war?," by Paul Ingram, British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND), BOND, May 2003.

JUNE 2003

• "Did anybody notice the nuclear weapons discussions in Geneva?", by Nigel Chamberlain, Global Beat Syndicate, June 3, 2003.
  
  

• "Tackling corruption in the arms trade", Letter to the Editor, by Dr. Ian Davis, The Guardian, June 13, 2003.
  
  

• Re: "Obedient Britain?", Letter to the Editor, by Dr. Ian Davis, The Daily Telegraph, June 16, 2003.
  

• "In Iraq After the War", Letter to the Editor, by Chris Lindborg, Washington Post, June 27, 2003.

JULY 2003

• Nuclear Diplomacy and Coercion by Nigel Chamberlain, Global Beat Syndicate Global Beat, July 7 2003. It seems clear that neo-conservative U.S. policy makers have declared the consensual way of doing international business dead and buried. Instead, top U.S. officials have set about building a new consensus of muscular intervention based on the theory of "counter-proliferation".
  
  

• Biological Threats by David Isenberg. Letter in the London Times, July 9, 2003. The Autumn 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, which many attribute to domestic bioterrorism,are not the only indication that biosecurity standards may not be up to scratch.
  
  

• Unite the World against Germ Warfare by Naila Bolus and Ian Davis. The Christian Science Monitor, July 17, 2003. The international debate over whether Iraq's alleded nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programs posed an immediate threat to the United States and its allies provided a stark example of the urgent need for effective international regimes to reign in the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
  
  

• A Closely Guarded Missile Link-Up by Nigel Chamberlain. Letter in the Financial Times, July 25, 2003. The new MoD-led Missile Defence Centre (MDC) will act as a 'virtual' clearing house for the exchange of information between a 'foundation group' of five UK companies and the US Missile Defence Agency. While the UK government has made no commitment to our participation in a US led missile defence system, the establishment of closer economic ties is likely to ease an affirmative decision.

AUGUST 2003

• Democratic Dominoes Revisited: The Hazards of Governmental Transitions, 1974-1996 by Dr. Harvey Starr and Chris Lindborg. The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 47, No. 4, August 2003.

SEPTEMBER 2003

• Iraq at the crossroads by Robert L. Barry. Observer Online, September 7, 2003. As the Bush administration says it wants to internationalise its efforts in post-war Iraq, a former US ambassador warns of the dangers of seeing this as simply the quickest exit strategy.
  
  

• Clamp down on bribery by Ian Davis. Letter in the Guardian, concerning allegations of fraud by BAE, September 15, 2003.

OCTOBER 2003

• Nuclear weapon states lower the first-strike threshold by Nibel Chamberlain. Letter in the Independent, October 31, 2003.

BASIC QUOTES

JANUARY 2003

• "U.S. Plans: British Defense Minister Supports U.S. Radar Request," by David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, January 15, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain, an analyst with the arms control organization BASIC and a critic of the missile defense program, called Hoon's statement a "positive development." "I'm actually quite pleased that Geoff Hoon has come out in favor of it," he said. "In my view, it is much better to have the government formally out front defending the arguments as opposed to saying we can't say anything yet because we don't know." BASIC's Chamberlain said Hoon indicated the government would not curtail debate with an announcement. Chamberlain noted the Defense Ministry plans to continue taking written comments on the proposed upgrade through the end of February. "I think that we'll see warmer statements of support through January and February, but my feeling is that they will wait before moving to stop parliamentary debate before the defense committee report has been published which is about a month from now and before they have a chance to look at all of the written submissions," he said
  
  

• "Showdown with Iraq: Privatized Army in Harm's Way," Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2003. Quote from David Isenberg regarding the attack on Kuwaiti civilians by military contractors hired by the Pentagon.
  
  

• "Nightmares Over War," The Guardian, January 25, 2003. Input from Nigel Chamberlain included: You report that the prime minister declined to rule out using nuclear weapons in a conflict with Iraq during the Commons liason committee hearings (Guardian website, January 21). Mr Blair should be asked to explain how a policy of threatening to use nuclear weapons is compatible with the UK's commitment under the non-proliferation treaty not to use nuclear weapons against a state not in possession of nuclear weapons. It is this commitment, perhaps more than any other, that provides states with their motivation for abiding by the treaty.
  
  

• "Showdown with Iraq: Privatized Army in Harm's Way," Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2003. Quote from David Isenberg regarding the attack on Kuwaiti civilians by military contractors hired by the Pentagon.
  
  

• "British Plans: Parliamentary Committee Backs U.S. Radar Upgrade," by David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, January 29, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain quoted: "Missile proliferation is an undoubted problem but it does not follow that the either the U.K. or the U.S. is under threat from an attack. I think the threat perception is exaggerated, in part to justify the deployment of missile defense systems," he said. "Missile control and verification regimes backed up by intensive diplomacy are, in my opinion, more likely to produce the desired results, even if deployed missile defense systems worked in practice, which is highly questionable anyway."
  
  

• "The Making of the US Homeland Department," Defense News, January 30, 2003. David Isenberg is quoted: The massive merger could all too easily go awry, said security analyst David Isenberg. In his nightmare scenario, the new department quickly bogs down in "traditional Washington turf battles" with other federal agencies and even state and local entities over responsibilities and prerogatives in the war against terrorism.

FEBRUARY 2003

• "This Gun for Hire," by Dan Baum, Wired, February 2003 Issue. Quote from David Isenberg (sans BASIC) regarding DynCorp and corporate military contractors.
  
  

• "Allies: Bond Provides Mutual Political Cover," by David Lightman, Hartford Courant, February 1, 2003. Ian Davis quoted: ``Blair provides political cover. Certainly the U.S. could go into Iraq alone, but public opinion, both in the world and the U.S., is largely against that.''

• Additional quotes: "You're starting to get a sense that Tony Blair's relationship with Bush could be Blair's Achilles' heel. A lot of people in Britain are not convinced this is the time to go to war." "The relationship benefits both parties."
  
  

• "US testing 'small nukes' use against Iraq," by Siddharth Varadarajan, The Times of India, February 5, 2003. Kathryn Crandall quoted: "This so-called Robust Nuclear Earth penetrator (RNEP) program is part of an overall effort ... called the 'Advanced Concepts Initiative' to look at a variety of new or modified nuclear weapons capabilities," Kathryn Crandall, a researcher with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), told The Times of India. She said the initiative is "certainly very troubling... because it pushes new nuclear designs or modifications that develop new capabilities." Even though these designs may be validated without any resort to full-scale underground tests, Crandall said they "may still undermine the spirit of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the goal of which has been to curtail development of advanced, new nuclear weapons capabilities." The onset of lower yield nuclear weapons, says a BASIC report, is shifting the force structure of the US "towards giving nuclear weapons a more prominent role as usable weapons."
  
  

• "British Plans: Defense Ministry Approves Fylingdales Upgrade," by David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, February 6, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain quoted: "Having followed military decision-making in the U.K. for 20 years, I can't say I am surprised that this announcement has been sneaked out while the media's attention is focused on Secretary of State Powell's testimony before the Security Council," said analyst Nigel Chamberlain, from the British American Security Information Council. "Defense Secretary Hoon has managed to anger the Defense Committee, treat his parliamentary colleagues with a degree of contempt and ignore the British electorate by prevaricating for two years and then compressing what passes for consultation into two months, including a holiday period," he said .
  
  

• "Heathrow a Soft Target for Missile Attack," by Stuart Miller, The Guardian, February 12, 2003. Ian Davis quoted: "These weapons were hailed as turning the fight against the Russians but now they have become a major proliferation concern. The CIA is so concerned about them being used by terror groups that it is understood to be secretly attempting to buy back the surplus stock from Afghan groups."
  
  

• "After Blix, What Next?," by Sunder Katwala, Observer, February 16, 2003. Ian Davis commented: "In highlighting some of the flaws in US and British intelligence reports, Blix confirmed that propaganda is not the sole preserve of Saddam Hussein. But threat inflation by Western intelligence agencies is nothing new. It was one of the defining characteristics of the Cold War, when we were told that Western reliance on nuclear weapons was the only way to counter the Soviet threat.... The Prime Minister's attempt at bridge building between the new post-militarism union now emerging in Europe and the 'old militarism' as represented by the Bush administration (but not the majority of the American people) seems doomed to failure. Obtaining the backing of France and Germany for a second UN resolution authorizing military action against Iraq is less likely than a week ago. Moreover, given the likelihood that the US and Britain would fail to secure a majority in the Security Council and face a probably veto from at least one of the permanent members, there must be serious doubts as to whether a second resolution will even be sought. As things currently stand, a US and British-led war against Iraq without UN support seems probably, but not inevitable, and by no means justified by the threat."
  
  

• "Neutron Bomb Threat," The Guardian, February 20, 2003. Ian Davis commented: "Your front-page report (US plan for new nuclear arsenal, February 19) and leader in the same issue on the implications of Mr. Blair's closeness with George Bush need to be considered as a pair. We published a detailed study of Washington's drive for new nuclear weapons last July, which suggested Britain might be forced to modify its own nuclear doctrine to give political cover to the shift in US nuclear policy. It doesn't have to be this way. As a close US ally, Tony Blair could take the lead in restraining Bush. Links could be forged with many moderate legislators in Washington who share a different vision of US foreign policy than the "blustering unilateralism" of the Bush administration. A potential route-map for the realignment in UK-US foreign policy relations was outlined by Republican Senator Richard Lugar, whose new five-part US foreign policy campaign even "old Europe" would find difficult not to embrace."
  
  

• "US Says Iraq Missile Cuts Will Not Suffice," by Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, February 23, 2003. Paul Ingram quoted: "There may not be a smooth transition to a second resolution." "Blaire may yet change his mind. If [opponents of war] hold fast, it would make Blair's position very difficult."
  
  

• "Where Al-Qaida Shops for Weapons," by Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 23, 2003. David Isenberg quoted: "The idea that a non-state actor could weaponize smallpox is vanishingly small."

MARCH 2003

• "Bush Wants to Lift Ban on Mini-Nukes," by Ian Hoffman, Oakland Tribune, March 6, 2003. Kathryn Crandall quoted: "All they allegedly want to do is look at new things, but it's leading toward a new weapon that we don't have any need for."
  
  

• "Pentagon Wants Mini-Nuke Ban to be Lifted," by Julian Borger, The Guardian, March 7, 2003. Kathryn Crandall is quoted: "It's significant because this is the first time the administration - and it comes from the department of defence - has said it wants low-yield weapons." She said the policy statement contradicted denials from administration officials that they had any ambitions to build new weapons.
  
  

• "United States: Pentagon Seeks Freedom to Research New Nuclear Weapons," by David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, March 7, 2003. Kathryn Crandall is quoted: "Development of new and theoretically at least more useable nuclear capabilities by the greatest nuclear power on earth sends the clear message to other countries that they should develop their own nuclear weapons programs."
  
  

• "US Dismisses Iraqi Charges It Plans to Use Chemical Weapons," by Lawrence Morahan, CNS News, March 18, 2003. David Isenberg is quoted: "There's no indication to me...that they have any stocks of chemical incapacitants in the Persian Gulf theater. If they do, it's not clear to me that they have worked out the modalities of how they would dispense that stuff."
  
  

• "US Microwave Bomb to Make Debut in Most Hi-Tech Battlefield Campaign Ever," by Stuart Millar, The Guardian, March 19, 2003. David Isenberg is quoted: "Most of the developments since the last Gulf war have been evolutionary rather than revolutionary." "They have taken old concepts like precision bombs and used new technology to make them more accurate and reliable. Microwave weaponry is the one thing that is completely new."
  
  

• "Microwave Bomb Debut: War in the Gulf," Scottish Daily Record, March 20, 2003. David Isenberg is quoted regarding the US introduction of microwave bombs. "

MAY 2003

• "United States I: Nuclear Weapon Research Survives First Round of Budget Negotiations," by David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, May 8, 2003. Kathryn Crandall quoted: "The outcome of the markup could signal an uphill battle for Democrats interested in blocking the legislation. The outcome and debate of the subcommittee's markup is certainly indicative of formidable challenges that the Democrats will face in the House and in the Senate."
  

• "House committee passes broad nuclear policy shift," by Andrea Widener, Contra Costa Times, May 14, 2003. Kathryn Crandall quoted: "There were some signs of agreement between Republicans and Democrats in Tuesday's hearing. Besides the close vote on the bunker buster, a surprise compromise amendment limited the development of nuclear weapons under 5 kilotons."
  
  

• "Vinnell Corp., Targeted in Riyadh Before, Loses More Workers," by James Gerstenzang, LA Times, May 14, 2003. David Isenberg quoted: "For both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the connection between Vinnell and the National Guard goes beyond military training. It provides political connections on both sides, offering an unofficial and discreet conduit between decision-makers in both countries. "It provides political connections on both sides", offering an unofficial and discreet conduit between decision-makers in both countries, Isenberg said. "In the pantheon of companies linking the United States and Saudi Arabia, Vinnell would be among the top 10, and among the largest in political influence."
  
  

• "Attack unlikely to scare off Westerners," by Steven Edwards, National Post, May 14 2003. David Isenbeg quoted: There will always be people willing to put themselves in harm's way as development workers, or to complete a contract, or to train legislators in a developing country. There may be places that some of them may think twice about, but there will be no appreciative drop in recruiting.
  
  

• "Al-Qaida strategy transforms; group changes terror tactics as it's pursued," by George Edmonson and Dan Chapman, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, May 18, 2003 (Sunday Home Edition). David Isenberg quoted: "They also appear to be responding to any impression that they are being weakened. It is as if they are saying, 'You think you have us on the run, here, take that.'"
  
  

• 'Britain boosts nuke research,' by Rob Edwards, New Scientist, May 24 2003. Kathryn Crandall quoted: "Britain is being dragged down the slippery slope towards new nuclear weapons and nuclear testing by the US."

JUNE 2003

• "How can we get the peace right?" The Observer, June 1, 2003. Comment by "leading international experts," including Ian Davis: "Post-conflict reconstruction and governance is extremely complex and costly, and so one of the most obvious but seemingly often neglected lessons is to invest more in conflict prevention. Democratic states need to find answers other than war and repression to the challenges of the new terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and failing states. Those answers can be found in upholding international law, developing rapidly deployable international peacekeeping and police forces, reform of and support for the UN and its institutions, and greater investment in multilateral cooperative threat reduction approaches of the kind being applied by the G8 in the former Soviet Union.

"Where conflict prevention has failed, treat each reconstruction project on its merits but always provide a clear understanding and articulation of the end goal - for example in Iraq, this would presumably be an internationally recognized, representative government. The UN or other multilateral legitimizing agencies should be central to achieving that goal. To avoid a security vacuum, rapidly deploy an impartial peacekeeping and police force. Initiate a comprehensive demobilization, disarmament and reintegration programme for combatants, and the vigorous seizure and collection of small arms in circulation. Finally, apply fairness and equity in the allocation of reconstruction contracts, including some form of affirmative action for indigenous contractors and labor. Based on current practice, we still have some way to go!"

• "We're victims of conspiracy, claims Reid," by Patrick Wintour and Mark Oliver, The Guardian, June 4, 2003. Dan Plesch, founder of BASIC, and now at RUSI, was among the "rogue elements" attacked by Dr. Reid for writing a Guardian story alleging that transcripts were circulating that showed that Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and US Secretary of State Colin Powell had discussed flaws in intelligence material. The Guardian issued a statement defending its correspondents, including Plesch.

• "Nuclear meeting could be volatile ," Kathryn Crandall quoted in Omaha World Herald, July 17, 2003.
  
  

• "Hussein Threatens to Become Symbol of Nationalism in Iraq" on Townhall.com (picked up from CNSNews.com), July 20, 2003. David Isenberg quoted: Finding Hussein may not be easy, experts said. David Isenberg, a senior analyst with the British-American Security Information Council (BASIC), noted that Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist since 1979 and that it took nothing short of a military invasion to oust him.

Despite the horror Hussein inflicted on Iraqis, there are probably quite a few people there - including former Republican Guard and Special Republican Guard members, as well as members of the intelligence and security forces - who are willing to go to great lengths to protect him, if only because their own livelihood and futures are intertwined with his, Isenberg said.

"We are talking about a guy who spent decades building up a multiple-layered, incredibly effective and efficient security organization all dedicated to preserving his hold on power and keeping him alive," Isenberg said.

• "Krypton Clue to North Korean Nuclear Progress ," Kathryn Crandall quoted in New Scientist, July 21, 2003.

• "British Airports Missile Threat ," Ian Davis quoted in Daily Express, August 14, 2003.
  
  

• "Fresh wave of terrorist tapes seen aimed at boosting morale, auguring renewed attacks ," Paul Ingram quoted in Associated Press, August 22, 2003.
  

• "Britain to spend £30 million on Star Wars' Weapon Tests ," BASIC quoted in article on missile defence, Independent on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003.
  
  

• "Failure to Find WMD Poses Credibility Problem, Analysts Say ," David Isenberg quoted in article by Lawrence Morahan, CNSNews.com, September 26, 2003.

• "Democrats Warm of 'Profiteering' in Reconstruction Contracts ," Ian Davis quoted in article by Severin Carroll, Independent, October 5, 2003.
  
  

• "Black-market Arms Dealers Still Thriving ," David Isenberg quoted in article by Bob Ivry, The Record, Hackensack, NJ, October 7, 2003.
  
  

• "US Wins Missile Curb for Airline Security ," BASIC referenced in article by Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times (London), October 20, 2003.
  
  

• "Cheap and Lethal, It Fits in a Golf Bag ," David Isenberg quoted in article by Tom Zeller, News of the Week in Review, New York Times, October 26, 2003.

BASIC INTERVIEWS

JANUARY 2003

• Yorkshire Radio, January 10, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed on Def Com visit to Fylingdales.
  
  

• Pacifica, Talk Radio Countdown, January 11. David Isenberg taped an interview on January 10 for next day broadcast with Doug Stephen re: homeland security (http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/peacewatch)
  
  

• BBC Manchester , January 13, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed on developing North Korean crisis (DPRK)
  
  
  

• German Radio , January 15, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed following Def Com session with Geoff Hoon on missile defence.
  
  

• Voice of America, January 21, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed for a one-hour TV show on Rebirth Island, the Russian BW testing site in Aral Sea. Videotape copy available.
  
  

• Voice of America , January 22, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on UK mobilization for war BBC Radio News Hour, January 30, 2003. Ian Davis gave live interview in US on implications of Blair's visit to Washington and the letter of support for the US role in Iraq from the 'Euro Eight'.
  
  

• CBS Radio, January 30, 2003. Ian Davis interviewed on the telephone by Peter Mayer on implications of Blair's visit to Washington and likely reaction by UK domestic public opinion to support for Bush's war plans.
  
  

• BBC Radio Good Morning Scotland, January 31, 2003. Ian Davis interviewed on Blair's visit to Washington and the UK-US special relationship.

FEBRUARY 2003

• BBC World Service, The World Today, February 5, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed along with Kelly Motz of the Wisconsin Project, and then Frank Gaffney and David in Q & A format with the anchorwoman. http://news.bbc.co.uk.
  
  

• CNBC TV (Business), February 5, 2003. Paul Ingram gave studio interview on implications of war with Iraq.
  
  

• WCTC AM Radio, February 6, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by Bernie Spigner, Central NJ, re Colin Powell's presentation on Iraq.
  
  

• BBC Radio Cleveland, February 6, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed about Def Com and MoD decision on Fylingdales.
  
  

• BBC Regional Radio stations, February 7, 2003. Paul Ingram gave six 'drive time' interviews at Millbank on plagiarism and the No 10 Iraq dossier.
  
  

• BBC Regional Radio stations, February 11, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain at Millbank for seven breakfast interviews and BFBO interviews on the developing crisis in NATO.
  
  

• CNBC TV, February 17, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed on US policy on Iraq and implications.
  
  BBC 1, Kilroy TV programme, February 18, 2003. Paul Ingram commented within programme.
  
  

• CNBC TV, February 25, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on Iraq developments and implications

MARCH 2003

• BBC Regional Radio Stations, March 7, 2003. Paul Ingram did 11 interviews following Hans Blix and El Baradi reports to UNSC.
  
  

• CNBC TV, March 10, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on Iraq and future of Tony Blair as leader of Labour Party.
  
  

• BBC Radio, March 14, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by Paul Moss, Senior Broadcast Journalist re remarks by JCS Vice Chair Peter Pace that the US can afford to wait re attacking Iraq.
  
  

• CNBC, March 17, 2003. David Isenberg re Non Lethal Weapons in Iraq.
  
  

• CNBC TV, March 18, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on Iraq, military possibilities and possibilities of the use of NLWs in Baghdad.
  
  

• Islamic Broadcasting Network, March 19, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed re Iraq. Audio clip available at http://www.ibn.net/programs/crisis.asp
  
  

• WJR (ABC affiliate radio in Detroit), Newstalk, March 20, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by Warren Pierce on Iraq.
  
  

• BBC World Service, March 21, 2003. Paul Ingram completed a three-hour slot (5am to 8am) as the resident expert on Iraq and military strategy, as the land invasion was underway.
  
  

• BBC,March 21, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed re Iraq for two BBC programs: Radio 5 Live and one other.
  
  

• BBC World Service SE Asia Network, March 21, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on military situation in Iraq.
  
  

• BBC Greater Manchester , March 21, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on Iraq re: broader issues and military prospects.
  
  Ireland Radio, March 24, 2003. David interviewed by phone on Iraq.
  
  

• WCTC, NJ, March 25, 2003. Interview with David Isenberg on Bernie Spigner show re Iraq.
  
  

• BBC Radio 4, Today Programme, March 26, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed re Non Lethal Weapons/Riot Control Agent for broadcast on March 27. Audio clip available.
  
  

• Sky News, March 26, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by phone on Iraq.
  
  

• KPCC (NPR affiliate),March 27, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed on Airtalk by host Larry Mantle about the Republican Guard, the Feddayiin, and the Special Republican Guard. See: http://www.kpcc.org/programming/airtalk.
  
  

• Pacifica and NPR stations, "Explorations in Science", March 28, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed for about half an hour by Dr. Michio Kaku on various weapons systems being used in the war (eg, Stealth bomber, Patriot missile, JDAMS, e-bomb), likely outcomes, implications for deterrence/containment, what happens after the war. Program broadcast on both stations, first in San Francisco, then in New York. Also on WBAI (http://www.wbai.org/), following Sunday on KPFA in Los Angeles, then the following Tuesday in Tampa, FL.
  
  

• BBC Regional Radio Stations, March 28, 2003. Paul Ingram did 12 interviews on military tactics in Iraq.

APRIL 2003

• Islamic Broadcasting Network ( http://www.ibn.net) , Counterpoint radio program, April 4, 2003. David Isenberg gave phone interview re Iraq.
  
  

• CBS News Boston, April 2, 2003. David Isenberg taped phone interview re: Iraq
  
  

• Island Talk, April 2, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed on arms suppliers to Iraq
  
  

• Islamic Broadcasting Network, April 2, 2003. David Isenbergy interviewed re: Iraq
  
  

• Voice of America, April 2, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on the differences between US and US operations.
  
  

• WCTC, NJ, April 3, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed re: Iraq
  
  

• Canadian Broadcasting TV News, April 7, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on Blair-Bush summit in Northern Ireland, Iraqi reconstruction and a broader Middle East settlement.
  
  

• Islamic Broadcasting Network, April 10, 2003. David Isenberg phone interview re: Iraq
  
  

• Radio Austria International, April 11, 2003. Paul Ingram interview on the discovery of nuclear material at Tuwaitha
  
  

• VOA Talk To America, April 24, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed on the search for CB in Iraq and South African CB program.
  

JULY 2003

• Pacifica Radio, (Archive #PZ0518.27), Week of April 1 - 7, 2003 "Is the War On Iraq Getting Into a Quagmire?" David Isenberg talks "On Weapons of War And How Effective They Are Or Aren't."
  
  

• Radio Centrale (Italy), July 21, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by phone by Dina Seracho re death of Dr. David Kelly.
  
  

• Cybercast News Service, Cybercast News, July 21, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by Brian Morahan re: Iraq.
  

AUGUST 2003

• Voice of America Talk To America TV program, August 6, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed along with Ambassador Paul Bremer in Iraq and the Washington, D.C, bureau chief of Al-Hayat (Pan-Arab independent daily published from London).
  
  

• BBC Radio 4 'PM' Programme, August 13, 2003. Ian Davis interviewed by Caroline Quinn about the availability of Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) on the international black market and the prospect of controlling their production and limiting their sale on the open market.
  
  

• BBC World Service , August 13, 2003. Paul Ingram did a live interview and a longer taped interview on the FBI 'sting' operation to trap the UK arms dealer trying to sell MANPADS to terrorist organizations in the US.
  
  

• CNN International , August 13, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed by George Lerner re: MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems).
  
  

• BBC Radio 5 Live, August 14, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed live on instability in Saudi Arabia, western support for the regime and terrorism.
  
  

• Voice of America, Talk to America TV programme, August 20, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed re: the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad.
  

SEPTEMBER 2003

• BBC World Service, September 8, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed about Iraq's nuclear programme and the IAEA's board meeting in Vienna.
  
  

• BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine programme, Sept. 9, 2003. Paul Ingram interviewed on subsidies to arms exports on the first day of the DSEi arms exhibition in London.
  
  

• BBC Breakfast TV, Sept. 9, 2003. Paul Ingram on the subsidies to arms exports on the first day of the DSEi arms exhibition.
  
  

• Islamic Broadcasting Network, Sept. 12, 2003. David Isenberg gave phone interview re Iraq security situation.
  
  

• News Talk 106 (Dublin), Sept. 13, 2003. Ian Davis took part in a 20-minute radio discussion on DSEI, the arms fair in London, land regulation of the arms trade.
  
  

• Voice of America, Talk to America TV programme, Sept. 17, 2003. David Isenberg interviewed with James Robson of National Defense University re: Iraq, the UN Security Council resolution and French objections to it.
  
  

• BBC Armed Forces Radio, Sept. 25, 2003. Ian Davis interviewed on US-UK missile defence cooperation.

OCTOBER 2003

• WCT Radio, http://www.wctcom.com, NJ, Oct. 2, 2003. David Isenberg gave phone interview on Iraq to host Bernard Spigner.
  
  

• Iranian TV, Oct. 17, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain gave a long interview in the BASIC office on Iran's nuclear programme.

NOVEMBER 2003

• BBC World Service, November 13, 2003. Nigel Chamberlain interviewed on Iraq nuclear programme on Newshour.

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