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03 Nov 2009
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GEOINT 2009 KEYNOTE VIDEO: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.
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Many of our readers may have caught our post on what was discussed at Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger’s (D-MD) press conference at GEOINT 2009. As the Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee, he addressed how America is in danger of losing its preeminence in space. Fortunately, we have the exclusive video of his keynote at GEOINT 2009, where he discusses this topic in further detail.
[...] is very interesting — coming on the heels of Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger’s (D-MD) comments at GEOINT 2009 about how America is in danger of losing its preeminence in space. What do you all [...]
Congressman Ruppersberger offers the same old tired Cold War solutions to security problems which is spend spend spend more money on hardware and software. He can figure out what is wrong with the U.S. satellite programs but he can’t figure out what is wrong with U.S. foreign policy.
As for his assertions about the U.S. satellite programs, he should realize that the SOVIETS (no less) carried U.S. search and rescue monitors on their COSPAS satellites for years before the U.S. program was able to include space on the TIROS-N satellites for our own monitors. In short, American hegemonists such as Ruppersberger need to realize that more collaboration and cooperation with other countries will lessen the costs for all, and he can figure out a way not to further burden U.S. taxpayers, especially since “Dutch” is not so stingy spending tax dollars on reckless foreign adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
[...] Obama to be the new DNI. And, Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) — who spoke at GEOINT 2009 past year — came out with a ringing endorsement of Clapper. In addition, the CIA honored 12 [...]