Comments on: GEOINT 2009 KEYNOTE VIDEO: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.

By: got geoint? » Article » IC News Round Up: Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger Resoundingly Endorse Clapper and More

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:21:09 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: Christopher Boardman

Christopher Boardman — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:56:46 +0000

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.

By: got geoint? » Article » India Enhancing Efforts to be Dominant Player in Space

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:33:50 +0000

[...] 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 [...]