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Month: September 2005

  • Back

    Back on home turf, to normal-type weather. I heard since I came back that Limerick is sending two plane loads of people to New Orleans to assist in the looting.

  • Photos from New York

  • Leaving Washington

    I am impressed with Washington. I met some really nice people, had a very enjoyable stay, and will definately return. After the conference finished yesterday evening I hooked up with some nice people from the New America Foundation and others, and went to Steve Clemon’s house for some beers and conversation. Steve was pretty shattered…

  • Photos from Washington

    Lots more in the photoset!

  • Day 2

    I am most looking forward to seeing Francis Fukuyama today. Later on another interesting guy, Charles Kupchan, will be around too. All of the videos from yesterday (scroll down) have been archived, the best ones from yesterday were Joseph Biden Wesley Clarke Ann-Marie Slaughter General James Cullen (retired) Here is a photo of Chuck Hagel…

  • Robert Pape

    Robert Pape is making a fascinating presentation. Watch it.

  • Liveblogging

    Stephen Heintz had some interesting points, I am scribbling down notes. His points: We now feel vulnerable not invincible It has altered our relationships with other nations and with international institutions The WOT has become America’s purpose by default How much must we change going forward? We will fail to weaken the attractive power of…

  • Conference posting

    I am at the Hilton in Washington now, and hope to live blog at least some of this event. It is also being webcast for those of you interested in watching it. It is also available on C-Span. Oh I just spotted Philip Bobbitt! Am I the only one who looks at professors and thinks…

  • Washington

    Finally made it to Washington. Free Wifi too, wohoo! I got a reasonably nice photo of the Arann Islands on the way over.

  • Terrorism and Security

    While I am holidaying in the US, I hope to attend this conference in Washington. A great list of speakers and no doubt there will be bloggers there too. Among the people I would be most interested in seeing: Steve Clemons Jim Fallows George Soros Michael Lind Robert Kuttner Tom Clancy Ann-Marie Slaughter Francis Fukuyama…