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Interviews of Secretary William Cohen andChairman Hugh Shelton

Secretary Cohen was sworn in as the nation's 20th Secretary of Defenseon January 24, 1997.

Elected to the Senate in 1978Chairman Shelton served as the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff from

October 1, 1997 to October 2001.Served as Commander in Chief of the United States Special OperationsCommand (CINCSOCOM) from March 1996 to September 1997.

Topics of InquiryOverall: Was the military too reluctant to develop aggressive militaryoptions to go after UBL and A-Q in Afghanistan?Did you (Shelton) present options to the NSC that were essentially nooptions at all?What role did the CINCCENTCOM play in decisions made about militaryoptions in Afghanistan?Was the military too focused on force protection vis-a-vis counterterrorism?Did any military planning on options take place during the BushAdministration prior to 9-11?Generally, what was your position in the major debates about the use of theU.S. military in Afghanistan?I: Khobar Towers (this was prior to their tenure)

A. Military options considered.B. The issue offeree protection.C. Responsibility? When did you learn of who was responsible?


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Washington Speakers Bureau Page 1 o f2

WashingtonSpeakersBureauI Exclusively Represented by WSB

The Honorable William CohenFormer Secretary of Defense,Distinguished U.S. Statesm an

Travels from: Washington, D.C.Fe e Code: Contact WSB

Speech Topics Countering Terrorism: AVoice OfExperienceAs Secretary of Defense in President Clinton's administration, William S. Cohen led DefenseDepartment efforts to counter terrorism. During Cohen's tenure, the United States wastargeted by Osama bin Laden and the A l Qaeda network in the bom bing of U.S. Em bassies inTanzania an d Kenya, and the attempt to destroy the U.S.S, Cole. Cohen was a key player onthe national security team that worked to respond to these attacks and which prevented manyother terrorist actions from being carried out. In his presentation, Secretary Cohen discusse sthe most critical challenges this country faces in battling terrorism on many fronts, using allmeans available to us: military, diplomatic, economic, intelligence. He also addresses the needfor the United States to ensure the best possible domestic defenses and responses to biologicalan d chemical terrorist threats. While addressing th e latest breaking news about the War onTerrorism, Cohen gives audiences a context fo r understanding why and how this country is atarget for certain terrorist networks. He examines what we have done, are doing, and must doto meet the requirements these challenge s pose. H is perspective, gained from years of directexperience in working these difficult issues, gives audiences depth and breadth of insight farbeyond wha t they wou ld obtain from traditional media.The Perils and Promise of the New WorldHaving guided U.S. security policy an d U.S. forces during an historic period in global affairs,Secretary Cohen offers a prospective and revealing examination - indispensable to political andbusiness leaders alike of the opportunities and the dangers confronting the U nited States in theearly 21st Century. How can the United States harness this unique moment in history toexpand freedo m and prosp erity? How should the U .S. manage its critical relationships withRussia an d China? How can government an d business prepare against growing threats such ascyber-terrorism and traditional terrorism against Am erican forces an d cit izens abroa d?The Future of European Peace and SecurityFollowing his success in working with A me rica's European allies to en large and reorient theNATO A ll iance and restore peace and stability to the Balkans, Secretary Cohen interprets andanalyzes current developm ents in European affairs. Can the NATO Alliance founded in the 21stCentury preserve an d foster peace in the 21st? Will Russia pursue a path of cooperation orconfrontation? What are the political, economic and military implications for a Europe that ismore active in security policy?The Prospects for Asian Security and ProsperityDrawing on more than tw o decades of extensive travels across Asia and his close relationshipswith the region's leading political an d business figures, Secretary Cohen offers acomprehensive and insightful discussion of the prem ier o bstacles to - and opportunities for -regional security and prosperity. W hat does the future hold for America's political, economican d military influence in Asia? How will China's emergence impact security cooperation an dfinancial investment?

http://www.washspkrs.com/speakers/for_print.cfin?SpeakerId=3190 12/14/2003


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Dormer Secretary of Defense William Cohen Says Good Public Servants Critical Page 1 o f2

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Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen Says Good PublicServants CriticalBy Aine Cryts

September 19 , 2002 Former Secretary o f Defense William Cohenstressed the acute need for good publicservants following 9/11, in a speechW e d n e s d a y night at the Kennedy Schoo l 'sAR C O Forum. Good public servants, hesaid, are necessary to reconcile the nation'sconflicting needs as the only superpower ina rapidly changing world.Comparing today's world to "a small ballspinning on the pin of science," Cohen saidthat ball is spinning faster and faster, whichm e a n s "problems come roaring at us with an incredible velocity." That iswhy, he said, it is more important than ever "that we have elected andnon-elected officials to resolve those issues faster and faster.""Government has a healthy appetite because people demand more an dmore," said Cohen, a fellow at the Institute of Politics in 1972. Peopleare demanding more from social services to safety nets and nationalsecurity, according to Cohen. The challenge is to satisfy those appetites,wh i l e exercising fiscal responsibility, he said.Noting the United States' unique position as the world's onlysuperpower, Cohen challenged the audience to think about the benefits -an d burdens - of that role, in light of instability in Iraq, Afghanistan andthe Middle East. One of the benefits, suggested Cohen, is having ourtroops invited into countries like Afghanistan where they are "shapingthe world in ways that we hope will be advantageous to us."But the burdens include the increasing military budget, conceded Cohen.He said such expenditures are putting pressure on other parts of thebudget and contributing to the growing deficit. He predicted that thenation will continue to wrestle with the benefits and burdens of being asuperpower."A s long as there is instability, as long as there are grievances and aslong as you have that turmoil out in there in the world - [and people]

http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/news/news/2002/cohen_091902.htm 12/14/2003


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September 2, 1998Terrorism: Cohen's Terrifying Trade-O ffby Ivan ElandIvan Eland is the director of defense policy studies at the CatoInstitute.In a little-noticed appearance before the Los A ngeles WorldAffairs Council in late Jun e, Secretary of Defense WilliamCohen did some thinking out loud about trading off civil libertiesin the fight against terrorists armed w ith b iological weapon s. Histhough ts are unsettling, to say the least. He suggested that theAm erican public would b e inclined to accept more intrusivedomestic spying and diminished civ il liberties in order to allowgovernment to gain more intelligence on potential terroristactivities. If this is a prelude to a policy shift by theadministration, it's crucial that ev eryone understand howseriously it would undermine the A merican way of life in thename of providing dub ious protection from external threats.Increased domestic snooping would b e both misguided andharmful. Increased dom estic spying is unlikely to afford muchadded protection against terrorists armed with weapons of massdestruction, o r WMD (nuclear, biological and chemicalweapons). The Defense Science Board admitted that preventingbiological attacks is more challenging (because of the difficultyof gaining intelligence about the production, transportation anddelivery of such agents) than is mitigating the effects after theattack has occurred (wh ich is also difficult). Terrorist groups arehard to penetrate even by the best intelligence agents andundercover law enforcement officials -- because they are smalland often comprised of comm itted zealots. At the same time, lawenforcement agencies and other organizations have the tendencyto stretch and ab use any increased powers of inv estigation. F orexample, the FBI spied on and harassed M artin Luther King andthe civil rights mov ement. The Army conducted surveillance onAmericans at home during the Vietnam War. The lawenforcement comm unity might use the threat of terrorist attackswith WMD as an excuse to expand its power of investigation farbeyond appropriate levels.In his remarks, Secretary Cohen implied that civil libertiesshould b e undermined sooner rather than later. He suggested thatwaiting to curtail civil liberties until after experiencing theemotional effects of a catastrophic terrorist attack might b eunwise. He seemed to assume that reducing liberties now willpreclude a greater constriction o f them after an attack. Althoughthe threat of an attack is real, it may or may not occur. Apreemptive surrender of civil liberties is, therefore, most ill-

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