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In press: Blackwater’s pirate-fighting navy

by Craig Hooper on January 7, 2010

I’ve got an interview in the January 6 print edition of the Virginian Pilot (Here’s the Jan 5 online teaser): The Blackwater ship was an ineffective weapon against such attacks, according to Craig Hooper, a San Francisco-based national security strategist. “The McArthur was no pirate-fighter,” Hooper said in an e-mail . “Like any private mega-yacht, […]

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MV-22 Ospreys: Not helpful at home?

by Craig Hooper on January 3, 2010

Can the MV-22 Osprey help at home? Read my latest piece over at the North Country Times/The Californian. Some lessons here: First, where’s the utility? Notice how the Marine Corps has been trying to change the program narrative?  By saying that the MV-22 should no longer be considered a replacement for CH-46 helicopters–but approached as an entirely different kind of platform? In […]

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