[Sustain] Fwd: Meet Obama's National Security Adviser Gen. Jones

[Eric Brooks]

*Obama's National Security Adviser Gen. James L. Jones (at a glance)*
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Retired General James L. Jones has been appointed by President-Elect 
Barack Obama as National Security Advisor. James is a four-star general 
who served as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary William 
Cohen during President Clinton?s second term. Clinton also appointed 
Jones as 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and he served as Supreme 
Allied Commander of NATO from January 2003 ? December 2006.

He has a reputation as ?one of the best-connected officers in the 
Pentagon,? and he is no stranger to the arenas of corporate capitalism 
or the think-tank world. He is Trustee of the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, a think-tank chaired by Sam Nunn. He is also 
chairman of the Atlantic Council of the United States.

Further, Jones is President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce 
affiliated, Institute for 21st Century Energy. Check out their open 
letter to the 44th President, which calls for immediate expansion of 
domestic oil and natural gas exploration and production, commitment to 
expand nuclear energy use, and commitment to use clean coal: 
http://energyxxi.org/reports/Open_Letter.pdf

Jones sits on the Board of Directors of both Chevron Corporation (also 
with Sam Nunn) and The Boeing Company, which manufactures military 
aircrafts, defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and 
advanced information and communication systems. Jones is also on the 
Board of Directors of Invacare Corporation, a leading US manufacturer 
and distributor of medical equipment for use in homes.

Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors of Cross Match 
Technologies, Inc., a provider of ?identity management solutions? 
including, ?fingerprint and palm scanners, facial recognition solutions, 
[and] iris capture devices.?

In an interview with Sea Power Magazine in November 2002, Jones praised 
the role of technology and transformation in the advancement of military 
supremacy: ?We will truly be able to accomplish missions like 
Afghanistan without breaking a sweat,? he said. 
http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/nov_02_11.php

Jones is an advocate of a ?Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative,? an 
?interagency plan to combat terrorism in trans-Saharan Africa using a 
range of political, economic and security tools.? The bulk of this 
strategy is aimed at funding, training, and supplying arms to a 
professional African security force, which will take directions from the 
United States and NATO.

"Africa's vast potential makes African stability a near-term global 
strategic imperative," Jones said. "Development of effective security 
structures in Africa will establish the foundation for future success." 
http://osd.dtic.mil/news/Mar2006/20060308_4428.html

By Adrian
adrian at trivalleycares.org <mailto:adrian at trivalleycares.org>

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