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security issues for members of the U.S. Senate from both political parties and for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). In 2002, he was forced to resign his position with the Republican staff of the Senate Budget Committee because of senators’ objections to an essay he wrote, “Mr. Smith Is Dead: No One Stands in the Way as Congress Lards Post-September 11 Defense Bills with Pork.” George C. Wilson has had an upfront seat from which to study the militaryindustrial-political-intelligence complex for a half century. After five years with Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, which gave him an insight into the inner workings of the complex, he became the chief military correspondent for The Washington Post. He did combat reporting for The Post in South Vietnam, the Middle East and Panama. He is the author of six books, including the best seller Supercarrier, based on his seven-and-a- half month deployment on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, during which time he flew in every plane on her deck. Wilson is a Navy veteran, graduate of Bucknell University and winner of several journalism awards. He resides in Arlington, Va. G.I. Wilson (U.S. Marine Corps, ret.) has deployed on multiple combat tours with the Marines; he holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York - Albany and a master’s degree from Webster University. He teaches criminal justice at the college level and is a graduate student in forensic psychology currently doing an internship with University of California, San Diego’s Department of Psychiatry.
Dedication and Acknowledgements The Pentagon Labyrinth is dedicated to three people. To Philip A. Straus Jr., without whom The Pentagon Labyrinth would not have existed. In addition, without his support the work of the Straus Military Reform Project of the Center of Defense Information would also not have existed. His generosity also extends to the spirit of his support, which has never included a demand or even a request but only the gentle guidance that has made him a pleasure to work with. If there were more like him in Washington, the national capital would not be the howling cacophony that exists today. To Col. John R. Boyd, U.S. Air Force, ret., whose spirit infuses the work of every author in this handbook; I know of no higher praise to offer to the others involved in the writing of The Pentagon Labyrinth, most—but not all of them listed as the authors. (To find out more about Boyd, see the first section of the Suggested Readings of this handbook.) To Maj. Donald E. Vandergriff, U.S. Army, ret., whom all of us have had the honor to work with. Don embodies the message of this handbook by doing in his career, as an officer and as a civilian, the tireless and thankless work the institution he so dearly loves, the United States Army, needs more than it knows. Don has chosen for his life an exemplar path for the ethical, educational behavior that this handbook seeks to encourage. (Most of Don’s public books and monographs are listed in the Suggested Readings section of this handbook.) I also wish to thank the staff of the World Security Institute for their spirited support, diligent work and skillful professionalism in the completion of this handbook. To be noted are Bruce Blair, Drew Portocarrero, Ollie Harrison-Little and—especially—Goran Hinrichs, and his able assistant Janice Romzek. Winslow T. Wheeler, Editor
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