Talk:Lexington Institute

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Srich32977 in topic LexInst on Education

AT-6 Gate edit

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/159061-meeting-the-needs-of-the-warfighter-from-the-air There are many problems with Dr. Goure’s piece, but one that is particularly troublesome is his contention that the AT-6 is the “low-risk” solution because it avoids the “political, logistical and operational challenges that would inevitably arise if a foreign-built aircraft were selected.” ... This author is the former Deputy Director of Domestic Operation for Blackwater USA who had a vested interested in obtaining a US Navy lease for the A-29 Blackwater had purchased.

Thinking about how or why to write this one up. Hcobb (talk) 15:26, 6 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

Sherritt International connection edit

Plenty of refs, but I admit that the sourcing goes back to that same rather fishy memo and the Cuban exiles.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/castros_new_republican_friends.html

However, even the US gov is quoting Peters on Sherritt.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2004/cumyb04.pdf

Hcobb (talk) 01:14, 11 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

LexInst on Education edit

Soifer does indeed seem to be the point man on this.

http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/education

Hcobb (talk) 17:33, 16 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

True enough. I was thinking that the recent edits about Soifer did not make this clear. E.g, he could be writing about the topic on his own with the affiliation added to bolster his status, compared to showing that his views are those of LI. – S. Rich (talk) 19:10, 16 April 2013 (UTC)Reply