Recently the Global Campaign was asked to write an op-ed column for breakingdefense.com. During preparation of the column we were asked to clarify the relationship between landmines and IEDs. This question arose specifically in the context of U.S. House Resolution 190 and our observation that the United Nations issues an annual resolution condemning landmines.
Congressman Gellegly (R-CA) rejects response to Congressional Letter to President Obama on IEDs and Veterans - On behalf of the 92 bi-partisan members of the House of Representatives, Congressman Elton Gallegly rejected as "inadequate" the response received from the Administration.
Response to the Congressional Letter has been received - Responding on behalf of President Obama, Michael A. Sheehan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict” and Robert A. Blecksmith, Assistant Director, FBI Critical Incident Response Group replied to the letter from 92 Members of Congress.
Twenty-three more House Members add their signatures to the Letter to President Obama – Twenty-Five more members of the U.S. House of Representatives today joined their colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama.
The Letter to President Obama has been sent with 69 signatories – Sixty-nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to President Obama calling for a unified U.S. strategy and international action against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
42 Members of Congress sign letter to President Obama on IEDs – Forty-two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to President Obama calling for a unified U.S. strategy and international action against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
This week has seen us gather a great deal more support for the Letter from Members of Congress to President Obama on IEDs and other areas of the Global Campaign against IEDs...
We continue to make progress in several areas. First, the response to our request for signatories on the letter to President Obama on IEDs continues to be very promising.
First, the response to our request for signatories on the letter to President Obama on IEDs is very promising. In just the short time the letter has been available for signature in Congressman Gallegly’s office, we already have commitments from Members representing the House Foreign Affairs Committee; House Ways and Means...
Update of activities for the Global Campaign against IEDs for the Week ending January 20, 2012
