Difference between revisions of "Gary Sick"
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"Gary Sick received his BA from Kansas University in 1957 and a Master of Science from George Washington University in 1970. In 1973 he earned a PhD from Columbia. | "Gary Sick received his BA from Kansas University in 1957 and a Master of Science from George Washington University in 1970. In 1973 he earned a PhD from Columbia. | ||
| − | "Professor Sick served on the [[National Security Council]] staff under Presidents [[Gerald R. Ford]], [[James Earl Carter, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis. Mr. Sick is a captain (ret.) in the U.S. Navy, with service in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and the Mediterranean. He was the deputy director for International Affairs at the [[Ford Foundation]] from 1982 to 1987, where he was responsible for programs relating to U.S. foreign policy. He is also a member of the board of [[Human Rights Watch]] in New York and chairman of the advisory committee of Human Rights Watch/Middle East. | + | "Professor Sick served on the [[National Security Council]] staff under Presidents [[Gerald R. Ford]], [[James Earl Carter, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis. Mr. Sick is a captain (ret.) in the U.S. Navy, with service in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and the Mediterranean. He was the deputy director for International Affairs at the [[Ford Foundation]] from 1982 to 1987, where he was responsible for programs relating to U.S. foreign policy. He is also a member of the board of [[Human Rights Watch]] in New York and chairman of the advisory committee of Human Rights Watch/Middle East. |
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| + | *According to the last internet update, Sick is listed as [http://www.hrw.org/about/info/board.html co-chair] with [[Lisa Anderson]] of the Middle East Advisory Committee at Human Rights Watch. | ||
"He is the executive director of [[Gulf/2000 Project]], an international research project on political, economic and security developments in the Persian Gulf, being conducted at Columbia University in 1994-95 on behalf of the [[W. Alton Jones Foundation]] and the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]." | "He is the executive director of [[Gulf/2000 Project]], an international research project on political, economic and security developments in the Persian Gulf, being conducted at Columbia University in 1994-95 on behalf of the [[W. Alton Jones Foundation]] and the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]." | ||
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"Middle East Institute's Gary Sick Says '[[Axis of Evil]]' Label Promotes a Pentagon, Not State Dept., Agenda: Gary Sick, acting director of the Middle East Institute, says the phrase ''axis of evil'', used by President [[George W. Bush]] to refer to Iran, Iraq and North Korea, marked an attempt by the Pentagon to put the issue of nuclear non-proliferation back on the public agenda. The administration views the three nations as potential proliferators of nuclear weapons." Quote published [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/us_iran/ April 4, 2002]. | "Middle East Institute's Gary Sick Says '[[Axis of Evil]]' Label Promotes a Pentagon, Not State Dept., Agenda: Gary Sick, acting director of the Middle East Institute, says the phrase ''axis of evil'', used by President [[George W. Bush]] to refer to Iran, Iraq and North Korea, marked an attempt by the Pentagon to put the issue of nuclear non-proliferation back on the public agenda. The administration views the three nations as potential proliferators of nuclear weapons." Quote published [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/us_iran/ April 4, 2002]. | ||
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| + | The following was extracted from the archived article [http://www.middleeast.org/archives/lie.htm Gary Sick & "Gulf 2000". Masquerading in Academia] published online by [http://www.middleeast.org Mid-East Realities] (MER): | ||
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| + | "Masquerading as an academic (now associated with Columbia Univ.), Gary Sick has always maintained his government, military and [[CIA]] ties in one way or another. Sick's involvements go back at least to the [[James Earl Carter, Jr.]] Administration when he was one of the major operatives attempting to prevent and then overturn the Iranian revolution." | ||
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*[http://www.teacherscollege.edu/forum/participant-detail.asp?ID=2 Biography refers to Gulf/2000 International Research Project]. | *[http://www.teacherscollege.edu/forum/participant-detail.asp?ID=2 Biography refers to Gulf/2000 International Research Project]. | ||
*[http://www.irantodayonline.com/newspaper/politics/jan_01.html Interview with Gary Sick] "conducted 10 days before the hard-liners launched their attack on freedom in Iran," ''IranTodayOnline.com'', no date. | *[http://www.irantodayonline.com/newspaper/politics/jan_01.html Interview with Gary Sick] "conducted 10 days before the hard-liners launched their attack on freedom in Iran," ''IranTodayOnline.com'', no date. | ||
| − | *[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/analysis/030723_sons.htm Interview by Augustine Anthuven with "Middle East expert Gary Sick of Columbia University in New York"], | + | *[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/analysis/030723_sons.htm Interview by Augustine Anthuven with "Middle East expert Gary Sick of Columbia University in New York"], ''ChannelNewsAsia'', July 23, 2003. |
Revision as of 10:49, 28 August 2003
Gary Sick is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs and Acting Director of the Middle East Institute at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University.
"The acting director of the SIPA's Middle East Institute, Professor Gary Sick is a Senior Research Scholar and adjunct professor of international affairs at SIPA.
"He is the author of All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran (Random House, 1985) and October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan (Random House/Times Books, 1992).
"Gary Sick received his BA from Kansas University in 1957 and a Master of Science from George Washington University in 1970. In 1973 he earned a PhD from Columbia.
"Professor Sick served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Gerald R. Ford, James Earl Carter, Jr. and Ronald Reagan. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis. Mr. Sick is a captain (ret.) in the U.S. Navy, with service in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and the Mediterranean. He was the deputy director for International Affairs at the Ford Foundation from 1982 to 1987, where he was responsible for programs relating to U.S. foreign policy. He is also a member of the board of Human Rights Watch in New York and chairman of the advisory committee of Human Rights Watch/Middle East.
- According to the last internet update, Sick is listed as co-chair with Lisa Anderson of the Middle East Advisory Committee at Human Rights Watch.
"He is the executive director of Gulf/2000 Project, an international research project on political, economic and security developments in the Persian Gulf, being conducted at Columbia University in 1994-95 on behalf of the W. Alton Jones Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation."
"Middle East Institute's Gary Sick Says 'Axis of Evil' Label Promotes a Pentagon, Not State Dept., Agenda: Gary Sick, acting director of the Middle East Institute, says the phrase axis of evil, used by President George W. Bush to refer to Iran, Iraq and North Korea, marked an attempt by the Pentagon to put the issue of nuclear non-proliferation back on the public agenda. The administration views the three nations as potential proliferators of nuclear weapons." Quote published April 4, 2002.
The following was extracted from the archived article Gary Sick & "Gulf 2000". Masquerading in Academia published online by Mid-East Realities (MER):
"Masquerading as an academic (now associated with Columbia Univ.), Gary Sick has always maintained his government, military and CIA ties in one way or another. Sick's involvements go back at least to the James Earl Carter, Jr. Administration when he was one of the major operatives attempting to prevent and then overturn the Iranian revolution."
External Links
- Daniel Pipes, Gary Sick's Same Old Song, Wall Street Journal, May 2, 1991. Re Reagan's arms for hostages deal with Israel and Iran.
- Biography refers to Gulf/2000 International Research Project.
- Interview with Gary Sick "conducted 10 days before the hard-liners launched their attack on freedom in Iran," IranTodayOnline.com, no date.
- Interview by Augustine Anthuven with "Middle East expert Gary Sick of Columbia University in New York", ChannelNewsAsia, July 23, 2003.
