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Keith Kellogg has also been an executive at two of the nation\u2019s most notorious intelligence contractors.\u003C\/h2\u003E \n\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022byline\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch2 class=\u0022author_name\u0022\u003EBy \u003Ca class=\u0022author\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/tim-shorrock\/\u0022\u003ETim Shorrock\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022author-twitter\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/@TimothyS\u0022 target=\u0022blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETwitter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\u003C!--\u003Ch2\u003EBy\u003C\/h2\u003E--\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch4 class=\u0022time is_date article_pub_time\u0022\u003ENovember 18, 2016\u003C!--\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022click_comment\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E3 Comments\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E--\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cul class=\u0022article-share\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share fb\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFacebook\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share tw\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETwitter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share email\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEmail\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share tn_print\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022 onclick=\u0022tn_print_fn()\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrint\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\/header\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Csection class=\u0022article-body abody-231141\u0022 \u003E\n\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left full-width-mobile image wide indent\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery imgHover\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/keith_kellogg_trump_ap_img.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City on November 15, 2016. (Carolyn Kaster \/ AP)\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/keith_kellogg_trump_ap_img.jpg?scale=896&compress=70\u0022 alt=\u0022Keith Kellogg Trump Tower\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ERetired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City on November 15, 2016. \u003Cspan class=\u0022credits\u0022\u003E(Carolyn Kaster \/ AP)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv style=\u0022clear:both\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003EOver the past two days, President-elect Donald Trump has put together a national security team that will move US foreign policy far to the right. The most shocking appointment, announced Thursday, was retired Army General \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/trumps-pick-for-national-security-adviser-brings-experience-and-controversy\/2016\/11\/17\/0962eb88-ad08-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-banner-main_flynn-850pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory\u0022\u003EMichael Flynn\u003C\/a\u003E, a fanatical opponent of radical Islam, as his national security adviser. On Friday, Trump named Kansas GOP Representative \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/19\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-mike-pompeo-cia.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1\u0022\u003EMike Pompeo\u003C\/a\u003E to run the CIA. Pompeo is a member of the House Intelligence Committee who strongly opposed the Iran nuclear deal as well as the post-Snowden \u201creforms\u201d of US intelligence.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E1\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Caside class=\u0022ad right most-popular-plus-ad grey_back\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\u0022ad-halfpage-231141-0\u0022 class=\u0022sailthru_class_form\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\u0022 class=\u0022ad-policy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAd Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBut so far, little attention has been paid to a retired Army lieutenant general, Joseph \u201cKeith\u201d Kellogg, one of Trump\u2019s closest military and foreign-policy advisers. Kellogg is a former contracting executive who is considered a front-runner for a senior position at the Pentagon. He has been among the small group of advisers seen entering and leaving Trump Tower this week.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E2\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left twitter-quote indent\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKellogg is in a prime spot to select the officials to run Trump’s military policies at the Pentagon.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022tw span_article_tweet\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Kellogg+is+in+a+prime+spot+to+select+the+officials+to+run+Trump%E2%80%99s+military+policies+at+the+Pentagon. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2f5oALo\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/p\u003E\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EKellogg played a critical role in the disastrous US occupation of Iraq as the director of operations of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which ran the country after the 2003 invasion. Since leaving the military, he has been deeply involved in the high-tech, computer-driven style of warfare that has spawned the enormous business complex of contractors and suppliers that ring Washington, DC, from the CIA to the National Security Agency.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E3\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd with Flynn, the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, now in charge of Trump\u2019s national security team, Kellogg is in a prime spot to select the officials to run Trump\u2019s military policies. In that position, Kellogg brings 20 years of experience as an executive for some of the nation\u2019s largest and most notorious military contractors.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E4\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EUntil recently, Kellogg worked as vice president of strategic initiatives for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cubic.com\/News\/Press-Releases\/ID\/216\/Joseph-K-Kellogg-Jr-Joins-Cubic-As-SVP-Ground-Combat-Programs\u0022\u003ECubic Corp\u003C\/a\u003E., which provides ground combat training and other technical support to the Pentagon. Before that, Kellogg was the president of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cubic.com\/News\/Press-Releases\/ID\/508\/Cubic-Names-New-President-of-Abraxas\u0022\u003EAbraxas\u003C\/a\u003E, a highly secretive subsidiary of Cubic that was founded by retired CIA operatives.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E5\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2012, Abraxas was the subject of intense media scrutiny for developing a powerful surveillance tool called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/timshorrock.com\/?p=1690\u0022\u003ETrapWire\u003C\/a\u003E. According to cables released by WikiLeaks and analyzed by \u003Cem\u003EThe\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, the software could analyze \u201cimages from surveillance cameras and other data to try to identify terrorists planning attacks.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E6\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom 2005 to 2009, Kellogg was a top executive with CACI International, one of the companies that supplied interrogators who abused and tortured Iraqi prisoners at the US military prison at Abu Ghraib.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E7\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Caside class=\u0022right hidden-on-mobile most-popular-plus-ad\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022most-popular hover_b_remove\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch3\u003EMost Popular\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E1\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/jeff-sessions-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-is-a-fierce-opponent-of-civil-rights\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Jeff Sessions, Trump\u2019s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EJeff Sessions, Trump\u2019s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E2\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-is-unprecedented-and-still-growing\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Hillary Clinton\u2019s Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented\u2014and Still Growing\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EHillary Clinton\u2019s Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented\u2014and Still Growing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E3\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/why-do-white-working-class-people-vote-against-their-interests-they-dont\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don\u2019t.\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EWhy Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don\u2019t.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E4\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/the-first-senator-to-endorse-donald-trump-is-a-longtime-opponent-of-civil-rights\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EThe First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E5\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/are-north-carolina-republicans-plotting-a-legislative-coup\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Are North Carolina Republicans Plotting a \u2018Legislative Coup\u2019?\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EAre North Carolina Republicans Plotting a \u2018Legislative Coup\u2019?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining the contracting world, Kellogg spent over 20 years in the Army. During the 1960s, he fought in Vietnam, and later rose through the ranks to become the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, widely known as the world\u2019s largest parachute force. He ended his military career in 2003 as the Pentagon\u2019s director of command, control, and communications for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E8\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left twitter-quote indent\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKellogg was a top executive at CACI International, which supplied interrogators who tortured Iraqi prisoners.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022tw span_article_tweet\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Kellogg+was+a+top+executive+at+CACI+International%2C+which+supplied+interrogators+who+tortured+Iraqi+prisoners. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2f5oALo\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/p\u003E\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EThere, Kellogg worked on using information technology for what military planners called \u201cnetwork centric warfare\u201d\u2014the precursor to the sophisticated combination of electronics and intelligence that drives today\u2019s air and drone wars. His work in that area made him a favorite of Donald Rumsfeld, who was secretary of defense at the time and a big supporter of the network centric concept, according to the \u003Cem\u003ELos Angeles Times.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E9\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2003, Kellogg left the Pentagon to join the Oracle Corporation. At Oracle, which was co-founded by computer guru Larry Ellison, Kellogg ran its homeland security solutions division, providing IT to defense and intelligence agencies. During that time, he was also named to the board of directors of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/06\/gtsi-rebranded-unicom-government.aspx\u0022\u003EGTSI Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E, once a huge provider of government IT.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E10\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBeing a businessman is almost a prerequisite for working with Trump. But Kellogg\u2019s work in post-invasion Iraq stands in sharp contrast to the views Trump put forward in his campaign against Hillary Clinton. Last February, in a widely quoted interview on Fox, Trump called the US invasion of Iraq \u201cthe worst decision ever made in the history of our country.\u201d In the months that followed, he repeatedly blasted Clinton for supporting the invasion, which\u2014as he rightly argued\u2014planted the seeds for the rise of ISIS, the Islamist terrorist army that US, Iraqi, and Kurdish forces are now trying to dislodge from Iraq and Syria.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E11\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left twitter-quote indent\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe was COO for reconstruction for Paul Bremer, the Kissinger associate appointed by Bush to run the Iraq occupation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022tw span_article_tweet\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=He+was+COO+for+reconstruction+for+Paul+Bremer%2C+the+Kissinger+associate+appointed+by+Bush+to+run+the+Iraq+occupation. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2f5oALo\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/p\u003E\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EYet, as a top CPA official, Kellogg played a critical role in the disastrous occupation that helped spawn the insurgent army that later morphed into ISIS. At the CPA, he was the chief operating officer for reconstruction for Paul Bremer, the associate of Henry Kissinger appointed by Bush and Rumsfeld to run the occupation. In that post, Kellogg hired dozens of contractors and staffers\u2014many of them young right-wing ideologues from Washington\u2014to award construction contracts.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E12\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cstyle\u003E\n .cta.primary.DwEMXCtxad{\n background: #cc0e0e !important;\n color: #ffffff !important;\n }\n .cta.primary.DwEMXCtxad a:hover\n {\n color: #cc0e0e !important;\n background: #ffffff !important;\n }\n \u003C\/style\u003E\n \u003Caside class=\u0022siderail__item full cta primary right article_action_right DwEMXCtxad\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022item__content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003EGET A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION \r\nFOR JUST $9.50!\r\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssl.palmcoastd.com\/06601\/apps\/ORDOPTION1LANDING?ikey=I**ARL\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022btn\u0022\u003ESubscribe\u003C\/a\u003E \n \u003C\/div\u003E \n\u003C\/aside\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m the guy who\u2019s supposed to make the trains run on time,\u201d Kellogg told the \u003Cem\u003ELos Angeles Times\u003C\/em\u003E (according to CACI, he \u201cplayed a key role in the effort to rebuild Iraq and bridge the link between security and critical infrastructure\u201d). This was during the time when Iraq was seen as a bonanza for US corporations, who flocked to Iraq in droves as Rumsfeld and his neoconservative allies promised to privatize the country and transform it into a free-market paradise. I described the frenzy in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/selling-iraq\/\u0022\u003Ecover story\u003C\/a\u003E for \u003Cem\u003EThe Nation \u003C\/em\u003Ein 2003:\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E13\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBehind closed doors in the Pentagon and State Department and on Washington\u2019s K Street corridor, executives, bankers, trade lawyers and consultants are using their influence to create opportunities for future profits in Iraq. Those groups, and the relationships they have developed with Iraqi exiles and Washington insiders, underscore the politicized nature of the US rebuilding effort and the hopes of many officials that Iraq will become an engine of growth, not only for the region but for US corporations searching for new markets and investment sites.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E14\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the big plans of the neocons quickly fell apart as an insurgency began in earnest, sparked in large part by Bremer\u2019s decision to disband the Iraqi Army. Some of the generals purged from the military later formed the core of ISIS, as recounted in the excellent book on its history by Joby Warrick, \u003Cem\u003EBlack Flags.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E15\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the incidents that sparked the insurgency was the cruel treatment of Iraqi detainees in the infamous prison at Abu Ghraib. CACI, then as now a major Pentagon contractor, employed several of the interrogators who were involved in the abuse at Abu Ghraib (it is still fighting a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/economy\/us-appeals-court-reinstates-abu-ghraib-prison-abuse-case-against-caci\/2016\/10\/21\/e53c43a6-97b5-11e6-bc79-af1cd3d2984b_story.html\u0022\u003Elawsuit\u003C\/a\u003E filed by four detainees, who claimed they were tortured by CACI personnel).\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E16\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2005, about eight months after the Abu Ghraib scandal was exposed by journalist Seymour Hersh and CBS News, CACI hired Kellogg to be executive vice president for CACI\u2019s research and technology group. At the time, a CACI press release said, Kellogg\u2019s group provided \u201cintelligence, information technology, and logistics support for the US Army and other Defense Department clients.\u201d He worked for CACI through the end of the Bush administration.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E17\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining Cubic, Kellogg worked for several other important intelligence contractors. He was once a board member of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.corpwatch.org\/article.php?id=14898\u0022\u003EAnalex\u003C\/a\u003E Corp., a contractor for the Pentagon\u2019s Counterintelligence Field Activity office that was accused after the 9\/11 attacks of domestic spying (it was later sold to the UK\u2019s QinetiQ). In 2009, Kellogg was appointed CEO of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.redxdefense.com\/RedX_site\/RedX_intro01.htm\u0022\u003ERedXDefense\u003C\/a\u003E, which describes itself as a \u201ccomplete solution provider for defense against explosive threats.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E18\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cstyle\u003E\n\t\t\t\t.article-wrap .article-body aside.left.custom_background_231141\t\t\t\t {\n\t\t\t\t background:none !important;\n\t\t\t\t }\n\t\t\t\t \u003C\/style\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cstyle\u003E\n\t\t\t\t.article-wrap .article-body aside.left.custom_background_231141\t\t\t\t {\n\t\t\t\t background:#5000b2 !important;\n\t\t\t\t }\n\t\t\t\t \u003C\/style\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left takeaction indent custom_background_231141\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022action_tout_heading\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELIKE THIS? GET MORE OF OUR BEST REPORTING AND ANALYSIS \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cform action=\u0022\u0022 name=\u0022sailthru_action_tout_form\u0022 method=\u0022post\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022email\u0022 name=\u0022email\u0022 id=\u0022take_action_sailthru_email_231141\u0022 class=\u0022take_action_sailthru_email\u0022 Placeholder=\u0022Enter Email\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022take_action_sailthru_list_final\u0022 id=\u0022take_action_sailthru_list_final_231141\u0022 value=\u0022daily_tout,master,daily\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022cta\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022button\u0022 class=\u0022take_action_sailthru_submit\u0022 name=\u0022submit_sailthru\u0022 value=\u0022SIGN UP!\u0022 onclick=\u0022add_action_tout_sailthru(231141)\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/form\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cp id=\u0022action_tout_response_231141\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Trump\u2019s presidential run, Kellogg\u2019s name first surfaced in March, when Trump named him to his foreign policy team in an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/checkpoint\/wp\/2016\/03\/21\/meet-the-men-shaping-donald-trumps-foreign-policy-views\/\u0022\u003Einterview\u003C\/a\u003E with \u003Cem\u003EThe\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post. \u003C\/em\u003EDuring the campaign, Kellogg mostly played a background role, but he has occasionally appeared on news shows to defend Trump\u2019s controversial positions.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E19\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EIn August, for example, Kellogg was forced to explain Trump\u2019s call for the \u201cextreme vetting\u201d of immigrants, which the candidate said would prevent \u201cthose who do not believe in our Constitution or who support bigotry and hatred\u201d from crossing US borders.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E20\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EOn CNN the next day, Kellogg described the remarks as the \u201cbeginning of a new dialogue,\u201d adding that \u201cwe need a very robust way of looking at people coming into the country.\u2026 We\u2019re focused on the whole concept of the ideology and of the vetting.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E21\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EStill, Kellogg\u2019s past should prepare him well for recruiting former officials and contractors into today\u2019s privatized military and intelligence services. He\u2019s also in the running for a top Pentagon position himself, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/trump-defense-secretary-possibilities\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMilitary Times\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E reported.\u003Cspan class=\u0022paranum hidden\u0022\u003E22\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral names have been mentioned in recent days for secretary of defense. 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Benito Mussolini also say he was "the guy who's supposed to make the trains run on time?" But seriously, enough with joking about this guy. This Kellogg seems to be a piece of work. And I was surprised he served in the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam. I remember these grunts having served as a medical corpsman in Vietnam. We got a lot of then after the Battle of Dak To in November, 1967. It was a bllodbath for our troops and a harbinger of the Tet Offensive of 1968. So this guy is the real thing - what working-class philosopher Eric Hoffer in the sixties warned us about as a "true believer." And Kellogg didn't just "punch his ticket" as many other officers did for advancement during the Vietnam War. He served with the 82nd Airborne. That scares me. But I'm a hardcore civilian. And to this day I love indoor plumbing. There I go again - making a joke about war. I still recall vividly we got a lot wounded grunts at the hospital from the 82nd Airborne. They fought at the Battle of Dak To in November, 1967. which was a real blood bath for our troops and an omen for the Tet Offensive of 1968. That's why I was a bit taken back by that detail in his military career. It speaksvolume about who he is. Kellogg is what we used to call grunts back in Vietnam "definitely hardcore." Though it's a bit ironic, isn't it? He will be taking his marching orders from a commander in chief who said during the campaign getting the clap was the equivalent of doing a tour of duty in Vietnam. I'm just surprised an old Vietnam veteran like Kellogg is still around and kicking and also has extensive experience in the intelligence\/surveillance complex and in old age he is willing to ratchet tensions in the Global War On Terror. Which has been a failure for both the Bush and Obama administrations. And what's more Kellogg means it. He seems to be a fictional throwback to the Strangelovian characters Stanley Kubrick created in his eponymous movie classic that satirized Cold War mentality in the sixties. Which is why I've felt ever since the 9\/11 attacks that the war on terror is what Yogi Berra called "deja vu all over again." So thanks, Tim, for this revealing expose on Kellogg. Great article.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ldc-cmt-box clearfix\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022ldc-ul_cont\u0022 onclick=\u0022alter_ul_post_values(this,2109927378,\u0027c_like\u0027)\u0022 \u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thenation\/images\/up.png\u0022 alt=\u0022upimg\u0022\/\u003E(\u003Cspan\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022ldc-ul_cont\u0022 onclick=\u0022alter_ul_post_values(this,2109927378,\u0027c_dislike\u0027)\u0022 \u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thenation\/images\/down.png\u0022 alt=\u0022downimg\u0022\/\u003E(\u003Cspan\u003E1\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C!-- .comment-content --\u003E\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003C\/article\u003E\n\t\t\t\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C!-- #comment-## --\u003E\n\u003Col class=\u0022children\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli id=\u0022comment-2109927379\u0022 class=\u0022comment byuser comment-author-003347507 odd alt depth-2\u0022\u003E\n \u003Carticle id=\u0022div-comment-2109927379\u0022 commentIDVal=\u00222109927379\u0022 class=\u0022comment-body \u0022\u003E\n \t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment-content\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cb class=\u0022fn\u0022\u003EGeorge Hoffman\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022says\u0022\u003Esays:\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment-metadata\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222016-11-18T23:58:33+00:00\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 18, 2016 at 11:58 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/time\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C!-- .comment-metadata --\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003ESorry, I repeated myself about the Battle of Dak To and of course some typos. But I was taken back by this guy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ldc-cmt-box clearfix\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022ldc-ul_cont\u0022 onclick=\u0022alter_ul_post_values(this,2109927379,\u0027c_like\u0027)\u0022 \u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thenation\/images\/up.png\u0022 alt=\u0022upimg\u0022\/\u003E(\u003Cspan\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022ldc-ul_cont\u0022 onclick=\u0022alter_ul_post_values(this,2109927379,\u0027c_dislike\u0027)\u0022 \u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thenation\/images\/down.png\u0022 alt=\u0022downimg\u0022\/\u003E(\u003Cspan\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C!-- .comment-content --\u003E\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003C\/article\u003E\n\t\t\t\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C!-- #comment-## --\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C!-- #comment-## --\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C!-- .children --\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C!-- #comment-## --\u003E\n \u003Cli id=\u0022comment-2109927377\u0022 class=\u0022comment byuser comment-author-600122477 even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Carticle id=\u0022div-comment-2109927377\u0022 commentIDVal=\u00222109927377\u0022 class=\u0022comment-body \u0022\u003E\n \t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment-content\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cb class=\u0022fn\u0022\u003EDavid Gurarie\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022says\u0022\u003Esays:\u003C\/span\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment-metadata\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222016-11-18T23:34:31+00:00\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 18, 2016 at 11:34 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/time\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C!-- .comment-metadata --\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003EThe worst of Bush's henchmen (from Bolton to Kellogg, Flynn) are lining up under "anti-interventionist" Trump. 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