As prime minister, he has edged out the old security chiefs who owed their loyalty to Yasser Arafat's Fatah, an armed nationalist faction that hitherto ran the PA. Underpinning Mr Fayyad's rule is a Palestinian security corps, freshly trained by the Americans, with scant allegiance to Fatah's old guard.
One race that has long emphasized security is the Marine Corps Marathon, which starts at the Pentagon.
The second official said that Marine Corps' Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams would be deployed only to augment security at any nearby embassies.
Last year the Peace Corps and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's mission to Chechnya left after their operating agreements were cancelled.
Representatives from a big power company, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Marine Corps and the Department of Energy (DOE) were asked what innovations are on the way.
But the real power broker in the national security transition may be Jones, a retired Marine Corps four-star general.
For military officials -- like General Paul Kelley, a former Commandant of the Marine Corps -- this is about national security.
More than 100, 000 Iraqis are already active in the five security forces - the Police, Border Police, Site Protection Service, Civil Defense Corps of the new Iraqi Army.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations
In a December 6, 2007 letter to the Committee, we explained that the Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the General Services Administration, has already established a contingency contracting corps to provide a ready reserve of contracting officials for emergency situations.
And Assistant to the President for Homeland Security John Brennan will join officials from FEMA, the Department of Transportation, and the Army Corps of Engineers to view impacted areas in Hoboken, Newark, and Jersey City, New Jersey, as well as Staten Island, New York.
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