Reuel Marc Gerecht 
AEI Resident Fellow
Tel: 202.862.5889 (asst: 202.862.5855)
Email: rgerecht@aei.org (asst: knichols@aei.org)
Former Middle Eastern specialist for the Central Intelligence Agency (1985-1994), Gerecht is knowledgeable about the Ottoman, colonial, and late-twentieth century history that has led to the current situation in Iraq.
Coauthor of a forthcoming study, Lessons Learned in Iraq (the emerging role and potential political impact of Shi'ism and Islam in Iraq). Conducted research in Iraq (Summer, 2003).
Interview topics: intelligence, terrorism (and Osama bin Laden), Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.
AEI website bio: http://www.aei.org/gerecht
Fred Thompson 
AEI Visiting Fellow
Assistant tel: 202.862.2702
Email: FThompson@aei.org
Was a U.S. senator from Tennessee from1994 to 2003.
Interview topics: national security and intelligence (China, North Korea, and Russia).
AEI website bio: http://www.aei.org/thompson
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| Senior Fellow Newt Gingrich |
AEI Senior Fellow
Tel: 540.338.1250
Email: NGingrich@aei.org
Was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-1999.
Interview topics: health care, information technology, the military, and politics.
AEI website bio: http://www.aei.org/gingrich
Danielle Pletka 
AEI Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies
Tel: 202.862.5943 (asst: 202.862.5872)
Email: dpletka@aei.org (asst: mmckew@aei.org)
Former Senior Professional Staff Member for Near East and South Asia, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (1992-2002). Coauthor of forthcoming study, Lessons Learned in Iraq (governance, civil society, and building democracy in Iraq). Conducted research in Iraq (Fall, 2003).
Interview topics: Middle East, South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan), terrorism, and weapons proliferation.
AEI website bio: http://www.aei.org/pletka









