Thomas Fargo

Interview with Thomas Fargo

Transcription

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Biographical Note

Thomas Fargo served as Commander in Chief at the U.S. Pacific Command (2002-2005).

Citation

Thomas Fargo, interview by LaiYee Leong, 23 September 2016. “Post 9/11 Policy in East and Southeast Asia” Collective Memory Project, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University .

 

Additional Resources:

To learn more about this interviewee, please consult the links below.

• Biography - National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
• Khobar Towers and OPM SANG Attacks, Clinton Administrative Marker Used - Clinton Digital Library (1995-1996)
• "The United States Can't Afford to Keep Alienating Indonesia", Comparative Analysis of U.S.-Indonesia and U.S.-Pakistan Relations - Edward Masters, New York Times (August 26, 1997)
• EP3 Incident, U.S. Aircraft Collision with Chinese Fighter Complicates U.S.-China Relations - CNN (April 1, 2001)
• Defense Authorization Act, President Bush Continues Funding War on Terror - White House (December 28, 2001)
• "A Nation Challenged: Pacific Terror", U.S. and Philippines Set Up Joint Operations to Fight Terror - Eric Schmitt, Guardian (January 16, 2002)
• Bali Bombings, Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia - Associated Press (October 12, 2002)
• US Security Policy in Asia, Fargo Testifies in Congress - House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (June 26, 2003)
• The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military, Account of America's Increased Dependence on Military to Manage World Affairs - Dana Priest (2004)
• "Malaysia Rejects US Help to Guard Malacca Straits", Dispute Over Crucial Asia-Pacific Front in War on Terror - Dawn (April 5, 2004)
• Regional Maritime Security Initiative, Report on Increase in Asia-Pacific Terrorism - Thomas Fargo, Homeland Security Digital Library (May 3, 2004)
• "Rumsfeld to Push For Security of Key Strait in Asia", Secretary of Defense Enlists Support for Safeguarding Malacca Strait - Greg Jaffe, Wall Street Journal (June 4, 2004)
• Islamabad Marriott Hotel Bombing, Terrorist Attack in Pakistan That Caused International Stir - Al Jazeera (September 21, 2008) 
• Abu Sayyaf, Most Violent Terrorist Group in Philippines - Department of State (July 31, 2012)
• Walking the Talk in the South China Sea, Examination of U.S. Interest in South China Sea - Thomas Fargo (January 20, 2016)
• One Day That Changed Asia, Documentary Exploring Aftermath of 2004 Aceh Tsunami - CNA Insider (February 18, 2020)

 

Thomas Fargo Testimony Regarding U.S. Policy in Asia (June 26, 2003)

 

The CPH thanks SMU student intern Manqi Shi for her research and work in compiling this collection of additional resources.