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- European Central Bank (4)
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- Mean variance optimization of non-linear systems and worst-case analysis (2006)
- In this paper, we consider expected value, variance and worst-case optimization of nonlinear models. We present algorithms for computing optimal expected values, and variance, based on iterative Taylor expansions. We establish convergence and consider the relative merits of policies beaded on expected value optimization and worst-case robustness. The latter is a minimax strategy and ensures optimal cover in view of the worst-case scenario(s) while the former is optimal expected performance in a stochastic setting. Both approaches are used with a macroeconomic policy model to illustrate relative performances, robustness and trade-offs between the strategies. Klassifikation: C61, E43
- A quantitative exploration of the opportunistic approach to disinflation (2005)
- Under a conventional policy rule, a central bank adjusts its policy rate linearly according to the gap between inflation and its target, and the gap between output and its potential. Under "the opportunistic approach to disinflation" a central bank controls inflation aggressively when inflation is far from its target, but concentrates more on output stabilization when inflation is close to its target, allowing supply shocks and unforeseen fluctuations in aggregate demand to move inflation within a certain band. We use stochastic simulations of a small-scale rational expectations model to contrast the behavior of output and inflation under opportunistic and linear rules. Klassifikation: E31, E52, E58, E61. July, 2005.
- Central bank misperceptions and the role of money in interest rate rules (2008)
- Research with Keynesian-style models has emphasized the importance of the output gap for policies aimed at controlling inflation while declaring monetary aggregates largely irrelevant. Critics, however, have argued that these models need to be modified to account for observed money growth and inflation trends, and that monetary trends may serve as a useful cross-check for monetary policy. We identify an important source of monetary trends in form of persistent central bank misperceptions regarding potential output. Simulations with historical output gap estimates indicate that such misperceptions may induce persistent errors in monetary policy and sustained trends in money growth and inflation. If interest rate prescriptions derived from Keynesian-style models are augmented with a cross-check against money-based estimates of trend inflation, inflation control is improved substantially. JEL Classification: E32, E41, E43, E52, E58
- Economic projections and rules-of-thumb for monetary policy (2008)
- Monetary policy analysts often rely on rules-of-thumb, such as the Taylor rule, to describe historical monetary policy decisions and to compare current policy to historical norms. Analysis along these lines also permits evaluation of episodes where policy may have deviated from a simple rule and examination of the reasons behind such deviations. One interesting question is whether such rules-of-thumb should draw on policymakers "forecasts of key variables such as inflation and unemployment or on observed outcomes. Importantly, deviations of the policy from the prescriptions of a Taylor rule that relies on outcomes may be due to systematic responses to information captured in policymakers" own projections. We investigate this proposition in the context of FOMC policy decisions over the past 20 years using publicly available FOMC projections from the biannual monetary policy reports to the Congress (Humphrey-Hawkins reports). Our results indicate that FOMC decisions can indeed be predominantly explained in terms of the FOMC´s own projections rather than observed outcomes. Thus, a forecast-based rule-of-thumb better characterizes FOMC decision-making. We also confirm that many of the apparent deviations of the federal funds rate from an outcome-based Taylor-style rule may be considered systematic responses to information contained in FOMC projections. JEL Classification: E52
- Learning, endogenous indexation and disinflation in the New-Keynesian Model (2008)
- This paper introduces adaptive learning and endogenous indexation in the New-Keynesian Phillips curve and studies disinflation under inflation targeting policies. The analysis is motivated by the disinflation performance of many inflation-targeting countries, in particular the gradual Chilean disinflation with temporary annual targets. At the start of the disinflation episode price-setting firms' expect inflation to be highly persistent and opt for backward-looking indexation. As the central bank acts to bring inflation under control, price-setting firms revise their estimates of the degree of persistence. Such adaptive learning lowers the cost of disinflation. This reduction can be exploited by a gradual approach to disinflation. Firms that choose the rate for indexation also re-assess the likelihood that announced inflation targets determine steady-state inflation and adjust indexation of contracts accordingly. A strategy of announcing and pursuing short-term targets for inflation is found to influence the likelihood that firms switch from backward-looking indexation to the central bank's targets. As firms abandon backward-looking indexation the costs of disinflation decline further. We show that an inflation targeting strategy that employs temporary targets can benefit from lower disinflation costs due to the reduction in backward-looking indexation. JEL Classification: E32, E41, E43, E52, E58
- New Keynesian versus old Keynesian government spending multipliers (2009)
- Renewed interest in fiscal policy has increased the use of quantitative models to evaluate policy. Because of modeling uncertainty, it is essential that policy evaluations be robust to alternative assumptions. We find that models currently being used in practice to evaluate fiscal policy stimulus proposals are not robust. Government spending multipliers in an alternative empirically-estimated and widely-cited new Keynesian model are much smaller than in these old Keynesian models; the estimated stimulus is extremely small with GDP and employment effects only one-sixth as large. JEL-Classifications: C52, E62 Keywords: Fiscal Multiplier, New Keynesian Model, Fiscal Stimulus, Government Spending, Macroeconomic Modeling.
- Money in monetary policy design : monetary cross-checking in the New-Keynesian model (2009)
- In the New-Keynesian model, optimal interest rate policy under uncertainty is formulated without reference to monetary aggregates as long as certain standard assumptions on the distributions of unobservables are satisfied. The model has been criticized for failing to explain common trends in money growth and inflation, and that therefore money should be used as a cross-check in policy formulation (see Lucas (2007)). We show that the New-Keynesian model can explain such trends if one allows for the possibility of persistent central bank misperceptions. Such misperceptions motivate the search for policies that include additional robustness checks. In earlier work, we proposed an interest rate rule that is near-optimal in normal times but includes a cross-check with monetary information. In case of unusual monetary trends, interest rates are adjusted. In this paper, we show in detail how to derive the appropriate magnitude of the interest rate adjustment following a significant cross-check with monetary information, when the New-Keynesian model is the central bank's preferred model. The cross-check is shown to be effective in offsetting persistent deviations of inflation due to central bank misperceptions. JEL-Classifications: E32, E41, E43, E52, E58 Keywords: Monetary Policy, New-Keynesian Model, Money, Quantity Theory, European Central Bank, Policy Under Uncertainty
- Surprising comparative properties of monetary models : results from a new data base (2009)
- In this paper we investigate the comparative properties of empirically-estimated monetary models of the U.S. economy. We make use of a new data base of models designed for such investigations. We focus on three representative models: the Christiano, Eichenbaum, Evans (2005) model, the Smets and Wouters (2007) model, and the Taylor (1993a) model. Although the three models differ in terms of structure, estimation method, sample period, and data vintage, we find surprisingly similar economic impacts of unanticipated changes in the federal funds rate. However, the optimal monetary policy responses to other sources of economic fluctuations are widely different in the different models. We show that simple optimal policy rules that respond to the growth rate of output and smooth the interest rate are not robust. In contrast, policy rules with no interest rate smoothing and no response to the growth rate, as distinct from the level, of output are more robust. Robustness can be improved further by optimizing rules with respect to the average loss across the three models. JEL-Classifications: C52, E30, E52 Keywords: Monetary Models, Macroeconomic Modelling, Monetary Policy Rules, Robustness, Model Comparison, DSGE Models.
- Fiscal stimulus and the promise of future spending cuts : a comment (2009)
- Recent evaluations of the fiscal stimulus packages recently enacted in the United States and Europe such as Cogan, Cwik, Taylor and Wieland (2009) and Cwik and Wieland (2009) suggest that the GDP effects will be modest due to crowding-out of private consumption and investment. Corsetti, Meier and Mueller (2009a,b) argue that spending shocks are typically followed by consolidations with substantive spending cuts, which enhance the short-run stimulus effect. This note investigates the implications of this argument for the estimated impact of recent stimulus packages and the case for discretionary fiscal policy. JEL-Classifications: C32, G14, G17 Keywords: Fiscal Multiplier, Fiscal Stimulus, Discretionary Fiscal Policy, New Keynesian Model, Crowding-out, Government Spending, Macroeconomic Modelling.
- Quantitative easing : a rationale and some evidence from Japan (2009)
- This paper reviews the rationale for quantitative easing when central bank policy rates reach near zero levels in light of recent announcements regarding direct asset purchases by the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Empirical evidence from the previous period of quantitative easing in Japan between 2001 and 2006 is presented. During this earlier period the Bank of Japan was able to expand the monetary base very quickly and significantly. Quantitative easing translated into a greater and more lasting expansion of M1 relative to nominal GDP. Deflation subsided by 2005. As soon as inflation appeared to stabilize near a rate of zero, the Bank of Japan rapidly reduced the monetary base as a share of nominal income as it had announced in 2001. The Bank was able to exit from extensive quantitative easing within less than a year. Some implications for the current situation in Europe and the United States are discussed. JEL-Classifications: E31, E52, E58, E61 Keywords: Deflation, Quantitative Easing, Japan, Monetary Policy, Zero Bound.


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Back From Combat, Women Struggle For Acceptance
This report is the first in a three-part series. WASHINGTON (AP) - Nobody wants to buy them a beer. Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't often offered a drink on the house as a welcome home. More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing ...Published almost 4 years ago | -
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"It's a done deal," says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey when he joined the Federal Drive. It is a trifecta win for all federal employees because NSPS is going to be phased out, the FERS Flu is going to be cured, and retired federal employees are going to be allowed to return to work without harming their annuities. The Defense Authorization Bill ...Published about 4 years ago | -
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The number of federal workers earning six-figure salaries has exploded during the recession, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal salary data. Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% to 19% of civil servants during the recession's first 18 months — and that's before overtime pay and bonuses are counted. Federal workers are enjoying an extraordinary ...Published about 4 years ago | -
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Following the complete refurbishment of the hotel and the creation of one of Europe's most beautiful spas, the Beau-Rivage Palace embarked on a new chapter in its history in the spring of 2009, putting Anne-Sophie Pic in charge of its gourmet restaurant. Anne-Sophie Pic has dropped anchor on the shores of Lake Geneva whilst remaining in charge in Valence, the birthplace of her eponymous restaurant. Her long-awaited arrival at the Beau-Rivage Palace is first and foremost the result of the natural connection between two great institutions and their shared values:
Whilst the Maison Pic is celebrating its 120th anniversary and upmarket gourmet dining, with three generations awarded the famous three stars in the Michelin Guide, Anne-Sophie Pic, the youngest member of the dynasty, has decided to become the first to practise her art outside its walls.
In opening a new restaurant in Lausanne, Anne-Sophie Pic's aim was to imbue the Beau-Rivage Palace with the spirit of the Maison Pic, which has inspired her family for four generations.
"For the restaurant at the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, a magnificent hotel whose culture of excellence I share, I have devised an à la carte and two set menus that convey family, love, nature, the freshness of a berry picked as you walk along a path, the powerful scent of mushrooms on the edge of a wood and the memory of the aromas of the family kitchen and culminate in a simple, pleasurable and authentic experience."Anne-Sophie PICGuided by her desire to share and be generous, Anne-Sophie Pic has created two "Emotions" menus that she reinvents with each passing season, based on her own inspirations.The "Pic Collection" menu, in turn, offers a range of traditional family dishes – classic recipes that are all about passing on taste and values down through the generations.


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Listen to the harness bells chime as you ride through the serene Bavarian Forest in a horse-drawn carriage. Wander through locations from The Sound of Music in beautiful Salzburg and then warm up with rum-laced coffee. Meet Habsburg royalty during a private reception in a castle overlooking the UNESCO-designated Wachau Valley. Visit stunning churches and sample delicious wines in enchanting Baroque villages. Dance the New Year in a Viennese palace, and see how a dusting of snow adds to the glamour of Hungary's historic capital.
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Who will enjoy this cruise: Anyone seeking to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the New Year in an extra-special way. Those who wish to get away and relax during the busy holiday season
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This is the very first photo that I took and post processed using Photomatix. My first subject is an abandoned Morris Oxford car. I had a brief write-up on my Flickr photostream on how I came about to take this photo.
I mentioned on my earlier post about my interest to try on High Dynamic Range (HDR) post processing so here it is now. I have some side notes below on what HDR post processing is and you can also get more information by Googling it. I hope that once you read thru this post, you will have a better idea on what this is all about. By the way, if you have an iPhone4S, you might have unknowingly been taking HDR photos all along.
Camera Settings
All the photos here are from three bracketed shots (AEB setting) of different exposures levels (+2, 0, -2) over-exposed, normal, under-exposed then combined and processed at Photomatix. I normally shoot at aperture priority mode and let the camera adjust the ISO and shutter speed to achieve the required bracketed exposure levels. Set the camera's drive mode to continuous shooting and remember, as this happened to me a lot of times already, that the three bracketed settings (AEB setting) are still there as this will reset to 0 every time the camera is turned off! Please note that I'm using a Canon camera so most of the terms here are most applicable to Canon cameras.
Though all the shots I took here were handheld, I have to say that a tripod is a must. If there is some mis-alignments, fear not because you can use Photomatix de-ghosting function but it is still best to use a tripod.
Post processing
This is where Photomatix will come in. Inside the program are those presets which you can readily apply to your photos but playing along with the sliders/settings are still the best way to get more out of the program. That is what I had done here. All the photos here were re-imported back to Lightroom for further post-processing.
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"In simpler terms, HDR is a range of techniques geared toward representing more contrast in pictures. Non-HDR cameras take pictures at a single exposure level with a limited contrast range. This results in the loss of detail in bright or dark areas of a picture, depending on whether the camera had a low or high exposure setting. HDR compensates for this loss of detail by taking multiple pictures at different exposure levels and intelligently stitching them together so that we get a picture that is representative in both dark and bright areas." – Wikepedia
"It is a post-processing method of taking either one image or a series of images, combining them, and adjusting the contrast ratios to do things that are virtually impossible with a single aperture and shutter speed". – Trey Ratcliff


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Short handled broom for quick sweeping of the patio or kitchen.Firm bassine bristles. Natural and environmentally friendly.Made by people with visual impairments from sustainable Swedish birch.Kids enjoy decorating them. They make a great present.74cm long
Borassus Flabellimormis or the sago palm grows in the East Indies as well as in Sri Lanka. The process of threshing the dried palm leaves releases the leaf fibres. These are a brownish colour and charac- teristically the bassine is softer and more fragile than other piassavas. The Colombo bassine from Sri Lanka is a more rigid type of bassine.
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I'd like to know what's going to happen with the "Price Adjustment" tool for Elite authors. Collis mentioned something better was in the works. Hope that something is still going to happen.
- Author had a File in an Envato Bundle
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Cool info. But as a tip. Hire a professional designer too To remake the dated design of the place. Just my 2 cents.
I want to underline what guitarjock already said: it is an amazing marketplace, both for customers and for the authors and I'm glad to be a part of these amazing times. Thank you for the info and best of luck with all the coming tasks and endeavours.
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Transparency isn't a thing you reveal at a boiling point, it's a continuous dissemination of progress.
Totally agree that we can do a LOT better here. I'll try to give such an update about once every 3 months which is the kind of time scale for the more substantial dev work that we do.
And if not me then the new Dev Manager.
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Thanks, guys! It's nice to see some of the behind the scenes progress lately. Really helps buyers and authors manage expectations. Obviously it's no easy task maintaining such a large marketplace, so we all appreciate the work that's going on over there!
I was wondering if anyone could elaborate on a few things for us though:
When the Elite pricing tool was axed, there was talk of something else in the works that would benefit Elite authors. Is this something in active development? For such a new and beneficial feature, it was removed rather abruptly and without explanation. Naturally, many of us are curious if there is something in the works.
Secondly, recently there was talk of the custom iframes being removed for a better solution. I was curious if this alternative solution would be in place before the iframes were disallowed?
Thanks again, Envato!
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Secondly, recently there was talk of the custom iframes being removed for a better solution. I was curious if this alternative solution would be in place before the iframes were disallowed?Thanks again, Envato!
Hey Mike,
I'm not able to answer your first question but I can answer the second. The "iframe modification policy" won't be "turned on" until we have an acceptable solution ready. As we have many other important things in the works, this one will have to take a back seat for awhile. Although I have a few ideas for the short term that may be very helpful for authors.
I hope that helps to clarify.
Its great that you shared your roadmap. First let me wish you good luck. The company I work with has gone through many of the same growth issues and separating code bases is a year long venture which leaves little time for any interface improvements. So I fully understand. Thank you again for being a great company and continuing to grow the community.
Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Can't wait for the new search, it's desperately needed for PhotoDune
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- Kim Grey said...
I couldn't agree more. White spaces, like art galleries, distill each element to its essence. What a breath of fresh air!
- 26 June 2012 7:18 pm
- pve design said...
I needed this. I think there is nothing better than clearing a space to find clarity or a fresh start. If I were to get married again, I would wear that white shirt dress. Reminds me of the freshness of black and white photography.
pve - 26 June 2012 7:31 pm
- Mrs. Sutton said...
VERY fresh and beautiful - that first image is sublime!
Looking forward to seeing what you do with white - always an inspiration.
Paula x - 26 June 2012 7:43 pm
- Laura said...
cant wait to see your summer look anna! love white as a background - always!
laura x - 26 June 2012 9:55 pm
- Ness Lockyer said...
I love them all Anna! You know I am a sucker for white.
Ness xx - 26 June 2012 10:28 pm
- Peta Rudd said...
Great post Anna. LOVE your new profile photo by the way (been meaning to tell you for some time now)- you look absolutely gorgeous. Can you tell me if you don't mind, where you got your earrings from? Love your style as always xxx
- 26 June 2012 10:41 pm
- eLIZabeth Floyd said...
Hi Anna,
I love these photos. Where they may be light on color, they do not lack for texture! The first photo seems so comfortable, that I would love to curl up on the sofa and read some poetry by the window.
Cannot wait to see what you come up with for the Summer look.
Liz - 27 June 2012 3:02 am
- Debra Turner said...
I know what you mean about using white. I live in a NYC apartment and want to maximize space. So I always paint my walls a linen white, which has a warm yellow undertone. It also lets me bring brights and colors into my apartment. Everything still looks clean and cozy.
- 27 June 2012 4:53 am
- carol jane said...
I agree. I love anything white. Dishes, bedding,walls, my white slipcovered sofa,pottery. Love it. I even have a white car!
- 27 June 2012 12:05 pm
- EDYTA & CO. INTERIOR DESIGN said...
Love these images! I so agree with the white as a background :)
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- mikky said...
That vintage zebra photo is sensational. I need to do that one day!
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- Delightful Domestic Science said...
*such a clever way to decorate*
- 28 June 2012 2:05 pm
- Heidi from Saffron Marigold said...
I absolutely agree that white brings clarity. I know this as a concept, but find it interesting how peaceful it is to actually look at the white on white images...
I love white in bedrooms in particular... it seems to create a foundation for our days and our dreams. - 30 June 2012 2:14 pm
- vicki archer said...
Great pics Anna... i could do with a bit of clarity myself! .... xv
- 1 July 2012 7:18 pm
- Chloe L. Thornton said...
I like your style, keep up the great posting xx
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Never thought of filling up my head board that way! I love it!
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-- on the Fox News Channel the question about whether America would get involved in the situation in Syria.
May have taken a turn at this point is we have found out that inside that country.
Serin gas a chemical weapon has been mixed which means it can be used.
If they weaponized it loaded up put it in planes and drop his bombs on of their own people.
If that were to happen we know from our own government from our secretary of state and from President Obama.
That is a red line for this country to get involved along with NATO let's bring back by phone.
Jennifer Griffin Jennifer we've been talking.
Kind of pointedly about it Syria itself a little bit about Turkey I want to talk with you now about Lebanon.
Because they've seen some of the fighting in serious spill over but what you have inside Lebanon is Hezbollah you have potentially.
Potentially for some of our enemies to get involved in the situation tell me what that might look like.
Well we have what we know is that Hezbollah has already.
It has had training camps inside Syria.
And has been receiving -- help from Iran through Syria says there is saying -- that any easy pathway.
Between Lebanon Hezbollah.
Syria the regime in Syria and -- -- now it's our understanding that even the Iranians.
Are not in favor of -- -- -- machines using -- these chemical weapons so this is that this is something that is really almost unthinkable that.
It regime would.
There -- gas.
And would it would -- would appear to be making preparations to use those weapons.
That is what has people concerned in Washington tonight.
It is a red line -- -- said.
But there is very little that the the US.
Can do to stop the Asad regime because if as we mentioned this Sarin gas.
It once it is mixed it have to be used within a certain number of days within sixty days.
So is this put to the Obama administration -- -- very difficult position put NATO in a very difficult position.
Is there something preemptive that it.
Must do in order to prevent the -- regime.
Not using these weapons is there any warning or emissary that can be sent to tell them that this is a red line and it should not be done.
Excellent question about moving preemptively because of the Red -- would mean that.
Basically people would have to die Jennifer and order for that line to be cross have been asked.
Can something be done to keep that from happening real quickly al-Qaeda and other -- sometimes won't move in in cede ground when these conflicts are happening.
Well I think that what we've been seeing in Syria and because the situation has been festering in -- -- for such a long time.
You have seen various factions taking advantage of the anarchy.
Certainly there -- concerns another -- been some evidence that.
That al-Qaeda.
Linked groups have to have tried to operate within Syria but then their pets -- -- other known terror groups and then of course Iran.
Absolutely it's breaking wide open tonight on The Fox Report Jennifer Griffin thank you for being with us by phone.
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The United States believes Syria has moved "some" chemical weapons in recent days, a U.S. official said.
The stockpile is believed to be is under the control of regime forces, the source said.
The official, who would only speak anonymously because the source was speaking about intelligence matters, said the reason behind the movement is unclear. The source could not say what types of chemical stockpiles were involved or how much was moved.
The United States has had satellite surveillance of Syria's key weapons sites since the unrest began.
But based on conversations CNN has had with other sources knowledgeable about this matter, it's also likely some of the information came from communications intercepts.
Possible reasons for the move could range from wanting to better protect the material from the fighting of the spreading revolt in Syria or, more ominously, to use it against the population, the sources said.
The Wall Street Journal was first to report the suspicion.
The Pentagon has refused all comment. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Syria's government needs to ensure protection of its weapons stash.
"We have repeatedly made it clear that the Syrian government has a responsibility to safeguard its stockpiles of chemical weapons, and that the international community will hold accountable any Syrian officials who fail to meet that obligation," Nuland said.
A former CIA director, Michael Hayden, said it is more likely that the weapons are being moved for security reasons. But Hayden, who said he has no knowledge of what U.S. officials are seeing, said it is always concerning when such materials are being moved.
"We were always concerned when states we believe had or might have weapons of mass destruction, when those weapons were being moved, when they were in transit," he told CNN, "because there is no way you can make the security of those devices as great when they are on the move as they are in firm, fixed positions, where you have a heavy security routine."
Hayden said it is hard to believe al-Assad's government would use the weapons against its own people.
"Right now they are on the outer edges of being an international outlaw, beyond the edges. And the use of chemical weapons would seem to me to make any opposition to a more active intervention in Syria impossible, even for the Russians, even for the Chinese," Hayden said. "I'm far more concerned about loss of control of the weapons and what happens when the chaos that seems to be affecting larger society might touch upon some of these weapon stockpiles."
Key senators who are pressing for U.S. military involvement to help the opposition were quick to demand more information about the Wall Street Journal story.
"First and foremost it is essential to determine whether this report is accurate, and if Assad is in fact moving chemical weapons, where and why they are being moved. We urge the administration to brief Congress on what is known as soon as possible," read a statement from Sens. John McCain, R-Arizona, Joseph Lieberman, I-Connecticut, and Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina.
"If Assad is transferring chemical weapons from secure sites to the battlefield, it significantly raises the risks that they will be used or that control over these weapons could be compromised. These are unacceptable risks for the United States and the entire international community, and they would threaten our vital national security interests."
The United States believes the facilities are guarded by some of the most elite Alawite troops loyal to al-Assad.
But a senior U.S. official told CNN in June, when the opposition forces appeared to be gaining strength in some areas, the United States, Jordan and others were concerned that if the amount of area controlled by al-Assad shrinks, some of those critical facilities could become open to attacks, pilfering or efforts by terrorist groups to buy material.
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The overall assessment by the United States is that in the event some action has to be taken to secure Syrian chemical or biological weapon facilities, troops from some country would have to enter Syria in a matter of hours.
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