Kronos Advisory, LLC
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Kronos Advisory, LLC is a U.S.-based company that, according to Dun & Bradstreet
, conducts business in the areas of national security
and international affairs
. According to the firm’s website (www.kronosadvisory.com), Kronos is a strategic advisory firm established in 2011 by Medal of Honor
recipient James E. Livingston
, Council on Foreign Relations
member and Joint Chiefs of Staff
Economic Roundtable chair Mallory Factor
, and Congressional counter-terrorism
advisor Michael S. Smith II
.” A section of the Congressional Record
featuring information about Kronos states the firm was founded to “provide global stakeholders the situational awareness solutions they need to address strategic and tactical threats to their interests.”
, The Jerusalem Post
, and Al Arabiya
, at the request of a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in 2011 Kronos founder Michael S. Smith II
produced a report on Iran’s ties to Al-Qaeda
that was distributed to members of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
. Titled “The al-Qa’ida-Qods Force
Nexus: Scratching the Surface of a Known Unknown,” a redacted version of Smith’s report is available online via the blog site owned by American military geostrategist
and The Pentagon's New Map author Thomas P.M. Barnett. The report’s Issue Summary section explains: “This report focuses on the history of Iran’s relationship with al-Qa’ida, and briefly addresses potential implications of these ties. Additionally, its author provides a list of recommended action items for Members of the United States Congress, as well as a list of questions that may help Members develop a better understanding of this issue through interactions with defense and intelligence officials.” On September 23, 2011, while issuing remarks on the House Floor
about both the president of Iran’s September 2011 visit to New York to address the United Nations
and Iran’s support of Islamist terrorism U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan (R, SC)
referenced "The al-Qa’ida-Qods Force Nexus" report. The text of both Congressman Duncan’s remarks and the summary section of Smith’s report are included in a section of the Congressional Record
titled “The Al Qaeda-Qods Force Nexus.”
Dun & Bradstreet
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, conducts business in the areas of national security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
and international affairs
International affairs
International affairs may refer to:* Diplomacy* International relations* International Affairs Association* International Affairs , a peer-reviewed academic journal first published in 1924...
. According to the firm’s website (www.kronosadvisory.com), Kronos is a strategic advisory firm established in 2011 by Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient James E. Livingston
James E. Livingston
Major General James Everett Livingston is a retired United States Marine Corps general. He was awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for heroic actions in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Maj Gen Livingston served on active duty in the Marine Corps over...
, Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
member and Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters...
Economic Roundtable chair Mallory Factor
Mallory Factor
Mallory Factor is an American businessman and political activist. He is president of Mallory Factor, Inc., an independent merchant bank and financial relations consultancy that he founded in 1976. Mr...
, and Congressional counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
advisor Michael S. Smith II
Michael S. Smith II
Michael S. Smith II is a counter-terrorism advisor to members of the United States Congress, gray area phenomena subject-matter expert, and a founder of Kronos Advisory, LLC, a U.S.-based firm established in 2011 by Medal of Honor recipient MajGen James E...
.” A section of the Congressional Record
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published by the United States Government Printing Office, and is issued daily when the United States Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks...
featuring information about Kronos states the firm was founded to “provide global stakeholders the situational awareness solutions they need to address strategic and tactical threats to their interests.”
Counter-Terrorism Advising
According to reports produced by Agence France-PresseAgence France-Presse
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, The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
, and Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya is a Pan-Arabist Saudi-owned Arabic-language television news channel. Launched on March 3, 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is majority-owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center ....
, at the request of a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in 2011 Kronos founder Michael S. Smith II
Michael S. Smith II
Michael S. Smith II is a counter-terrorism advisor to members of the United States Congress, gray area phenomena subject-matter expert, and a founder of Kronos Advisory, LLC, a U.S.-based firm established in 2011 by Medal of Honor recipient MajGen James E...
produced a report on Iran’s ties to Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
that was distributed to members of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
. Titled “The al-Qa’ida-Qods Force
Qods Force
The Quds Force is a special unit of Iran's Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution . It has been described as "tasked with exporting" Iran's Islamic revolution, or "responsible for extraterritorial operations" of the Revolutionary Guard.The Quds Force reports directly to the Supreme...
Nexus: Scratching the Surface of a Known Unknown,” a redacted version of Smith’s report is available online via the blog site owned by American military geostrategist
Geostrategy
Geostrategy, a subfield of geopolitics, is a type of foreign policy guided principally by geographical factors as they inform, constrain, or affect political and military planning...
and The Pentagon's New Map author Thomas P.M. Barnett. The report’s Issue Summary section explains: “This report focuses on the history of Iran’s relationship with al-Qa’ida, and briefly addresses potential implications of these ties. Additionally, its author provides a list of recommended action items for Members of the United States Congress, as well as a list of questions that may help Members develop a better understanding of this issue through interactions with defense and intelligence officials.” On September 23, 2011, while issuing remarks on the House Floor
Procedures of the United States House of Representatives
The United States Constitution provides that each "House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings," therefore each Congress of the United States, upon convening, approves its own governing rules of procedure. This clause has been interpreted by the courts to mean that a new Congress is not bound...
about both the president of Iran’s September 2011 visit to New York to address the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and Iran’s support of Islamist terrorism U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan (R, SC)
Jeff Duncan (politician)
Jeffrey D. Duncan is the U.S. Representative for who is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.- Early life, education, and career:...
referenced "The al-Qa’ida-Qods Force Nexus" report. The text of both Congressman Duncan’s remarks and the summary section of Smith’s report are included in a section of the Congressional Record
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published by the United States Government Printing Office, and is issued daily when the United States Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks...
titled “The Al Qaeda-Qods Force Nexus.”