Richard Perle

Blind Ambition

Gary Hart | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, Iraq, Dick Cheney, World News

Instead of endlessly and ineffectively interviewing the Santorums of the world, wouldn't it be interesting if just one of the Sunday morning talk programs rounded up George W. Bush and his cohorts to hold them accountable for the monumental act of folly that is still unfolding in Iraq?

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How To Make Gadhafi Look Good, By Various Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Libya Lobbying, Libya, Politics News, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Moammar Gadhafi, Richard Perle, The Monitor Group, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, The Livingston Group, Libya Protests, World News

As noted Tuesday, one of the more interesting things to contemplate as chaos continues to roil Libya and threaten the Gadhafi regime, is the extent to...

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A Spotlight On The Libya Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Libya, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Moammar Gadhafi, Richard Perle, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, Libya Protests, Politics News

The U.S. lifted trade sanctions against Libya in 2004, but reinstated them in 2009. As you might imagine, that brief window led to a ton of influence peddling!

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An Unsanitized Look at the Origins of the Iraq War

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, President George W. Bush, Douglas Feith, Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, John Bolton, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Iraq Occupation, Pnac, Dick Cheney, Msnbc, Pope John Paul, Cnn, Iraq WMD, Richard Armitage, Saddam Hussein, Peter Rodman, Iraq War, Fox News, Baghdad, Richard Perle, William Schneider, Dov Zakheim, Zalmay Khalilzad, Iraq Liberation Act, Elliot Abrams, Project for a New American Century, Neo-Conservatives, Neo-Cons, Paula Dobriansky, Karen Kwiatkowski, Politics News

The debacle in Iraq is not merely a result of errors in planning or poor decision-making. Soldiers are still risking their lives every day in Iraq, "combat" or no "combat," and many more will die for this policy our neo-con leaders handed down to us.

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Take Michael Hayden Off the "Curtis LeMay Today List"

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Krauthammer, John Bolton, Carpet Bombing, Japan, Max Boot, Iran, Pugnatious Nationalists, Curtis LeMay, Directorate of National Intelligence, Bill Kristol, Liz Cheney, Middle East, Neoconservatives, National Security Agency, Elliot Abrams, Richard Perle, Joshua Muravchik, Politics News

We at The Washington Note move retired USAF General Michael Hayden out of the "Curtis LeMay Today List" that we are beginning to compile -- and back on to the roster of reasonably sensible strategists.

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Shadow Elite: Neocons, The Holocaust & Emergency Powers

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Janine Wedel, Holocaust, War on Terror, Terrorism, Shadow Elite, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Iraq, Arianna's Book Club, Politics News

Democracy must be counted as one of the casualties of this new century's wars, and more broadly, of an era where an elite few have become masters at pressing their own self-interested agendas with impunity.

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Shadow Elite: Neocons Blast Back, On Israel's Behalf

Linda Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aei, Gaza, Liz Cheney, We-Con-the-World, Gaza Flotilla, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Israel, Israel Gaza, William Kristol, Dick Cheney, World News

Cheney and the Neocons run the risk of backfiring in terms of Israel. Despite the insistence that Israel is a security asset to the U.S., some say it's time for the U.S. to ask itself whether Israel might now be a "strategic liability."

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Shadow Elite: March to War -- The Neocon Playbook, Straight from the Soviet Bloc

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War Anniversary, Iraq War, Douglas Feith, Paul Wolfowitz, Communism, Janine Wedel, Huffpost Books, Eastern Europe, Shadow Elite, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Cold War, World News

Despite a new administration in Washington, not to mention the damage done to their credibility since the Iraq invasion, the Neocon core lives on, because networks like it are self-propelling and enduring.

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Shadow Elite: March to War -- Is Ahmed Chalabi Under Iran's Thumb?

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Wmd, Janine Wedel, Ahmed Chalabi, Shadow Elite, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Iraq Elections, Iran, General Odierno, World News

In the case of Ahmed Chalabi, we saw an unelected power broker, not even a U.S. citizen, exerting enormous influence over our decision to go to war. That he's now said to be influenced by Iran comes as no surprise.

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Shadow Elite: March to War -- Rove, Perle, & Truthiness

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Karl Rove, Wmd, Janine Wedel, Bush White House, Truthiness, Colin Powell, Shadow Elite, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Politics News

One wishes that Iraq was now simply a matter of historian research. But the reality is that we're still there and the country is still dangerously unstable. No amount of truthiness can make that hard fact go away.

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Pro-Nuclear Pundits Debunked

Frida Berrigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Perle, Daily Show, Nuclear Weapons, Jon Stewart, Frank Gaffney, John Bolton, Dr. Strangelove, Politics News

Obama's efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons have also drawn harsh criticism from a chorus of nuclear war theorists intent on scaring the public into opposing the president's disarmament agenda.

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Richard Perle's Apologia

Thomas Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neocons, Neoconservatives, Bush Administration, Richard Perle, Conservatives, Republicans, Politics News

Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion.

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Neocon Mastermind Richard Perle Denies His Own Existence

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Iraq War, Neoconservative Movement, Neocon, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Neoconservatism, Politics News

Listening to neoconservative mastermind Richard Perle at the Nixon Center yesterday, there was a sense of falling down the rabbit hole....

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Neocon Richard Perle Renounces His Role In Iraq War

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Richard Perle, Politics News

Over the past few weeks, many Bush administration officials have begun rewriting history in an effort to burnish President Bush's legacy. Following su...

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The Bush Presidency: Shakespearean Tragedy or Cruel Farce?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

Unlike earlier failed presidents like Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, Bush does not seem to acknowledge or even recognize the destruction that he has wrought.

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Obama's Growing Pro-Israel Cabinet Should Not Worry Allies of Just Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Obama's Cabinet, George W. Bush, Palestine, Ari Fleischer, Israel, Richard Perle, Joe Biden, Peace, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama's heart is one of fairness, justice and understanding. That he must surround himself with high profile and controversial pro-Israel champions is not a real concern.

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Richard Perle, War Architect, Exploring Iraq Oil Deal

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Perle Oil, Kurdistan Oil, Richard Perle Iraq, Iraq Oil, Iraqi Oil, Richard Perle War in Iraq, Iraq Oil Money, Richard Perle, Richard Perle Iraq Oil, Perle Iraq Oil, Politics News

The Wall Street Journal reports that neoconservative war architect Richard Perle is getting back into Iraq: Influential former Pentagon official Richa...

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This Word Sounds Like That Word! Obama, Osama, And Other Media Tongue-Twisters

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Here is a fact of life: If you are having a conversation with someone about Obama and Osama, there is a very good chance that someone will slip up somewhere. But honestly, it's really no big deal.

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