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"In his brilliant book, Metapolitics: The Roots of the Nazi Mind, Peter Viereck detailed how so many of the founders of Germany's National Socialist Party were artists, writers and academics. They were 'intellectuals who lusted for brute violence ... a Bohemia in arms,' wrote Viereck, who warned of 'bloody-minded professors' running amok in politics." by Eric Margolis on Neo-conservatives. It can be argued that the invasion of Iraq was a "Think Tank War" of intellectuals to which the "War Party" happily went along as they saw all the money to be made from unending wars. Today the term "neoconservative" has morphed from leftists who joined Reagan to include old conservatives who have taken up the neocon call to bombing and empire while supporting a growing police state in America--- See also War Party Biographies.
See also Neoconservative think tanks, periodicals, and key documents Excellent summary from CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR See also Neocon Watch
5/11/08 5 Myths on "Who's
Really Pro-Israel?" disputes
conventional wisdom on which ides really help Israel, by director of J
Street (anti Likud)
4/20/08
Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power
by Fred Kaplan interesting analysis of neo-conservative
and Jewish thinking and mind-set in promoting war
4/27/08 Doug Feith Georgetown Contract Not Renewed many professors outraged over appointment of architect of Iraq disaster, man who ordered dismissal of Iraq civil service and whole military
4/18/08 Neoconservatives as "Tough Guys (Guise)" War and empire wanters analyzed (hint-most never served in military nor rarely were ever in a fight)--"as a country that is inherently good, our invasions and bombs are well-intentioned."
3/16/08 The War Was About Oil --but not wanted by oil companies or international business-- but yes by intellectuals (neoconservatives) "empire wanters" and "War Party" profiteers.
2/01/08 Neocons Shaken, But Not Deterred see Jacob Heilbrunn's new book They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons (Doubleday),
1/18/08
Conservatism in America by Paul
Gottfried - How Neocons work with
old liberals (e.g. NY times publishes Kristol, but not Buchanan or Gottfried),
the fight against neocon control of major conservative foundations, e.g.
Heritage,
and media, e.g. Wall Street Journal, National Review, a top grade writer and
analyst. Reviewed by Peter Gemma
1/14/08 "They Knew they Were Right- The Rise of the Neocons" book review - a history of their origins
01/02/08 Polls show most Jews oppose Israel Lobby/War Party Hawks 68% unimpressed by "the surge," 67% opposed invading Iraq, wholesale rejection of Bush-Neocon Agenda, AIPAC, etc are unrepresentative and 'Bad for the Jews'
12/06/07 The Man Behind the Torture Cheney's Cheney, David Addington
11/19/07 Early Support of Bush by Neocons as way to take power using the Religious Right for empire agenda and wars see Video of interview with Craig Unger, book author, "The Fall of the House of Bush"
11/15/07 "Islamo-Fascism" a Bad Name and a Worse Idea -- dissecting the neocon propaganda term to promote more wars
9/10/07 New Furor About Who Ordered Disbanding Iraq Army planning from Likud agents in Rumsfeld office, see Douglas Feith
8/7/07 Giuliani Stacks Campaign Staff with Neoconservtives Podhoretz picked as foreign policy adviser
8/4/07 AEI: Caught Between Its Likudist Heart and Its Corporate Head Neocon drive to cut off communication and trade with Iran vs. donor interests of major corporations which fund AEI
7/24/07 It was intentional to wreck Iraq as a nation state "that if Saddam Hussein were driven from power, Iraq would be "ripped apart by the politics of warlords, tribes, clans, sects, and key families," and out of the "coming chaos in Iraq and most probably in Syria," the United States and her principal allies, namely Israel and Jordan, could redraw the region's map."
4/12/07 Excellent report on Douglas Feith and origins about the war by Arnaud de Borchgrave
4/11/07 Neocon Godmother (Jeanne Kirkpatrick) Rethinks War- New Book argues Iraq War a Mistake
4/12/07 Attack on Iran Planned Years before 9/11 all the details
3/11/07 Democratic Neocons Similar to Republican Ones also subject to special interests which want an aggressive U.S. foreign policy--globalizing corporations, the military industrial complex, pro-Israel lobbies, those who covet Mideast oil---want a more competent "global American peace."
2/11/07 Why Libby's Pardon is a Slam Dunk by Frank Rich -- he knows too much about whole war operations, lies, cover ups, propaganda
2/10/07 Pentagon
Inspector General Testifies to Senate Douglas Feith (see also All Roads Lead to Feith) office gave
White House intelligence "inconsistent with intelligence community consensus"
meaning lied about Al Qaeda Saddam connections to justify war
Doug
Feith on Fox News trying to explain how he falsified information and misled
Bush- actually keen questions by Fox anchor Chris Wallace
More on Feith What has the Pentagon's third man done wrong? Everything.
2/9/07 "Dubious" Intelligence Fueled Push for War Douglas Feith office under scrutiny by Senate Committee -- Feith a key neocon aid to Wolfowitz
1/14/07 Another report that it was Douglas Feith, Rumsfeld's Deputy, who drafted the decree firing all Iraq military & government officials with Bathist Party membership (nearly everyone, even school teachers). Feith was very close to Likud and former law partner represented Israeli settlers on West Bank.
12/21/06 NeoCulpa Neocons turn on Bush-Rumsfeld-- The whole Vanity Fair Article (cited below) of Neocons judging Bush disaster -- "demolished the sense of invincibility of American military power," "the looting was the decisive moment...the moment this administration was lost was when Rumsfeld said 'stuff happens, this what free people do'....It's not, it's what barbarians do." Ken Adelman
11/19/06 Embittered Insiders Turn Against Bush Neocons jump ship, blaming Bush-Rumsfeld incompetence (after they held the inside jobs, e.g. ordering dismissal of all civil servants and soldiers) quotes from many --Vanity Fair
11/03/06 Neocon Mea Culpa Perle, Edelman, others interviewed, admit disaster, neoconism dead for many years, all claim they underestimated Bush Administration terrible incompetence
11/02/06 The Neocons Nadir? Former Secretary of State Al Haig, a strong supporter of going to war in Iraq, shocked many here two weeks ago when he told a widely-viewed CNN Sunday talk show that the war had been "driven by the so-called neocons that hijacked my party." He referred by name to Richard Perle of the American Enterprise Institute and the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board and former Deputy Defense Secretary (now World Bank President) Paul Wolfowitz, as well as the editorial-page writers of the Wall Street Journal.
9/27/06 John Bolton & U.S. Lawlessness "Bush administration's international lawlessness did not come from nowhere. Its intellectual foundations were laid long before 9/11 by neoconservative intellectuals such as United Nations Ambassador...." Toronto Star on Lawlessness in Afghanistan policies
9/17/06 Neocons Set Back by Lebanon analysis of consequences for Israel and U.S. alliance after war
6/12/06 Neocons Fomenting Attack on Iran want to use nukes to instill fear in other nations U.S. must be obeyed -- by Paul Craig Roberts
4/15/06 The Dark Heart of Dick Cheney the invasion, torture, the destruction of worldwide goodwill towards America, one of America’s greatest disasters, all come from Cheney and his neocon entourage,
2/19/06 Think Tank Watch updates on Neocon Foundations
2/06/06 As 'Neocons' Leave, Bush Foreign Policy Takes Softer Line Condi Rice brings back professionals to work with other nations-- less confrontation and arrogance Wall Street Journal
1/11/06 Faking the Case Against Syria Another Neocon war Project in Abramof's Office
11/08/05 The Dark Heart of Cheney (and his neocons) by Georgie Anne Geyer
10/29/05 A Top Neo-con Goes Down Libby also Counsel to Cox Committee Report in late 90's with exaggerations and lies about China to promote military spending and confrontation ---Cheney Office also main force for "Torture Memo" of Gonzalez
9/16/05 The Growing Police State --Neo-con Jacobins
9/12/05 The Rise of Neoconservatism and the Fall of the Republic by Edward H. Crane and William A. Niskanen (CATO)
8/19/05 Dual
Disloyalty - Douglas Feith on Iraq and Gaza - the Likud agent who influenced (made)
U.S. policies
7/29/05 Michael Ledeen, Larry Franklin involved in Africa Uranium lies, forged documents to start war
7/10/05 Second Thought From a Repentant Hawk -- misjudging the incompetence of Bush - Rumsfeld execution of war, by Eliot Cohen
6/27/05 Korean Government Cuts Off Funding for Neocon American Enterprise Institute had given $1.4 million
6/17/05 Rice Reigning In the Neocons
5/10/05 Europeans About Neocons Awareness in world
4/25/05 Profiles on Leading Neocons --fascinating, in depth reports
4/25/05 All About Feith --fascinating report on his background, actions, No. 3 in Defense Dept.
4/1/05 Realists Rout Neocons--Coup at The National Interest
3/22/05 Boltonites Still Fighting the Last War--claiming Bolton will stand against 3rd World when America needs to work with rest of world 4/12 Bolton Congress Hearings "a kiss up, kick down kind of guy" promoting lies on Iraq and Cuba
3/22/05 Realists Rout Neocons--Coup at THE NATIONAL INTEREST by Justin Raimondo
3/22/05 Neocons' reassignments receive mixed assessment Wolfowitz, Bolton
3/17/05 Wolfowitz Move to World Bank Alarms Europeans but less harmfull than at Pentagon
3/13/05 Europeans Focus on Neocons EXCELLENT SITE very comprehensive, interesting links, understanding American power structures, alliance with Armageddonites
3/12/05 Neoconservative Organizations in Washington list of foundations
3/08/05 Bolton to U.N. A Slap in the Face to the Whole World -- big neocon, war supporter, military industrial complexer,
2/23/05 The Neocon Devotion to Doctrine Bush's reading Sharansky, etc. by Leon Hadar
2/4/05 Which Foreign Policy Neocons appear to be losing power
2/3/05 Elliot Abrams formerly in charge of Middle East policy promoted to deputy national security advisor to Bush --zionist, but worldly, more moderate, not clear how power effected
1/30/05 FEITH OUT --Pentagon Neocon --war promoter, architect of policy to dismiss whole Iraq Army & Civil Service, long time Likudnik --follows John Bolton, another top neocon gone!! All About Feith Salon
1/15/05 Neoconservatives in Disarray --losing top spotsat State, unsure among themselves, John Bolton out -- by Jim Lobe
1/12/05 Neocons Losing Control of White House-- Pat Buchanan --Where once Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, and Bush marched in lockstep with the neocons, U.S. national interests and Bush political interests seem now to diverge from the neocon agenda
12/23/04 Neocons vs. Rumsfeld Attack by Kristol & other neos to separate themselves from failed venture --argue that occupation of Iraq just badly managed
12/12/04 How the Neocon Network Worked to take over power and make money in Washington
11/11/04 Philanthropy Roundtable -- the millions of funds for Neocons (ex Earhart Foundation)
10/11/04 Traditional
conservatives Rebelling at Neocon Control of Republican foreign policy
See also Israeli Spying in America File latest news
9/16/04 The Sleaze of Richard Perle Prince of the Neocons
9/11/04 Neocons Blast Bush Inaction on Spy Case
9/6/04 20 Years of Neocon Spying and Betrayal details, details, security clearances, top U.S. weapons sold to China (by Israel), etc.
9/6/04 Spy Case Renews Debate Over Pro-Israel Lobby's Ties to Pentagon NY Times
9/1/04 Neocon vs. neocon by Martin Sieff (Salon)
8/31/04 AIPAC Officials Identified grow careless as their friends rule Washington
8/30/04 Slander of George Soros by Republicans & Likud Operatives after he argued that Sharon policies (supported by George Bush) mainly responsible for new anti-Semitism around the world.
8/29 FBI & Israeli Spy -top Pentacon (Pentagon Neocon) civilian in Feith office was also dual national Israeli Air Force officer--maybe just careless because Israeli Likud & Bush neoconservatives work together-- --also NY TIMES report
8/29 Justin Raimondo Axis of Treason Spying Report on Antiwar.com lots of links to past events
Neo-con Wrap Up --what happened to end Chalabi and wrest power from neocons
Neocon Rulers of Washington -names, bios, pictures, media, Foundations,--test yourself on "neoconism" --CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
8/29/04 Neo-cons double as Israeli Agents and Spies --FBI Investigating Pentagon neocons....
8/17/04 More on Feith - Assist. Sec. of Defense represented Israeli military contractors, tied in to Chalabi --business in Iraq, etc, etc. See also All Roads Lead to Feith
++7/24/04 Key Neocon Publications and Institutes Listed by Christian Science Monitor
7/24/04 Neocon Watch Blog with interesting links
7/15/04 Fukuyama Withdraws Bush Support opposed invasion, warned it would generate more terrorism
7/14/04 Neocons Losing Their Hold discredited, but still in top positions in Administration
7/09/04 "America Alone" --Book Review on how Neocons took over, wrecked Aemrica's alliances and other damage they did to America
6/16/04 Where are the Neo-cons Now? Summarizing the disaster for America of Bush's Neo-con policies --by Arnaud de Borchgrave
6/12/04 "Remarkable Change in U.S. Foreign Policy" says Gerhardt Schroder, At the Sea Island Summit, a Sea Change in U.S. Diplomacy Washington now actively working with allies
6/12/04 Neo-Cons Baad --interesting list of Neocon Washington Think Tanks & links
6/12/04 Neo-con Wrap Up --what happened to end Chalabi and wrest power from neocons
6/07/04 Dog Days of the War Party by Pat Buchanan --on federal investigations too
5/25/04 Perle's Millions -- doing well by promoting wars--military industrials and media
5/23/04 Gen. Zinni Blames Neoconservative Civilians running Pentagon for massive mess in Iraq --authoring book, "Battle Ready", together with Tom Clancy out soon about disaster
5/17/04 George Will & Other Conservatives Breaking with Neo-cons
5/09/04 Going Back Where They Came From by Pat Buchan --neocon leader threatens to leave Republicans (good riddance, ed)
5/10/04 Reagan was not a Neocon They always pretend that he would support their ideas
5/4/04 Farrakhan Warns America Becoming Enemy of Whole Muslim World blames Neocons
5/3/04 Some Conservatives Welcomed 9-11 as giving "purpose" for an "imperial America" to inspire Americans--peace was too comfortable
5/3/04 Pentagon-Neocons' Advisory Panel --9 linked to billions of Pentagon contracts - War wanters' profits
5/3/04 Neocons Becoming Discredited Over Iraq by Jim Lobe
3/10/04 How Neocons Took Over Pentagon Civilian Posts by Karen Kwiatkowski -- A high-ranking military officer reveals how Defense Department extremists suppressed information and twisted the truth to drive the country to war.
2/28/04 Serving Two Flags --Neo-cons, Israel and the Bush Administration Questions about some Spying
2/25/04 Top Neo-conservative Out Bush finally gets rid of Perle --leader of the band of armchair warmongers
2/22/04 The Neo-con War on Peace and Freedom by James Bovard --review of Perle-Frum book
2/19/04 How Neo-cons destroyed Bush
credibility---planning war from before 9-11, but Bush gets blame by
Pat Buchanan Bush Lies
Cartoon made by Neocons
2/6/04 The Devil and David Wormser Likudnik moving to Cheney's office to plan campaign against Syria
12/27/03 Whither Cheney --main power source of Neo-cons in White House --growing liability for Bush
11/29/03 The Original Neo-con plan to Destroy Oslo Agreement and get U.S. to Attack Iraq
11/6 Feith the Likud Propagandist --urged Israel to Abandon Peace Process in 1997 His Testimony How He Lied Iraqi Leaders Say U.S. Was Warned of Disorder After Hussein, but Little Was Done (Feith also involved--Did Sharon want chaos in Iraq?)
11/13 Pentagon-Neocons' Advisory Panel --9 linked to billions of Pentagon contracts - War wanters' profits-Woolsey too ?-- Richard Perle- Chicken Hawk Down
9/30 Blame Republicans, not Neo-cons for the disasters and policy vaccum --
8/30/03 Neocon Rulers of Washington -names, bios media, foundations, test yourself on neoconism from Christian Science Monitor
8/30 Paul Craig Roberts on Neocons Making Policy
8/23 Pipes Nomination a Slap in Face to World community -- shows Neocons still in charge
7/31 Are Neocons cooking their own goose? Sacremento, CA
7/12/03 "We've Been Neo-conned" by Ron Paul-- How Conservatives Lost Our Way to Limited Government --also on Michael Ledeen (Big AEI Neo)'s use of Machiavelli to justify American imperialism
7/01 More on Trotskyite Roots of Neocons by Michael Lind
7/01 The "War Plan" to Invade Iraq --planned in '98 with Likudniks and The War Party--they used 9/11 to do it --NIGHTLINE
6/23 How Neo-cons evolved from anti-communists to War with Muslims needing an enemy to justify empire --by Leon Hadar
6/24 CATO's President Warns of Neoconservative Threat to American Freedoms
6/16 TROTSKY, STRAUSS, AND THE NEOCONS---War Party's leftist and elitist roots exposed by Justin Raimondo--one of the greatest writers on the sweep of history of Left and Right
6/16 Neocons as Trotskyists Answering Raimondo -- A thoughtful defense of many neocons' intellectual heritage (meaning world conquest, statism, little constitutionalism)
6/16 The Mideast: Neocons on the Line Newsweek on Wolfowitz and Neos
5/30 Neocons Being Outed
4/16 Bush Appoints Likudnik Pipes to Institute of Peace means neo-cons still run him
War Wanters Biographies--Few Know Outside World
Answering NATIONAL REVIEW Attack on Anti-War ConservativesFoundations Which Fund Neo-Conservatives Big money for Big Government
How Neo-cons took over Washington & Launched a War great analysis of power play in Washington, origins and inter-connections in Washington by Michael Lind
Where Do the Neocons Go from Here? Business Week --agenda for more wars conflicts with domestic politics
Neocons Want to Change Their Name --getting very discredited--Paul Gottfried writes a masterful Overview
Neocon and Theocon Debate --How Neo-cons took over Conservative Movement
The "Neocons": From the Cold War to the "Global Intifada" an excellent early history of Neocon's war movement
Neo-Cons Push to Declare Saudis as Enemies --Neo's control Defense Policy Board & civilian Pentagon structure
U.S. Foreign Policy attacked by Reagan official --"perception of arrogance and double standards" alienating world--- Wash. Post.
How Neo-cons got started and then took over
War Going as Neo-cons want it - plans laid out to overthrow other Moslem governments PentaCons (Pentagon Neocons) in charge
The rise of the Washington 'Neo-cons'
Neocon Theory Primer
by Ralph
Hallow
The Guardian English view 4/14/03
List of neocons and their fellow travelers note the tie-in with The War Party
spenders, i.e. terrorism justifies tremendous new spending for weaponry mainly irrelevant
to fighting terrorists
War Going as Neo-cons want it - plans laid out to overthrow other Moslem governments
PentaCons (Pentagon Neocons) in charge