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Center for American Freedom

2012-02-10T16:52:15+00:00

The Center for American Freedom, a new neoconservative advocacy group, publishes the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative “combat journalism” outlet designed to counter the supposedly liberal media elite.

Perle, Richard

2012-02-10T15:16:50+00:00

Although he has largely faded from public attention since his high-profile role promoting the invasion of Iraq during the first George W. Bush administration, Richard Perle, the neoconservative figurehead associated with the American Enterprise Institute, is again raising public alarm about a hypothetical nuclear weapons program—this time in Iran.

Bryen, Shoshana

2012-02-08T15:43:07+00:00

Following her acrimonious departure from JINSA, “pro-Israel” hawk Shoshana Bryen will carry on her advocacy efforts at the conservative Jewish Policy Center.

A Global Empire, Yet a “United States of Fear”

2012-02-07T21:05:05+00:00

A new book by Tom Engelhardt argues that the United States’ domestic woes are not isolated challenges but part of a broader imperial decline, hastened by a culture of militarism and foreign policy overreach.

Amitay, Morris

2012-02-06T16:40:02+00:00

Amitay has been a key “pro-Israel” lobbyist for decades, serving as head of American Israeli Public Affairs Committee and chair of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

Bryen, Stephen

2012-02-03T15:06:32+00:00

Stephen Bryen has played an important role forging connections between right-wing advocacy groups, conservative policy elites, weapons contractors, and the U.S. “pro-Israel” lobby.

Steinmann, David

2012-02-03T14:36:16+00:00

As a principle at the rightist William Rosenwald Family Fund and a board member for a host of neoconservative and “pro-Israel” outfits, David Steinmann has worked for decades to channel money to right-wing pressure groups.

Broxmeyer, Mark

2012-02-03T14:16:08+00:00

The late Mark Broxmeyer, an erstwhile Long Island real estate mogul, was a major fundraiser for the neoconservative Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, along with a host of Republican Party initiatives.

Early End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion

2012-02-03T05:09:03+00:00

Leon Panetta's surprise announcement that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions, as well as a fair bit of confusion, from both critics and supporters of the 11-year-old war.

Boot, Max

2012-02-02T14:14:21+00:00

Boot, an adviser to the Mitt Romeny campaign, wants the United States to bomb Iran even though he admits such a policy would ultimately fail.

Iran and the Liberal Interventionists

2012-02-01T13:41:41+00:00

Whither the Liberal Hawks?

2012-01-31T12:58:31+00:00

Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with mounting threats from hawks in Israel and the United States, has brought the possibility of war sharply into view. But a number of influential members of the U.S. foreign policy establishment—including several prominent liberal interventionists who supported the invasion of Iraq—are warning against further escalation.

Hoover Institution

2012-01-30T17:40:52+00:00

The Stanford University-based Hoover Institution has served for decades as an outside-the-beltway home for Republican Party apparatchiks and as an important source of militarist policy proposals.

Family Security Matters

2012-01-27T16:37:41+00:00

Affiliated with Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy, Family Security Matters offers hawkish, anti-Islamic rhetoric under the guise of “empowering” Americans and protecting families.

Timmerman, Kenneth

2012-01-26T19:08:37+00:00

Conservative author and sometime congressional candidate Kenneth Timmerman has a long history of pushing regime change in Iran and, more recently, a “clash of civilizations” narrative between Christendom and the Muslim Middle East.

Ross, Dennis

2012-01-26T16:56:09+00:00

Since stepping down from his NSC post and returning to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Ross has written on a number of issues close to his heart, like getting tough on Iran.

Thompson, Fred

2012-01-25T16:53:23+00:00

Failed 2008 presidential candidate and Iraq war booster Fred Thompson has become one of the latest GOP notables to endorse Newt Gingrich for president in 2012.

Adelson, Sheldon

2012-01-25T14:03:10+00:00

A Casino magnate and key backer of U.S. and Israeli right-wing groups, Sheldon Adelson’s support for Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has underscored the unprecedented power wealthy individuals have to influence the outcomes of elections since the Supreme Court’s controversial “Citizens United” ruling.

Gingrich, Newt

2012-01-24T14:10:30+00:00

Gingrich's shrill claims about threats from “Islamofascists” and the purported fallacy of the "Palestinian people" seem to be in lockstep with the views of his "pro-Israel" backers, including the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson

Romney, Mitt

2012-01-22T22:47:06+00:00

The former Massachusetts governor and leading Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney has emerged as one of the main war-with-Iran campaigners among the GOP candidates, claiming that if President Obama gets re-elected, "Iran will have a nuclear weapon," but if he is elected "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon."