PNAC posted a new letter to Congress today (Increase US Troops)

[kuozzman]

Dear God! I LOVE how blunt these bastards are!

http://www.newamericancentury.org/defense-20050128.htm

Dear Senator Frist, Senator Reid, Speaker Hastert, and Representative Pelosi:

The United States military is too small for the responsibilities we are asking it to assume. Those responsibilities are real and important. They are not going away. The United States will not and should not become less engaged in the world in the years to come. But our national security, global peace and stability, and the defense and promotion of freedom in the post-9/11 world require a larger military force than we have today. The administration has unfortunately resisted increasing our ground forces to the size needed to meet today's (and tomorrow's) missions and challenges.

So we write to ask you and your colleagues in the legislative branch to take the steps necessary to increase substantially the size of the active duty Army and Marine Corps. While estimates vary about just how large an increase is required, and Congress will make its own determination as to size and structure, it is our judgment that we should aim for an increase in the active duty Army and Marine Corps, together, of at least 25,000 troops each year over the next several years.

Other notable quotes:

Yet after almost two years in Iraq and almost three years in Afghanistan, it should be evident that our engagement in the greater Middle East is truly, in Condoleezza Rice's term, a "generational commitment."

We do insist that we act responsibly to create the military we need to fight the war on terror and fulfill our other responsibilities around the world.

[medeak]

1. pray tell how?

PNAC wants a draft?

edited to say....Rummy was founder of PNAC and he wanted to go in "lean" to Iraq.

hmmm... have to use PNAC to say we screwed up?

[durablend]

2. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Seriously drafty here...

[ribrepin]

84. My son graduated in 2000

Several of his friends went in the military and are getting out as soon as their contracts expires. They are very happy civilians.

Before my son's friends started coming home he didn't seem to see the warning signs of Bush's policies, but he wants nothing to do with the military now.

One of his high school friends called him from Iraq the other morning.
Seemed to make quite an impression. I don't know what his friends have told him, but he's very anti-bush now.

Seems to me that the soldiers are running as fast as they can. You know, the ones that don't appear on T.V.

[phusion]

3. Yea, how?

Recruiters have consistently fallen short of their goals even after pouring millions more into the effort.

Even with increasing sign on bonuses, benefits, etc. I don't think the military could draw 25,000 more each year.

Without a draft, of course.

These people scare me.

[shaolinmonkey]

4. We can sign the signatories of PNAC up first.

We need administrators in Iraq. Jeb Bush, Doug Feith, Richard Perle and the rest would be great. Good luck fellas, I hear this war will finance itself. Watch out for those things the Iraqis are throwing, they ain't roses.

Oh, and by the way PNAC, go fuck yourselves.

[kuozzman]

5. Yeah, no kidding......n/t

[grasswire]

7. sign them up?

I say we STRING them up!

[Zhade]

77. I second that, but don't forget the Vichy Dem collaborators.

I'm looking at you, Marshall, you fucking treasonous piece of shit!

[fooj]

6. Why write a letter? Isn't an in-house memo sufficient?

Here's a great opportunity for the media to expose this BS! Let's see what they do with it! BTW- Can't Jeb just pick up the red phone? What a bunch of pretentious fools! I'm sure American's would love to hear the ENTIRE story about the PNAC! Especially when they are so bold as to openly request (demand) more troops!

[gratuitous]

9. Yes, you would think that a nod

Would be every bit as efficacious as a wink.

[Clark2008]

74. You would think so, but given how disingenious

(and paid for by Bushies) the media are now, I'm doubting anyone will do anything.

Shall we all write?

I know where I can get my hands on a media list, PDQ...

I'm sure there's one here, as well.

Oh, Kei---iii---th! Keith Olbermann.... (he'd do it - but I'm not banking on much of anyone else - save Jon Stewart).

[CoffeeCat]

8. Dear PNACers,

Dear PNACers,

Thank you so much for your kind letter. I noticed it was written in blood. I assume that's the blood of 1,400 American soldiers--because that's what all of you fucking pieces of shit have all over your hands.

The last thing this country needs is more advice from a bunch of war-mongering Hitler youth. In other words, shut...the...fuck...up.

If you want to play big-boy war games--either buy yourself a nice game of Battleship (available from Hasbro for $14.99) or send yourselves over to the Middle East and do the fighting yourselves.

You miserable, mutant, power-obsessed, rabid devil-dog fuckwits.

Love and Kisses,
America

[fooj]

12. The devil's in the details...what a lovely letter!

I always tell my husband that Cheney's busy playing RISK at his undisclosed location! They are, without a doubt, the creepiest individuals I've ever watched in action! What do you think? Is it time to educate the American public re: PNAC? You want to see SHIT HIT THE FAN? hahahahahahahahaha!!!

[BrotherBuzz]

25. The public just can't grasp PNAC

It comes off sounding like a whacko tinfoil conspiracy idea. They never will get it, and I think that's exactly the way PNAC planned it; hide it in plain sight. Sadly, they might be receptive to hearing about the evil plan when the shit hits the fan, but it will be too late by then.

[Just Me]

30. We should MASS DEMONSTRATE around their offices!!!

It's time they got LOTS of attention since they are the freakin' core of corruption KILLING people!!!

[Zhade]

79. Sure - if you want to wind up with a file.

These guys are insane. They're megalomaniacal in their zeal to remake the world. They are horrifically dangerous to the planet.

It's all of this which convinces me they will not be peacefully removed from power.

[fooj]

32. I'm not so sure...I know some people who love living in denial...

and I'm telling you- they've had just about enough!

[BamaBecky]

59. The fact that they can't get "it" drives me up the flipping wall!

:puffpiece:

[Q3JR4]

14. Lol! That's right, give 'em hell! n/t

[Turbineguy]

19. OK tell them

what you really think.

[Just Me]

27. Now THAT is an email campaign I'd LOVE to flood 'em with!!!

Although I am not normally into "crude" material,...these arrogant, blood-letting, self-serving, shallow scums of the earth DEFINITELY deserve an onslaught of faxes, emails and snail mail scorching their reckless neo-fascist/imperialist imposition upon this nation.

They are ANTI-Democracy, ANTI-liberty, ANTI-equality, ANTI-opportunity 'cause they are obsessed with pursuing power.

Sick MO FOs!!! :mad: They are enemies to everything the American people value!!! :mad:

[fooj]

33. A revolution! Just like in Animal Farm? How exciting!

Thanks for the game plan, Orwell!

[Zhade]

80. That's not crude - that's descriptive.

They should be flooded with such acerbic, biting letters - if only to jam a thorn of anger and possibly fear into their poisoned minds.

(Btw, have to say - admire the passion and selflessness in your posts. Good stuff!)

[Career Prole]

41. E-e-e-e-excellent response!

Much better than the barroom two-worder I was going to use! :toast:

[Mr_Spock]

67. Project for a Nazi America since there are no more Commies

:D

[Zhade]

78. Nice letter, but you forgot to reference the 100k dead Iraqis.

NT!

[RobertSeattle]

10. Now that you've falled for a "Pearl Harbor" type event...

http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

Page 63:
Further, the process of transformation,
even if it brings revolutionary change, is
likely to be a long one, absent some
catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a
new Pearl Harbor. Domestic politics and
industrial policy will shape the pace and
content of transformation as much as the
requirements of current missions.

[fooj]

20. Like I said...SHIT WILL HIT THE FAN! GUARANTEED!

[Zhade]

81. If people "get" PNAC, I think you're quite right.

Everyone I've told that understands it has been shocked - and furious.

It can resonate, and IMHO should be discussed a lot more than it is currently.

[Q3JR4]

11. And, um....

who on that list of signers is a dem. (bipartison)? ....

[fooj]

17. Are you kidding...if they have it their way, Dems will be threatened

with extinction within a decade or so! They've shown too many of their cards! Between Rove's BS and this...what a busy Friday!

[DiverDave]

13. Oh yeah, the REAL lawmakers

they just send a letter to the senators and what? they get what they ask for?
Un-FUCKING-real

[no_to_war_economy]

15. and so my fellow americans

we ask you for your sons your daughters we ask for your grandsons your granddaughters we ask for your uncles your aunts we ask for nephews your nieces

we ask for all but ask NOT of our own

for we are the war pigs

[Zhade]

16. And DLCer/PPI founder Will "PNAC ROCKS!" Marshall signed it.

Fucking traitor.

[fooj]

18. NO WAY! Tell me you're kidding! Please!

Let them have him...our movement can't afford the weak of heart, anyway!

[Zhade]

21. Kidding? I wish! It's his fourth endorsement of PNAC policies.

Yet some still defend the DLC leadership. :shrug:

[CoffeeCat]

24. Seriously?

Maybe I just fell off the turnip truck, but I though the PNAC scum was strictly Republican?

If DLC members are signing on--that would explain a few things--like the party becoming "Republican-Lite" and also some of Liebermans' pro-Bush, pro-war ramblings.

In addition, the seemingly cozy relationship that Bill and Hillary have with the Bush's takes on new light as well.

Are we slowly evolving from a two-party system--Reps and Dems--to a one-party system controlled by the PNACers?

(((sigh)))
Life was much easier when I was a Dem loyalist and was content watching CNN a few hours a day. :(

[Just Me]

38. The signatories are strictly manipulative "neoCONs"!!!!

The neoCONimperialists are our "clear" enemies to take down.

*sigh* so difficult to maintain focus these days.

[Zhade]

85. No, a few Dems have endorsed their views.

Will Marshall's name is at the bottom of this new letter.

[Sterling]

69. No both Dems and pukes are in on it together as usual.

I'm a McKinney Dem.

[Vadem]

44. Also Peter Bienart and Evo Daalder...........

Peter Bienart used to be on Blitzer's Sunday roundtable and pretended to be a liberal (before he came out in favor of the war); Evo Daalder, I thought, was somewhat liberal.....guess not!

[Just Me]

53. The "signatories" are the targets,...Yes?

Why get sidelined on peripherals? Why not accurately target the source/core? If we aim for the cause,...all effects will be rendered powerless.

[oasis]

73. Bienart of the "New Republic". Hate to think what he and Andrew Sullivan

have done to that once respectable political mag.

[Turbineguy]

22. Yeah that's right

we need the assholes who created the problem in the first place to tell us how to solve it.

OK, I hereby volunteer to serve on their firing squad.

[Just Me]

23. So, the question is: are Reid and Pelosi up to speed on the PNAC agenda?

If they are not familiar with this group,...and its agenda,...someone, somewhere in their party is doing a pee peer poor job of keeping informed.

Perhaps, Senator Reid and Representative Pelosi need a written notice of intent to hold them responsible for their actions with an outline of information pertaining PNAC, sent RETURN RECEIPT, such that we are assured that they know the warring winds that are approaching them. Even a FAX with a message: "notice of PNAC and intent to hold responsible",....would be adequate.

[fooj]

26. And the momentum is growing...gaining rapid speed...

Woo Hoo! Let's out 'em!

[Solon]

28. This isn't a conspiracy, its a business plan...

Its one thing to have conspiracies in smoky back rooms. Its quite another to hide out in the open and publish what you plan to do. I was never surprised that we would go back into Iraq, it was never a secret in the first place, and going into Iran or another Middle Eastern nation wouldn't surprise me in the least. Notice the term "greater Middle East(emphasis mine)". They have been gunning for Iraq since the end of the First Gulf War, and gunning for Iran since 1980, is this surprising to anyone?

[fooj]

36. That's right! It's a cold, calculated plan to rule the world!

As far as the General signing...they are just trying to bring in other big names-don't think he's one of them! His kids(2) are both over in Iraq! He hasn't been a happy camper lately!

[Just Me]

49. YES IT IS A "SURPRISE" TO MOST EVERYONE!!!

Puhlease tell me you are kidding?

The neoCONimperialists' plan has certainly NOT been "out in the open".

These people are merely radicals whose "plans" have NEVER been "out in the open",...meaning WIDELY DISTRIBUTED OR KNOWN.

Only their own little circle would view such plans as "out in the open and published". The rest of this country and world do NOT orient around these radical neofascistimperialists!!!

I don't intend to vent AT you.

I just find the suggestion that these radicals' ideology was somehow well-known a HUGE deviation from either reality or the truth.

[Solon]

62. I mean to say that they publish it on the internet...

The details are sketchy at best, however, you can look on their website itself, it is not classified material. Everything from '92 to today is there, and also the next decade at least has been planned out. I'll give you a hint, war and more war to control most of the world's oil, so we can again have a big stick to lord over the world economy. I never said it was well known, just not a secret, there is a difference, and the media, Gods damn their souless hearts, has been complicit in underreporting this. Their entire master plan, if you will, is free to anyone who looks, you can look at the entire plan, and once you do, none of this is a surprise.

[Lautremont]

66. I've been talking about this stuff with my friends for years,

and we're (mostly) not a bunch of wild-eyed conspiracy theorists. I was under the impression it was generally well-known by anyone who liked to keep up with things.

[Just Me]

68. Seriously,...do NOT take for granted that you are well-informed.

Most Americans are busting their asses to make ends meet,...to "keep up" with our corporate media's depiction of "American Life" which is total fiction.

The majority of Americans simply do NOT have the time to be knowledgeable about what their "representatives" are doing. They rely on sound bites,...and they believe "representatives" operate on superior ethical standards.

Our people are just doing the best they can under a tyrannical leadership they still believe they should trust.

Travel our country. Discover it.

Don't miss the "hidden" America.

Our people are struggling with the disappointment of never having some "American Dream" within their grasp. Yet, they consume humility every single day,...as if,...it's their fault and they must grind away.

[Rose Siding]

64. "We can afford the military we need"

Safe bet this crew is still trying to spend their tax cuts- This kind of naked greed *does* always seem to take me by surprise, I'm afraid. I guess I'm glad it still does.

[Renew Deal]

29. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey signed.

That's disappointing. Is he a PNACer? I always took him as sane. He has been very critical of the war. I guess that means he supports it conceptually, but not as it's been carried out.

[leesa]

31. Make certain to keep all those names. ALL of these people

are traitors to our country and all will hopefully pay the highest price for their treason. THEY made this war.

[fooj]

40. I'll be right back with a partial list of "members"

:kick:

[American Tragedy]

34. How are they going to convince that many to join up now?

The Army and Marines especially are having a hell of a time right now.

[kuozzman]

37. D R A F T.

:shrug:

[fooj]

50. No convincing...Just ordering!

[hadrons]

35. if recriuts are needed, then I guess the children of PNAC will be happy ..

to turn their spawns over

[flyarm]

75. yes draft look what i had in my files!! june 7th 2004

http://www.sss.gov/fslocal.htm

i hope the link still works..this was done over 2 years ago and then the government scrubbed it off the web site, it reappeared in june 2004
fly..

will print in case the link no longer works!! check out the last line after the date on bottom!!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

LOCAL BOARDS

A Selective Service Local Board is a group of five citizen volunteers whose mission, upon a draft, will be to decide who among the registrants in their community will receive deferments, postponements, or exemption from military service based on the individual registrant's circumstances and beliefs.

How Local Board Members are Appointed
Local Board members are appointed by the Director of Selective Service in the name of the President, on recommendations made by their respective state governors or an equivalent public official. If you are interest in serving as a Local Board member, you may apply on-line for an application package. Some requirements to be a board member are that they be:

U.S. citizens

at least 18 years old

not a retired or active member of the Armed Forces or any Reserve component

live in the area in which the board has jurisdiction

be willing to spend enough time at the position.

During Peacetime
The Board Member program is one of the primary components of the Selective Service System. Over 11,000 volunteers are currently trained in Selective Service regulations and procedures so that if a draft is reinstated, they will be able to fulfill their obligations fairly and equitably. Board members undergo an initial 12-hour training session and then participate in annual training in which they review sample cases similar to real-life situations.

During a Draft
Registrants with low lottery numbers will be ordered to report for a physical, mental, and moral evaluation at a Military Entrance Processing Station to determine whether they are fit for military service. Once he is notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days to file a claim for exemption, postponement, or deferment. At that time, board members will begin reviewing and deciding the outcome of the individual registrant's case. They may personally interview the registrant and persons who know him to gain a better understanding of his situation. A man may appeal a Local Board's decision to a Selective Service District Appeal Board.



Last Updated June 7, 2004
©2004 Selective Service System

[ebayfool]

88. It's still there, along w/signup page for school faculty/staff Registrars.

Such a charming touch. They added "Thank you for your concern for the students enrolled at your school." Concern so they should sign them up for war before they're out of school?

/snip

https://www4.sss.gov/hsregistrar/Form3.htm
Do not use this form to register with the Selective Service System. This form is for high school faculty and staff use only. To register on-line with Selective Service, men should go to
http://www4.sss.gov/regver/register.asp.

If you are a high school faculty or staff member, please complete the information below to begin your enrollment as a High School Registrar. Thank you for your concern for the students enrolled at your school.
-----
on edit:I see, it's concern lest they procrastinate if left register for the draft on their own! How considerate of our schools, wouldn't want to be graduating a bunch of draft dodgers, would we? ASSES!

http://www.sss.gov/reg1.htm
THE HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRAR PROGRAM
Many High Schools in the United States nominate a counselor, teacher or other staff member to be a Selective Service Registrar. Registrars provide an important service, helping to make sure that students register with the Selective Service.

http://www.sss.gov/reg4.htm
Q: What registration supplies are provided to the Registrar?
A: Upon appointment, Registrars will receive the following items: (1) Selective Service Registration Forms (SSS Form 1), (2) postage-paid envelopes for returning completed registration forms to Selective Service, (3) registration information brochures for students: Selective Service and You -Time to Register, (4) a display poster, (5) a Registrar handbook: Information for Registrars for the Selective Service System, and (6) a supply order form for requesting additional supplies.

Q: Most of the students get a “reminder registration card” in the mail, why do they need Registrars?
A: Not all young men receive reminder registration cards in the mail. Also, even those who receive a card in the mail often procrastinate completing their registration. Timely registration reduces the delay and disqualification many students could experience if their registration obligation were not fulfilled at the time they turn 18 years of age. Therefore, it is important that all young men are made aware of the requirement to register, and register on time.

[vlad]

39. Reid knows.. Pelosi???

I have been writing to Reid about these bastards before the Iraq war even started. I think he knows.. Pelosi, I'm not sure. Kennedy knows. Who else in there knows???

[flyarm]

76. kerry knows, i talked to him about pnac and rebuilding americas defences

n/t

[Zhade]

86. How did he react?

NT!

[moggie12]

42. SEE MY POST ASKING DUers TO EXPOSE THESE &%$ers

I put a post on DU today asking DUers to e-mail Chris Matthews and get him to talk about the neocons and the PNAC maniacs during this weekend's "Iraqi Election" extravaganza .

Here's link -- please send an e-mail if you can:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1541363

[fooj]

48. Glad you could join the party! I knew you'd find us!

:toast: Feels like it's time for a cold one, doesn't it?

[fooj]

54. Have to step away for awhile...I'll check back later!

let's keep the ball rolling...

[LunaC]

83. You want to expose them?

Then start making copies of the link in my sig line - it's designed for "dropaganda"

[okieinpain]

43. they must not have seen nightline last night. sen. allen says

that an increase in troops is not needed. but wait, mr. perle was there too, so maybe someone just didn't get the message. the troops are just fat and happy as ticks on a dog. they are enjoying there time there, showing the iraqis how we do it in the democracy world.

[fooj]

46. He looked like a horses ass last night!

[Vadem]

58. He IS a horse's ass!........my senator!..........:n/t

[okieinpain]

60. funny, he really did look like a horses ass.

[fooj]

45. Here it is...and it's only a partial list...yikes!

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Response to Reply #7
15. Are you kidding?

NOTE...THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST!

Partial list of people associated with the Project For The New American Century.

- People are identified as being connected to the PNAC because either they are listed on the organisation’s web site, or their names appear as authors/contributors on official PNAC documents. Information current to Dec. 2004.

Abramowitz, Morton - Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation.

Abrams, Elliot - National Security Council – top advisor on the Middle East. Alumnus of the Heritage Foundation.
History: As Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs under Reagan, was responsible for covering up war crimes committed by the U.S. backed Contras. Was charged in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, and pled to lesser charges. Was later pardoned by Bush Sr. The British media reported Elliot was behind the attempted Chavez coup in Venezuela.

Allen, Richard V. - member: National Security Advisory Board, and the Defense Policy Board. President of the Richard V. Allen Company (consulting firm). Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute.
History: founding chairman for the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Founding member of the Committee on the Present Danger. Former board member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Assistant to the President for National Security affairs during the Reagan administration, but forced from office over suspected financial misconduct.

Anderson, Mark A. - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Armitage, Richard - Deputy Secretary of State.
History: Former board member of CACI, the private military contractor whose employees were responsible for torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs during the Reagan Administration. Named by the government as one of the people guilty of supplying weapons in the Iran Contra Affair, but never charged.

Au, Andrew Y. - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Bang-Jensen, Nina - executive director of the Coalition for International Justice.

Bao-Lord, Bette - member of the Council on Foreign Relations (director until 2003). Chairman of Freedom House. Wife of ex-ambassador to China Winston Lord, who is Co-chairman of the International Rescue Committee.

Barnett, Roger - professor at the Naval War College (a government facility).
History: Vice President of the National Institute for Public Policy. Professor at Georgetown University.

Bauer, Gary – founder of the Campaign for Working Families, president of American Values.
History: past president of the Family Research Council. Under Secretary of Education in the Reagan administration.

Bennet, William J. – co-director of Empower America, co-director of Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Distinguished Fellow of the Heritage Foundation. Writer.
History: Secretary of Education under Reagan.

Bergner, Jeffrey - study group member of the Commission on National Security 21st Century. Member of the board of trustees for the Hudson Institute, and the Asia Foundation. His lobbying company represents a number of weapons contractors, among other major corporations.
History: Staff Director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during the Reagan administration.

Bernstein, Alvin - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Bernstein, Robert L. - Professor at the National Defense University (a government facility).
History: worked at the Naval War College (government facility), and in the Defense Department.

Biddle, George - member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Senior Vice President of the International Rescue Committee (allegedly a relief organisation).

Bolton, John R. - Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
History: Senior Vice President of the American Enterprise Institute. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs for the Department of State under Bush Sr. Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice under Reagan.

Boot, Max - Senior Fellow of the National Security Studies. Contributing Editor for the Weekly Standard.
History: editor of the Wall Street Journal, writer and editor for the Christian Science Monitor.

Bork, Ellen – Deputy Director of the PNAC.
History: Transatlantic Fellow of the German Marshall Fund.

Boschwitz, Rudy - Presidential appointee to the Holocaust Memorial Council. One of the top fund-raisers for Bush Jr. in 2000. Founder of Home Valu Inc. Minnesota Senator (1978-1991).

Buckley, William F. Jr. - owner of National Review magazine.
History: CIA agent in the Fifties. Hosted the television show Firing Line.

Bush, Jeb – Governor of Florida.
History: Banned convicted felons from voting in the 2000 presidential election, using an extremely inaccurate system to remove voting rights; allowed ineligible absentee ballots to be counted.

Cambone, Stephen A. - Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director for Program Analysis and Evaluation – Department of Defense.
History: Special Assistant to Donald Rumsfeld just prior to current appointments. Director in the Defense Department during the Bush Sr. administration. Past deputy director in SRS Technologies (Defense contractor).

Carlucci, Frank - Chairman Emeritus of the Carlyle Group, and Nortel Networks. Member of the board of United Defense Inc. Considered a protégé of D. Rumsfeld.
History: Chairman of the Carlyle Group (1993-2000). Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration. Deputy Director in the CIA. CIA agent. Accused of being behind the assassination of Congo Prime Minister Lumumba during the Sixties, but never charged.

Cheney, Dick – Vice President. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Employee(?) of Halliburton – draws a one million dollar per year salary.
History: worked for D. Rumsfeld in 1969. Presidential assistant to Gerald Ford. Secretary of Defense for Bush Sr. Halliburton CEO 1995 to 2000; gains the company 3.8 billion dollars in federal contracts and guaranteed loans. Upon becoming Vice President, Halliburton receives billions of dollars in Iraq contracts not tendered to other companies. Behind installing Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, and Elliot Abrams into their current positions in government. Wife Lynne is a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute. Daughter Elizabeth is Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs.

Clemons, Steven C. - Executive Vice President of the New America Foundation.

Cohen, Eliot A. - professor at Johns Hopkins University. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
History: professor at the Naval War College. Previously worked for D. Rumsfeld.

Cropsey, Seth - Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau.
History: Director in the Heritage Foundation. Visiting Fellow in the American Enterprise Institute. Assistant Editor of the Public Interest (1976-77). Hudson Institute researcher. Deputy Under Secretary in the Department of the Navy during the Reagan administration.

DeConcini, Dennis Webster - Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
History: eighteen years as Senator from Arizona. Member of the Balkan Action Committee.

Dale, Helle - Director in the Heritage Foundation.

Decter, Midge – Writer. Heritage Foundation director. Wife of Norman Podhoretz. Claims to worship Donald Rumsfeld, and has written a book for Rumsfeld admirers.

Dobriansky, Paula - Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.
History: Senior Vice President (Washington office) of the Council on Foreign Relations prior to appointment. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs for the Department of State in the Reagan administration.

Donnelly, Thomas – Deputy Executive Director of the PNAC.
History: Director of Strategic Communication and Initiatives for Lockheed Martin Corp. (weapons contractor).

Eberstadt, Nicholas - consultant for the State Department, consultant for the Bureau of the Census. Member of the American Enterprise Institute.

Edgar, Robert (Rev. Dr.) - General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ. Ordained as an United Methodist. Former Congressman.

Epstein, David - employee at the Office of Secretary of Defense – Net Assessment.

Etzioni, Amitai - founder of the Communitarian Network, and editor of their magazine. Was Senior Advisor to the White House on Domestic Affairs during the Carter administration.

Fautua, David - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Feulner, Edwin J. Jr. - Heritage Foundation.
History: advisor to President Reagan.

Forbes, Steve – President, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine.
History: campaigned twice for the Republican nomination for president. Directed the dissemination of propaganda on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty during both the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations.

Fradkin, Hillel - member of the Advisory Committee on International Education – Department of Education. Part of Benador Associates, a publicity firm handling clients such as PNAC members R. Perle, J. Woolsey, F. Gaffney, C. Krauthammer, and M. Boot.
History: Fellow in the American Enterprise Institute prior to government appointment.

Friedberg, Aaron - Vice President’s Deputy National Security Advisor.
History: Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. Consultant for the CIA.

Fukuyama, Francis - President’s Council on Bioethics. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Gaffney, Frank – President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy, Washington Times columnist, brother of Devon Gaffney-Cross.
History: worked for Richard Perle during the Reagan administration.

Gaffney-Cross, Devon - member of the Defense Policy Board (Pentagon). Member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Sister of Frank Gaffney.

Gejdenson, Sam - owns Sam Gejdenson International. Congressman (D) 1981 - 2000.

Gerecht, Reuel Marc – Senior Fellow of the PNAC, Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute.
History: former CIA agent (1985 – 1994). CBS News consultant on Afghanistan.

Goldman, Merle - Adjunct Professor for the Foreign Service Institute of the State Department.

Goure, Daniel - consultant for the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy. Vice President of the Lexington Institute. Was a Study Team Leader for the Institute of Peace (1990-91).

Halperin, Morton H. - director for the Council on Foreign Relations, and for the Open Society Institute.

Hefferman, John - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Hooper, James R. - Executive Director of the Balkan Action Council.

Ikle, Fred C. – Distinguished Scholar for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
History: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Reagan administration.

Jackson, Bruce – President of the Project on Transitional Democracies. President of the Committee on NATO.
Member: Council on Foreign Relations, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Board of Advisors for the Center for Security Policy.
History: Director of Strategic Planning for Lockheed Martin Corp. (weapons contractor). Worked for Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, and Dick Cheney during the eighties.

Joyce, Michael S. - founder of Americans for Community and Faith-Centered Enterprise, an organisation created to help push through Bush Jr.’s “Faith-Based Initiative”. Member of the Research Council of America. Was part of the Presidential Transition Team for Reagan.

Kagan, Donald – Hillhouse Professor of History and Classics at Yale University. Writer. Father of Frederick and Robert Kagan.

Kagan, Frederick - Professor of military history at West Point.
History: co-wrote, with his father Donald and other PNAC contributors, “While America Sleeps”.

Kagan, Robert - co-founder of the PNAC. Contributing Editor for the Weekly Standard and the New Republic; columnist for the Washington Post. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Husband of Victoria Nuland, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President.
History: Deputy in the Department of State under Elliot Abrams during the Reagan administration.

Kampelman, Max M. - Lawyer. Member of the Board of Trustees for Freedom House. Member of the Board of Advisors for the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

Karatnycky, Adrian - member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Freedom House.
History: worked for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Washington Times.

Kemble, Penn - Department of State – Head, Eminent Persons Group, Sudan Slavery Commission. Senior Fellow in Freedom House.

Kennedy, Craig - President of the German Marshall Fund.

Khalilzad, Zalmay - Ambassador to Afghanistan, Special Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, and Special Presidential Envoy to the Free Iraqis.
History: Senior Director of the National Security Council (2001 – 2003). Accused by candidates in the Afghan elections of arranging President Hamid Karzai’s victory. Worked for Paul Wolfowitz at the State Department in 1984 – 1985. Advisor to Unocal for their proposed gas pipeline project through Afghanistan (1997).

Killebrew, Robert B. - Colonel (retired)
History: Security Strategies study member for PNAC. Consultant to a variety of army and private institute military projects.

Kirkpatrick, Jeane - on the executive committee of Freedom House, and the board of advisors of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Present Danger. Former U.S. Ambassador. Member of the National Security Council under Reagan.

Koh, Harold Hongju - Dean of Yale.
History: Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the Clinton administration.

Kovler, Peter - Nixon Center Advisory Council. Balkans Action Committee.

Krauthammer, Charles - Presidential appointee to the President’s Council On Bioethics. Columnist for the Washington Post. Contributing Editor for the New Republic, and the Weekly Standard. Member of the Editorial Board for the National Interest, and the Public Interest.

Kristol, William - co-founder of the PNAC. Columnist for (and co-founder of) the Weekly Standard.
History: Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, Secretary of Education Chief of Staff under William Bennett during the Reagan administration.

Lagon, Mark P. - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
History: fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. Deputy Director of the House Republican Committee. Senior advisor to Jeane Kirkpatrick - American Enterprise Institute.

Lasswell, James - Employee of GAMA Corporation (war games, military training via software).

Lehrman, Lewis E. - on the Board of Trustees for the Heritage Foundation, and the American Enterprise Institute. President and co-founder of the Citizens for America.

Libby, I. Lewis - Assistant to the President, and Chief of Staff to the Vice President.
History: after graduating law school, went to work for Paul Wolfowitz (1981 - 1985) at the State Department. Hired again by Wolfowitz in 1989, this time at the Pentagon.

Lindberg, Tod - Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute. Editor of Policy Review journal.

Mack, Connie III - Congressman for Florida. Previously served in the Florida House of Representatives (2000 - 2003).

Maletz, Christopher – Assistant Director of the PNAC.

Markey, Mary Beth - Executive Director for the International Campaign for Tibet. Worked in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prior to 1996.

Martinage, Robert - consultant for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

McKivergan, Daniel – Deputy Director of the PNAC.
History: research director for The Weekly Standard (1995 – 1997). Legislative director for Senator John McCain (2000), and for Congressman Dan Miller (1997).

Meese, Edwin III - Heritage Foundation.
History: Attorney General during the Reagan administration. Investigated for his involvement in the Iraq Bechtel pipeline deal (which also involved D. Rumsfeld) - not prosecuted, but resigned.

Meilinger, Phil – U.S. Naval War College.

Muravchik, Joshua - Resident Scholar for the American Enterprise Institute. Member of the Board of Advisors for the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

Owens, Mackubin - professor at the Naval War College (a government facility).

Owens, Wayne - Deceased (December 18, 2002).
History: eight years as Congressman (D) for Utah.

Peretz, Martin - owner and Editor-in-Chief of the New Republic magazine.

Perle, Richard N. - Pentagon Policy Advisor (resigned February 2004), member – Defense Policy Board.
Member: Balkan Action Committee, Committee on the Present Danger, American Enterprise Institute associate. On advisory board of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
History: Assistant Secretary of Defense under Reagan. FBI suspected Perle of spying for Israel in 1970 - not prosecuted.

Pletka, Danielle - Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy for the American Enterprise Institute.
History: senior staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (1992-2002).

Podhoretz, Norman - member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Husband of Midge Decter, father-in-law of Elliot Abrams.

Porter, John Edward - member of the RAND board of Trustees.
History: Congressman until 2000.

Quayle, J. Danforth - was Vice President under Bush Sr.

Rodman, Peter W. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
History: Staff Director of State Department Policy Planning under Reagan.

Rosen, Stephen P. - Harvard professor.
History: professor at the Naval War College. Director in the National Security Council under Reagan.

Rowen, Henry S. - member of Department of Defense Policy Board. Presidential appointee to the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.
History: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs under Bush Sr. RAND Corporation president 1967–1972.

Rumsfeld, Donald - Secretary of Defense.
Member: Hoover Institution board of trustees, RAND Corporation, Empower America board, Freedom House board, Balkan Action Committee, Committee on the Present Danger, Center for Security Policy.
History: Congressman from 1962 to 1969. Member of Nixon’s cabinet. Member of Gerald Ford’s cabinet and Secretary of Defense. Chaired Ballistic Missile Threat (“Rumsfeld”) Commission in 1998.

Scheunemann, Randy – on PNAC Board of Directors, U.S. Committee on NATO Board of Directors. Treasurer for Project on Transitional Democracies. Lobbyist.
History: Office of the Secretary of Defense - Consultant on Iraq Policy (2001).

Schmitt, Gary – Executive Director of the PNAC. Consultant to the Department of Defense.Member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee on NATO. Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institute. Adjunct Professor at John Hopkins University.
History: Executive Director of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under Reagan.

Schneider, William Jr. - Chairman of the Defense Science Board for the Department of Defense. President of International Planning Services, works for the lobbying company Jefferson Consulting Group. Previously served on the “Rumsfeld Commission”.

Shaw, Sin-Ming - resident scholar at Oxford University’s Oriel College.

Shulsky, Abram N. - Director: Defence Department’s Office Of Special Plans, a division created by Paul Wolfowitz.
History: Worked for the RAND corporation. Worked under Richard Perle in the Defense Department during the Reagan administration.

Shultz, Richard - Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School. Holds Chairs at the Naval War College and the U.S. Military Academy. Fellow at the Institute of Peace.

Simon, Paul - Deceased (Dec. 9/03). Former Democratic Senator.

Sokolski, Henry - Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Education Center.
History: was Resident Fellow in the Heritage Foundation and the Hoover Institution. Was a Senior Legislative Aide for Senator Dan Quayle.

Solarz, Stephen J.- vice chairman of the International Crisis Group. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
History: Congressman for New York (1975-93)

Sonnenfeldt, Helmut - Brookings Institution.
History: member of the National Security Council. Advisor to President Nixon.

Sussman, Leonard - executive director of Freedom House. Was a journalist in New York.

Sweeney, John J. - President of the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Taft, William Howard IV - Chief Legal Advisor to the Department of State.
History: assistant to Casper Weinberger in the Nixon administration.

Thornburgh, Dick - Lawyer. Past governor of Pennsylvania. Attorney General in the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations.

Tkacik, John - Heritage Foundation. President of China Business Intelligence. Worked in the State Department during the Reagan administration.

Turner, Ed - unable to verify biographical information from multiple sources (other than PNAC involvement).

Vickers, Michael - Director of Strategic Studies for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Creator of “Future Warfare 20XX” games. Former CIA agent.

Waldron, Arthur - board member of Freedom House, member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
History: professor at the Naval War College (1991-97).

Wallop, Malcolm - Heritage Foundation. Founder and Chairman of the Frontiers of Freedom.
History: part of the Rumsfeld Commission. Senator for Wyoming (1977 - 1995).

Watts, Barry D. - Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation – Office of The Secretary of Defense.
History: before government appointment, was a director in Northrop Gruman (weapons contractor).

Webb, James - was Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration.

Weber, Vin - member of the National Commission on Public Service. Member of the German Marshall Fund – board of trustees. Co-founder of Empower America. Partner in Clark & Weinstock.
History: Congressman for Minnesota 1980 – 1992.

Weigel, George – Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
History: co-founded National Endowment for Democracy.

Weinberger, Caspar W.– writer.
History: past publisher and chairman of Forbes magazine. Secretary of Defense under Reagan. Indicted on felony charges for his participation in supplying missiles to Iran, but pardoned by President Bush Sr.

Weyrich, Paul M. – President of the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation. National Chairman of Coalitions for America.
History: co-founded Heritage Foundation. Co-founded the Moral Majority. Past treasurer of Council for National Policy.

Williams, Christopher A. - Department of Defense – Special Assistant to Donald Rumsfeld. Lobbyist for Boeing and Northrop Grumman Corporation (weapons contractors).
History: member of Pentagon’s Deterrence Concepts Advisory Panel, and member of Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board during Bush Jr. administration.

Windsor, Jennifer L. - Executive Director of Freedom House.
History: previously held various positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Wolfowitz, Paul - Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Assistant to the Vice President.
History: Head of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff under Reagan. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Regional Programs under Carter.

Woolsey, R. James - member of the Defense Policy Board, member of the Deterrence Concepts Advisory Panel, and member of the National Commission on Energy Policy. Trustee for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Freedom House. Honorary Co-Chair of the National Security Advisory Council.
History: Director of the CIA during Clinton administration.

Wortzel, Larry - Director in the Heritage Foundation.

Zakheim, Dov S. - Member of the advisory board for the American Jewish Committee, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Adjunct Scholar for the Heritage Foundation. Under Secretary and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Defense (resigned April 15, 2004).

Zoellick, Robert B. - U.S. Trade Representative and member of President’s Cabinet.
History: Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, then White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the Bush Sr. administration.

HOW DID THEY KNOW I WAS THINKING ABOUT THEM TODAY? HAHAHA!

[kuozzman]

51. Carlucci, Frank-Also Senior advisor for Populex-new voting machine company

http://ignorantusa.tripod.com/id8.html

[rman]

91. Carlucci - also exec at Carlyle Group

The Guardian (UK)
"The ex-presidents' club"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,583869,00.html

"Exposed: The Carlyle Group"
(online documentary "The Iron Triangle")
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3995.htm


A SOBERING EXPOSURE OF THE CARLYLE GROUP
10/8/2002
Victor Thorn
http://www.bankindex.com/read.asp?ID=1297

<snip>
If you’re not familiar with them, the Carlyle Group has become a powerhouse in affecting the direction in which our foreign policy takes, especially in regard to war. They accomplish this by hiring former government officials, then investing in private companies that are subject to government change (i.e. the military and telecommunications). Who, you may ask, do they employ to secure their government contracts? Well, check-out this list for starters:

Frank Carlucci -
Department of Health, Education and Welfare - 1970’s
Deputy Director, CIA - 1978-81
Deputy Secretary of Defense - 1981-82
National Security Director - 1987-89

George Bush -
CIA Director - 1976-77
Vice President of the United States - 1981-89
President of the United States - 1989-93

James Baker -
Chief of Staff - 1981-85
Secretary of the Treasury - 1985-89
Secretary of State - 1989-93

Dick Darman - Former White House Budget Chief
William Kennard - Former Head, FCC
Arthur Levitt - Former Head, SEC
John Major - Former Prime Minister, Britain

<snip>

[Just Me]

55. Please do NOT confuse "associations" with the core sponsors.

Hell,....I could be listed as being "associated" with you!!!!

LISTEN!!!!!

Many of those "associations" are as tenuous as this administration's links concerning WMDs and 9/11 links to Iraq.

If the CORE of this PNAC group isn't obvious to you, particularly given current events,...I just don't know what to say.

All I know is that,...there is a core radical group which is hurting our people and spreading destruction. That core radical group simply precludes the "associations" which you include as part of a "conspiracy" against our country/people.

[fooj]

70. Did you see the top of the post? I thought it was clear!

The people are identified as being connected-either LISTED on the organizations WEBSITE or their names appear as authors/contributors on OFFICIAL PNAC DOCUMENTS! The info. is said to be current as of 12/04! It's on the net under information clearing house! The CORE of the PNAC IS OBVIOUS to me! I would never intentionally mislead anyone! These names are listed on the orgs. website or their names appear on official PNAC docs...their connection is hardly tenuous! Where have I used the word "associations" or "conspiracy"? Yes, I suppose one could say we both post at DU, therefore you and I are "associated"! I know one thing for certain! My name is not on the DU website nor does my name appear on any official DU documents! I don't know what to say...just trying to help out! Sorry if I upset you! PEACE!

[eridani]

87. I am particularly disappointed with the following

Simon, Paul - Deceased (Dec. 9/03). Former Democratic Senator.

Etzioni, Amitai - founder of the Communitarian Network, and editor of their magazine. Was Senior Advisor to the White House on Domestic Affairs during the Carter administration.


Bao-Lord, Bette - member of the Council on Foreign Relations (director until 2003). Chairman of Freedom House. Wife of ex-ambassador to China Winston Lord, who is Co-chairman of the International Rescue Committee.

Edgar, Robert (Rev. Dr.) - General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ. Ordained as an United Methodist. Former Congressman.

[lovuian]

47. 25000 at least... if there is a draft Congress is going to have to OK

and sign their names to it!!! I think they are going to need the draft and to think Iraq was the cause of it and we attacked it for the wrong reasons!!!

Congress Ok'd that

Michael Moore is right on!!!

[Patty Diana]

52. These are the very same bastards that brought us war on the cheap

I think they ought to send all their kids, nieces, nephews, grandkids, extended famlies kids --- all their kids before they draft ONE american

[NVMojo]

56. Anybody start a letter writing campaign to Congress yet??

If not, we need to, I am sending one to Reid's office right now.

[louis-t]

57. The United States military is too small for the responsibilities

"The United States will not and should not become less engaged in the world in the years to come."

Subtle.

[MikeG]

61. They need to sign up all of their adult children for Iraq.

[Rose Siding]

63. And what will the be combined profit of that list of signatories?

Which boards, which portfolios will grow fat if such a "suggestion" is followed?

Can the blood actually be seen dripping from their fangs in group shots?

[cornermouse]

65. I know. Let's draft all the PNACers and send them to Iraq

posthaste.

[Fleshdancer]

71. that's my solution! n/t

[Al-CIAda]

72. kick

[LunaC]

82. 'There are countries to plunder and fortunes to be made'

Resistance is futile. We are BORG........

Anyone new to the PNAC might want to check out the link in my sig line for the historical background on this continuing saga.

[Individualist]

93. Thanks for the link, LunaC

Those are excellent resources. PNAC: a document which will live in infamy.

[ebayfool]

89. Specifically, they are looking for ground pounders. You know, the ones ...

most likely to be maimed or killed! I would think that they would be much more likely to revive the draft for ground troops than just a 'general' beefing up of all the services.
/snip
And we can afford both the necessary number of ground troops and what is needed for transformation of the military.

/snip
There is abundant evidence that the demands of the ongoing missions in the greater Middle East, along with our continuing defense and alliance commitments elsewhere in the world, are close to exhausting current U.S. ground forces.

/snip
"generational commitment" Sounds like they better start breeding progrommes, looks like they plan on raiding the crops for a long time?

[Disturbed]

90. More troops for Iraq?

No. Less troops. 150,000 less.

[Al-CIAda]

92. kick

[ebayfool]

94. kick again n/t