“A bizarre warning as well from the Department of Homeland Security about the threat to this country from those concerned about the issues of illegal immigration, second amendment rights, and concerned as well about the returning veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.” (CNN)
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American media are nearly unanimous in their responses, condemning the report for political bias and ignoring the issue of Al Qaeda.
MSNBC’s Morning Joe has this question…
“What would you have said, if George Bush, Karl Rove, and the head of homeland security had issued a report warning about left-wing radicals wanting to blow up America? It’s frightening.” (MSNBC)
The Washington Times, who broke the story, has this counterpoint from a former DHS staffer…
“…I suspect that this report was under works before Obama’s folks came into office. The fact that they have an acting non-political appointed Under Secretary for Intel confirms this, and they issued a similar left wing analysis two months prior.” (The Washington Times)
Rolling Stone magazine says the report oversimplifies the issue…
“It irresponsibly conflates murderous hate-crime-committing white supremacists and homegrown terrorists like Timothy McVeigh with run of the mill rightwingers who, God love ‘em, have every right to vehemently oppose the federal government, abortion, and immigration.” (Rolling Stone)
FOX News brings the perspective of one veteran…
“Unfortunately, it appears to us to have a political bias to it, and unfortunately it’s a casual defamation of servicemen and veterans.” (FOX News)
Some have also claimed that the report was released to disrupt tea party gatherings on Tax Day in the U.S.
So what do you think?
Is the report unfair?
Should the U.S. be concerned about attacks from right-wing extremists?
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While the U.S. military has long relied on private contractors, the outsourcing of key national security functions has increased dramatically in recent years. From intelligence gathering and logistical support to personal security services, training, and operational support tasks, the efforts of contractors are now integral to the success of America’s security and stabilization missions around the world. Since the beginning of the Iraq War, one dollar out of every five has been spent on private contractors and by most estimates, there are more private contractors in Iraq than uniformed military.
Yet, this increased dependence has not been matched by a commensurate effort in the Pentagon or Congress to regulate this growing virtual army of contractors. Indeed, there has been a virtual abdication of responsibilities when it comes to the management and oversight of military contracting. With a new Administration preparing to take the reins of power there is a unique opportunity to put in place a new strategy for determining the role these private actors will play in helping fight Americas wars.
The Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative in New America Foundation’s American Strategy Program has produced a report, “Changing the Culture of Pentagon Contracting” that offers policymakers in Congress, the Executive branch and uniformed military concrete recommendations for dealing with the growing challenge of integrating contractors more effectively into U.S. national security operations. Join us on November 14th for the release of this report and a discussion about the role and responsibilities of private military contractors going forward.
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Barack Obama gave an address in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Iraq and America’s national security.
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Frank Gaffney is the President of the Center for Security Policy. Steve Clemons is Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. The moderator, Susan Glasser, is the executive editor of Foreign Policy Magazine. This debate was to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Anthony Zinni is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and a four-star retired Marine general. In retirement, he has become one of the most vocal critics of the Bush administration’s Iraq war policies. [6/2007] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 12822]
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Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) has met Massoud BARZANI, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Discussion were focused on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdish Region. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the political and security challenges facing the region.
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Connecting Israeli Zionist influence on America’s Foreign Policy the BBC investigative journalism show Panorama aired The War Party on May 18th, 2003 right after the start of the Iraq War.
Key members of the Bush administration and the powerful American Enterprise Institute were part of a Israeli think tank called The Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies (IASPS):
http://www.israeleconomy.org/index.php
In a report done in 1996, before the formation of PNAC, which was called “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm” they listed Israeli goals and concerns:
REMOVING SADDAM HUSSIEN:
“Israel can shape its strategic environment, in cooperation with Turkey and Jordan, by weakening, containing, and even rolling back Syria. This effort can focus on removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq — an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right”
MIDDLE EAST STABILITY:
“Iraq’s future could affect the strategic balance in the Middle East profoundly, it would be understandable that Israel has an interest in supporting the Hashemites in their efforts to redefine Iraq,”
CONTROL IRAQ, HELP ISRAEL:
“Were the Hashemites to control Iraq, they could use their influence over Najf to help Israel wean the south Lebanese Shia away from Hizballah, Iran, and Syria.”
MANAGE AND CONSTRAIN US REACTION:
“To anticipate U.S. reactions and plan ways to manage and constrain those reactions, Prime Minister Netanyahu can formulate the policies and stress themes he favors in language familiar to the Americans by tapping into themes of American administrations during the Cold War which apply well to Israel.”
Link to the full report:
http://www.iasps.org/strat1.htm
People interviewed or mentioned in this video that hold both USA and Israel citizenship and are Zionists:
Richard Perle
One of Bush’s foreign policy advisors, he is the chairman of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board. Perle was expelled from Senator Henry Jackson’s office in the 1970’s after the National Security Agency (NSA) caught him passing Highly-Classified (National Security) documents to the Israeli Embassy. He later worked for the Israeli weapons firm, Soltam. Perle came from one the above mentioned pro-Israel think tanks, the AEI. Perle is one of the leading pro-Israeli fanatics leading this Iraq war mongering within the administration and now in the media.
Paul Wolfowitz
Former Deputy Defense Secretary, and member of Perle’s Defense Policy Board, in the Pentagon. Wolfowitz is a close associate of Perle, and reportedly has close ties to the Israeli military. His sister lives in Israel. Wolfowitz came from the above mentioned Jewish think tank, JINSA. Wolfowitz was the number two leader within the administration behind this Iraq war mongering. He later was appointed head of the World Bank but resigned under pressure from World Bank members over a scandal involving his misuse of power.
David Frum
White House speechwriter behind the “Axis of Evil” label. He lumped together all the lies and accusations against Iraq for Bush to justify the war.
John Bolton
Former UN Representative and Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Bolton is also a Senior Advisor to President Bush. Prior to this position, Bolton was Senior Vice President of the above mentioned pro-Israel think tank, AEI. In October 2002 he accused Syria of having a nuclear program, so that they can attack Syria after Iraq.
Meyrav and David Wurmser
Special Assistant to John Bolton, the under-secretary for arms control and international security. Wurmser also worked at the AEI with Perle and Bolton. Along with Colonel Yigal Carmon, formerly of Israeli military intelligence, co-founded the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri),a Washington-based Israeli outfit which distributes articles translated from Arabic newspapers portraying Arabs in a bad light.
Eliot Cohen
Member of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board under Perle and is another extremist pro-Israel advisor. He wrote an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal openly admitting his hatred of Islam claiming that Islam should be the enemy, not terrorism.
Prominent American’s in the Bush administration not mentioned in the broadcast but who also hold both USA and Israeli citizenship and are Zionists:
Michael Mukasey
Michael Chertoff
Lawrence (Larry) Franklin
Douglas Feith
Henry Kissinger
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby
Elliott Abrams
Richard Haass
Robert Zoellick
Ari Fleischer
BBC review of the book “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy” from 2007:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7104030.stm
Transcript of the BBC broadcast:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/transcripts/thewarparty.txt
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Top national security experts including Richard Clarke and Rand Beers are interviewed about the forthcoming “Petraeus” report
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Lt. Col. Allen West (US Army, Ret.) speaks to the Center for Security Policy’s National Security Group on Capital Hill. Col. West was a senior advisor, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command. He is running for Congress in South Florida. For more information, see http://www.allenwestforcongress.com/
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Last Friday, Iranian military forces seized 15 British sailors and marines in the Persian Gulf. Some believe this is an act of aggression by Iran and should be met with a commensurate military response.
I do not.
I believe it shows that the Bush Administration’s current policy with Iran is not working. For sake of stability in the Middle East, it’s time for direct diplomacy with Iran — now more than ever.
Today, we’re launching our third video blog for StopIranWar.com. I’m joined by Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org and Clark Community blogger Reg to discuss how President Bush’s get tough policy with Iran is undermining the security of our most reliable ally in the region, Israel.
Watch today’s video blog to understand why George Bush’s policy of confronting Iran hurts the Israelis, our strongest allies in this volatile region.
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