War and Decision: A word from Douglas Feith

"Douglas Feith served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from July 2001 until August 2005. His government service extends back to work at the NSC and the Pentagon during the Reagan administration. His work at the Pentagon during the Reagan administration earned...

Pentagon targeted Iran for Regime Change after 9/11

"Pentagon Targeted Iran for Regime Change after 9/11 Published on Tuesday, May 06, 2008. Source: IPS WASHINGTON - Three weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks, former U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld established an official military objective of not...

Neocons Admit that "War on Terror" is a Hoax

"Neocons Admit that "War On Terror" Is a Hoax Published on Thursday, May 08, 2008. Source: George Washington's Blog Key war on terror architect Douglas Feith has now confirmed Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and Wesley Clark in admitting that the...

The Scooter Files: Washington X-Ray

" The Scooter Files: Washington X-Ray Rick Perlstein June 06, 2007 Personally, I find the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby letters fascinating, an unmatched window into that most baffling of questions for ordinary citizens: how Washington thinks, especially, but not exclusively,...

Paul Wolfowitz's fatal weakness by Juan Cole

"The cronyism that may cost him his World Bank job is also what caused the Iraq debacle. By Juan Cole May. 14, 2007 | The executive board of the World Bank mulled a possible vote of no confidence in the leadership of its president, Paul Wolfowitz, this weekend. How did the...

George Tenet on the staircase with the neocons

"In his book and on TV, former CIA Director George Tenet remembers all the things he should've said before we invaded Iraq but didn't. By Juan Cole Apr. 30, 2007 | The French call it "the spirit of the staircase" (l'esprit d'escalier), the clever reply to someone that comes...

Scheuer Corrects National Review, Weekly Standard

"Below is the text of a response Michael Scheuer recently sent to National Review regarding their (and others’) misuse of his first book to “prove” a Saddam-al-Qaeda connection. (See here, here, and here.) Sir, Mr. A. McCarthy’s blog article referring to the...

Iraq War Pushers' Deception Exposed by Patrick Seale

"A shadowy Pentagon unit -- the Office of Special Plans, headed by Douglas Feith, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy -- deliberately fabricated intelligence linking Saddam Hussein’s regime to al-Qaida in order to incite the United States to make war on...

Pentagon Officer Created Phony Intel on Iraq/al-Qaeda Link

"Newly released documents confirm that a Pentagon unit knowingly cooked up intelligence claiming a direct link between Iraq and al-Qaeda in order to win support for a preemptive strike against the country. A report prepared by the Defense Department's Inspector General...

WSJ Under Fire

 The blogosphere is heating up over a controversial piece published today in the Wall Street Journal insinuating that the recent arrest of two lobbyists is akin to the holocaust. Here's a sample of the backlash: "As a Jew, I find Ms Rabinowitz's abuse of the Holocaust...

After Libby, All Roads Lead to Feith

"After Libby, All Roads Lead to Feith by Jon Basil Utley I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was just a liar and a hatchet man for Vice President Cheney in the White House. Douglas Feith was inside the Pentagon. Lying to cover up the reason for the war is one thing; responsibility for...

Not Just Analysis by Laura Rozen

"Not Just Analysis The Defense Department Inspector General's report may only spell the beginning of inquiries into intelligence activities by Douglas Feith's Pentagon office. The DoD IG report is a hand-slapping for inappropriate intelligence analysis. But what about the...

Common Ground Common Sense-Cheney Ally Blasts Pentagon Report by Michael Isik...

"Newsweek.com Cheney Ally Blasts Pentagon Report How a Cheney ally helped soften the Pentagon's report on pre-war intel. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Newsweek Updated: 3:26 p.m. ET Feb 14, 2007 Feb. 14, 2007 - A Pentagon office headed by a former top...