-Caveat Lector- Cold War Panel Turns Focus to Terrorism
By Judy Sarasohn Thursday, July 22, 2004; Page A19 The Committee on the Present Danger was relaunched this week -- the reincarnation of the 1950s and then 1970s group that lobbied for fighting Soviet communism. But this time the committee, a group of mostly Cold War warriors and neocons, is fighting global terrorism. In full-page ads in The Washington Post and the New York Times yesterday, the committee said it "will raise a unified voice for a policy of national resolve in the War on Terrorism. We are joined together by the recognition that no accommodation can be made with terrorists and that democratic values must be affirmed to provide lasting peace." The committee makes clear in the ads and on its Web site (www.fightingterror.org) that the terror is "inspired by radical Islamists." Peter D. Hannaford, a legendary communications consultant who was a key adviser to Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns, notes that the committee is bipartisan. It is chaired by R. James Woolsey, director of central intelligence in the Clinton administration. The honorary chairmen are Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). Hannaford said the committee was resurrected after "a series of conversations I had with a variety of friends -- Republicans, Democrats and independents -- [that there] ought to be an advocacy group on fighting the war on terror." "Like everyone else, I've thought a lot about the war on terror," Hannaford said. He noted that he has represented six Arab or Muslim nations in the Middle East and Asia, but none currently. As of yesterday, there were 50 members, including Henry Cooper, former director of the Pentagon's Strategic Defense Initiative; Midge Decter, former director of the Committee for the Free World; Richard Fairbanks of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former special Mideast envoy; Frank J. Gaffney Jr., president of the Center for Security Policy and an aide to the late senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D-Wash.); Max Kampelman, ambassador and head of the U.S. delegation to the negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear and space arms in Geneva; Jeane Kirkpatrick, former ambassador to the United Nations; Dave McCurdy, former Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee; former representative Stephen Solarz (D-N.Y.); and Dov Zakheim, former undersecretary of defense. The committee is organized as a 501 (c)(4) entity, which can lobby but not support or oppose political candidates. It will have to do some fundraising to finance its work, Hannaford said. Initial costs have been paid by a grant from two businessmen, whom he declined to identify except to say they are not defense contractors. www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
