John Bolton: Forgotten, But Not Gone
By John Isaacs
Despite strong lobbying from the White House and neoconservatives, Bolton's renomination as UN ambassador appears dead, thanks to firm opposition from Senate Democrats and moderate Republicans. Read full story.
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Don't Ignore the Experts
By Jim Lobe
In the wake of a recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that seems to state the Iraq War is breeding terrorists instead of eliminating them, neoconservative pundit Robert Kagan questioned the report's accuracy. “Based on the press coverage alone, the NIE's judgment seems both impressionistic and imprecise,” wrote Kagan in the Washington Post (September 26, 2006).
Neoconservatives and others again appear poised to reject the conclusions of the intelligence community—not a new mistake, but a very dangerous one, as Jim Lobe recounts in “Don't Ignore the Experts.” Read full story.
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The head of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a former New York Times correspondent, May's rhetoric links “Islamic fascism” with Hitler, a common neoconservative trope.
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