Featured Profiles
Fleitz, Frederick
A little-known former CIA intel officer who served as an adviser to John Bolton, Fleitz edits the “global intelligence” website of the conservative Newsmax Media, where he promotes conspiratorial talking points about alleged Middle East nuclear weapons programs.
Cohen, Eliot
A neoconservative academic based at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Cohen served as an adviser to President George W. Bush as well as to the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
Carlucci, Frank
President Reagan’s Pentagon chief and an alleged conspirator in the assassination of former DRC Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, Frank Carlucci now serves as an attack dog for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
Lehman, John
John F. Lehman heads a private equity firm whose investment interests dovetail with his hawkish political advocacy, which has included supporting the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Mitt Romney, as well as the work of numerous neoconservative pressure groups.
Natsios, Andrew
Andrew Natsios is a Romney foreign policy adviser and fellow at the neoconservative Hudson Institute who opposed the distribution of AIDS drugs in Africa as the Bush administration’s USAID director.
From the Wires
Setbacks for Congressional Iran Hawks
May, 22 2012Hawks in the U.S. Congress are finding it difficult to ratchet up the U.S. military threat against Iran.
Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business
May, 16 2012The battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been a humbling experience for the Tea Party.
Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
May, 16 2012Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.
America the Serial Killer
May, 15 2012With its expanded drone program, the Obama administration has encouraged the view of a America as serial killer who keeps suffering from blowback.
Bullying, Leadership, and the Presidency of the United States
May, 15 2012The 1965 bullying incident at Michigan's elite Cranbrook School that came to light this week has kicked off a series of conversations about bullying and about the extent to which we should hold our nation's leaders accountable for past behavior.