Tag Archives: Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

Bin Laden docs show that alleged Iran-Al Qaeda alliance is neocon hype

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Alex Kane

‘Al Qaeda has a substantial network inside Iran’ is a common assertion heard in neoconservative circles. New documents show why that assertion is wrong.

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Goldberg/Netanyahu: Because of Spanish Inquisition, and Holocaust, Israel gets to have a nuclear monopoly

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Scott McConnell

At the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conference, Jeffrey Goldberg gave a plug for the worldview of Ben Zion Netanyahu, the 100 year old father of Israel’s prime minister who is reportedly much more a nationalist extremist than his … Continue reading →

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Former Israel ambassador Lubrani says using force against Iran would be giant mistake

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Scott McConnell

I’m a sucker for the wisdom of old diplomats –  an establishment orientation I can never entirely  shake. So from one of the  Washington  centers of the neocon power yesterday morning—the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conference on tightening … Continue reading →

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Why is the White House sending its Iran negotiator to a neocon conference in D.C.?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Well because that’s where the power is. The permanent Establishment in D.C. has a neoconservative flavor right now, Obama has to truckle to those folks. (Ask me why later.) The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a neoconservative shop. It … Continue reading →

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More about trickster/debater/Canadian Gabriel Latner, 19

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Gabriel Latner is the Cambridge University law student who was assigned by the Cambridge Union debating society to argue the affirmative side of the proposition, “Israel is a rogue state” on October 21, then used the opportunity to take on … Continue reading →

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Cambridge debate on Israel is undermined by wily neocon (is that redundant?)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Philip Weiss

An interesting PR battle over Israel in England is related by a friend: Cambridge University’s Union Society held a debate last week with the motion “This House Believes that Israel is a Rogue State.” Because of the public relations stakes, … Continue reading →

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Israel lobby group urges State Department to begin undercover manipulation of Palestinian websites

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Philip Weiss

A new report by the Israel lobbyist org Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (with help from the Dershowitz Group) monitored Palestinians’ use of the internet and found that Palestinians speak freely on internet forums, without “manipulation.” And these Palestinians … Continue reading →

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