The Dark Side of John Bolton is Back. . .

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I am guest-blogging this week at Talking Points Memo — and just posted this piece on John Bolton. My comments refer to an important document was leaked to me this morning — and also to Arianna Huffington it seems. The document linked at TPM provides Bolton’s suggested revisions to the Millennium Summit document in September….

America’s Ulcerous Credibility Gap: Read Dafna Linzer Today

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I have little doubt that long term Iran wants a nuclear weapons program. By knocking Iraq out of the equation, America has removed one of the chief ‘balancers’ of power in the region, and Iran’s security and regional pretensions are going to fill that void. Balancing Israel is a long-term strategic objective of Iran.

Rita Hauser, George Soros, Warren Rudman, & Lee Hamilton at September 6-7 Terrorism Conference

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The line-up for the September 6-7 conference: Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy continues to strengthen. Rita Hauser is a well-known international lawyer, leading Republican Party stalwart in New York, a board member of the RAND Corporation, and Chair of the International Peace Academy that works closely with the United Nations….

Iraq as Wedge Issue

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President Bush is planning a rally to stir up support for the war in Iraq. Senator Hagel, who is speaking at our terrorism conference on September 6th, has cut down near the roots of the White House’s effort to keep pumping money and military men and women into Iraq.

Just did “The Majority Report” on Air America Radio

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I really enjoyed talking with Sam Seder tonight on Air America’s The Majority Report. We spoke about George Bush and the Iraq War, Cindy Sheehan, Ari Berman’s excellent article — The Strategic Class — in The Nation, and then our upcoming mega-conference on America’s “next phase response” to terrorism.