Subtract Bush from the equation. There were certainly political motivations and aspects to this but just set them aside. The answer to cui bono with Bush subtracted turns to the oil tick princes. Wilson was parked in an Arab funded little nest when this came about. Scowcroft and others? How much would one think that it costs to buy a journo or two?
Iraq has not (to my knowledge) rejoined OPEC.
I don't know if there is more going on but I'm beginning to seriously doubt that it is just party politics. It has never really made political sense in the first place. The Dems aren't going to be rewarded for being Copperheads.
Among the members of the Aspen Strategy Group, in addition to Judith Miller and Amritage, are Paul Wolfowitz, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Condoleezza Rice, and a certain Richard B. Cheney.
There is absolutely nothing shadowy about the Aspen Group - it's a setup for the powerful in DC to fraternize - exchange views and business cards. The names you list are emeritus members. The current Republican members of interest are Brownback, Hagel and Lugar. There is also a long PDF at the site on the ME. It was compiled as a result of a get together in August '03 - a month after Wilson's editorial. It's not very good but there are some interesting parts that I may write about.
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Subtract Bush from the equation. There were certainly political motivations and aspects to this but just set them aside. The answer to cui bono with Bush subtracted turns to the oil tick princes. Wilson was parked in an Arab funded little nest when this came about. Scowcroft and others? How much would one think that it costs to buy a journo or two?
Iraq has not (to my knowledge) rejoined OPEC.
I don't know if there is more going on but I'm beginning to seriously doubt that it is just party politics. It has never really made political sense in the first place. The Dems aren't going to be rewarded for being Copperheads.
Congratulations, Rick.
Among the members of the Aspen Strategy Group, in addition to Judith Miller and Amritage, are Paul Wolfowitz, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Condoleezza Rice, and a certain Richard B. Cheney.
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There is absolutely nothing shadowy about the Aspen Group - it's a setup for the powerful in DC to fraternize - exchange views and business cards. The names you list are emeritus members. The current Republican members of interest are Brownback, Hagel and Lugar. There is also a long PDF at the site on the ME. It was compiled as a result of a get together in August '03 - a month after Wilson's editorial. It's not very good but there are some interesting parts that I may write about.
As I noted in the article - just oily realists.
Excellent, Rick. Sorry I got around to it so late. That site is hard for me to read, I'm afraid, so I put it off.
It's fine for someone like Kristoff to advocate for a certain POV and to cultivate and be cultivated by certain sources.
It just feels wrong that readers are never made of aware of the identities and connections of those sources.
In fact, I think many readers believe people such as Kristoff come to their beliefs soley through their own devices and independent thought.
So it's always good to get some insight into the voices and agendas behind the pieces.
Of course this holds true for absolutely everything we see in print these days.
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