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'It is essential for Americans to understand that the administration has directed the military to prepare plans to use nuclear weapons against at least seven countries - China, Russia, North Korea, Syria,Iran, Libya and Iraq.'

- Professor John Swomley

So let us began by first answering the question, “just what exactly is a neocon, what do they believe and where did they come from?” Regrettably, many Americans have no idea and equate the term with a “modern day” republican.

In short, neo-conservatism seeks U.S. military and economic domination of the world.

They envision a “New World Order”, a new era of “Enlightenment” by imposing what is termed “moral clarity and purpose” of “American exceptionalism” upon the world through forced military democratization. A war is peace doctrine, which flouts and dismantles international laws through open-ended warfare while maintaining both foreign and domestic rule. This messianic vision of an American global empire smacks of a totalitarian Orwellian super state with apocalyptic consequences for all humanity.

"Creative destruction is our middle name, both within our society and abroad. We tear down the old order every day, from business to science, literature, art, architecture, and cinema to politics and the law. Our enemies have always hated this whirlwind of energy and creativity which menaces their traditions (whatever they may be) and shames them for their inability to keep pace. … [W]e must destroy them to advance our historic mission." - Michael Ledeen

JUST THE BEGINNING-Is Iraq the opening salvo in a war to remake the world?
By Robert Dreyfuss -April 1, 2003 -The American Prospect

Over and over again, in speeches, articles and white papers, the neoconservatives have made it plain that the war against Iraq is intended to demonstrate Washington's resolve to implement President Bush's new national-security strategy, announced last fall -- even if doing so means overthrowing the entire post-World War II structure of treaties and alliances, including NATO and the United Nations. In their book, The War Over Iraq, William Kristol of The Weekly Standard and Lawrence F. Kaplan of The New Republic write, "The mission begins in Baghdad, but it does not end there. … We stand at the cusp of a new historical era. … This is a decisive moment. … It is so clearly about more than Iraq. It is about more even than the future of the Middle East and the war on terror. It is about what sort of role the United States intends to play in the twenty-first century."

HOW WE GOT INTO THIS IMPERIAL PICKLE : A PNAC Primer
By Bernard Weiner May 27, 2003 - The Crisis Papers
Recently, I was the guest on a radio talk-show hosted by a thoroughly decent far-right Republician. I got verbally battered, but returned fire and, I think, held my own. Toward the end of the hour, I mentioned that the National Security Strategy - promulgated by the Bush Administration in September 2002 - now included attacking possible future competitors first, assuming regional hegemony by force of arms, controlling energy resources around the globe, maintaining a permanent-war strategy, etc.
"I'm not making up this stuff," I said. "It's all talked about openly by the neoconservatives of the Project for the New American Century - who now are in charge of America's military and foreign policy - and published as official U.S. doctrine in the National Security Strategy of the United States of America."
The talk-show host seemed to gulp, and then replied: "If you really can demonstrate all that, you probably can deny George Bush a second term in 2004."

THE ARMAGEDDON FILE -The Right Wing Plan to Hijack America
By Sean Michael O'Culeigh - March 28, 2003 - South Texas Alliance for Peace

Much of the debate about the Bush administration's war on Iraq has centered around whether it is morally right to enter a war "preemptively", whether it should be fought unilaterally or multilaterally, or whether or not it is about oil. While these arguments are all relevant, they miss the larger shift in American policy that underlies the actions of this administration. This shift in American policy deserts what America has represented to both Americans and the rest of the world for the last century. This is a battle for the hearts and minds of Americans that will determine the fate of the world and the legacy that we leave to our children, grandchildren and whatever generations are to follow. Never in history has man wielded so much power. We truly stand at the turning point of history. Many of us will be so overwhelmed by the enormity of the issues that we will choose to sit on the sidelines and hope it will pass. Many will choose to take the symbols for reality, giving up their free will and allowing others to make their decisions. We do either at our own peril. This is a fight that will affect each of us deeply in material, psychological and spiritual ways. It is truly a battle between whether love or hate will rule the world for the foreseeable future.

A WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY OR PERPETUAL WAR?
By Eric Black - March 16, 2003 - Star Tribune
An influential group of foreign policy thinkers sees the possibly imminent overthrow of Saddam Hussein as just one early step in an ambitious blueprint to spread democracy throughout the world and eliminate threats to the United States.
Although they developed their thinking long before the Sept. 11 attacks, the strategists, often called neoconservatives or neocons, have increased their influence over the Bush administration since Sept. 11, many foreign policy analysts say.

The blueprint for our current foreign policy was being written back in 1992 by then-Defense Secretary, Dick Cheney. His writings set out a new doctrine that called for U.S. power in the twentieth century, to be that of an aggressive and unilateral approach that would secure American dominance of world affairs by force if necessary. This "peace through strength" policy has been unfolding from the day Bush, Jr. took office; the strategic planning of it was done during the Clinton administration with funding from the military-industrial complex, energy companies, and right-wing foundations. Over time, those working on these new plans evolved into PNAC, established in 1997 with members Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz at the helm. May God help us!

A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001.
The blueprint, uncovered by the Sunday Herald, for the creation of a 'global Pax Americana' was drawn up for Dick Cheney (now vice- president), Donald Rumsfeld (defence secretary), Paul Wolfowitz (Rumsfeld's deputy), George W Bush's younger brother Jeb and Lewis Libby (Cheney's chief of staff). The document, entitled Rebuilding America's Defences: Strategies, Forces And Resources For A New Century, was written in September 2000 by the neo-conservative think-tank Project for the New American Century (PNAC).
The plan shows Bush's cabinet intended to take military control of the Gulf region whether or not Saddam Hussein was in power. It says: 'The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein.'

December 2, 2003 BY DOUG LORIMER Seven months ago, when the US army rolled into Baghdad, the US war machine seemed invincible. The US rulers seemed to be in reach of realising their goal of conquering Iraq and using it as a secure base from which to establish imperial domination throughout the oil-rich Persian Gulf region. However, Iraq has begun to turn into a nightmare for Washington. Instead of being a stepping stone on the road to a “new American century” of unchallengeable US global domination, Iraq has become a military quagmire, bogging the US army down in a bloody and unwinnable guerrilla war. greenleft.org

Preserving Pax Americana' is a clear reference to the Roman empire, which enforced during half a millenium the 'Pax Romana' throughout the world known to the Romans. This 'imperial vision' is confirmed in its summary, which hails the coming of the 'unipolar moment' of unrivaled American power. This text, published soon after the election of president Bush II, clearly establishes the link between the vision expressed in the 1992 memo of the Wolfowitz right wing team, and the 'National Security Strategy' of president Bush II, released on September 20, 2002.

The Genetically Modified Bomb
Imagine a bomb that only kills Caucasians with red hair. Or short people. Or Arabs. Or Chinese.

Now imagine that this new bomb could be set off anywhere in the world, and that within a matter of days, weeks, or months it would kill every person on the planet who fits the bomb's profile, although the rest of us would be left standing. And the bomb could go off silently, without anybody realizing it had been released - or even where it was released - until its victims started dying in mass numbers.

Who would imagine such a thing?
Paul Wolfowitz, for one. William Kristol for another.

What do close advisors to Stephen Harper and George W. Bush have in common? They reflect the disturbing teachings of Leo Strauss, the German-Jewish émigré who spawned the neoconservative movement.
Strauss, who died in 1973, believed in the inherent inequality of humanity. Most people, he famously taught, are too stupid to make informed decisions about their political affairs. Elite philosophers must decide on affairs of state for us.

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