Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense.
Lobbied Saddam for Trans-Iraqi oil pipeline in 1983
• Aware Saddam was using WMD (poison gas) on Kurds during pipeline trip.
• Estimated war would take 5 weeks. Now estimates 9 more years.

Connections to Other Neocons:
1969-71, Office of Econ. Opportunity, Hired Cheney.
1974-75, White House, Chief of Staff, Hired Cheney.
1996,     Running Dole's campaign for President, meets Wolfowitz.
1997---, PNAC (signer of "Principles") with
            Cheney, Wolfowitz, Perle, Abrams, Bolton, Libby.
1998-00  Advisor to Bush campaign, w/ Cheney, Wolfowitz.
2001---  Sec. of Defense, Brings in Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle

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Paul Wolfowitz,, Asst. Sec.of Defense till June 2005, Pres. World Bank
Godfather of Iraq War, Time Magazine.
• Has worked for it since G.H.W. Bush left Saddam in power.
• A student of neocon gurus Strauss and Wohlstetter.
• Early associate of Perle.

Connections to Other Neocons:
1989-93, DOD under Cheney and over Libby.
1996,    Working in Dole's Presidential campaign, meets Rumsfeld.
1997---, PNAC (Signer of "Principles") with
           Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Abrams, Bolton, Libby.
1997-98, Rumsfeld's Missile Commision.    
1998      Bush campaign advisor, along w/ Rumsfeld.  (Suggested to Bush by Cheney)

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Douglas Feith, Under Sec. of Defense for Policy (till August 2005)
Dumbest (expletive) guy on the planet—General Tommy Franks
Seldom in my life have I met a dumber man.
          —Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff  Colin Powell
• Outspoken foe of the Oslo peace process and Camp David peace agreement.
• Leading member of the "Office of Special Plans" which relied on Chalabi (who passed top secret information to Iran).
• Employed Larry Franklin who was caught passing secrets to AIPAC lobbyists (for Israel), and with 38 Top Secret document in his home.

Connections to Other Neocons:
1982-84 Reagan's DOD, Hired by Perle.
1996--- JINSA (Advisory Board Member) w/
          Cheney, Wolfowitz, Perle, Bolton
1996,     IASPS, w/ Wurmser, Perle, Principal author of report explaining why Israel needed Saddam overthrown.

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Richard Perle, Defense Policy Board Chairman for Rumsfeld.
• 1996 Brings IASPS report to Israeli Prime Minister.
    Report advocates Saddam's removal.
• 1970 Overheard discussing classified information with Israeli embassy.
• 1981 Brought Stephen Bryen into Defense Dept.
(Bryen had already been found passing classified information to Israel.  While in the position Perle gave him, supplied Israel with prohibited technology.)

Connections to Other Neocons:
1996,     IASPS, w/ Wurmser, Feith, Principal author of report explaining why Israel needed Saddam overthrown.
1997---, PNAC with Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Abrams, Bolton, Libby.

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James Woolsey, Defense Policy Board Member.
• Former director of CIA 1993-95.

Connections to Other Neocons:
1995---, JINSA (Advisory Board Member) with
           Cheney, Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle, Bolton
1997---, PNAC with Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Abrams, Bolton, Libby.

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