Cheney, richard bruce dick is currently vice president of the united states. The library has obtained permission for the use of many materials in the collection, and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under united states law. Pnacs web site said it was established in the spring of 1997 as a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership. Eugene debs, 18551926, speech canton, ohio, 16 th june 1918. The project for the new american century pnac exposed by l e miller. The political, intellectual, and strategic roots of the.
Publication date 200009 topics 911, neoconservatism, neocons, september 11th collection opensource language. Rebuilding americas defenses i believe that rebuilding americas defenses is a mustread for anyone concerned about the future of our planet. Circular letter of the secretary of congress, dated september 28, 1787, transmitting copy of the constitution to the several governors. A report of the project for the new american century september 2000 some key paragraphs prescient and oftquoted pre911 falseflag justification piece further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event like a new pearl harbor. Bush adopted the neocon position on the us role in world affairs shortly after becoming elected president. In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter, who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the people.
He is a former secretary of defense and served as white house chief of staff under gerald r. Project for the new american century is a neoconservative thinktank that promotes an ideology of total u. Pull up the webpage of signatories to the project for the new american century and you will see many familiar names including cheney, rumsfeld, scooter libby, elliott abrams, jeb bush, steve forbes, william kristol, dan quayle. The project for a new american century pnac was founded by william kristol, the chief of staff to vice president dan quayle during the bush. The project for the new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank based in washington, d. The project for the new american century is a neoconservative think tank whose goal is to rebuild and maintain americas defense posture, maintain americas role as a world power and preserve peace and freedom abroad it is headed by richard perle and chairman william kristol external links.
Created in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is, as its website describes it, a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership 1, and is dedicated to a few fundamental propositions. Pnacs website says it was established in the spring of 1997 as a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership. Project for the new american century pnac all about them. The project for the new american century pnac is a neoconservative think tank with strong ties to the american enterprise institute.
Neoconservative think tank influence on us policies. Project for the new american century conservapedia. Donald rumsfeld and paul wolfowitz were founder members, and so was vicepresident dick cheney. Project for the new american century militarist monitor. Rebuilding americas defenses and the project for the new. The online books page rebuilding americas defenses. The designers are listed on the last page of a research paper published three years. The project for a new american century, a 90 page document that outlines a radical new strategy for american military and foreign policy, was published in september of 2000 two months before the presidential election, and a full year before the events of 911. If he didnt actually have a script for his role as president, a document produced by the project for a new. Members included hardright players like cheney, donald rumsfeld, paul wolfowitz, zalmay khalilzad now special envoy to the satrapy of afghanistan and other empire aspirants currently perched in the upper reaches of government power. The project for the new american century, a letterhead group closely associated with the american enterprise institute, served as the cornerstone of a neoconservativeled campaign to promote the 2003 invasion of iraq, helping unite key figures from various ideological factions behind the cause. It would be the culmination of a plan 10 years or more in the making, carried out by those who believe the united states must seize the opportunity for global domination, even if it means becoming the american imperialists that our enemies always claimed we were. He is a member of the council on foreign relations and the international institute for strategic studies in london and on the board of advisors of the center for security policy.
Elliot abrams is a senior member of the national security council, who pled guilty to the charge of lying to congress in the irancontra scandal. Partial list of people associated with the project for the new american century. It ended up achieving very different goals it was highly influential with regard to the development of military and foreign policies. The first document was written as a suggestion to american foreign policy makers on how to create a new foreign policy that will work in a world after the end of the cold war. One of the pnacs most influential publications was a 90page report titled rebuilding americas defenses.
In 1997, a small group of neoconservatives organized the project for the new american century. Since the document is over 80 pages long i have created a summary of its major ideas in order to make it more accessible. Project for the new american century rebuilding americas defenses, p. Its philosophy is perhaps most succinctly expressed in a short quotation from the. A report of the project for the new american century september 2000 some key paragraphs prescient and oftquoted pre911 falseflag justification piece further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and. Peter gowan how america manages eurasia is critical.
The group embraces and disseminates an ideology of faith in force, u. The project for the new american century pnac, unleashed in june 1997, has largely disappeared from the political radar, yet the mire, murder and. Project for a new american century pnac book power trip. The project for the new american century pnac was a massive neoconservative think tank, created in 1997 and closed in 2006. Apower that dominates eurasia would control two of the worlds three most advanced and economically productive regions about 75 per cent of the worlds people live in eurasia. Its pages have been compared to hitlers mein kampf in that they outline an aggressive military plan for u. At its heart was the contrast between the ideals of liberal democracy and the realities of the nation and the nations place in the world. Documents in an amicus curiae brief in rhode islands climatechange lawsuit against 14 oil companies. Even though the project for the new american century ended in 2006, the ideology of world conquest is alive and well. Project for a new american century, open letter to president clinton, 1998 the project for a new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank founded in 1997 to promote american global leadership and a reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity. Letter of the president of the federal convention, dated september 17, 1787.
The project for a new american century pnac publishes a letter addressed to congressman newt gingrich and senator trent lott. The plan shows bushs cabinet intended to take military control of the gulf region whether or not saddam hussein was in power. Nov 10, 2006 created in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is, as its website describes it, a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership 1, and is dedicated to a few fundamental propositions. The project for the new american century, also known as pnac, a 90page white paper, published in 1997. Established in the spring of 1997 and funded largely by the energy and arms industries, the project for the new american century was founded as the neoconservative think tank whose stated goal was to usher in a new american century. Convention defining and establishing the functions and privileges of consuls and vice consuls, signed at versailles november 14, 1788.
Pnac project for the new american century is it for real. A think tank called the project for the new american century, headed by people like dick cheney, revealed the thinking behind 9. Het stuk voorziet tevens in het aangrijpen van saddam hussein als een voorwaarde om delen van centraal azie te bezetten. These are the modern chartists of american terrorism. Pnac project for the new american century observatoire. The pnacs seminal report, rebuilding americas defences.
The library of congress is making its web archives collection available for educational and research purposes. Americas military must rule out even the possibility of a serious global or regional challenger anywhere in the world. The new american covers news on politics economy culture. People are identified as being connected to the pnac because either they are listed on the organisations web site, or their names appear as authorscontributors on official pnac documents. Project for a new american century pdf established in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is a non profit. Its goal was to promote american global leadership because american leadership is both good for america and good for the world.
Strategy, forces and resources for a new century i introduction the project for the new american century was established in the spring of 1997. The following are project for the new american century pnac personnel who are either members of or close to the bush administration. The document, entitled rebuilding americas defences. Project for the new american century sagacious news. The organizations name describes its state of mind. Maintaining personal reading logs can help you track and keep a record of your favorite books that you might have read in the past or. It sought to create a new american radicalism based on equality, opportunity and meaningful participation at all levels of society within the context of americas own ideals. In 1997, an influential group of neoconservatives, social conservatives, and representatives of what eisenhower referred to as the militaryindustrial complex came together to form project for a new american century pnac. On the night of october 5th, a group of polish students, professors, military officers, and state officials crowded into a small auditorium at warsaw university to hear paul wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of defense, give a talk on the subject of the war in iraq. Rebuilding americas defenses and the project for the. Strategies, forces, and resources for a new century.
This culminated in a new group, the aptlynamed project for a new american century pnac. The three signature features of the project for the new american century the coalitionbuilding to confront the. Rebuilding americas defenses rad is a policy document published by a neoconservative washington think tank called the project for the new american century pnac. This film exposes how every major war in us history was based on a complete fraud with video of insiders themselves admitting it. The project for the new american century pnac exposed. Feb 05, 2006 pnac project for a new american century. Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event like a new pearl harbor.
Project for the new american century library of congress. May 17, 2009 this film goes in detail through the untold history of the project for the new american century with tons of archival footage and connects it right into the present. The organisation behind the letter was a neoconservative think tank, the modestly entitled project for the new american century pnac, which was formed in early 1997. It was established as a nonprofit educational organization in 1997, and founded by william kristol and robert kagan. Project for the new american century september clues. The letter argues that the clinton administration has capitulated to saddam hussein and calls on the two legislators to lead congress to establish and maintain a strong us military presence in the region, and be prepared to use that force to protect us vital. The project for the new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank 1997 to 2006 that had strong ties to the american enterprise institute. Strategies, forces and resources for a new century, was written in september 2000 by the neoconservative thinktank project for the new american century pnac. Pnac calls for the assertion of american military might around the globe to watch a multipart episode, click the link below. The project for the new american century was formed, along with the american enterprise institute, the hudson institute and others that have since merged the ambitions of the reagan administration with those of the current bush regime.
Its an initiative of the new citizenship project, whose chairman is william kristol and whose president is gary schmitt. Pnacs stated goal was to promote american global leadership. Films about the project for the new american century. The film provides solid evidence for the true reasons behind the afghanistan and iraq wars, whose unfolding is described in chilling detail in a document called project for the new american century, published in the year 2,000, that seems to have served as the actual blueprint for such dramatic events.
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