Hmmm? I never heard of Zacharias Gertler, and there are zero entries on the German net: Zacharias Gertler <http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen\ -US%3Aofficial&hs=n7S&as_qdr=all&q=+%22Zacharias+Gertler%22&btnG=Suche&m\ eta=cr%3DcountryDE>
Did I misspell it? Not so, I seems: Google; all entries: Zacharias Gertler <http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen\ -US%3Aofficial&as_qdr=all&q=+%22Zacharias+Gertler%22&btnG=Suche&meta=lr%\ 3D> --- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: Policy Forum Dead, Too? > via LobeLog.com by admin on 5/21/08 > Another hard-line neo-conservative group â" and one that received a > nearly $80,000 grant from the Pentagon just last September â" may also > have died. In fact, its effective demise may actually have preceded the > the grantâs approval by the office of the Undersecretary of Defense for > Policy, Eric Edelman. > > Iâm referring to the Policy Forum on International Security Affairs > (aka the Policy Forum on International Security Issues) headed by Devon > Gaffney Cross, the sister of Frank Gaffney, the ultra-hawkish president > of the Center for Security Policy, and a member of the Defense Policy > Board since 2001. She launched the organization in London shortly after > 9/11 to help improve British and European public opinion about the Bush > administrationâs âglobal war on terrorâ by hosting off-the-record > meetings at exclusive London clubs and posh Parisian restaurants > between selected reporters from influential publications and senior > U.S. defense officials and prominent neo-cons outside the > administration. I have posted on the Policy Forumâs activities and > relationships with other groups at last yearâs Prague Democracy and > Security Conference here and here, and its funding by Edelmanâs office > here. > > Unlike PNACâs, the Policy Forumâs website (www.policyforumuk.com) is > still visible on the Internet, although it hasnât been updated for > about nine months now, despite its self-described mission not only to > âcreate an open channel of dialogue between those who create the > international news and those who report it,â but also âto expand our > original mission beyond the narrow confines of the journalistic > community, and to engage with the wider European community [by] > reaching out to the active, curious and engaged publicâ¦â > > It turns out that, according to the ICC Directory of UK Companies, the > Policy Forum, which was officially incorporated in the UK on December > 18, 2003, initiated its dissolution on March 11, 2007, ten days after > its âmanaging director,â German real estate magnate Zacharias Gertler, > resigned his position. It filed its first dissolution on November 12, > 2007 â" just two months after it was awarded the non-competitive > contract by Edelmanâs office âfor technical support and consulting > services for public liaison and media outreach services in support of > the diplomacy mission including addressing and informing European and > Middle Eastern audiences on the challenges facing U.S. National > Security policiesâ â" and its final dissolution on March 25 this year. > This raises an obvious question: why did the Pentagon award a > non-competitive contract to an entity that was in the process of > dissolving itself? > > Now, there is evidence that the Policy Forum is also incorporated in > the State of New York, where Cross, whose husband is president of the > New York Jets organization, has her primary residence. According to > taxexemptworld.com, an organization known as âPolicy Forum on > International Security (c/o Devon Cross)â â" described as a âcharitable > organizationâ involved in âhousing development, construction, and > managementâ â" gained tax-exempt status in New York in September, 2006. > So it may be that the Pentagon contracted with the New York-based > Policy Forum and not the London-based Policy Forum, but, given the > small size of the contract, we would have to file an FOIA request to > find out. > > Things you can do from here: > - Subscribe to LobeLog.com using Google Reader > - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your > favorite sites >
