Douglas Feith, one of the authors of "A Clean Break, A Strategy for Securing the Realm" a policy paper written for Israel in 1996 which advocated overthrowing Saddam and neutralizing Iran and Syria has resigned his high level post at the Pentagon of the U.S. He has also been implicated in the most recent "spying for Israel" investigations by the FBI. Monica Check it out at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4467941 Politics Iraq War Planner to Leave Pentagon by Vicky O'Hara Morning Edition, January 27, 2005 · Pentagon top adviser and one of the chief architects of the war in Iraq, Douglas Feith, resigns. Feith, a staunch neo-conservative with close ties to Israel, is a controversial figure, especially for his role in the use of intelligence to justify the war in Iraq. ... ###################################################### There's an in-depth analysis of "A Clean Break" at http://www.irmep.org/Policy_Briefs/3_27_2003_Clean_Break_or_Dirty_War .html FYI: I'll paste an excerpt here: Clean Break or Dirty War? Israel's Foreign Policy Directive to the United States Executive Summary Great changes are seldom achieved without a plan. The Israeli policy paper "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm" (ACB) was authored by a group of policy advisors to Israel. Subsequently, nearly all members ascended to influential policy making positions within U.S. government, media, and academic circles. Many of the ACB policies such as toppling the government of Iraq are now in full implementation and present new challenges to the global community. Others, such as the reform of Israel's economy have been abysmal failures, but generate little visibility or impact outside of Israel. (See Exhibit 1) ... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/MknplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTJP/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
