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| − | '''Abram Shulsky''' is a | + | '''Abram Shulsky''' is a neocon who served as the Director of the [[Office of Special Plans]], the unit that produced the bogus intelligence used to sell the Iraq war. Presently he heads the Pentagon's [[Iranian Directorate]]. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | Shulsky earned his doctorate | + | Shulsky earned his doctorate University of Chicago in 1972, and was a student of political philosopher [[Leo Strauss]]. Shulsky started his career under two of the original neocon hawks, Daniel P. Moynihan and Henry "Scoop" Jackson. |
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== Worldview == | == Worldview == | ||
Shulsky wrote, in a book coauthored with the [[American Enterprise Institute]]'s [[Gary J. Schmitt]], called ''Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence'' that "truth is not the goal" of intelligence operations, but "victory", which coincides with a Straussian view of the use and handling of knowledge. | Shulsky wrote, in a book coauthored with the [[American Enterprise Institute]]'s [[Gary J. Schmitt]], called ''Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence'' that "truth is not the goal" of intelligence operations, but "victory", which coincides with a Straussian view of the use and handling of knowledge. | ||
| − | In a 1999 paper, “Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence,” also co-authored Schmitt, Shulsky writes that “Strauss's view certainly alerts one to the possibility that political life may be closely linked to deception. Indeed, it suggests that deception is the norm in political life, and the hope, to say nothing of the expectation, of establishing a politics that can dispense with it is the exception.” | + | In a 1999 paper, “Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence,” also co-authored Schmitt, Shulsky writes that “Strauss's view certainly alerts one to the possibility that political life may be closely linked to deception. Indeed, it suggests that deception is the norm in political life, and the hope, to say nothing of the expectation, of establishing a politics that can dispense with it is the exception.” {{ref|mj}} |
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== Publications by Abram Shulsky == | == Publications by Abram Shulsky == | ||
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* ''Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War'', [[Rand Corporation]], 1997, with Vick Alan and John Stillion | * ''Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War'', [[Rand Corporation]], 1997, with Vick Alan and John Stillion | ||
* ''Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence'' (1991), with [[Gary J. Schmitt]]. | * ''Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence'' (1991), with [[Gary J. Schmitt]]. | ||
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| + | ==Related Articles== | ||
| + | *{{note|mj}}Daniel Schulman, [http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2006/09/iran.html Meet the "Whack Iran" Lobby], ''Mother Jones'', 6 October 2006 | ||
[[Category:Israel Lobby]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby]] | ||
[[Category:Middle East Watch]] | [[Category:Middle East Watch]] | ||
[[Category:Iraq War 2003]] | [[Category:Iraq War 2003]] | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 20 August 2007
Abram Shulsky is a neocon who served as the Director of the Office of Special Plans, the unit that produced the bogus intelligence used to sell the Iraq war. Presently he heads the Pentagon's Iranian Directorate.
Background
Shulsky earned his doctorate University of Chicago in 1972, and was a student of political philosopher Leo Strauss. Shulsky started his career under two of the original neocon hawks, Daniel P. Moynihan and Henry "Scoop" Jackson.
Worldview
Shulsky wrote, in a book coauthored with the American Enterprise Institute's Gary J. Schmitt, called Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence that "truth is not the goal" of intelligence operations, but "victory", which coincides with a Straussian view of the use and handling of knowledge.
In a 1999 paper, “Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence,” also co-authored Schmitt, Shulsky writes that “Strauss's view certainly alerts one to the possibility that political life may be closely linked to deception. Indeed, it suggests that deception is the norm in political life, and the hope, to say nothing of the expectation, of establishing a politics that can dispense with it is the exception.” [1]
Publications by Abram Shulsky
- The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture, Project Air Force Report with Zalmay Khalilzad and David T. Orletsky (Rand Corporation, 2001).
- Deterrence Theory and Chinese Behavior (Rand, 2000).
- Patterns in China's Use of Force: Evidence from History and Doctrinal Writings with Mark Burles (Rand, 2000).
- The US and a Rising China: Strategies and Military Implications with Zalmay M. Khalilzad, Daniel L. Byman, Roger Cliff, David T. Orletsky, David Shlapak, and Ashley J. Tellis (Rand, 1999).
- The "Virtual Corporation" and Army Organization with Francis Fukuyama (Rand Corporation, 1997).
- Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War, Rand Corporation, 1997, with Vick Alan and John Stillion
- Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence (1991), with Gary J. Schmitt.
Related Articles
- ^Daniel Schulman, Meet the "Whack Iran" Lobby, Mother Jones, 6 October 2006
