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| − | Former defense department advisor '''Michael Makovsky''' is a prominent [[neoconservative]]<ref name=stirrings>Jim Lobe, [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52108 "Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran"], IPS, 9 July 2010</ref> and an expert on neocon icon Winston Churchill. He is the younger brother of [[David Makovsky]],<ref name=stirrings>Jim Lobe, [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52108 "Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran"], IPS, 9 July 2010</ref> a senior [[WINEP]] fellow and former executive editor of the pro-Likud [[Jerusalem Post]].<ref>WINEP, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC10.php?CID=6 "David Makovsky"], Washington Institute for Near East Policy, accessed on 26 November 2010</ref> Both brothers took up Israeli citizenship after finishing their education in the US.<ref name=herman>Jack Herman, "a whole new ballgame overseas", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (Missouri), 20 February 1989</ref>He was part of [[Paul Wolfowitz]] and [[Douglas Feith]]'s intelligence shop, [[Office of Special Plans]],<ref>Justin Raimondo, [http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/17/the-worms-in-the-apple/ "The Worms in the Apple"], Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009</ref> that manufactured the defective intelligence used to sell the invasion of Iraq.<ref>Jim Lobe, [http://www.antiwar.com/ips/lobe080703.html Pentagon Office Home to Neo-Con Network], Antiwar.com, 7 August 2003</ref> | + | Former defense department advisor '''Michael Makovsky''' is a prominent [[neoconservative]]<ref name=stirrings>Jim Lobe, [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52108 "Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran"], IPS, 9 July 2010</ref> and an expert on neocon icon Winston Churchill, about whom he authored a book called ''Churchill's Promised Land.'' He is the younger brother of [[David Makovsky]],<ref name=stirrings>Jim Lobe, [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52108 "Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran"], IPS, 9 July 2010</ref> a senior [[WINEP]] fellow and former executive editor of the pro-Likud [[Jerusalem Post]].<ref>WINEP, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC10.php?CID=6 "David Makovsky"], Washington Institute for Near East Policy, accessed on 26 November 2010</ref> Both brothers took up Israeli citizenship after finishing their education in the US.<ref name=herman>Jack Herman, "a whole new ballgame overseas", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (Missouri), 20 February 1989</ref>He was part of [[Paul Wolfowitz]] and [[Douglas Feith]]'s intelligence shop, [[Office of Special Plans]],<ref>Justin Raimondo, [http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/17/the-worms-in-the-apple/ "The Worms in the Apple"], Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009</ref> that manufactured the defective intelligence used to sell the invasion of Iraq.<ref>Jim Lobe, [http://www.antiwar.com/ips/lobe080703.html Pentagon Office Home to Neo-Con Network], Antiwar.com, 7 August 2003</ref> |
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| − | In addition to reportedly obtaining Israeli citizenship,<ref name=herman>Jack Herman, "a whole new ballgame overseas", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (Missouri), 20 February 1989</ref> Makovsky is also believed to have lived in an illegal Israeli settlement and was a friend of | + | In addition to reportedly obtaining Israeli citizenship,<ref name=herman>Jack Herman, "a whole new ballgame overseas", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (Missouri), 20 February 1989</ref> Makovsky is also believed to have lived in an illegal Israeli settlement and was a friend of Yigal Amir who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.<ref name=worms>Justin Raimondo, [http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/17/the-worms-in-the-apple/ "The Worms in the Apple"], Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009</ref> According to Justin Raimondo, Makovsky: "was reportedly a member, in his student days at least, of the neo-fascist "Betar" organization, which has a military structure (members wear uniforms, and engage in "drills") and calls for a "Greater Israel."<ref name=worms>Justin Raimondo, [http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/17/the-worms-in-the-apple/ "The Worms in the Apple"], Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 00:26, 27 November 2010
Former defense department advisor Michael Makovsky is a prominent neoconservative[1] and an expert on neocon icon Winston Churchill, about whom he authored a book called Churchill's Promised Land. He is the younger brother of David Makovsky,[1] a senior WINEP fellow and former executive editor of the pro-Likud Jerusalem Post.[2] Both brothers took up Israeli citizenship after finishing their education in the US.[3]He was part of Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith's intelligence shop, Office of Special Plans,[4] that manufactured the defective intelligence used to sell the invasion of Iraq.[5]
Role in the US War on Iraq
Makovsky served as a consultant to the controversial Pentagon office set up in the run-up to the Iraq War to find evidence of operational ties between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein as a justification for the invasion.[1]
Ties with Israel
In addition to reportedly obtaining Israeli citizenship,[3] Makovsky is also believed to have lived in an illegal Israeli settlement and was a friend of Yigal Amir who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.[6] According to Justin Raimondo, Makovsky: "was reportedly a member, in his student days at least, of the neo-fascist "Betar" organization, which has a military structure (members wear uniforms, and engage in "drills") and calls for a "Greater Israel."[6]
Affiliations
- Office of Special Plans[6]
- Claremont Institute - Former Fellow[7]
- Bipartisan Policy Center - Foreign Policy Director[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jim Lobe, "Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran", IPS, 9 July 2010
- ↑ WINEP, "David Makovsky", Washington Institute for Near East Policy, accessed on 26 November 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jack Herman, "a whole new ballgame overseas", St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), 20 February 1989
- ↑ Justin Raimondo, "The Worms in the Apple", Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009
- ↑ Jim Lobe, Pentagon Office Home to Neo-Con Network, Antiwar.com, 7 August 2003
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Justin Raimondo, "The Worms in the Apple", Antiwar.com, 18 September 2009
- ↑ Claremont Institute, "2006 Lincoln Fellows", Claremont Institute, 28 June 2006, accessed on 26 November 2010
- ↑ Bipartisan Policy Center, "Staff", Bipartisan Policy Center, accessed on 26 November 2010
