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| − | + | '''Welcome to [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.''' | |
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| − | + | According to leading neoconservative [[Irving Kristol]], it is a movement of liberals "mugged by reality". [[Stephen J. Sniegoski]] reports that "the term was coined by socialist [[Michael Harrington]] as a derisive term for leftists and liberals who were migrating rightward. Many of the first generation neoconservatives were originally liberal Democrats or even socialists and Marxists, often Trotskyites. Most originated in New York, and most were Jews. They drifted to the right in the 1960s and 1970s as the Democratic Party moved to the anti-war McGovernite left."<ref>Stephen J. Sniegoski, The Transparent Cabal, Enigma Editions, Norfolk, Virginia, 2008,p25.</ref> | |
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| − | According to [[Irving Kristol]] | ||
| − | The Neoconservatives portal focuses on: | + | '''The Neoconservatives portal focuses on:''' |
| − | *US and international neoconservatives active in Europe. This | + | *US and international neoconservatives active in Europe. This includes '[[Scoop Jackson Democrats]]' as well as those associated with the [[Republican party]]. |
*Europeans who self-identify as neoconservatives or who have been heavily influenced by the US neoconservative tradition. | *Europeans who self-identify as neoconservatives or who have been heavily influenced by the US neoconservative tradition. | ||
| − | *Europeans involved in projects and organisations with significant neoconservative participation, or which reflect a neoconservative ethos. The origins of the neoconservatives are closely | + | *Europeans involved in projects and organisations with significant neoconservative participation, or which reflect a neoconservative ethos. The origins of the neoconservatives are closely entwined with Cold War political warfare networks which sought to enlist a spectrum of European actors in support of US policies. US-based neoconservatives have drawn on this tradition to construct heterogeneous and at times conflicting alliances extending from the far-right to the liberal-left. |
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[[File:Bush War Budget 2003-crop.jpg|thumb|right|320px| Former President [[George W. Bush]] former Secretary of Defense [[Donald H. Rumsfeld]] (center) and former Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]] (left) Photo: R.D Ward]] | [[File:Bush War Budget 2003-crop.jpg|thumb|right|320px| Former President [[George W. Bush]] former Secretary of Defense [[Donald H. Rumsfeld]] (center) and former Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]] (left) Photo: R.D Ward]] | ||
| − | </td></tr></table> <br>'''Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by | + | </td></tr></table> <br>'''Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|Managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several associate portal editors. The editor of the Neoconservatives Portal is [[User:Tom_Griffin|Tom Griffin]].''' |
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Welcome to Powerbase—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.
Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a Managing editor, a Sysop and several associate portal editors. The editor of the Neoconservatives Portal is Tom Griffin. |
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