Project for the new american century the project for the new american century pnac, an influential neoconservative think tank, publishes a letter to president clinton urging war against iraq and the removal of saddam hussein because he is a hazard to a significant portion of the worlds supply of oil. Pnacs stated goal was to promote american global leadership. Deweys various roles greatly impacted education, and he was perhaps one of the most influential educational philosophers known to date theobald, 2009. Its pages have been compared to hitlers mein kampf in that they outline an aggressive military. Since the document is over 80 pages long i have created a summary of its major ideas in order to make it more accessible.
The project for a new american century pnac publishes a letter addressed to congressman newt gingrich and senator trent lott. The following are project for the new american century pnac personnel who are either members of or close to the bush administration. Project for the new american century american think. Pnac project for the new american century is it for. It ended up achieving very different goals it was highly influential with regard to the development of military and foreign policies. Rebuilding americas defenses rad is a policy document published by a neoconservative washington think tank called the project for the new american century pnac. Hillary clintons project for a new american century. The project for the new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank based in washington, d. The new american covers news on politics economy culture.
Rebuilding americas defensesstrategy, forces and resources for a new century sep 2000 download full pdf. The essays in this book reveal how and in what manner the corporate state developed in twentiethcentury america. Project for the new american century september clues. The project for the new american century pnac was an american think tank based in washington, d. The organizations name describes its state of mind. Pnacs web site said it was established in the spring of 1997 as a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership. Established in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership.
Rebuilding americas defenses and the project for the new. Americas discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond. It exposes how every major war in us history was based on a complete fraud with video of insiders themselves admitting it. Apower that dominates eurasia would control two of the worlds three most advanced and economically productive regions about 75 per cent of the worlds people live in eurasia. It was established as a nonprofit educational organization in 1997, and founded by william kristol and robert kagan. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the storm before the calm. Project for a new american century pnac book power trip. Films about the project for the new american century.
Project for a new american century, open letter to president clinton, 1998 the project for a new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank founded in 1997 to promote american global leadership and a reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity. Citing the pnacs 1997 statement of principles, rebuilding americas defenses asserted that the united states should seek to preserve and extend its position of global leadership by. From its inception, the project has been concerned with the decline in the strength of americas defenses, and in the problems this would create for the exercise. Nov 23, 2014 the project for the new american century pnac was an american think tank based in washington, d. Project for the new american century is a neoconservative thinktank that promotes an ideology of total u. One of the pnacs most influential publications was a 90page report titled rebuilding americas defenses. The project for the new american century pnac was founded in 1997 by the right wing thinkers william kristol and robert kagan. The project is an initiative of the new citizenship project. This film exposes how every major war in us history was based on a complete fraud with video of insiders themselves admitting it. To the senate foreign relations committee february 7, 2002.
Its goal was to promote american global leadership because american leadership is both good for america and good for the world. The project for the new american century was formed, along with the american enterprise institute, the hudson institute and others that have since merged the ambitions of the reagan administration with those of the current bush regime. Pull up the webpage of signatories to the project for the new american century and you will see many familiar names including cheney, rumsfeld, scooter libby, elliott abrams, jeb bush, steve forbes, william kristol, dan quayle. Project for the new american century library of congress. In 1997, an influential group of neoconservatives, social conservatives, and representatives of what eisenhower referred to as the militaryindustrial complex came together to form project for a new american century pnac. Project for the new american century resist tyranny. Elliot abrams is a senior member of the national security council, who pled guilty to the charge of lying to congress in the irancontra scandal. Project for the new american century american think thank. Project for the new american century rebuilding americas defenses, p. Abrams was heavily involved in the irancontra scandal. The library of congress is making its web archives collection available for educational and research purposes. Eurasia is the globes largest continent and is geopolitically axial. Pnac project for the new american century is it for real.
Project for the new american century sagacious news. Its pages have been compared to hitlers mein kampf in that they outline an aggressive military plan for u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a foretaste of what eventually happens, the letter.
It would be the culmination of a plan 10 years or more in the making, carried out by those who believe the united states must seize the opportunity for global domination, even if it means becoming the american imperialists that our enemies always claimed we were. Americas discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond kindle edition by friedman, george. Feb 05, 2006 pnac project for a new american century. The document, entitled rebuilding americas defences.
Pnacs website says it was established in the spring of 1997 as a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership. He is an original signer of the pnac statement of principles. This film goes in detail through the untold history of the project for the new american century with tons of archival footage and connects it right into the present. The project for the new american century pnac was established in 1997 by a number of leading neoconservative writers and pundits to. Project for the new american century militarist monitor. The first document was written as a suggestion to american foreign policy makers on how to. Williams university of west florida john dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer gutek, 2014. Project for a new american century pnac excerpted from the book power trip u. Nov 10, 2006 created in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is, as its website describes it, a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership 1, and is dedicated to a few fundamental propositions. The letter argues that the clinton administration has capitulated to saddam hussein and calls on the two legislators to lead congress to establish and maintain a strong us military presence in the region, and be prepared to use that force to protect us vital.
Rebuilding americas defenses i believe that rebuilding americas defenses is a mustread for anyone concerned about the future of our planet. The library has obtained permission for the use of many materials in the collection, and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under united states law. Unilateralism and global strategy after september 11. Pdf on mar 20, 2003, charles gardner and others published welcome to the. Hijacking catastrophe examines the evidence that neoconservatives used the september 11, 2001 attacks to usher in a new doctrine of expanding american power through military force under the guise of a war on terror and that the doctrine known as the project for the new american century had been laid out prior to 911 by its. The pnacs seminal report, rebuilding americas defences.
This group is arguably one of the most influential in washington and is thought to have a significant influence on or at least to reflect much of. The plan shows bushs cabinet intended to take military control of the gulf region whether or not saddam hussein was in power. The project for the new american century project for the. The project for the new american century pnac was a neoconservative think tank 1997 to 2006 that had strong ties to the american enterprise institute. William kristol is chairman of the project, and robert kagan, devon gaffney cross, bruce p. A commenter i assume to be gary schmitt, the former executive director and current senior fellow at the project for the new american century, writes to.
The project for the new american century we are writing you because we are convinced that current american policy toward iraq is not succeeding, and that we may soon face a threat in the middle east more serious than any we have known since the end of the cold war. Peter gowan how america manages eurasia is critical. This documentary film goes in detail through the untold history of the project for the new american century with tons of archival footage and connects it right into the present. The political, intellectual, and strategic roots of the. The group embraces and disseminates an ideology of faith in force, u. Project for the new american century pnac all about them. Established in the spring of 1997 and funded largely by the energy and arms industries, the project for the new american century was founded as the neoconservative think tank whose stated goal was to usher in a new american century. Clinton president of the united states washington, dc dear mr. These are the modern chartists of american terrorism. The project for a new american century the project for a new american century, a thinktank including of some of the core policy advisors for the bush administration, has become notorious for articulating the need for a new pearl harbor in its 2000 policy paper rebuilding americas defenses. Neoconservative think tank influence on us policies. The project for a new american century pnac was founded by william kristol, the chief of staff to vice president dan quayle during the bush. Publication date 200009 topics 911, neoconservatism, neocons, september 11th collection opensource language. The pnacs stated goal was to promote american global leadership.
He has ties to the hudson institute and the center for security policy. Other articles where project for the new american century is discussed. He also was an official of the republican national committee. The project for the new american century, january 26, 1998. Project for the new american century letter sent to president william jefferson clinton. The project for the new american century pnac was a massive neoconservative think tank, created in 1997 and closed in 2006. The project for the new american century pnac is a neoconservative think tank with strong ties to the american enterprise institute. Rebuilding americas defenses and the project for the.
Pnac calls for the assertion of american military might around the globe to watch a multipart episode, click the link below. Project for the new american century pnac a summary. We are writing you because we are convinced that current american policy toward iraq is not succeeding, and that we may soon face a threat in the middle east more serious than any we have. Its supposed to be a blueprint not too far from the bush administrations national security strategy, and headed up by cheney, and others on the panel are now key members of the administration. Earlier this year, some were surprised to see project for the new american century pnac cofounder and longtime dc fixture robert kagan endorse former secretary of state. Thank you, chairman biden, senator helms, and members of the committee, for inviting me to testify before you today. Strategies, forces, and resources for a new century. Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event like a new pearl harbor. Strategies, forces and resources for a new century, was written in september 2000 by the neoconservative thinktank project for the new american century pnac. Created in the spring of 1997, the project for the new american century is, as its website describes it, a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote american global leadership 1, and is dedicated to a few fundamental propositions. Strategy, forces and resources for a new century i introduction the project for the new american century was established in the spring of 1997. A report of the project for the new american century september 2000 some key paragraphs prescient and oftquoted pre911 falseflag justification piece further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event like a new pearl harbor. Even though the project for the new american century ended in 2006, the ideology of world conquest is alive and well. Senator bernie sanders says his last presidential campaign was his last campaign.
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