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	Committee for the Liberation of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) was a non-governmental organization which described itself as a "distinguished group of Americans" who wanted to free Iraq from Saddam Hussein.
		While the Iraq committee is an independent entity, committee officers said they expect to work closely with the administration.
		While working for Lott in 1998, Scheunemann drafted the "Iraq Liberation Act" that authorized $98 million for the Iraqi National Congress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Committee_for_the_Liberation_of_Iraq (357 words)

	washingtonpost.com: New Group Aims to Drum Up Backing for Ousting Hussein
		Called the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, the organization is modeled on a successful lobbying campaign to expand the NATO alliance.
		The administration is determined to avoid a repeat of August when they ceded the stage to opponents of military action in Iraq and found themselves racing to announce their case against Hussein.
		Committee officers and a White House spokesman said Rice, Hadley and Cheney will soon meet with the group.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A64233-2002Nov3?language=printer (1006 words)

	Online NewsHour: Protesting War- January 17, 2003
		Margaret Warner discusses the varied views on a potential Iraq war with a spokesman for the Answer Coalition, one of the groups organizing this weekend's demonstrations; and the president and executive director of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq and a consultant to the Secretary of Defense on Iraq policy.
		Randy Scheunemann is president of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
		They do not believe that Iraq poses a grave and imminent danger to the United States, that in fact this is a pretext designed to carry out an unstated but preplanned war policy with other goals in mind and it is not about disarmament; it's about the reconquest of this oil rich region.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/politics/jan-june03/protesting_1-17.html (2581 words)

	Asia Times
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, which is setting up its office on Capitol Hill this week, plans to announce its formal launch next week, according to its president, Randy Scheunemann, a veteran Republican Senate foreign policy staffer who until recently worked as a consultant to Rumsfeld on Iraq policy.
		The new committee, according to its mission statement, "was formed to promote regional peace, political freedom and international security by replacing the Saddam Hussein regime with a democratic government that respects the rights of the Iraqi people and ceases to threaten the community of nations".
		Jackson's position as the committee's chairman is notable because senior executives in the defense industry have generally shunned the limelight, particularly in citizens' or lobby groups that promote wars, lest they be painted by the media as "merchants of death".
	atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/DK06Ak02.html (988 words)

	Foreign Policy In Focus Policy Report: "Committee for the Liberation of Iraq" Sets Up Shop
		The "Committee for the Liberation of Iraq" is setting up offices on Capitol Hill this week, according to its president, Randy Scheunemann, Lott's former chief national-security adviser who last year worked in Rumsfeld's office as a consultant on Iraq policy.
		In 1998, Scheunemann, who was then working for Lott, drafted the "Iraq Liberation Act" that authorized 98 million dollars for the INC, only a fraction of which was spent by the Clinton administration, largely due to opposition from State, the CIA, and Zinni.
		It "is committed to work beyond the liberation of Iraq to the reconstruction of its economy and the establishment of political pluralism, democratic institutions, and the rule of law."
	presentdanger.irc-online.org /papers/libiraq_body.html (1502 words)

	enduring Friedman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Not mentioned in this article however, is the fact that Will Marshall was also a member of Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, he's also on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee on NATO.
		It seems as though the worse things go in Iraq the greater the pressure to defend the occupation of Iraq as a necessary, effective response to 9-11 and the threat of terrorism in the future.
		To be successful in dealing with Iraq, President Bush has to tread the most unusual line one could imagine for a statesman: He has to be wild, but not crazy.
	enduringfriedman.blogspot.com /2004_01_18_enduringfriedman_archive.html (1730 words)

	Committee for the Liberation of Iraq - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) bills itself as a nongovernmental organization comprised of a "distinguished group of Americans" who want to free Iraq from Saddam Hussein.
		Many CLI, PNAC and AEI members were previously involved with the Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf (CPSG), a hard-right group created in 1990 prior to Operation Desert Storm.
		Kurt Nimmo, "The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq: PR Spinning the Bush Doctrine (http://www.counterpunch.org/nimmo1119.html)," Counterpunch, November 19, 2002.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Committee_for_the_Liberation_of_Iraq (629 words)

	One Year After the Invasion: Baghdad and Beyond by Tom Barry
		Both the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq and the Project on Transitional Democracies were PNAC spin-offs.
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq was the quintessential modern front group, built on a diverse membership, international connections, a broad and unifying statement of purpose, and internal disciplines.
		Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, “Mission Statement,” November 2002.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig4/barry-tom3.html (2801 words)

	Right Web \| Organizations \| Committee for the Liberation of Iraq
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) was set up in late 2002 by Bruce Jackson, a director of the Project for the New American Century and former Lockheed Martin vice president.
		Its mission statement: "The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq was formed to promote regional peace, political freedom and international security by replacing the Saddam Hussein regime with a democratic government that respects the rights of the Iraqi people and ceases to threaten the community of nations.
		The Committee is committed to work beyond the liberation of Iraq to the reconstruction of its economy and the establishment of political pluralism, democratic institutions, and the rule of law." (3)
	rightweb.irc-online.org /org/cli.php (388 words)

	Right-wing US group lobbies for war on Iraq Colonial conquest in the name of "liberation"
		The Iraq committee’s secretary is Gary Schmitt, a former Reagan White House intelligence advisor who holds the post of executive director of PNAC.
		PNAC’s offspring, the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, performs a secondary function of backing one faction in the conflict within the Bush administration over the role to be played by the so-called Iraqi opposition.
		Kerrey’s presence on the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq gives some indication of the kind of “liberation” the US is planning for the Iraqi people.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/nov2002/iraq-n23_prn.shtml (1379 words)

	AlterNet: The War Party Gets Organized
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq is being touted as a "new" organization.
		The new Committee appears to be a spin-off of the Project for the New American Century, (PNAC) an umbrella group that consists mainly of neo-conservative Jews associated with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and leaders of the Christian and Catholic Right, including former Education Secretary and moralist William Bennett and erstwhile presidential candidate Gary Bauer.
		Wayne Downing, a member of the newly-formed Committee and previously a top counter-terrorism official on Bush's National Security Council, is also a former lobbyist for the INC. Scheunemann, during his tenure under Trent Lott, drafted the Iraq Liberation Act (ILA) which allocated $98 million for the INC in 1998.
	www.alternet.org /story.html?StoryID=14547 (1549 words)

	Project for the New American Century - dKosopedia
		PNAC is noteworthy for its focus on Iraq, a preoccupation that began before Bush became president and predates the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
		PNAC has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to a Hussein opposition group called the Iraqi National Congress, and to Iraq's heir-apparent, Ahmed Chalabi, despite the fact that Chalabi was sentenced in absentia by a Jordanian court to 22 years in prison on 31 counts of bank fraud.
		Randy Scheunemann, President of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, served as an advisor to Rumsfeld on Iraq in 2001.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Project_for_the_New_American_Century (2806 words)

	Democratic Underground Forums - PNAC's Subsiduary Hard At Work With Allies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Summary: The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, a front group sponsored by defense contractors and oil companies set to reap billions in profits from another Gulf War, wrote and then provided public relations assistance for 10 Eastern European nations called for a U.S. attack upon Iraq.
		The president of the Committee is Randy Scheunemann, Trent Lott's former chief national-security adviser.
		The Committee chairman is Bruce P. Jackson, the former vice president of the mega-defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
	www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID60/39915.html (1272 words)

	april fourth diary: committee relations
		Herbert is blunt in his denouncement of Shultz’s ulterior motives for wanting the war in Iraq to start: “When the George Bushes and the George Shultzes were banging the drums for war with Iraq, we didn't hear one word from them about the benefits that would be accruing to corporate behemoths like Bechtel.
		Of course, those goals may have only been window-dressing, and the fact that Iraq has been “liberated” may be a reason why the Committee’s Web site is down.
		Even more disturbing is the incestuous relationship the Committee has with The Project for the New American Century — a pro-military, pro-global domination advisory group, whose board members are a list of who’s who in the Bush administration, and is eerily similar to the board members of the Committee.
	www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~wolff/cgi-bin/wolffblog/archives/000005.html (281 words)

	Project for the New American Century
		Randy Scheunemann is a foreign policy and national security analyst based in Washington D.C. In 2002, he founded the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) to promote freedom for the Iraqi people.
		Scheunemann was a senior adviser to Republican Presidential Candidate Bob Dole and served on the 1996 Republican Platform Committee.
		Scheunemann served on the staffs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Republican Policy Committee.
	www.newamericancentury.org /randyscheunemannbio.htm (251 words)

	AUANEWSWATCH CLI President to Attend London Meetings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The report is a comprehensive roadmap for Iraq's transition to democracy, analyzing issues from transitional authority and justice to military reform and constitutional structure.
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq believes that a unified multi-ethnic, democratic opposition will be a critical partner for the U.S. and our allies in the weeks and months ahead.
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq was formed to promote regional peace, political freedom and international security by replacing the Saddam Hussein regime with a democratic government that respects the rights of the Iraqi people and ceases to threaten the community of nations.
	www.aanf.org /midwest/dec2002/auanewswatch02.htm (389 words)

	VOA News Report
		To assess the current situation, David Borgida of VOA-TV's "NewsLine" program, moderated a pro and con debate with Randy Scheunemann, of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, and Ambassador Joseph Wilson, an adjunct scholar of the Middle East Institute.
		He is an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute here in Washington, and also joining us is Randy Scheunemann, President of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
		Iraq is in violation of the Gulf War ceasefire.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/iraq-030312-3e18af61.htm (1176 words)

	Arianna Online Forums - Advocates of War Now Profit From Iraq's Reconstruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Now, as fighting continues in Iraq, they are collecting tens of thousands of dollars in fees for helping business clients pursue federal contracts and other financial opportunities in Iraq.
		Before the war, Woolsey was a founding member of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, an organization set up in 2002 at the request of the White House to help build public backing for war in Iraq.
		In 2002, Scheunemann became the first president of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, which scored its biggest success last year when 10 Eastern European countries endorsed the U.S. invasion.
	www.ariannaonline.com /forums/printthread.php?t=6888 (1438 words)

	New Group to Peddle War
		In a desperate public relations move, the administration is backing a new group called the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI).
		This committee's purpose is to sell war on Iraq, along with "regime change," to the American public through meetings with opinion makers, journalists and mass marketing.
		The committee's purpose is to sell war on Iraq, along with "regime change" to the American public.
	www.peace-action.org /home/spingame.html (874 words)

	Rhino's Blog
		Kerry, who has been implicated in war crimes committed during the Vietnam War, is a member of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) whose goal is to revive flagging public support for "regime change" in Iraq.
		The chairman of the new Committee, Bruce Jackson, is a former VP of Lockheed Martin, and includes a host of Republican dinosaurs like George Shultz, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Newt Gingrich.
		For fundamentalist is the most polite and diplomatic characterization I can attach to a small choir of leftists who as much as declared jihad on me and a couple of other writers when we suggested that at least a tad of critical thought should be applied in building a peace movement.
	radio.weblogs.com /0103207/2002/12/23.html (858 words)

	Bruce P. Jackson - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1996, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention where he served on the Platform Committee and the Platform's subcommittee for National Security and Foreign Policy.
		Jackson is the President of the U.S. Committee on NATO, a non-profit corporation formed in 1996 to promote the expansion of NATO and the strengthening of ties between the United States and Europe.
		During the 2002-2003, he served as the Chairman of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Bruce_P._Jackson (1053 words)

	Right-Web \| Individual Profile \| Gary Schmitt
		Committee for the Liberation of Iraq: Secretary (3)
		Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Schmitt, the executive director of the Project for the New American Century, argued in an article in The Weekly Standard: “We know [Iraq] has stockpiled mass quantities of anthrax and has worked hard to make it as potent a weapon of terror as possible.
		… We know that Saddam’s Iraq continues to pursue development of weapons of mass destruction -- nuclear, chemical, and biological -- believing that these are the ultimate keys to overcoming America’s military dominance in the region.
	rightweb.irc-online.org /ind/schmitt/schmitt.php (467 words)

	Online NewsHour: Ahmad Chalabi and a New Iraq -- May 7, 2003
		He shares the same values as most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams.
		JAY GARNER (Ret.), Postwar Iraq Administrator: We begin now to see what we hope will be the emergence of a government -- not a government, that's wrong -- a leadership that we can work with towards a democratic government process.
		He did build support for the liberation of Iraq to end the suffering of the Iraqi people.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june03/chalabi_05-07-03.html (2333 words)

	archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though she was born in Iraq, she hasn’t lived there since going to boarding school in the 1970’s, and became an American citizen in 1987.
		She co-founded the Iraq Foundation in 1991 following Gulf War I with the purported goal of supporting Human Rights and a staunch opposition to Saddam Hussein.
		The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq is really just a spin off of and for both the American Enterprise Institute and the Project for a New American Century whose members are the main organizers for the occupation for more than a decade.
	www.polemist.com /word.html (574 words)

	LiberateIraq.Org - Liberate Iraq Civic Forum
		Liberating Iraq is one of the most hotly debated topic these days.
		Some believe that an occupied Iraq would be still better off than the state it is in under the current dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
		Some believe that Iraq would not be liberated until such time that its people embrace a western style democracy in Iraq.
	www.liberateiraq.org (556 words)

	US Labor Against the War: Advocates of War Now Profit From Iraq's Reconstruction
		Meanwhile, he works for two private companies that do business in Iraq and is a partner in a company that invests in firms that provide security and anti-terrorism services.
		He was the founding president of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
		Before the invasion and in the early days of fighting in Iraq, Chalabi and the congress enjoyed close relations with the Bush administration, but the relationship has cooled.
	www.uslaboragainstwar.org /article.php?id=5688&printsafe=1 (1689 words)

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