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  Political Friendster - Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Connections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats, as well as of the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism, and which threaten democracies and the individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies.
According to the FDD, the organization “was founded shortly after 9/11 by a group of visionary philanthropists and policymakers to engage in the worldwide war of ideas and to support the defense of d...
Numerous FDD principals have been associated with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a neoconservative institute that was one of the leading promoters of the Iraq War and the Bush admin...
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 Right Web | Profile | Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), founded shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is an organization purportedly devoted to supporting the war against terror and promoting democracy across the globe.
Bush's selection of the FDD as a forum was regarded by many observers as a sign that the administration remained firmly under the thrall of neoconservative-inspired foreign policy, despite worsening problems in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Numerous FDD principals have been associated with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a neoconservative institute that was one of the leading promoters of the Iraq War and the Bush administration's aggressive security doctrine.
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 Right Web | Organizations | Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
FDD associates and staff are outspoken proponents of the hard-liners in Israel.
FDD members such as Jacobs has signaled his support of the Israeli vigilante group Kach, while Walid Phares is reported to have long ties to the Lebanese militia group Guardians of the Cedar, which is supportive the hard-line Likud position.
FDD in late February 2004 submitted a supporting brief to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is considering a Palestinian petition to have the massive wall condemned by the United Nations as a breach of international law.
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 FDD Submits 'Friend of the Court' Brief to The Hague...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A cover letter noted that the FDD, as an organization that researches policies to defend democracies against terrorism and promote freedom against anti-democratic ideologies, is uniquely able to furnish the ICJ with information on the issue of Israel's Terrorism Prevention Barrier.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001 to conduct research and education on global terrorism -- the most serious security threat to the United States and other free, democratic nations.
FDD is committed to the expansion and development of emerging democracies, and the protection of the principles and processes of democracy.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=139-01302004   (431 words)

  
 President Discusses Freedom and Democracy in Iraq
The Foundation is making a difference across the world, and I appreciate the difference you're making.
Democracies replace resentment with hope, democracies respect the rights of their citizens and their neighbors, democracies join the fight against terror.
The Afghan people are building a vibrant young democracy that is an ally in the war on terror -- and America is proud to have such a determined partner in the cause of freedom.
www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2006/03/20060313-3.html   (4439 words)

  
 Most Favored Democracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
FDD has targeted its advertising campaigns very carefully, with the television ads that ran in Washington and a print campaign directed specifically at the Hamptons.
Eleana Gordon stresses that the foundation is careful not to be seen as calling for a war against Islam, and furthermore that it “also communicate[s] that Muslims are probably the number one victims.
All at the foundation agreed that when terrorism is the means, it must be seen to reflect negatively on whatever cause it is employed to serve.
www.amconmag.com /11_17_03/article1.html   (1779 words)

  
 President Bush's Speech on Iraq
The mission of this foundation is to defeat terror by promoting democracy and that is the mission of my administration.
And victory will be achieved when the terrorists and Saddamists can no longer threaten Iraq's democracy, when the Iraqi security forces can provide for the safety of their own citizens, and when Iraq is not a safe haven for terrorists to plot new attacks against our nation.
The Department of Defense recently gathered some 600 leaders in industry and academia, the national laboratories, the National Academy of Sciences, all branches of the military and every relevant government agency to discuss technology solutions to the IED threat.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031300813_pf.html   (4464 words)

  
 Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to Hold Conference on "...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to Hold Conference on "...
On Wednesday, June 16, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies will hold a full-day conference focusing on Iraq's future after the June 30 transfer of power and what success or failure in Iraq will mean to the broader War on Terrorism.
The conference is sponsored by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (http://www.defenddemocracy.org).
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=31902   (652 words)

  
 Headlines@Hopkins: Johns Hopkins University News Releases
Yonina Alexander, a Johns Hopkins University senior from Haifa, Israel, has been selected as one of 35 2004-05 Undergraduate Fellows with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C. She is one of two fellows chosen from Johns Hopkins.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., that seeks to educate Americans about the terrorist threat to democracies worldwide.
FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats that explore the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism and threaten the individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies.
www.jhu.edu /news_info/news/home04/jul04/yonina.html   (259 words)

  
 Programs
FDD's Democracy Programs support reformers in the Islamic world who are working to advance democratic values such as liberty, individual rights, and pluralism, by helping them to increase their influence with policymakers in the West and providing them with intellectual ammunition to counter the ideas of radical Islamism in their societies.
FDD hosts conferences that explore issues relating to the war on terrorism and the expansion of democracy.
FDD's reach is now being expanded in Europe through a partnership with the European Foundation for Democracy, an anti-terrorism, pro-democracy think tank and advocacy group headquartered in Brussels, as well through relationships with similar organizations in Brussels, Paris, London, Berlin and other European capitals.
www.defenddemocracies.org /programs/programs.htm   (409 words)

  
 UGA students chosen as Undergraduate Fellows with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
UGA students chosen as Undergraduate Fellows with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
They will focus on issues relating to the terrorist threats to democracies around the world, as well as study the varied methods democracies are employing to fight the war on terrorism.
FDD is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank based in Washington D.C. that seeks to educate Americans about the terrorist threat to democracies worldwide.
www.uga.edu /news/artman/publish/printer_060707_FDD.shtml   (391 words)

  
 Foundation for Defense of Democracies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and education on the War on Terrorism.
FDD focuses its efforts where opinions are formed: in the media, on college campuses, and in the policy community, at home and abroad.
The FDD opposed the hearings in the International Court of Justice on the barrier and filed an amicus brief to express its opposition.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foundation_for_the_Defense_of_Democracies   (967 words)

  
 Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - SourceWatch
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) is a think tank that claims to conduct "research and education on international terrorism - the most serious security threat to the United States and other free, democratic nations.
FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats, as well as of the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism, and which threaten democracies and the individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies." Their work is closely linked with that of the National Endowment for Democracy.
News Release: "Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to Hold Conference on 'Iraq's Future and the War on Terrorism' on June 16," U.S. Newswire, June 15, 2004.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Foundation_for_the_Defense_of_Democracies   (2421 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is a nonpartisan research institute created after Sept. 11 to focus on "the ideologies that drive terrorism and the policies that can most effectively eradicate terrorism."
May, I hope that FDD will more precisely define exactly what a terrorist is, and what an act of terror is, as versus someone who is fighting repression and authoritarianism.
It is democracy, not Jihadism, that is the strong horse.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/liveonline/02/politics/may013002.htm   (4005 words)

  
 Text of President Bush's speech on Iraq before the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC, March 14, 2006
The Afghan people are building a vibrant, young democracy that is an ally in the war on terror, and America is proud to have such a determined partner in the cause of freedom.
Our goal in Iraq is victory, and victory will be achieved when the terrorists and Saddamists can no longer threaten Iraq's democracy, when the Iraqi security forces can provide for the safety of their own citizens, and when Iraq is not a safe haven for terrorists to plot new attacks against our nation.
And by helping Iraqis build a democracy, we will bring hope to a troubled region, and this will make America more secure in the long term.
www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/bush/foundation.htm   (4504 words)

  
 Iraq's Future and the War on Terrorism by Joe Lieberman (printable version)
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC Thank you to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy for sponsoring this important symposium on the future of Iraq and the war on terrorism.
Today I want to discuss the war we are waging against Islamic terrorists in Iraq and around the world, and to argue that it is fundamentally a war of ideas and a war of values, a war of conflicting visions of humans and history, of faith and country.
That is where you in the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and all who share your values have a critical role to play in the days ahead.
www.dlc.org /print.cfm?contentid=252720   (1879 words)

  
 iapps: clients
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conducts research and education on international terrorism.
FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats, as well as of the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism.
FDD is engaging constituents and encouraging repeat traffic through an email newsletter, and site visitors can support FDD through online donations.
www.iapps.com /Clients/Clients_show.htm?doc_id=174267   (184 words)

  
 Iraq's Promise Project
The Iraq Foundation in partnership with the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) is working to implement and support the legislative agenda of the Iraq Pledge Campaign, and to institutionalize the goals of Iraq’s Pledge across the social and political spectrum.
One of the Iraq Foundation’s tasks is to monitor the press coverage of the Iraq Pledge Campaign and parliamentary actions that affect the legislative agenda.
The Foundation team in Washington DC has been actively publicizing the movement’s goals and mission while IF’s Staff in Iraq continued to carry outreach activities and attract new supporters and signatories to the pledge.
www.iraqfoundation.org /projects/iraqpromise/ipindex.htm   (372 words)

  
 Connecticut College - CC News Stories
As an FDD fellow, he will participate in a 10-day program this summer focusing on the threat of terrorism to democracies.
Rose is also a consultant to Brown University´s Choices in the 21st Century Education Project, and is a member of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, the International Studies Association, the Sudan Studies Association and the Council on Undergraduate Research.
It was founded shortly after 9/11 by a group of philanthropists and policymakers to engage in the worldwide war of ideas and to support the defense of democratic societies under assault by terrorism and militant Islamism.
aspen.conncoll.edu /news/2540.cfm   (613 words)

  
 Text of Bush's speech on Iraq - Americas - International Herald Tribune
Following is the text of President Bush's speech before the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on Monday, as provided by the Federal News Service Inc.
General Marty Dempsey, our top commander responsible for training the Iraqi security forces, says this about their performance: They were deliberate, poised, even-handed and professional.
The Department of Defense recently garnered some -- gathered 600 leaders from industry and academia, the national laboratories, the National Academy of Sciences, all branches of the military and every relevant government agency to discuss technology solutions to the IED threat.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/03/14/america/web.0314text.php   (4531 words)

  
 Foundation for Defense of Democracies - In the Media
Foundation for Defense of Democracies - In the Media
Foundation for Defense of Democracies > In the Media > Oil for Palaces
Andrew Apostolou is director of research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
www.mafhoum.com /press7/188E16.htm   (945 words)

  
 UTC Professor Named Fellow with FDD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jeffrey Rush, UC Foundation Professor of Criminal Justice, was recently named an Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) (www.defenddemocracy.org)a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and education on the war on terrorism.
FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats, as well as of the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism, and how terrorism and government response to it can threaten democracies and the individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies.
I took part in an anti-terror/pro-democracy seminar sponsored by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Israel.
www.utc.edu /Administration/UniversityRelations/newsreleases/homenews/fellow.html   (424 words)

  
 Foundation for Defense of Democracies to host talk on Iran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan, nonprofit Washington think tank, will host the event.
The nation’s oscillations between radical Islam and secular democracy have been closely followed, worrying and giving hope to many in the Middle East and abroad.
The Foundation “seeks to educate members of [the] University of Chicago and others in the United States of the potential for democracy,” said Joshua Steinman, a fourth-year in the College and co-organizer for the event.
maroon.uchicago.edu /news/articles/2005/11/29/foundation_for_defen.php   (328 words)

  
 President Discusses Iraq to Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
President Discusses Iraq to Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
It's a pleasure to be with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
You recognized immediately that the war on terror is a struggle between freedom and tyranny -- and that the path to lasting security is to defeat the hateful vision the terrorists are spreading with the hope of freedom and democracy.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/wh/rem/63032.htm   (4506 words)

  
 UPS Professor Named to Academic Fellowship in Terrorism Studies
Tacoma, Wash. (April 20, 2005) – The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non–partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C. announced today that Patrick O’Neil, associate Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound, has been named an Academic Fellow for 2005.
The FDD Academic Fellows program provides a 10 day learning experience for U.S. – based teaching and research professionals to provide them with cutting edge information about defeating terrorist groups.
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Academic Fellowship
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