Third Time's a Charm

by Diane Farsetta — June 29, 2004 - 11:00pm
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"Cold War hawks are resurrecting a decades-old group to lobby for a harder line against terrorist organizations and rogue states," reports The Hill. The Committee on the Present Danger will see its third incarnation (it was established in 1950 and re-formed in 1976) as a Washington DC-based lobby group, headed by PR pro and former Reagan adviser Peter Hannaford. Other known members include Senator Joe Lieberman, former CIA director James Woolsey, and Reagan administration official and 1976 Committee founder Max Kampelman. Past Committee incarnations advocated for tripling the defense budget and helped launch neoconservatives into government positions.

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The Hill, June 30, 2004