Christian Coalition, Israeli ties with, 158–159
Christian Friends of Israel, 152n.4
Christian Friends of Israeli Communities, 152n.4
Christian Iraqis, 658
Christianity, 182. See also Evangelical Protestants; American military culture and, 215–220; anti-Semitism and, 163–164; anti-Zionism and, 164–165; Bush's embrace of, 45, 104–105, 155, 183; foreign policy issues and, 126; in Iraq, 658, 660–672, 676–682, 720; Iraq War support and, 1, 126, 153–157, 180–184; Zionists and, 157, 167–169
Christian Palestinians, 649–650
Christian Science Monitor, 528, 697n.6; Galloway story and, 633–634; Iraq war coverage in, 688–689, 691
Christians for Israel, 152n.4
Christians United for Israel, 152n.4
Christian Zionism: anti-Semitism and opposition to, 126; Catholic Church and, 161–163; description of, 142–147, 169; evangelical Protestants as, 142–143, 153; “fuse of Armageddon” and, 147–149; grassroots-level activities by, 155; Iraq War inter-preted by, 149–152; Israel supported by, 142–143, 157–161, 169; letter-writing campaigns by, 154–155; national policy and, 152–157; organizations involved in, 152n.4; U.S. foreign policy influenced by, 152–157; voting power of, 154
Christison, Bill, 95, 140
Christison, Kathleen, 95
Christopher, Warren, 73
Chronicles magazine, 113
Churba, Joseph, 35
Churchill, Winston, 24–25
Church report, 515, 520–529
Cicero, just-war theory and, 127
Cirincione, Joseph, xv-xviii Citizens for a Free Kuwait (CFK), 833–834
Civilian detentions. See also Prisoner abuse scandal; specific de-tention centers, e.g. Abu Ghraib: Bush administration policy of, 442–463; foreign nationals' detentions, 445n.2; Geneva Convention status of, 432–440; at Guantánamo, 446–463; history in U.S. of, 446–448; interrogation techniques used with, 438–439, 510–519; investigation into abuse of, 519–529; in Iraq, 508; wartime increases in, 450–453
Civilian population in Iraq: impact of invasion on, 4–11; violations in Gulf War against, 825–829
Civil liberties: Combatant Status Review Tribunal threats to, 484–485; Gulf War I violations of, 826–829; intelligence system and threats to, 301–303; wartime threats to, 449n.1
Civil-military relations, military education concerning, 213
Civil war, potential in Iraq for, 791–795
Civil War (U.S.), civilian detentions during, 448n.1, 452
Clancy, Tom, 120
Clark, Wesley, 734
Clark, William, 406n.3
Clarke, Jonathan, 93, 105–106
Clarke, Ramsey, 374–375, 382, 797–798
Clarke, Richard, 96, 280–281; on manipulation of intelligence, 287–288, 305
Clarke, Victoria (Torie), 600–601, 622
Clarridge, Duane “Dewey,” 255–256
“Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm, A,” 7, 87–88, 161, 260–261
Clear Channel Communications, 591
Clinton, Bill: “End Game” operation and, 255–256; foreign policy under, 73–74, 77; Iraqi bombing raids ordered by, 6; Iraqi information sources of, 253; Iraq policies of, 334–345; Israel-Palestine conflict and, 251; just-war theory and, 136; Lewinsky scandal and, 511–512; nation-building by, 92; neoconservatives' letter to, 256–257; nuclear weapons policies of, 339–343; post-cold war imperative of, 73–77; Project for a New American Century and, 7–8, 89–90; regime change in Iraq and, 16; Serbian bombings ordered by, 53–55, 113, 206; terrorism list of, 50
Closing of the American Mind, The, 66
Cluster bombs, strategic influence campaign and stories on, 621
“CNN phenomenon,” 593
CNN television: Iraq war coverage by, 598, 601–602; market share of, 594
“Coalition for Americans at Risk,” 833
Coalition Provisional Authority, 187, 189, 192, 194, 416–417; Iraqi electoral politics and, 763
Cockburn, Alexander, 3–17, 727–728
Cockburn, Patrick, 21
Code names for military operations, 613
Cody, Richard, 741
Cohen, Eliot A., 102–103
Cohen, Stuart, 294
Cohn, Marjorie, 232
COINTELPRO, 303–304
Cold War: American culture after, 69, 72; foreign policy imperatives after, 72–77; neoconservatives during, 115
Cole, Juan, 725–726, 732–734
Coleman, Milton, 506
Coleman, Peter, 175
Coll, Steven, 575, 581
Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT), 466–472, 474–489, 550; evidence obtained by torture and, 485–487
Comey, Robert, 499
Commentary magazine, 175
Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf, 86, 89, 256–257
Committee to Maintain a Prudent Defense Policy, 254
Commutative justice, 165–166
Comparative justice principle, just-war theory and, 129–131
“Competent tribunal” principle, in Geneva Conventions, 436
“Complementarity issue,” Iraqi sanctions and, 4–5
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, 427–428
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 186
Conflict, identification of, in international humanitarian law, 430
Congress for Cultural Freedom, 174–175, 214
Congressional Human Rights Foundation, 836
Congress (U.S.): buildup to Iraq war and, 334–345; Council for National Policy contributions to, 156; Guantánamo detention center investigations by, 456–459; impeachment legislation in, 375–382; investigation of intelligence misuse by, 271–282, 296, 304–305; Iraqi human rights violations investigations by, 836–839; nuclear non-proliferation legislation and, 337, 343–345; prison abuse scandal investigations of, 519–529, 604; Special Access Program and, 537; war declarations by, 374
Conry, Barbara, 770
Conscientious objection, of Iraq war veterans, 229–231, 236–239, 376
Conservatism. See also Neoconservatives: Christianity and, 180–184; definition of, 174; isolationist, 175; manipulation of support for Iraq war and, 170–179; publishing network for, 177–178; purpose of, 179; in United States, 83
Conservative Mind, The, 178
Conservative Movement, The, 112
Constitution of the United States: Bush administration assault on, xxii; declaration of war provisions of, 128n.1, 234, 374–382; Guantánamo detentions and, 474–482; habeas corpus principle and, 443; trial of Saddam Hussein and habeas corpus principle of, 803–807; UN Charter and, 362
Contra Costa Times, 596
Contractors, war profiteering in Iraq by, 186–195
Conyers, John, 375, 523
Cook, Robin, 323
Coombes, R.A., 151–152
Cooper, Matthew, 490, 500–507
Cordesman, Anthony, 716–717, 723–724, 752–753
Coughlin, Father, 176
Council for National Policy, 156–157
Council on Foreign Relations, 156
CounterPunch magazine, 5, 248
Counterpunch.org (website), 10n.1, 373
Counter-terrorism, 49
Coup d'État: definition of, 36; execution of, 39–41; preconditions for, 36–38; strategy of, 38–39
Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, 28, 36–41
Courier Mail, 584
Craddock, Bantz J., 526
Craner, Lorne, 769
Critical theory, military education and, 210–220
Cronkite, Walter, 382
Crossing the Line, 13
Cuba, 51, 57; Guantánamo base on, 454–459, 471n.1; U.S. occupation of, 455–456
Cullen, James, 513–514, 549
Cultural warfare, military education concerning, 211–220
Currency conflicts, Iraq war and, 399–417
Curtis, Adam, 696–700
Curtis, Mary, 180
“Curveball” (intelligence source), 286–288, 290
Curzon, Lord, 46
Dabbash, Ahmed Ibrahim al-, 710n.3
Daily Telegraph, 633–634, 794n.5
Dalton, Jack, 222–224
Danner, Mark, 791
Darby, John Nelson, 144–147, 152
Dasquie, Guillaume, 411n.1
Davidson, Gail, 548
Davis, Cole, 271
Davis, Javal, 528
Dean, Howard, 12
Dean, John, 491, 497–499, 503, 521, 546
Dearlove, Richard (Sir), 278–279, 281
Deconstruction of human rights, civilian detentions and, 511–512
Decter, Midge, 75, 102
Dees, Robert, 189, 191
Defense Authorization Act, 604
Defense Department (U.S.): Abu Ghraib scandal and, 515–517, 530–536; Bush's view on, 63; CIA rivalry with, 266–269, 285–286; “Combat Camera” crew of, 602–603; detention policy of, 442–463; DIO system abolished in, 263–266; Guantánamo detentions and, 461n.3, 466–482, 510; image analysis by, 304–305; Iraqi Army and Police force claims by, 745–746; Joint Information Bureau in First Gulf War run by, 600; just-war theory and, 134–137; media manipulation by, 597–598, 604; military officers in opposition to, 208–220; Near East and South Asian affairs office in, 262–266; Office of Special Plans in, 200–207, 262–266, 269, 271–272, 283–285, 637–640; Perle's influence in, xx; pre-Iraq war buildup and, 198–207; preventive war strategy of, 310–311; prisoner abuse investigations and, 519–529; pro-Israeli policies in, 140; recruiting declines and, 738–741; Rendon Group and, 611; smear campaigns against military personnel by, 241–242; strategic influence campaign of, 606–642; terrorism definition of, 316
Defense Force of Rutba, 744
Defense industry, euro-dollar conflicts and, 400–417
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), 253–257; Halabja massacre investigation and, 330–331; Information Collection Program and, 266–269; misuse of intelligence by, 284–285
“Defense Planning Guidance” draft, 263, 338
Defense Policy Board (DPB), xx, 258–259, 339; Plamegate and, 500
Defense Science Board Task Force on Strategic Communications, 318
Defreitas, John, 729
De Gaulle, Charles, 401
De Grand Pré, Donn, 646, 686–759
Delahunty, Robert, 454, 457–48
DeLay, Tom, 155–156
Della Vedova, Joe, 616
Deller, Nicole, 361–371
Democracy. See also Electoral politics: Bush strategy for spread of, 320–321; globalization of, 26–35; just-war theory and, 46–53; neo-Jacobin view of, 65–66; religious approach to, 69–70
Democratic Party: Israeli policy and, 82, 157–161; Jewish support of, 10; neoconservatives in, 73–77; political ineffectiveness of, 170; on UN role, 12
Democratism, 66, 70–71, 73–74
Deutch, John, 285–286
Dewey, John, 208, 220
Dhanoun, Idris, 750
Dhari, Sheikh, 24
Dickens, Charles, 19–20
Dicker, Richard, 815
Dienna, David, 533
Dionne, E. J., 117, 124
DiRita, Larry, 442, 604
Dirty bombs, threat of, 619
Discrimination, just-war theory and, 128
Dispensationalism, 145–147, 153–154, 162–163
Dixie Chicks music group, 591–592, 635
Dobson, James, 142n.1
Dodge, Toby, 734, 736
Doebbler, Curtis, 646, 764, 796–817
Dolaimi, Khalil al-, 716–717, 798
Dollar decline, Iraq war and, 399–417, 651–654
Dominionism, 183–184
Donahue, Phil, 590
Douri, Izzat al-, 714–715
Downing, Wayne, 255–257
Downing-Clarridge Plan, 255–256
“Downing Street Memo,” 272n.1, 278–279, 281
Dreher, Rod, 171–179
Dreyfuss, Robert, 2, 123, 674
Drudge, Matt, 635
Duelfer, Charles, xv-xvi Duggan, Michael J., 826
Dujail “massacre,” 796
Dumas, Roland, 797–798
Durbin, Richard, 294
Durodie, Bill, 696
Eagleburger, Lawrence, 107
East Asia, decline of U.S. hegemony in, 396–397
Eckstein, Yechiel, 159
Economic sanctions. See Sanctions against Iraq
Economist magazine, 45–46
Edelman, Eric, 94
Egypt, 133, 321
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 559
Ekeus, Rolf, 267
El Baradei, Mohamed, 273–275, 342–343, 497
Eldad, Aryeh, 155
Electoral politics: anomalies in Iraq of, 774–776; exclusion of Ba'ath party in Iraq from, 770–772; future in Iraq of, 784, 793–795; history of, 765–766; illusion in Iraq of, 760–795; international law and, 762; in Middle East, 764–766; rejection of U.S. occupation with, 772–774; results in Iraq of, 783–784; unrest in Iraq following, 787–793; U.S. manipulation of, in Iraq, 766–770; voter turnout in Iraq and, 776–781; voting day fraud in Iraq and, 781–782
Electrical supply in Iraq: impact of sanctions on, 4–5; impact of war on, 755; U.S. attacks on power grid and, 619
El Salvador, 48
Elshtain, Jean Bethke, 56–57
“Embedded” journalists in Iraq war, 600–602
Emerging Republican Majority, The, 177
Encounter magazine, 175
“End Game” operation in Iraq, 255–257
“Enemy combatant” status: Combatant Status Review Tribunal definition of, 484–485; for Guantánamo detainees, 442–463, 477–482
Energy Department, neoconservative dominance of, 201
Engdahl, William, 137, 398–417
Engelhardt, Tom, 550–551, 564–583
England, Lynndie, 528–529
Esprit de Corps magazine, 703
Essential Neoconservative Reader, The, 83
Ethics. See also Moral theory: absolutism vs. relativism in, 130–131; just-war theory and, 134–137
Euphrates River, bridges on, 3
Euro-dollar policies: American hegemony and, 409–410; Iraq war and, 399–417, 651, 656–657; petro-euro rivalry and, 404–405; post-war Iraq dollarization and, 413–414, 651–654
Europe: American hegemony ideology and, 77–79, 390–397; euro-dollar conflicts and, 401–417; Middle East and, 32–34; Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries and, relationship between, 34
European Court of Human Rights, trial of Saddam Hussein and, 809
European Monetary Union, 404
European Union, Iraqi nuclear program and, xvii-xviii European Zionists, 164
Evangelical Protestants: American Empire ideology and, 78–79; Christian Zionism of, 142–143; Israel and, 183; Israeli ties with, 157–161; support for Iraq war among, 153–157
Evans, Michael D., 137
“Evil” regimes, 182
Executive Intelligence Review, 158
Expansionism, 67
Extra-judicial detention, Geneva Conventions concerning, 435–438
ExxonMobil, euro-dollar conflicts and, 400
Eyal, Jonathan, 696
Faces of the Enemy, 589–590
Face the Nation, 276
Fairbanks, Charles Jr., 259–260
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), 588, 689–690
Faisal, King, 24
Faith and Reason Institute, 129
Falk, Richard, 317
Fallujah Shura Council, 706–707
Falwell, Jerry, 142n.1, 157–158
Farah, Joseph, 142, 167–168
Fast, Barbara, 526, 533, 535, 538, 540
Fay-Jones report, 521, 541
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Abu Ghraib prison scandal and, 515–517; CIA and, 303–304; prisoner abuse investigations and, 521, 531–532; scandals at, 491; yellowcake uranium controversy and, 498
Federal Reserve: dollar fiat policy of, 406–408; gold supply of, 401–402; petro-dollar recycling and, 403
Fédération Internationale des Droits de l'Homme, 547
Feisal II (King), 764–765
Feith, Douglas: Congressional ties to, 272; Defense Department and, 200, 263–266, 271n.2; on democracy in Iraq, 766; Iraq war buildup and, 257, 259–260; Israeli ties to, 7; as Jewish luminary, 110; Lebanon occupation and, 200; misuse of intelligence by, 283–285; neoconservative policies of, 60, 87–89, 94; trial of Saddam Hussein and, 814; Zionism and, 139, 161
Feldman, Noah, 731, 734
Filkins, Dexter, 778
Financial Times, “Oil-for-Food” Program and, 414–416
Fineman, Mark, 604
Finjan, Mahmoud, 701
First Amendment rights, Plamegate and, 490–507
First Things magazine, 357
Fisk, Robert, 18–26, 518–519, 628, 776, 784–786
Fitzgerald, Patrick, 497–498, 500–504
Fitz-Pegado, Lauri J., 833–834
Flanigan, Timothy, 372
Fleischer, Ari, 588–589
Fleisher, Michael, 192
Fleitz, Frederick, 288–289, 503
Fleming, Tom, 112
Fletcher, Joseph, 130
Flowers of Galilee, 216
Foer, Franklin, 93
Foley, Alan, 286
Ford, Carl, 289
Ford, Frank, 544
Ford, Gerald, 343
Foreign Affairs magazine, 51–53, 93
Foreign Agents Registration Act, 833
Foreign Area Special Training (FAST) program, 219
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), 216, 304–305
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 471n.3
Foreign language training, military importance of, 219–220
Foreign nationals, U.S. detention of, 445n.2
Foreign News Flow in the Information Age, The, 593
Foreign policy (U.S.): Baker's views on, 72; Bush's approach to, 64, 74; Christian Zionist influence in, 152–157; of Clinton Administration, 73–74, 77; democracy goals of, 75; description of, 63; euro-dollar conflicts and, 401–417; of George W. Bush, 63–64, 91–92; goals in U.S. of, 111; Israeli-centric elements of, 32–35, 118–121, 157–161, 694–695; Morris' article on, 346–351; National Security Strategy approach to, 76–77; neoconservative influence in, 111–124; Overseas Private Investment Corporation support for, 190; Rice's views on, 93
Forleo, Clementina, 686, 729n.4
Forward, The, 120
Foxman, Abe, 159
FOX News: Catholic opposition to Iraq war covered by, 356; conservative bias in, 178, 584–589, 595–596; market share for, 594; Plamegate and, 501–504
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