[Peace-discuss] Obama's imperial counselors

[C. G. Estabrook]

[The following was posted to Doug Henwood's lbo-talk list.  --CGE]


OBAMA CAMPAIGN announces 'Senior Working Group on National Security'

--Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
--Senator David Boren, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence
--Secretary of State Warren Christopher
--Greg Craig, former director of the State Department Office of
Policy Planning
--Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig
--Representative Lee Hamilton, former Chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee
--Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder
--Dr. Tony Lake, former National Security Advisor
--Senator Sam Nunn, former Chairman of the Senate Armed Services
Committee.
--Secretary of Defense William Perry
--Dr. Susan Rice, former Assistant Secretary of State
--Representative Tim Roemer, 9/11 Commissioner
--Jim Steinberg, former Deputy National Security Advisor

AP's Nedra Pickler reports: 'Obama also was meeting Wednesday with
nearly 40 retired admirals and generals to discuss the state of the
military and the challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.'

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