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Kenneth Lee Adelman (born June 9, 1946) is an American diplomat, political writer, policy analyst and William Shakespeare historian. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Shakespeare ( baptised

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Early career

Adelman graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa, majoring in philosophy and religion. Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Religious studies, or Religious education, is the academic field of multi-disciplinary Secular study of religious beliefs behaviors and institutions He received his Masters in Foreign Service studies and Doctorate in political theory from Georgetown University. Political philosophy is the study of questions about the City, Government, Politics, Liberty, Justice, Property, Rights Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D

Adelman began working for the government in 1969 at the Commerce Department, and then served in the Office of Economic Opportunity. The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting Economic growth The Office of Economic Opportunity was the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President From 1975 to 1977 during the Gerald Ford administration, Adelman was an Assistant to United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and now is a member of the Defense Policy Board. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President He has also served as a national editor of Washingtonian magazine for more than 17 years. Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington DC area since 1965

He was the deputy U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations for two-and a half years, working with Jeane Kirkpatrick. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick ( November 19, 1926  &ndash December 7, 2006) was an American ambassador and an ardent He also served as the Director of the U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for nearly five years, during the Reagan administration. The US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA was established as an independent agency by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (75 Stat He was an advisor to President Ronald Reagan during the superpower summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician

He took part in the Zaire River Expedition in 1975, traveling down the Congo River on the 100th Anniversary of Stanley’s legendary exploration. The Congo River (for a time known as the Zaire River) is the largest River in Western Central Africa. The Congo River (for a time known as the Zaire River) is the largest River in Western Central Africa. Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands ( January 28 1841 &ndash May 10 1904) was a British journalist

Later career

Adelman is a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board well-known for his involvement in conservative policy efforts dating back to the 1970s, when he was a member of the neoconservative Committee on the Present Danger. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC or DPB is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism The Committee on the Present Danger (CPD is an conservative American Foreign policy interest group. More recently, he strongly supported the war on Iraq and worked for the think tank Project for the New American Century, arguing for new policies to help the United States remain a global leader. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such The Project for the New American Century (PNAC was an American neoconservative Think tank based in Washington D Adelman, called "a lifelong neocon activist", worried in 2006 that the incompetence shown in handling the war in Iraq would damage the neoconservative movement: neoconservatism, he said, "is not going to sell" for at least a generation[1].


Adelman now serves as senior counsel to Edelman Public Relations and has led several campaigns linked to U. S. trade and intellectual property interests via the organization USA Innovations, an organization which he also leads. Using the USA Innovations platform and through other published articles Adelman has attacked the Government of Thailand for violating U. S. pharmaceutical industry HIV/AIDs drug intellectual property patents [2] and other topics linked to Edelman Public Relations clients.


Adelman is also an expert on Shakespeare and has taught extension school classes at Georgetown University and George Washington University on Shakespeare. William Shakespeare ( baptised Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D He co-wrote with Norman R. Augustine a book on drawing leadership lessons from Shakespeare, called Shakespeare in Charge: The Bard's Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage. Norman Ralph Augustine (born July 27, 1935) is a US aircraft businessman [3]. He is known for some tendentious invocations of Shakespeare in favor of his political positions, including an NPR analysis of a scene from Othello in support of the invasion of Iraq, and lauding President Bush as King Henry V.

Promotion of Iraq invasion

Adelman wrote a pair of editorial columns regarding the Iraq War in the Washington Post in February 2002 and April 2003 entitled, respectively, "Cakewalk In Iraq"[4] and "'Cakewalk' Revisited". The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [5] In the first he argued that the U. S. -led invasion of Iraq would be a simple matter to accomplish: "I believe that demolishing Hussein's military power and liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 " In the later editorial, published just a few weeks after the invasion, he claimed his vindication and in particular praised key Bush administration players: "My confidence 14 months ago sprang from having worked for Don Rumsfeld three times -- knowing he would fashion a most creative and detailed war plan -- and from knowing Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz well for many years. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U "

Also notable are Adelman's predictions regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e Adelman said that weapons were likely to be near Tikrit and Baghdad, "because they're the most protected places with the best troops. Tikrit (تكريت Tikrīt also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous I have no doubt we're going to find big stores of weapons of mass destruction. "[6]

Regrets of Iraq stance

In an article first appearing on the website of Vanity Fair in November 2006, Adelman wrote that he regrets urging military action in Iraq and feels that he overestimated the abilities of the Bush administration leadership. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was quoted of saying "I just presumed that what I considered to be the most competent national security team since Truman was indeed going to be competent. " He also added, "They turned out to be among the most incompetent teams in the postwar era. Not only did each of them, individually, have enormous flaws, but together they were deadly, dysfunctional. "[7] He wrote that the conduct of the war "just breaks your heart," and it "didn’t have to be managed this bad; it’s awful. "[8] In an article in The New Yorker, Adelman said of Rumsfeld, a friend and associate of 36 years: “How could this happen to someone so good, so competent? This war made me doubt the past. The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Was I wrong all those years, or was he just better back then? The Donald Rumsfeld of today is not the Donald Rumsfeld I knew, but maybe I was wrong about the old Donald Rumsfeld. It’s a terrible way to end a career. It’s hard to remember, but he was once the future. ”[9]

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References

  1. ^ Rose, David. "Now They Tell Us", Vanity Fair, November 3, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat  
  2. ^ Weissman, Robert. "Ken Adelman's (New) Lies", The Huffington Post, 2007-05-07. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses  
  3. ^ Augustine, Norman; Kenneth Adelman (2001-05-16). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Shakespeare in Charge: The Bard's Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage. ISBN 0-7868-8644-7.  
  4. ^ Adelman, Kenneth. "Cakewalk in Iraq", The Washington Post, 2002-02-13. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed  
  5. ^ Adelman, Kenneth. "'Cakewalk' Revisited", The Washington Post, 2003-04-10. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama  
  6. ^ Allen, Mike; Dana Milbank. "Question of the Day Dogs Administration Officials", The Washington Post, 2003-03-23. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.  
  7. ^ Borger, Julia. "Neocons turn on Bush for incompetence over Iraq war", The Guardian, 2006-11-04. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani  
  8. ^ Knowlton, Brian. "Kissinger Says Victory in Iraq Is Not Possible", The New York Times, 2006-11-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  9. ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey. "Inner Office - End of the Affair", The New Yorker, November 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.  
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