This is about the conservative official and lobbyist; for the liberal author, see Rick Perlstein. Rick Perlstein (born 1969) is an American historian and journalist

Richard N. Perle
Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee
In office 2001 – 2003
President	George W. Bush
United States Assistant Secretary of Defense
In office 1981 – 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Born	September 16, 1941 (1941-09-16) (age 66) New York City
Political party	Democratic (Registered Democrat)[1]
Spouse	Leslie Joan Barr
Profession	Political scientist
Religion	Jewish

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He is a member of several neoconservative think-tanks, such as Project for the New American Century (PNAC), the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), Center for Security Policy (CSP), the Hudson Institute, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Board of Advisors, and (as a resident fellow) the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism 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 The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA is a Washington D The Center for Security Policy (CSP is a Washington DC Think tank that focuses on National security issues The Hudson Institute is an American, non-profit, conservative Think tank founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson New York, by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (TWI known informally as WINEP is a Washington DC-based Think tank which concerns itself with U The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI is a conservative Think tank, founded in 1943 He is also a Patron of the Henry Jackson Society. The Henry Jackson Society is a non-partisan society or Think tank (with tax-exempt charity status that aims to promote ' democratic Geopolitics ' Perle has written extensively on a number of issues; his cited research interests including defense, national security, and the Middle East. Defence National security is the entire scope of measures undertaken by the Governments of Nation-states in providing assurance of national Sovereignty The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Aside from these engagements, Perle is the former co-chairman and director of Hollinger, Inc., a partner of Trireme partners LLP and a non-executive director of Autonomy. Hollinger Inc ( is based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. It is the parent company of Chicago-based Sun-Times Media Group, whose primary holdings A non-executive director (NED also NXD or outside director is a member of the Board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management Autonomy Corporation PLC ( is an Enterprise software company with joint head quarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and San Francisco

Contents 1 Education and early career 1.1 Office of Senator Henry Jackson 1.2 Opposition to nuclear arms reduction 2 War with Iraq 2.1 Pre-2003 invasion 2.2 Iraq policy regret and Bush criticism 2.3 On Iraq Study Group proposals 3 Other views on foreign policy 3.1 On the United Nations 3.2 On Israel 3.3 On defense 4 Disputed role in Bush Administration 5 Business interests and controversies 5.1 Bribery Accusations and Alleged Conflicts of Interest 5.2 Unresolved Legal Issues 5.3 Seymour Hersh and 'Lunch with the Chairman' 6 Works 7 Personal life 8 References 9 External links

Education and early career

Perle was born in New York to a Jewish family. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ His family moved to California, and Perle attended Hollywood High School in Los Angeles (his classmates included actor Mike Farrell and singer Ricky Nelson) and later, the University of Southern California, earning a B.A. in International Politics in 1964. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. This article is about Hollywood High school a secondary school Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West } Mike Farrell (born February 6 1939 is an American actor best known for his role as Captain B Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and As an undergraduate he studied in Copenhagen at Denmark's International Study Program. Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS is a Danish Study abroad program started in 1959, affiliated with the University of Copenhagen and funded He also studied at the London School of Economics and obtained a M.A. in political science from Princeton University in 1967. The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey.

Office of Senator Henry Jackson

From 1969 to 1980, Perle worked as a staffer for Democratic Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As a staffer, Perle drafted the Jackson-Vanik amendment to the 1972 International Grain Agreement (IGA), or "Russian Wheat Deal" negotiated by Richard Nixon and the Soviet Union which made for the first time by law a trade agreement contingent upon the fundamental human right of Soviet Jews to emigrate. According to the 1974 Trade Act of the United States, the Jackson-Vanik amendment, named for its major co-sponsors Sen [1] He was considered as an extremely knowledgeable and influential person in the Senate debates on arms control. By his own admission, Perle acquired the reputation of an influential figure who preferred to work in the background, a reputation that has followed him through the years in both the public and private sectors. At some point (usually said to be during his time in the Reagan Administration) Perle acquired the nickname "The Prince of Darkness", which has been used both as a slur by his critics and as a joke by supporters. The United States Presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan Administration, was a Republican administration headed by (Time, 23 March 1987, "Farewell Dark Prince") However, he has been quoted saying that; "I really resent being depicted as some sort of dark mystic or some demonic power. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) . . . All I can do is sit down and talk to someone. . . . " (The New York Times, 4 December 1977, Jackson Aide Stirs Criticism in Arms Debate, Richard L. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Madden)

Opposition to nuclear arms reduction

Perle was considered a hardliner in arms reduction negotiations with the Soviet Union and has stated that his opposition to arms control under the Carter administration had to do with his view that the US was giving up too much at the negotiation table and not receiving nearly enough concessions from the Soviets. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Perle called the arms talks under negotiation in the late 1970s "the rawest deal of the century". This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

Perle's objection to the arms talks between the Carter administration and the Soviet Union revolved primarily around Carter's agreement to halt all cruise missile development. A cruise missile is a guided Missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system usually a Jet engine, to allow Perle is widely credited for spearheading opposition to the treaty, which was never ratified by the Senate.

War with Iraq

Pre-2003 invasion

Like many in the neoconservative movement, Perle had long been an advocate of regime change in Iraq. Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism He was a signatory of the 26 January 1998 PNAC Letter sent to US President Bill Clinton that called for the military overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 He also linked Saddam to Osama Bin Laden just a few days after 9/11, proclaiming in an interview on CNN on Sept 16, 2001: "Even if we cannot prove to the standards that we enjoy in our own civil society that they were involved, we do know, for example, that Saddam Hussein has ties to Osama Bin Laden. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner . . " ^[2]

Perle argued that what he referred to as terrorist Abu Nidal's "sanctuary" in Saddam Hussein's Iraq was justification for the U. Abu Nidal (أبو نضال (May 1937&ndashAugust 16 2002 born Sabri Khalil al-Banna, (Arabic صبري خليل البنا was a Palestinian political leader S. military invasion of Iraq. Perle states this in the recent PBS documentary series "America At A Crossroads", and refers to President Bush's 9/11 speech in which Bush stated: "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the "

Perle came into further prominence due to his role in backing the 2003 invasion, and continues to support the military presence there. 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

In an interview for "Saddam's Ultimate Solution", the 11 July 2002 episode of the PBS series Wide Angle, he said:

"Saddam is much weaker than we think he is. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Wide Angle is an American documentary television series produced by Thirteen/ WNET New York for broadcast on PBS and for worldwide He's weaker militarily. We know he's got about a third of what he had in 1991. But it's a house of cards. He rules by fear because he knows there is no underlying support. Support for Saddam, including within his military organization, will collapse at the first whiff of gunpowder. Now, it isn't going to be over in 24 hours, but it isn't going to be months either. "

The US-led coalition defeated the Iraqi military within less than a month of the invasion ^[3] and the Coalition Provisional Authority disbanded the military and removed Ba'ath party members from authority positions, essentially dissolving the government, as well. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA سلطة الائتلاف الموحدة was established as a Transitional government following the Critical government positions were appointed by the CPA^[4].

In the leadup to the war, Perle also complained that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials were so hostile to defectors brought out of Iraq by the Iraqi National Congress that they refused to interview them and even tried to discredit them. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The Iraqi National Congress ( INC) is an umbrella Iraqi opposition group led by Ahmed Chalabi. The defectors and the head of the INC, Ahmed Chalabi were discredited not only by the CIA, but by the State Department at the time that Perle was supporting them. Later, the US military raided INC offices and stopped funding to the organization. ^[5]

Perle advocated invading Iraq with only 40,000 troops, and complained about the calls by then Gen. Eric Shinseki to use 660,000 troops. General Eric Ken Shinseki (born November 28, 1942) was the 34th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1999 - 2003 He preferred a strategy similar to that used in the Afghan war, in which the U. S. would insert SOF (Special Operations Forces), along with some two divisions, to assist native Kurdish and Shi'ite rebels, much as the United States had done with the Northern Alliance against the Taliban. The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan ( UIF, Jabha-yi Muttahid-i Islami-yi Milli bara-yi Nijat-i Afghanistan) also known as the Northern The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately ^[6] Nevertheless, in an interview he gave Vanity Fair that was excerpted in an article appearing in the 4 November 2006 Los Angeles Times, he denied having a role in the planning of the war. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed He is reported to have told Vanity Fair, "I'm getting damn tired of being described as an architect of the war. This is not congruent with his signing of the PNAC letter in 1998. I was in favor of bringing down Saddam. Nobody said, 'Go design the campaign to do that. ' I had no responsibility for that. " The same Los Angeles Times article reports that Perle now believes that his advocacy of the Iraq war was wrong.

Perle was the subject of extensive study in the April 2007 PBS miniseries America at a Crossroads, in which he made a retrospective defense of the Bush administration's decisions concerning the invasion of Iraq. Not to be confused with America at the Crossroads, an unrelated book by Francis Fukuyama.

In April 2007, Perle was featured on VPRO's Tegenlicht miniseries The Israel Lobby. The VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Company" was established in the Netherlands A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Perle denied that the Israel Lobby particularly AIPAC was involved in the case to go to war with Iraq. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC) is an American Lobbying group that advocates for pro- Israel policies to the Congress and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. However, he did suggest that AIPAC is heavily influential in United States elections. The United States has a federal government, with elected officials at federal (national state and local level Further hinting at if any sponsored legislation is challenged in the US Congress the likelihood of re-election is minimal. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

Iraq policy regret and Bush criticism

In a Vanity Fair article that was first published online in November 2006, Perle expressed regret of his support of the invasion and faulted the "dysfunction" in the Bush administration for the troubled occupation. "I think now I probably would have said, 'Let's consider other strategies for dealing with the thing that concerns us most, which is Saddam supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorists'. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The decisions did not get made that should have been. They didn't get made in a timely fashion, and the differences were argued out endlessly. At the end of the day, you have to hold the president responsible. " ^[7][8][9]

On Iraq Study Group proposals

In a December 2006 interview with Die Zeit, Perle strongly criticized the Iraq Study Group proposals, saying: "I have never seen such a foolish report. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. DIE ZEIT (diː tsait in German literally The Time more idiomatically The Times) is a German nationwide weekly Newspaper that The Iraq Study group (ISG also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission, was a ten-person Bipartisan panel appointed on March 15, . . . A report that begins with false premises ends with nothing. " ^[10]

Other views on foreign policy

On the United Nations

Perle is a frequent critic of the United Nations, stating that it is an embodiment of ". The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security . . the liberal conceit of safety through international law administered by international institutions. International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards . . . " ^[11] He has also attacked the United Nations Security Council veto power as a flawed concept, arguing that the only time the U. The United Nations Security Council 'power of veto' refers to the Veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council N. utilized force during the Cold War was when ". Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the . . the Soviets were not in the chamber to veto it". ^[11]

Furthermore, shortly after the invasion of Iraq Perle stated that; "in this case international law stood in the way of doing the right thing" ^[12]. International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards He also argued that there was "no practical mechanism consistent with the rules of the UN for dealing with Saddam Hussein". At the time, these comments provoked controversy among critics of the war, who argued that they contradicted the U. S. 's official stance on the legality of the invasion. ^[12]

On Israel

Perle chaired a study group that included Douglas Feith and David Wurmser that produced a strategy paper for the incoming Likud Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm". Douglas J Feith (born July 16 1953 is a Neoconservative who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for United States President David Wurmser is a Swiss - American dual citizen of Jewish descent and a former Middle East Adviser to US Vice President Dick Cheney. Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was A Clean Break A New Strategy for Securing the Realm, commonly referred to as the " Clean Break " report was prepared in 1996 by a study group led by The paper's main recommendations revolved around steering Israel away from Socialist principles, making efforts to become more self-reliant, "nurturing alternatives to Arafat's exclusive grip on Palestinian society", and working more closely with countries such as Jordan and Turkey. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It also stated the removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq should be a key objective for the Israeli state, advocated armed incursions into Lebanon, and suggested Arab states should be challenged as undemocratic. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Perle has on occasion been accused of being an Israeli agent of influence. It has been reported that, while he was working for Jackson, "An FBI summary of a 1970 wiretap recorded Perle discussing classified information with someone at the Israeli embassy," writes Paul Findley (They Dare To Speak Out, Chicago, Ill, Lawrence Hill Books 1989). Paul Findley (born June 23 1921 is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District "He came under fire in 1983 when newspapers reported he received substantial payments to represent the interests of an Israeli weapons company. Perle denied conflict of interest, insisting that, although he received payment for these services after he had assumed his position in the Defense Department, he was between government jobs when he worked for the Israeli firm. " Perle's view on Israel might be influenced by the fact that he has a sister living there.

On defense

Perle advocates pre-emptive strikes, such as in Iraq, as an extension of America's right to self defense. Preemptive war (or a preemptive strike) is waged in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived inevitable offensive or Invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in For example, Perle has expressed support for a theoretical first strike on North Korean and Iranian nuclear facilities. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. ^[13]

Disputed role in Bush Administration

Conservative commentator David Brooks has said that, in his opinion, Perle's influence in the Bush administration is exaggerated. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is a Canadian-American political and cultural commentator In a 2004 New York Times article, Brooks wrote that; "There have been hundreds of references . . . to Richard Perle's insidious power over administration policy, but I've been told by senior administration officials that he has had no significant meetings with Bush or Cheney since they assumed office. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. If he's shaping their decisions, he must be microwaving his ideas into their fillings". 'The Neocon Cabal and Other Fantasies', 2004 New York Times Co.

Business interests and controversies

Bribery Accusations and Alleged Conflicts of Interest

From 1981 to 1987, Perle was Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security policy in the Reagan administration. Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many executive positions in the United States Department of Defense. In a New York Times article Perle was criticized for recommending that the Army purchase an armaments system from an Israeli company that a year earlier had paid him $50,000 in consulting fees. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Perle acknowledged receiving the payment the same month he joined the Reagan administration, but said the payment was for work done before joining the government and that he had informed the Army of this prior consulting work. Perle was never indicted for anything related to the incident. (New York Times, 17 April 1983, "Aide Urged Pentagon to Consider Weapons Made by Former Client", Jeff Gerth. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) See also New York Times, 21 April 1983, "On buying weapons and influence", Editorial. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) ).

In March 2004, another New York Times article reported that, while chairman of the Defense Policy Board, Perle had contracted with the troubled telecommunications giant Global Crossing to help overcome opposition from the FBI and the Pentagon to the sale of its assets to Hong-Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC or DPB is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. Global Crossing Limited is a Telecommunications company that provides Computer networking services worldwide Since the military employed the company's fiber optics network for communications, the brass argued that sale to a foreign-owned, especially Chinese, corporation would compromise national security. Perle was to be paid $125,000 to promote the deal, with an extra $600,000 contingent fee on its approval. A contingent fee in the United States or conditional fee in the United Kingdom is any Fee for services provided where the fee is only payable ^[14] This controversy led to accusations of bribery, and Perle resigned as chairman on March 27, 2003, though he remained on the board. Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[15]

Perle is also known to have demanded payment for press interviews^[16] while he was the chairman of the Defense Policy Board, a practice that has raised accusations of not only ethical, but legal impropriety. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC or DPB is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. ^[17]

Unresolved Legal Issues

Perle has served as a Director of Hollinger International since June 1994. Sun-Times Media Group (until recently Hollinger International) is the Holding company of a Chicago based Newspaper group He is also Co-Chairman of Hollinger Digital Inc. and a Director of Jerusalem Post, both of which are subsidiaries of the Company. He has served as a director of GeoBiotics. On August 31, 2004, a special committee of the Board of Directors investigating the alleged misconduct of the controlling shareholders of Hollinger International submitted the 512-page Breeden Report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility In the report, Perle is singled out as having breached his fiduciary responsibilities as a company director by authorizing several controversial transactions which diverted the company's net profit from the shareholders to the accounts of various executives. Perle received over $3 million in bonuses on top of his salary, bringing the total to $5. 4 million, and the investigating committee called for him to return the money.

Top Hollinger executives dismissed the report and have filed a defamation lawsuit against the head of the investigating committee, former SEC chairman Richard C. Breeden. Richard C Breeden (born 1949 is an American corporate lawyer and hedge fund manager However, in 2005, Perle publicly acknowledged he had been served a 'Wells notice'^[18], a formal warning that the S. A Wells Notice is a letter that the US Securities and Exchange Commission sends to people or firms when it is planning to bring an enforcement action against them E. C. 's enforcement staff had found sufficient evidence of wrongdoing to bring a civil lawsuit.

On 28 March 2003, Judicial Watch filed a complaint to the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of the Defense Department Inspector General, the Office of the Homeland Security Inspector General, United States Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller in the matter of Former Defense Policy Board Chairman Richard N. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Judicial Watch is an organization which describes itself as "a conservative non-partisan American educational foundation that promotes transparency accountability and integrity in The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. Robert Swan Mueller III (born August 7 1944 is the current Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Perle, Former President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and Global Crossing. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States William Sebastian Cohen (born 28 August 1940) is an author and American politician from the U The Democratic National Committee (DNC is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (b February 9, 1957) is an American businessman and political consultant.

Seymour Hersh and 'Lunch with the Chairman'

In July 2001, George W. Bush appointed Perle chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, which advises the Department of Defense. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC or DPB is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government On March 9, 2003, journalist Seymour Hersh published an article in The New Yorker titled "Lunch with the Chairman", accusing Perle of a conflict of interest, claiming Perle stood to profit financially by influencing government policy. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Seymour (Sy Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative Journalist and Author The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust such as a Lawyer, Insurance adjuster, a Politician, executive or director Hersh's article alleged that Perle had business dealings with Saudi investors and linked him to the intelligence-related computer firm Trireme Partners LLP, which he claimed stood to profit from the war in Iraq. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Trireme Partners LLP was a limited partnership Venture capital company that invests in technology goods and services related to Homeland Security.

That same day, Perle was being interviewed on the issue of Iraq by CNN's Wolf Blitzer. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Shortly before the interview ended, Blitzer quoted "Lunch with the Chairman" and asked for Perle's response. Perle dismissed the premise of the article and argued that it lacked "any consistent theme". Added Perle; "Sy Hersh is the closest thing American journalism has to a terrorist, frankly. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion " ^[19].

On March 11, Perle told the New York Sun as regards Hersh's article that "I intend to launch legal action in the United Kingdom. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The New York Sun was a contemporary five-day Daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 until 2008 I’m talking to Queen’s Counsel right now", ^[20]. He claimed it was easier to win libel cases in England, and that therefore made this a better location. In the end, Perle did not file any legal case. Instead, on March 27, 2003, he resigned as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, although he still remained a member of the board. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Works

Perle is author of many articles and three books:

• An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror (with David Frum, 2003) ISBN 1-4000-6194-6
• Hard Line (1992) (ISBN 0-394-56552-5)
• Reshaping Western Security (ed. An End to Evil How to Win the War on Terror (ISBN 0-345-47717-0 is a 2004 book about the " War on Terror " analyzing Islamic terrorist networks David J Frum (born 1960 is a Canadian-born Conservative and journalist active in the both US and Canadian political arenas ) (1991) (ISBN 0-8447-3790-9)

In 1992 he produced the PBS feature The Gulf Crisis: The Road to War. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the

In 2007, Perle appeared in the documentary "The Case for War:In Defense of Freedom" presenting his view of the challenges facing the U. S. post 9/11. It was broadcast by PBS in their series America at a Crossroads which generated considerable controversy. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Not to be confused with America at the Crossroads, an unrelated book by Francis Fukuyama. ^[21]

Personal life

Perle married Leslie Joan Barr on 31 July 1977. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The couple has a son, Jonathan. Perle owns a vacation home in Provence in France where he spends much of his time. Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm is a region of southeastern France This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. When in the U. S. , he resides primarily in the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, with his family. Chevy Chase is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

References

External links

• Richard Perle interview about SDI for the WGBH series, War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
• AEI - Richard Perle profile as Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute
• Judicial Watch legal complaint March 28, 2003
• "An End to Evil" by David Frum and Richard Perle, Gary Kamiya salon.com, book review, January 30, 2004
• Richard Perle's Conflict editorial/op-ed in The New York Times March 24, 2003

• Debates, interviews and statements
  • We had the very best of intentions Richard Perle in The Guardian May 30, 2007
  • Thank God for the Death of the UN Richard Perle in The Guardian March 21, 2003
  • Lunch with the Chairman Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker March 17, 2003
  • Saddam's Ultimate Solution transcript of interview with Richard Perle from PBS Wide Angle July 11, 2002
  • Famous Ohio State University Debate - Noam Chomsky vs. For the radio station specifically see WGBH (FM. WGBH is a non-commercial Television and Radio broadcast service located in Boston Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Seymour (Sy Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative Journalist and Author The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Wide Angle is an American documentary television series produced by Thirteen/ WNET New York for broadcast on PBS and for worldwide Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Avram Noam Chomsky (noʊm ˈtʃɑmski born December 7 1928 is an American linguist, Philosopher, cognitive scientist, Political Richard Perle, 1988 MP3

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