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Project for the New American Century: A roadmap for global domination
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The Project for the New American Century provides a roadmap to Iraq and beyond.
"Further, the process of transformation,
even if it brings revolutionary change, is
likely to be a long one, absent some
catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a
new Pearl Harbor..."
"And advanced forms of biological warfare that can “target” specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool."
-- from "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century," September, 2000.
The U.S. has invented, manufactured, deployed and
sold weapons of mass production around the globe. Given this and our new
mode of offensive "preemptive defense," it is not a stretch of the
imagination to think that the U.S. is and will be developing new
sophisticated means of biological warfare. (Click here for more about preemptive defense).
Though the above quote is not a prediction of the events of 911, it was a prediction of the sort
of even that was required to speed up the "process of transformation."
From the PNAC Statement of Principles, June, 1997.
"As the 20th century draws to a close, the United States stands as the world's preeminent power. Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon the achievements of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?"
The PNAC's Statement of Principles is signed by:
- Jeb Bush - brother of current President
- Dick Cheney - current Vice President
- Donald Rumsfeld - current Secretary of Defense
- Paul Wolfowitz - current Deputy Secretary of Defense
One of the PNAC's most interesting reports is
"Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century." Here are some interesting quotes. Note that it was published in September 2000. (If for some reason this report becomes unavailable, we have provided a copy from our archives. Right-click here to download the report in Acrobat PDF format).
Some notable quotes include:
"The Project for the New American
Century was established in the spring of
1997. From its inception, the Project has
been concerned with the decline in the
strength of America’s defenses, and in the
problems this would create for the exercise
of American leadership around the globe
and, ultimately, for the preservation of
peace."
"At present the United
States faces no global rival. America’s
grand strategy should aim to preserve and
extend this advantageous position as far into
the future as possible."
"Preserving the desirable strategic
situation in which the United States now
finds itself requires a globally preeminent
military capability both today and in the
future."
"Although it may take several decades
for the process of transformation to unfold,
in time, the art of warfare on air, land, and
sea will be vastly different than it is today,
and “combat” likely will take place in new
dimensions: in space, “cyber-space,” and
perhaps the world of microbes. Air warfare
may no longer be fought by pilots manning
tactical fighter aircraft sweeping the skies of
opposing fighters, but a regime dominated
by long-range, stealthy unmanned craft. On
land, the clash of massive, combined-arms
armored forces may be replaced by the
dashes of much lighter, stealthier and
information-intensive forces, augmented by
fleets of robots, some small enough to fit in
soldiers’ pockets. Control of the sea could
be largely determined not by fleets of
surface combatants and aircraft carriers, but
from land- and space-based systems, forcing
navies to maneuver and fight underwater.
Space itself will become a theater of war, as
nations gain access to space capabilities and
come to rely on them; further, the distinction
between military and commercial space
systems – combatants and noncombatants –
will become blurred. Information systems
will become an important focus of attack,
particularly for U.S. enemies seeking to
short-circuit sophisticated American forces.
And advanced forms of biological warfare
that can “target” specific genotypes may
transform biological warfare from the realm
of terror to a politically useful tool."
"The current American peace will
be short-lived if
the United
States becomes
vulnerable to
rogue powers
with small,
inexpensive
arsenals of
ballistic missiles
and nuclear
warheads or
other weapons
of mass
destruction. We
cannot allow
North Korea,
Iran, Iraq or
similar states to
undermine American leadership, intimidate
American allies or threaten the American
homeland itself."
"HOMELAND DEFENSE. America must defend its homeland. During the Cold War,
nuclear deterrence was the key element in homeland defense; it remains essential. But the
new century has brought with it new challenges. While reconfiguring its nuclear force, the
United States also must counteract the effects of the proliferation of ballistic missiles and
weapons of mass destruction that may soon allow lesser states to deter U.S. military action
by threatening U.S. allies and the American homeland itself. Of all the new and current
missions for U.S. armed forces, this must have priority."
"Although the basic concept for a system
of global missile defenses capable of
defending the United States and its allies
against the threat of smaller and simpler
ballistic missiles has been well understood
since the late 1980s, a decade has been
squandered in developing the requisite
technologies. In fact, work on the key
elements of such a system, especially those
that would operate in space, has either been
so slowed or halted completely, so that the
process of deploying robust missile defenses
remains a long-term project. If for no other
reason, the mission to create such a missile
defense system should be considered a
matter of military transformation." (see A Hole in Our Missile Defense System by Theodore A. Postol)
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