A "heavy hitter" hits Bolton over the fence...

SusanHu at kos and booman tribune has posted a truly incredible accounting of john bolton's nefarious ways chronicled by one of the staunchest of conservatives (jude wanniski - bio) in an open letter to sen. lugar urging the defeat of his nomination... it takes all the pieces and fits them together in a most enlightening and thoroughly appalling way, pointing out what has only been shadowed previously - that bolton is not only a cheney favorite but also a protégé of richard perle and a strong ally of paul wolfowitz (the wolf in sheep's clothing now heading the world bank)...

a few bottom line excerpts follow... it's heavy stuff and you don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to grasp the fact that this country has been undergoing a quiet, incremental, but very serious coup d'etat for some time...

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Memo To: Richard Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations
From: Jude Wanniski
Re: An Anti-Diplomat at the U.N.?

Dear Senator, you’ve known me for more than 30 years, from your days as Mayor of Indianapolis and my days as associate editor of The Wall Street Journal. When I tell you John Bolton is a true force of darkness, you can be sure I do not do so lightly. “Darkness” in this sense is the absence of light and Bolton is a protégé of Richard Perle, who has been known for decades in Washington as “The Prince of Darkness.” They are both masters of misinformation, believing that their “just cause” gives them the right, even the responsibility, to make the facts and intelligence fit their personal political objectives. They’re patriots and I would never say they are not. But it is not in their nature to be straight, and both men will always advise the use of force rather than bother with diplomacy. They loath and despise the United Nations. When President Bush asked John Bolton if he has respect for the U.N., Bolton said he did, but remember he is a force of darkness and will always say what he believes will advance his personal goals.

I’ve been watching Bolton from a distance from the earliest days of the administration, knowing of his associations with Perle and the neo-cons at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), which I have long characterized as the HQ of what President Eisenhower called “the military-industrial complex.”

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[D]o the President a real favor and allow the nomination to fail. Bolton can always get a job at AEI.

i don't think there's any mistaking mr. wanniski's depth of feeling...

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