6 chapters across the catalog
A 2007 clip of General Wesley Clark is revisited, where he describes a Pentagon memo from 2001 detailing plans to "take out" seven countries in five years. Clark attributes this policy coup to neoconservatives like Paul Wolfowitz and Dick Cheney, who aimed to destabilize the Middle East before Russia or China could regain power.
Robert Kagan and the Neoconservative World Order
Robert Kagan's essay, "The Allure of Normalcy," is analyzed as a foundational text for modern neoconservative foreign policy. The discussion critiques the interventionist stance that the United States must act as the "locomotive" of mankind to prevent global disorder. Connections are drawn between the Kagan family, Victoria Nuland, and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
The Kagan family is identified as a central hub of Neoconservative influence spanning multiple administrations. Robert Kagan was a key figure in the Project for a New American Century, while his wife, Victoria Nuland, serves in the State Department. The family's reach through various institutes and government positions suggests a persistent "war party" agenda that transcends partisan lines.
Frederick Kagan and the Propaganda Panel on Syria
The hosts criticize a congressional panel featuring Frederick Kagan and Jane Harman, labeling it a "propaganda panel." They point out Kagan's ties to the Project for the New American Century and the architects of the Iraq War. Harman's testimony included a confusing analogy about "amoebas" to describe the loose affiliation of terror groups in Syria.
Flight 370 Skepticism, Ukraine Neocons, Victoria Nuland
The dinner conversation shifted to geopolitical skepticism regarding the missing MH370 flight and the conflict in Ukraine. The host challenged the "O-Bots" by linking the Ukraine situation to Neoconservative figures like Victoria Nuland and Robert Kagan.
Dov Zakheim, Project for the New American Century, and Cholera
Dov Zakheim, a former Pentagon official and member of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), is linked to the board of Chemonics. The hosts discuss his history as a "fraud chief" and his ties to both neoliberal and neoconservative circles. They contrast the wealth of these contractors with the cholera outbreak in Haiti caused by UN peacekeepers.
