Reply #87: THIS IS NOT A PNAC DOCUMENT!!!

[Pax Argent]

Tracking back on the website listed by one of the folks above I found this:

"Along with a series of distinguished personalities from academy and politics, ZEI Director Prof. Dr. Ludger Kuhnhardt has signed an Open Letter to the Heads of State and Government of the EU and NATO. The letter, initiated by the "German Marshall Fund of the USA", is warning about a further weakening of democracy and rule of law in Russia."

http://www.zei.de/zei_english/f_aktuell.html

Checking out the German Marshall Fund of the USA gives you the following website:

www.gmfus.org

and this is what they are about:

"The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is an American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe.
GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working on transatlantic issues, by convening leaders to discuss the most pressing transatlantic themes, and by examining ways in which transatlantic cooperation can address a variety of global policy challenges.

All GMF activities are organized within three principal program areas: transatlantic policy, transatlantic leadership, and wider Europe. In addition, GMF has developed a strong Central and Eastern Europe program aimed at furthering democratic consolidation and promoting integration into European and transatlantic institutions.

Founded in 1972 through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has five offices in Europe: Belgrade, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, and Paris."

In reviewing a few documents from their site, they're definitely a foreign policy think tank, and they seem to be all about regime change in the ME and Free Trade. However, they don't seem to like Bush very much and they do seem to favor Kerry.

In any event, this is not a PNAC document. Apparently some of the evil fucks from PNAC signed it, but the document originated with the German Marshall Fund.

Can we stop wringing our collective hands about potential Kerry involvement with PNAC now? My carpal tunnel is acting up.
:)