Michael Ledeen | |
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| Born | Michael Arthur Ledeen August 1, 1941 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and Foreign Policy Analyst |
Michael Arthur Ledeen (/ləˈdiːn/;[1] born August 1, 1941) is an American historian[2] and neoconservative[3] foreign policy analyst. He is a former consultant to the United States National Security Council, the United States Department of State, and the United States Department of Defense. He held the Freedom Scholar chair at the American Enterprise Institute where he was a scholar for 20 years, and now holds the similarly named chair at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He was very close to Italian politician Antonio Martino.[4]
- ^ "Michael Ledeen: How We Can Win"
- ^ Baum, David (2011). "Race, Antisemitism and the Renaissance in Racist Italy". In Zinguer, Llana (ed.). Hebraic Aspects of the Renaissance: Sources and Encounters. BRILL. p. 236. ISBN 978-9004212558.
- ^ A. Danchev 'Ed., The Iraq war and Democratic politics, Routledge, 2004, p.38.
- ^ Unger, Craig (July 2006). "The War They Wanted, The Lies They Needed: The Bush administration invaded Iraq claiming Saddam Hussein had tried to buy yellowcake uranium in Niger. As much of Washington knew, and the world soon learned, the charge was false. Worse, it appears to have been the cornerstone of a highly successful "black propaganda" campaign with links to the White House. (page 7)". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2021.