tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post115795788863251928..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: Plame caused Katrina nightmareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1158048409058443712006-09-12T18:06:00.000+10:002006-09-12T18:06:00.000+10:00starroute - that's rude of you not to volunteer. I...starroute - that's rude of you not to volunteer. I've fp'd the comment - hopefully someone will chime in. I don't know much about May at all.lukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1157989097057417042006-09-12T01:38:00.000+10:002006-09-12T01:38:00.000+10:00When is somebody going to tackle the question of C...When is somebody going to tackle the question of Cliff May and figure out what his real role has been in all of this? I've been noodling at it on and off ever since his name first came to my attention (as the result, oddly enough, of trying to find out whatever had become of the World Anti-Communist League since the fall of the Soviet Union), but I can't say I've ever gotten a clear picture.<BR/><BR/>His Foundation for the Defense of Democracies seems to be mainly involved in the Iran regime change movement -- but somehow he keeps popping up in the Plame affair, from his September 29, 2003 <A HREF="http://www.nationalreview.com/may/may200309291022.asp" REL="nofollow">NRO column</A>, which as far as I know started the claim that Valerie Wilson's identity was commen knowledge, to picking up this new Joe-Wilson-caused-the-Katrina-failures meme.<BR/><BR/>He may be just a happy little troublemaker -- or somebody with a column he's got to fill any way he can -- but I strongly suspect a closer look would come up with something more concerted. He was, after all, director of communications for the Republican National Committee during the crucial period of 1997-2001, before that was vice-chair of the Republican Jewish Coalition, and seems to be tight with Michael Ledeen.<BR/><BR/>And no, I'm not volunteering to do it myself, at least not this morning, but I do want to raise awareness of his more-than-casual involvement in the GOP propaganda chain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com