WCW Home The Culpable The Culprits Perle, Richard Norman
Perle, Richard Norman PDF Print E-mail
Share

perle-mugName: Richard Norman Perle

 

Born: September 6, 1941 in New York City

 

Profession: Politician, businessman

 

GW Bush Administration Position:

  • Chairman of the Defense Policy Board at the Pentagon

War crime charge(s):

  • Crime against peace – planning and carrying out a war of aggression.
  • Chief architect of the Iraq war.
  • Nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness".1
  • Told Italian newspaper that Mohammad Atta consulted Saddam Hussein before 9-11.2

Primary Association:

Secondary Associations:

More Information:

Note:

Nov 2001: "He has weapons of mass destruction. The lesser risk is in pre-emption. We've got to stop wishing away the problem."

April 2005: "There is reason to believe that we were sucked into an ill-conceived initial attack aimed at Saddam himself by double agents planted by the regime4."


1http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/mar/28/iraqbriefing.iraq

2http://www.news24.com/News24/Archive/0,,2-1659_1254270,00.html

3(a limited partnership venture capital company that invests in technology, goods, and services related to homeland security and defense)

4Washington Post, Same Committee, Same Combatants, Different Tune, By Dana Milbank, Thursday, April 7, 2005; Page A10 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A32440-2005Apr6?language=printer

 
Copyright © 2024 War Criminals Watch. All Rights Reserved.
War Criminals Watch is a project of World Can't Wait