ASIA TIMES: Perle: 'Prince of Darkness' in the spotlight

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/EC25Ad04.html

WASHINGTON - Is civil war about to break out among the neo-conservatives who have championed the imperial trajectory of the Bush administration's foreign policy?

It's still too early to tell, but analysts are raising eyebrows over news that Richard Perle, the single most powerful hawk outside the administration, has been retained by Global Crossing to help ensure that Hutchison Whampoa, widely regarded by his fellow hawks as a front for China's People's Liberation Army, can buy a majority share in the bankrupt telecommunications company.

It's the latest in a series of revelations of Perle's business dealings that, at the very least, make clear why he decided against taking an official position in the administration of President George W Bush. It seems that Perle, for all his hawkishness, wants to get rich in ways that government service may not permit.

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Of course, this is the same Richard Perle who recently called for Washington to pursue a strategy of "containment" against France but has no intention of giving up his summer home there.

Great Read!

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Note the date of this article - Mar 25, 2003

and also the phrase "widely regarded by his fellow hawks as a front for China's People's Liberation Army" might be more accurate as "widely regarded by right wing nutcases as a front for China's People's Liberation Army", judging by the web references linking the 2 - NewsMax, WorldNetDaily, etc.

If there's anything more up to date about this, it might be interesting (or if there are reliable references to the PLA). As far as I can tell, Global Crossing is now owned jointly by Hutchison Whampoa and Singapore Technologies.

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2. I included the article as context for perle...

...never met a dollar bill he didn't like, no matter who was waving it.