I aplogize if this transcript was ever posted before, but I felt it was extremely important for people to read this.

I was listening to this Thursday's (3/15) podcast of Alex Jones and he was playing a recording of a speech that Ron Paul gave in the House of Representatives that was broadcast on CSPAN back in July of 2003. The quality wasn't that great and it started off a bit slow, but then Paul started to expose the history and current agenda of the neocons. I was stunned beyond belief that a sitting congressman would actually have the courage to come out about this. Also, Alex Jones reported that the Whitehouse was so upset that C-Span refused any requests made by the public to purchase copies of this broadcast.

This is a speech that we aren't supposed to know about.

It's quite long but here is (believe it or not) the edited version when he speaks about the neocons.

"There is abundant evidence exposing those who drive our foreign policy justifying preemptive war. *Those who scheme are proud of the achievements in usurping control over foreign policy. *These are the neoconservatives of recent fame. Granted, they are talented and achieved a political victory that all policymakers must admire. *But can freedom and the Republic survive this takeover? *That question should concern us.

Neoconservatives are obviously in positions of influence and are well-placed throughout our government and the media.* An apathetic Congress put up little resistance and abdicated its responsibilities over foreign affairs. *The electorate was easily influenced to join in the patriotic fervor supporting the military adventurism advocated by the neoconservatives.

The numbers of those who still hope for truly limited government diminished and had their concerns ignored these past 22 months, during the aftermath of 9-11. *Members of Congress were easily influenced to publicly support any domestic policy or foreign military adventure that was supposed to help reduce the threat of a terrorist attack. *Believers in limited government were harder to find. *Political money, as usual, played a role in pressing Congress into supporting almost any proposal suggested by the neocons. *This process—where campaign dollars and lobbying efforts affect policy—is hardly the domain of any single political party, and unfortunately, is the way of life in Washington.*

There are many reasons why government continues to grow. *It would be naïve for anyone to expect otherwise. *Since 9-11, protection of privacy, whether medical, personal or financial, has vanished. *Free speech and the Fourth Amendment have been under constant attack. *Higher welfare expenditures are endorsed by the leadership of both parties. *Policing the world and nation-building issues are popular campaign targets, yet they are now standard operating procedures. *There’s no sign that these programs will be slowed or reversed until either we are stopped by force overseas (which won’t be soon) or we go broke and can no longer afford these grandiose plans for a world empire (which will probably come sooner than later.)

None of this happened by accident or coincidence. *

Neo-conservatism has been around for decades and, strangely, has connections to past generations as far back as Machiavelli. *Modern-day neo-conservatism was introduced to us in the 1960s. It entails both a detailed strategy as well as a philosophy of government. *The ideas of Teddy Roosevelt, and certainly Woodrow Wilson, were quite similar to many of the views of present-day neocons. *Neocon spokesman Max Boot brags that what he advocates is “hard Wilsonianism.” *In many ways, there’s nothing “neo” about their views, and certainly nothing conservative. *Yet they have been able to co-op the conservative movement by advertising themselves as a new or modern form of conservatism.

More recently, the modern-day neocons have come from the far left, a group historically identified as former Trotskyists. Liberal Christopher Hitchins, has recently officially joined the neocons, and it has been reported that he has already been to the White House as an ad hoc consultant. *Many neocons now in positions of influence in Washington can trace their status back to Professor Leo Strauss of the University of Chicago. *One of Strauss’ books was Thoughts on Machiavelli. *This book was not a condemnation of Machiavelli’s philosophy. *Paul Wolfowitz actually got his PhD under Strauss. *

Others closely associated with these views are Richard Perle, Eliot Abrams, Robert Kagan and William Kristol. *All are key players in designing our new strategy of preemptive war. *Others include: Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute; former CIA Director James Woolsey; Bill Bennett of Book of Virtues fame; Frank Gaffney; Dick Cheney; and Donald Rumsfeld. *There are just too many to mention who are philosophically or politically connected to the neocon philosophy in some varying degree.

The godfather of modern-day neo-conservatism is considered to be Irving Kristol, father of Bill Kristol, who set the stage in 1983 with his publication Reflections of a Neoconservative.* In this book, Kristol also defends the traditional liberal position on welfare.

More important than the names of people affiliated with neo-conservatism are the views they adhere to. *Here is a brief summary of the general understanding of what neocons believe:
1.***** They agree with Trotsky on permanent revolution, violent as well as intellectual.
2.***** They are for redrawing the map of the Middle East and are willing to use force to do so.
3.***** They believe in preemptive war to achieve desired ends.
4.***** They accept the notion that the ends justify the means—that hard-ball politics is a moral necessity.
5.***** They express no opposition to the welfare state.
6.***** They are not bashful about an American empire; instead they strongly endorse it.
7.***** They believe lying is necessary for the state to survive.
8.***** They believe a powerful federal government is a benefit.
9.***** They believe pertinent facts about how a society should be run should be held by the elite and
***** withheld from those who do not have the courage to deal with it.
10.* They believe neutrality in foreign affairs is ill-advised.
11.* They hold Leo Strauss in high esteem.
12.* They believe imperialism, if progressive in nature, is appropriate.
13.* Using American might to force American ideals on others is acceptable.* Force should
***** not be limited to the defense of our country.
14.* 9-11 resulted from the lack of foreign entanglements, not from too many.
15.* They dislike and despise libertarians (therefore, the same applies to all strict constitutionalists.)
16.* They endorse attacks on civil liberties, such as those found in the Patriot Act, as being necessary.
17.* They unconditionally support Israel and have a close alliance with the Likud Party.




For the full version go to:

http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/neo-conned.htm