Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

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Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

ORGANIZATION

Neo-Conservative think tank.

"The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is the only nonpartisan policy institute dedicated exclusively to promoting pluralism, defending democratic values, and fighting the ideologies that drive terrorism... FDD was founded shortly after 9/11 by a group of visionary philanthropists and policymakers to engage in the worldwide war of ideas and to support the defense of democratic societies under assault by terrorism and Militant Islamism."

In February 2008, all Democratic Party members simultaneously resigned from the foundation after it created an affiliate organization, "Defense of Democracies", to run a political attack advertisement supporting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that broke wiretapping laws.

Official Website:
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gary Bauer Government 4-May-1946 Family Research Council

Donna Brazile Author 15-Dec-1959 Al Gore's 2000 campaign manager

Eric Cantor Politician 6-Jun-1963 House Majority Leader, 2011-15

Richard W. Carlson Diplomat 1941 US Ambassador to the Seychelles, 1991-92

Eliot Engel Politician 18-Feb-1947 Congressman, New York 17th

Mark Foley Politician 8-Sep-1954 Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006

Steve Forbes Business 18-Jul-1947 Owner and publisher of Forbes magazine

Louis Freeh Government 6-Jan-1950 FBI Director, 1993-2001

Foster Friess Business 2-Apr-1940 Friess Associates

Frank Gaffney Columnist 5-Apr-1953 Prominent neocon

Newt Gingrich Politician 17-Jun-1943 Speaker of the House, 1995-99

Cheryl F. Halpern Government ? Corporation for Public Broadcasting

J. D. Hayworth Politician 12-Jul-1958 Congressman from Arizona, 1995-2007

Max Kampelman Diplomat 7-Nov-1920 25-Jan-2013 US Ambassador to the CSCE

Paul X. Kelley Military 11-Nov-1928 28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87

Jack Kemp Politician 13-Jul-1935 2-May-2009 American politican, football player

Jeane Kirkpatrick Government 19-Nov-1926 7-Dec-2006 Reagan's UN Ambassador

Charles Krauthammer Columnist 13-Mar-1950 Washington Post columnist

Bill Kristol Columnist 23-Dec-1952 Editor of The Weekly Standard

Richard Lamm Politician 12-Sep-1935 Governor of Colorado, 1975-87

Frank Lautenberg Politician 23-Jan-1924 3-Jun-2013 US Senator from New Jersey

Joseph Lieberman Politician 24-Feb-1942 Former US Senator from Connecticut

Jim Marshall Politician 31-Mar-1948 Congressman from Georgia, 2003-11

Clifford D. May Activist c. 1951 Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

Andrew C. McCarthy Pundit ? National Review Online

Bud McFarlane Government 12-Jul-1937 Iran-Contra figure

Zell Miller Politician 24-Feb-1932 US Senator from Georgia, 2000-05

Richard Perle Government 16-Sep-1941 Prince of Darkness

Chuck Schumer Politician 23-Nov-1950 US Senator from New York

Victoria Toensing Pundit 16-Oct-1941 Washington lawyer

Frances Fragos Townsend Government 28-Dec-1961 White House Homeland Security Advisor 2004-08

James Woolsey Government 21-Sep-1941 CIA Director, 1993-95

Robert Zubrin Engineer c. 1952 Mars Direct

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