LaRouche affiliation
He had been an editor of Executive Intelligence Review produced by Lyndon LaRouche; consultant for Marc Rich's foundations;[4]
He apparently left the LaRouche journal in 1998, without much love being lost. Larouche personally wrote that he was "a real-life 'Beetlebaum' of the legendary mythical horse-race, and a hand-me-down political carcass, currently in the possession of institutions of a peculiar odor." In 1997, LaRouche's wife Helga Zupp LaRouche "was once part of our organization and is now on the side of organized crime." [5]
Defense Policy Board
While working for RAND, he was invited, by Richard Perle, to give a presentation to the Defense Policy Board in July 2002. Thomas Ricks wrote, in the Washington Post, that RAND would not be available to comment.
"Neither the presentations nor the Defense Policy Board members' comments reflect the official views of the Department of Defense...Saudi Arabia is a long-standing friend and ally of the United States. The Saudis cooperate fully in the global war on terrorism and have the Department's and the Administration's deep appreciation.[6] Slate magazine reproduces it, summarizing it as advocating "that the United States invade the country, seize its oil fields, and confiscate its financial assets unless the Saudis stop supporting the anti-Western terror network." [5] The concluding slide read:
Grand strategy for the Middle East
- Iraq is the tactical pivot
- Saudi Arabia the strategic pivot
Recent media
A contributor to The National Interest, Middle East Quarterly, France's Le Débat, XXè siècle, revue d'histoire, Politique internationale, Pour la Science, and other journals; he wote opinion pieces for the Washington Post, the Financial Times, National Review Online, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Die Welt and others. He has lectured at Columbia University, Georgetown, SAIS-Johns Hopkins, Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge, UK, the U.S. Naval Academy, the Canadian Forces College and the Royal Canadian Military College, the Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale in Paris, Duxx Business School in Monterrey, Mexico. He has appeared on Fox & Friends, BBC-TV, French, Italian, Canadian national television, LBN TV of Lebanon and Al-Jazeera, Chinese (NTD-TV) and Japanese (NHK) television networks. He has been a frequent host of conservative and Christian radios in the United States. [1]
Education
Prior to moving to the United States, Murawiec earned his B.A., Phil. and M.A., Phil. from the Sorbonne University in Paris. He spoke fluent Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and French.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laurent Murawiec, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters, Hudson Institute
- ↑ Jack Shafer (27 August 2002), "The Continuing Saga of Laurent (of Arabia) Murawiec" The Rand analyst whose PowerPoint rocked the Pentagon returns to the news.", Slate
- ↑ A Memorial Tribute Honoring the Life and Work of Laurent Murawiec, Hudson Institute, November 4, 2009
- ↑ Alan Weisman (2007), Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle: The Kingdom, the Power & the End of Empire in America, Union Square Press, ISBN 978402752308, pp. 175-177
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jack Shafer (7 August 2002), The PowerPoint That Rocked the Pentagon: The LaRouchie defector who's advising the defense establishment on Saudi Arabia.
- ↑ Thomas Ricks (6 August 2002), "Briefing Depicted Saudis as Enemies: Ultimatum Urged To Pentagon Board", Washington Post
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