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Richard Perle is a former neoconservative Pentagon policy advisor who was chairman of the Defense Policy Board for 17 years[1]. Perle served as assistant secretary for defense under Ronald Reagan, during which time he was known as "The Prince of Darkness" for his hardline views[2]. Seymour Hersh described Perle as "one of the most outspoken and influential supporters of the war in Iraq [3].

Perle was on the board of Hollinger International who owned The Telegraph and The Spectator, while simultaneously chairing the Defense Policy Board[4]. While Perle was chairing the Defense Policy Board he worked with Devon Cross[5], who sold the Iraq war to the British press (Including The Telegraph and Spectator) in her PR role with the Lincoln Group"[6].

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  1. Julian Borger, Pentagon Hardliner resigns from post, 27-February-2004, Accessed 15-May-2009
  2. Julian Borger, Pentagon Hardliner resigns from post, 27-February-2004, Accessed 15-May-2009
  3. Seymour M. Hersh,Lunch With the Chairman, The New Yorker, 17-March-2003, Accessed 15-May-2009
  4. Julian Borger, Pentagon Hardliner resigns from post, 27-February-2004, Accessed 15-May-2009
  5. Jim Lobe, Is the Pentagon Policy Shop Funding Likudist Fronts?, IPS, 18-March-2008, Accessed 08-April-2009
  6. Policy Forum, About Us, Accessed 08-April-2009