U.S. Leaders   
Senator  Jon Kyl
Honorary Co-Chairman

"When faced with a clear and present danger to our security, Americans have always set aside partisan..." MORE>>>

   Jon Kyl
   
Senator  Joseph Lieberman
Honorary Co-Chairman

"The war against terrorism is not just a war of arms, but also a war of values The threat from Islamist..." MORE>>>

   Joseph Lieberman
   
The Hon.  R. James Woolsey
Co-Chairman
Director of Central Intelligence, 1993–1995
Ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Vienna, 1989–1991;
Under Secretary of the Navy, 1977–1979
General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1970–1973
Delegate at Large to the U.S.-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)
Delegate at Large to the Nuclear and Space Arms Talks

"We are fighting the Long War of the 21st Century, having been targeted by several totalitarian..." MORE>>>

   R. James Woolsey
   
The Hon.  George P. Shultz
Co-Chairman
Secretary of State, 1982–89
Chairman, Economic Policy Advisory Board, 1981–82
Secretary of the Treasury, 1972–74

"We face a clear and present danger, so we must identify the danger accurately and realistically, with..." MORE>>>

   George P. Shultz
   
    
U.S. Members   
The Hon.  Kenneth Adelman

Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1983–87


"Just as America defeated totalitarian threats from, first, Nazism and then Communism last century..." MORE>>>

   Kenneth Adelman
   
Morris J. Amitay

Board Member, Center for Security Policy
Vice Chairman, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs


“The struggle against the Islamofacist terrorists and their enablers must be our nation’s number one..." MORE>>>

   Morris J. Amitay
   
Roland Arnall
Chairman, Ameriquest Capital Corporation
  
   
Zeyno Baran

Director, Center for Eurasia Policy,
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute


"We can only prevail in the current existential war of ideas by preventing the spread of Islamism..." MORE>>>

   Zeyno Baran
   
Anne Bayefsky

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Director, Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust


"Terrorism, according to a 2007 UN report, 'is a relative concept.'  There lies the root of the necessity..."MORE>>>

   Anne Bayefsky
   
Mark Benson

President, APCO Insight, international survey research firm
Formerly on the Krieble Institute’s faculty in emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union


"Each generation of American leaders confronts the same reality that has guided US security policy..." MORE>>>

   Mark Benson
   
Ilan Berman , J.D.

Vice President for Policy, American Foreign Policy Council
Adjunct Professor, American University School of International Service
Editor, Journal of International Security Affairs


"The fight against terrorism is the defining struggle of the Twenty-First Century. It is a conflict that..." MORE>>>

   Ilan Berman
   
Walter Berns , Ph.D.

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute


"The danger is real and present, with the prospect that it will remain both real and present..." MORE>>>

   Walter Berns
   
Barry M. Blechman , Ph.D.

Founder, DFI International
Member, Defense Policy Board; Adviser to Department of Defense offices during 2001Quadrennial Defense Review; Chairman, Henry L. Stimson Center for international peace and security


"The immediate threats posed by international terrorism can be defeated by a combination of..." MORE>>>

   Barry M. Blechman
   
The Hon.  William E. Brock

Former U.S. Senator
Former Secretary of Labor


"The threats faced by this nation are of unique magnitude and complexity. We have much to do..." MORE>>>

   William E. Brock
   
Peter Brookes

Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2002


"The scourge of terrorism is a unprecedented challenge to international peace and stability..." MORE>>>

   Peter Brookes
   
The Hon.  Henry Cooper

Director, Strategic Defense Iniative, 1990–93
Chief U.S. Negotiator, Geneva Defense and Space Talks with the Soviet Union, 1987–89
Deputy Negotiator, Geneva Defense and Space Talks with the Soviet Union, 1985–87


"Terrorism poses as potent a threat to our freedom as did communism – preserving our liberty.." MORE>>>

   Henry Cooper
   
Jack David

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 2004-2006
United States Chairman of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-US, 2002-2004


"The gravest, most immediate danger we Americans face is failing to recognize the reality before us: We..." MORE>>>

   Jack David
   
Jacquelyn K. Davis , Ph.D

Executive Vice President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc.
President, National Security Planning Associates, Inc.


"Defeating the radical Salafists and empowering moderate Islam ranks among the most urgent..." MORE>>>

   Jacquelyn K. Davis
   
Midge Decter

Former Director, Committee for the Free World


"The United States is the leading – indeed at the moment the only – major world power. It continues..." MORE>>>

   Midge Decter
   
Candace de Russy , Ph.D

Trustee of the State University of New York
Former Member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
Hudson Institute Adjunct Fellow


"The struggle to defend ourselves and civilization against diabolical and cunning Islamofascists has only..." MORE>>>

   Candace de Russy
   
Joseph E. diGenova , Esq.

Former United States Attorney, District of Columbia


"Our efforts must be ceaseless but informed. We must ensure that the Government acts..." MORE>>>

   Joseph E. diGenova
   
Viola Herms Drath

National Committee on American Foreign Policy
Adjunct Professor, American University


"As an extreme expression of intolerance, terrorism must be confronted on all fronts, in..." MORE>>>

   Viola Herms Drath
   
Mark Dubowitz

Chief Operating Officer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies


“The long war against radical Islam is a war of ideas as much as a war of arms. For decades, America and..." MORE>>>

   Mark Dubowitz
   
Rachel Ehrenfeld

Director, American Center for Democracy


"Losing the War on Terrorism is not an option for the U.S.; It is time for Americans to..." MORE>>>

   Rachel Ehrenfeld
   
The Hon.  Richard Fairbanks

Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ambassador-at-Large, 1984–85
Special Negotiator for the Middle East Peace Process, 1982–84


"Winning the global war on terror is the primary challenge of this generation. That requires not just..." MORE>>>

   Richard Fairbanks
   
Alvin S. Felzenberg
Fellow, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Former Deputy for Communications, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission)

   Alvin S. Felzenberg
   
John Fonte

Director, Center for American Common Culture
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute


"In many ways, the current war against militant Islamic terrorism resembles the cold war. Once again, we..." MORE>>>

   John Fonte
   
Steve Forbes

President and Chief Executive Officer, Forbes, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine


"We can win the war against Islamic fanatics just as we won the long, hard Cold War against Soviet..." MORE>>>

   Steve Forbes
   
The Hon.  Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.

Founder and President, Center for Security Policy


"The CPD brilliantly waged a 'war of ideas' against an earlier, hostile ideology with global ambitions..." MORE>>>

   Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.
   
Jeffrey Gayner , Chairman, Council for America

Chairman, Council for America


"In an era of increasingly accessible weapons of mass destruction and instantaneous global..." MORE>>>

   Jeffrey Gayner
   
Jeffrey Gedmin

President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty


"For forty years of the Cold War, the Kremlin worked tirelessly to divide and weaken the West. It..." MORE>>>

   Jeffrey Gedmin
   
Farid N. Ghadry

President, Reform Party of Syria


"As president of the Reform Party of Syria and a Syrian-American, I am confronted everyday with..." MORE>>>

   Farid N. Ghadry
   
The Hon.  Benjamin A. Gilman

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1973-2003
Chairman, House Committee on International Relations, 1996-2002


"Global terrorism knows no geographical boundaries. A federal Counterterrorism Center has reported..." MORE>>>

   Benjamin A. Gilman
   
The Hon.  Newt Gingrich

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1995–99


"Imagine the morning after an attack even more devastating than 9/11. What is it worth for us to..." MORE>>>

   Newt Gingrich
   
Lawrence J. Haas

Vice President, Committee on the President Danger
Former Communications Director, Vice President Gore


"We praise the 'Greatest Generation' for defeating Germany and Japan. We applaud post-World War II..." MORE>>>

   Lawrence J. Haas
   
Peter Hannaford

Author, public affairs executive


"Terror is the tool by which militant Islamists hope to achieve their goal: driving American and West..." MORE>>>

   Peter Hannaford
   
Victor Davis Hanson , Ph.D.

Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution
Professor of Classics, California State University (Fresno)


"We are in an insidious war against enemies whose unconventional tactics, stealthy nature, and..." MORE>>>

   Victor Davis Hanson
   
The Hon.  Jerome M. Hauer

Former Director, Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute, George Washington University
Former Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparednes, Department of Health and Human Services


"The threat of terrorism has grown and the tactics of terrorists have broadened. We must find ways to..." MORE>>>

   Jerome M. Hauer
   
Amoretta Hoeber

Consultant on defense and environmental matters
Specialist in demilitarization of nuclear, chemical, biological weapons


"We need to make the world as safe as possible for our children and grandchildren. The role..." MORE>>>

   Amoretta Hoeber
   
Michael Horowitz

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Director, Project for International Religious Liberty
Former General Counsel, Office of Management & Budget


"In dealing with many dictatorships, “engagement” generally makes sense – if only because U.S policy ..." MORE>>>

   Michael Horowitz
   
Peter R. Huessy

Senior Defense Associate, National Defense University Foundation


"To be successful in this struggle against the new totalitarism, Americans must approach this difficult task..." MORE>>>

   Peter R. Huessy
   
M. Zuhdi Jasser, MD

President and Chairman of the Board, American Islamic Forum for Democracy


"The only way to ultimately end terrorism and preserve a lasting American security is to win the war of ideas..." MORE>>>

   M. Zuhdi Jasser, MD
   
Kenneth M. Jensen

Executive Director, American Committees on Foreign Relations
Former Director of Research and Studies, U.S. Institute of Peace


"The unprecedented run of disinformation regarding the threat and our responses to it ..." MORE>>>

   Kenneth M. Jensen
   
John T. Joyce

Former President, The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
President, International Construction Institute


"The imperative struggle of this era is to battle, with ideas or with weapons as the situation may..." MORE>>>

   John T. Joyce
   
Phyllis Kaminsky

Member, Board of Visitors, National Defense University and the President's Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Former Press Officer, National Security Council
Former Director of Office of Public Liaison, USIA and Voice of America


"As difficult and costly as it may be, the American people must remain steadfast and engaged in the..." MORE>>>

   Phyllis Kaminsky
   
The Hon.  Max M. Kampelman

Ambassador and Head of the United States Delegation to the Negotiations with the Soviet Union on Nuclear and Space Arms, 1985–89
Counselor to the U.S. Department of State, 1985–89
Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1980–83


"Democracy and human dignity are the essence of our aspirations as a nation. The roots of our people..." MORE>>>

   Max M. Kampelman
   
The Hon.  Jack Kemp

Candidate for Vice President, 1996
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1971–89


"Radical Islamists have declared war on freedom, democracy, and modernity. Their weapons are acts of..." MORE>>>

   Jack Kemp
   
Robert S. Kendall

Chairman, Sentex and CPS Capital, Ltd.


"The war against terrorism is essentially a war against radical jihadists. It is one which has been..." MORE>>>

   Robert S. Kendall
   
John G. Kester, Esq.

Former Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense


"The danger is present, but to too many it still is not clear. The threat from enemies using terrorism..." MORE>>>

   John G. Kester, Esq.
   
Robert P. Kogod

Former Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense


"As in the past, the Committee has correctly identified a clear and present danger to our nation..." MORE>>>

   Robert P. Kogod
   
Anne Korin

Director of Policy and Strategic Planning, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security


"It is essential to put the war in the context of our oil dependence and connect the dots..." MORE>>>

   Anne Korin
   
Charles M. Kupperman

Vice President, Strategic Integration and Operations, Missile Defense Systems
The Boeing Company


"Winning the war against global terrorism is fundamental to international security in the 21st ..." MORE>>>

   Charles M. Kupperman
   
Robert J. Lieber

Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University


"Terrorism and specifically Islamist terrorism, as the 9/11 Commission has concluded..." MORE>>>

   Robert J. Lieber
   
Gal Luft

Executive Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security


"Ideological wars take decades to decide. This is why we must brace ourselves for a protracted..." MORE>>>

   Gal Luft
   
Barton W. Marcois

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy (2002-03)


"The danger from international terrorism today is as great as the danger a generation ago from international communism. But this time we know we must not contain ..." MORE>>>

  
   
Dana M. Marshall

Former Senior Advisor on International Economic Affairs to the Vice President of the United States


"It is clear that the United States and our allies need to devise new strategies, approaches and tools..." MORE>>>

   Dana M. Marshall
   
Clifford D. May

President and Executive Director, The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies


"There is no easy way to win the war against terrorism and the ideologies that drive it. But there is..." MORE>>>

   Clifford D. May
   
Andrew McCarthy

Director, Center for Law and Counterterrorism, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York


"The war against modern jihadist terror, the defining struggle of our era, is a unique challenge in..." MORE>>>

   Andrew McCarthy
   
Dave McCurdy

Member of Congress, 1981–95
Chairman, House Intelligence Committee


"Winning the war on terror must be America's priority in the 21st century and will require a strategy..." MORE>>>

   Dave McCurdy
   
The Hon.  Robert McFarlane

Member of Congress, 1981–95
Chairman, House Intelligence Committee


"An effective campaign to defeat radical Islam has several dimensions – establishing an effective..." MORE>>>

   Robert McFarlane
   
Brett McGurk , J.D.

Attorney
Former Associate General Counsel to the Coalition Provisional Authority
Assistant Legal Adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Visiting Professor, University of Virginia School of Law


"Securing freedom and liberty in the region that brought mass terrorism to our shores is vital to..." MORE>>>

   Brett McGurk
   
The Hon.  Edwin Meese III

U.S. Attorney General, 1985–88


"Asymmetrical warfare waged by terrorists presents the greatest threat to the U.S. homeland..." MORE>>>

   Edwin Meese III
   
Khaleel Mohammed

Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, San Diego State University


"It may be true that one man's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. But the acts of..." MORE>>>

   Khaleel Mohammed
   
John Norton Moore

Professor of Law; Director, Center of National Security Law, University of Virginia; Former Board Chairman, U.S. Institute of Peace


"The record of man's political experience shows that a central fundament for promoting the..." MORE>>>

   John Norton Moore
   
Joshua Muravchik

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute


"Terrorism is a great evil and an insidious plague that can destroy our way of life. We must..." MORE>>>

   Joshua Muravchik
   
Laurent Murawiec

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Author
Former Senior International Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation


"The global threat that modern jihad poses to Western civilization and the world as a whole is..." MORE>>>

   Laurent Murawiec
   
Laurie Mylroie , Ph.D

Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Adviser on Iraq to Clinton-Gore Campaign, 1992


"Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. The intelligence and policy failure of the..." MORE>>>

   Laurie Mylroie
   
Chet Nagle

International Intelligence Consultant


"Many quote George Orwell: 'We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready..." MORE>>>

   Chet Nagle
   
Kamal Nawash

President, Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism


"Religious inspired terrorism represents one of the most lethal threats to the stability of the..." MORE>>>

   Kamal Nawash
   
The Hon.  Michael Novak

George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy, American Enterprise Institute
Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, 1981–82


"We can't defeat terrorism solely by killing terrorists. We need to open the way to a more positive..." MORE>>>

   Michael Novak
   
The Hon.  Mark Palmer

Ambassador to Hungary, 1986–1990
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 1982–1986


"The world’s last 43 dictators have created the conditions in which terrorists thrive – either by funding..." MORE>>>

   Mark Palmer
   
Robert L. Pfaltzgraff

Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University


"Unlike Pearl Harbor, which led the United States to enter World War II and to achieve definably..." MORE>>>

   Robert L. Pfaltzgraff
   
James A. Phillips

Research Fellow
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies
The Heritage Foundation


"The United States cannot afford to ignore the wake-up calls presented by the World Trade Center..." MORE>>>

   James A. Phillips
   
Daniel Pipes

Director, Middle East Forum


“Only when the Islamist ideological roots of the current war are acknowledged can we successfully..." MORE>>>

   Daniel Pipes
   
Danielle Pletka

Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute


"Enemies of the United States are engaged in an existential war against the very principles..." MORE>>>

   Danielle Pletka
   
Norman Podhoretz

Former Editor, Commentary


"Unless we prevail in the war against terrorism, we will remain exposed to the greatest threat..." MORE>>>

   Norman Podhoretz
   
Bruce Ramer

Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Former President, American Jewish Committee


"We live in perilous times. We're required now to rethink our security, our defense, our intelligence..." MORE>>>

   Bruce Ramer
   
Samantha F. Ravich , Ph.D.

Vice President for Proliferation Studies, The Long Term Strategy Project


"If 9/11 taught us anything, it taught us that Jihadis are willing to come onto our soil and into our..." MORE>>>

   Samantha F. Ravich
   
The Hon.  Peter Rosenblatt

Ambassador to the Negotiations on the Future Political Status of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1977–81


"The United States faces no greater danger in the world today than from groups and individuals..." MORE>>>

   Peter Rosenblatt
   
Nina Rosenwald

Council on Foreign Relations
Chairman, Board of Directors, Middle East Media and Research Institute


"If terrorism is not defeated now, it will only be more difficult and more costly to defeat it later. It would have been so much easier to stop Hitler before he crossed..." MORE>>>

  
   
Nicholas Rostow

Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, State University of New York
former senior policy advisor to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N.


"Terrorism is a deadly and effective tactic that will only lose its appeal, including to those who..." MORE>>>

   Nicholas Rostow
   
The Hon.  Edward Rowny

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
United States Ambassador and Special Advisor for Arms Control, 1985–90


"CPD played a crucial role in winning WW III without firing a shot. It can help win the the war against ..." MORE>>>

   Edward Rowny
   
Sol Sanders

Former International Editor, BusinessWeek


"Because it is also nihilistic, internationally organized terror uniquely challenges American..." MORE>>>

   Sol Sanders
   
The Hon.  Pedro Sanjuan

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Territorial and International Affairs
Former Director of Political Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat


"At least for the last three decades partisans of Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Al Fatah and other PLO-related..." MORE>>>

   Pedro Sanjuan
   
The Hon.  George A. Sawyer
Executive Consultant, J.F. Lehman & Co.
Trustee, The Mariners' Museum
Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Former Member, U.S. Naval Academy's Academic Advisory Board
   George A. Sawyer
   
Randy Scheunemann
Former President, Committee for the Liberation of Iraq
   Randy Scheunemann
   
The Hon.  Richard Schifter

Former Deputy U.S. Representative to the U.N. Security Council; former Assistant Secretary of State


"The ideals of the Enlightenment, democracy and respect for human rights, are for the third time..." MORE>>>

   Richard Schifter
   
Ken Schwartz

Entrepreneur/investor
Members of the Board of Trustees, Foundation for Defense of Democracies


"The confrontation with Radical Islam is the defining issue of our time for our modern, liberal civilization..." MORE>>>

   Ken Schwartz
   
Peter Schweizer

Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
Author, Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Battle and Final Triumph over Communism


"In the war against Islamic fascism that is no substitute for victory. Success in this war will require..." MORE>>>

   Peter Schweizer