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==On January 1, 2006, in an article about the [[Lincoln Group]]'s [[Pentagon]]-sponsored propaganda work inside Iraq, the ''New York Times'' reported that "Michael Rubin , a Middle East scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] ... said he had reviewed materials produced by the company during two trips to Iraq within the past two years. 'I visited [[Camp Victory]] and looked over some of their proposals or products and commented on their ideas,' Mr. Rubin said in an e-mailed response to questions about his links to Lincoln. 'I am not nor have I been an employee of the [[Lincoln Group]]. I do not receive a salary from them.' He added: 'Normally, when I travel, I receive reimbursement of expenses including a per diem and/or honorarium.' But Mr. Rubin would not comment further on how much in such payments he may have received from Lincoln. Mr. Rubin was quoted last month in ''The New York Times'' about [[Lincoln Group]]'s Iraq Propaganda campaign==work for the Pentagon placing articles in Iraqi publications: 'I'm not surprised this goes on,' he said, without disclosing his work for Lincoln. 'Especially in an atmosphere where terrorists and insurgents - replete with oil boom cash - do the same. We need an even playing field, but cannot fight with both hands tied behind our backs.' [http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp]
On January 1, 2006, in an article about Rubin rebutted the [[Lincoln Group]]'s [[Pentagon]]-sponsored propaganda work inside Iraq, the ''New York Times'' reported that "Michael Rubin, a Middle East scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] ... said story and its allegations that he had reviewed materials produced by the company during two trips to Iraq within the past two years. 'I visited Camp Victory and looked over some of their proposals or products and commented on their ideas,' Mr. Rubin said in an e-mailed response to questions about his links to Lincoln. 'I am not nor have I been an employee of worked for the [[Lincoln Group]]. I do not receive a salary from them.' He added: 'Normally, when I travel, I receive reimbursement of expenses including a per diem and/or honorarium.' But Mr. Rubin would not comment further on how much in such received any payments he may have received from Lincolnthem. Mr. Rubin was quoted last month in ''The New York Times'' about [[Lincoln Group]]'s work for the Pentagon placing articles in Iraqi publications: 'I'm not surprised this goes on,' he said, without disclosing his work for Lincoln. 'Especially in an atmosphere where terrorists and insurgents - replete with oil boom cash - do the same. We need an even playing field, but cannot fight with both hands tied behind our backs.' [http://www.mediainfonationalreview.com/eandp/newsrubin/article_displayrubin200601050713.jspasp]
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'''Michael Rubin''', a specialist on [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], and [[Afghanistan]], has served as editor of the ''[[Middle East Quarterly]]'' since 2004. Rubin was political adviser for the [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] (Baghdad), 2003-2004, following two years (2002-2004) as staff assistant on Iran and Iraq in the [[Office of Special Plans]] in the [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]]. <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,777100,00.html]</ref>
After leaving the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]], Rubin was a visiting and, later, a resident scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI) (July through September 2002). Following his return from Iraq in 2004, Rubin returned to [[AEI ]] as a resident scholar. [See links below.]
==Rubin is also a member of and the [[Middle East Forum]]. [http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.83,filter.all/scholar.asp]Lincoln Group's Iraq Propaganda campaign==
==Middle East Experience==
Dr. Rubin is author with Patrick Clawson of "Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos" (Palgrave, 2005) and of the "Washington Institute Policy Paper Into the Shadows: Radical Vigilantes in Khatami's Iran" (2001), in addition to numerous scholarly and policy articles. He has published his opinion articles and analyses widely in such forums as the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Republic, National Review, and Commentary. He has appeared on [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], [[BBC]], MSNBC, C-Span's Washington Journal, and ABC's Nightline. He serves on the editorial board of the [[Middle East Intelligence Bulletin]] and has lectured in the United States, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East to both military and civilian audiences.
==Affiliations==*[[Fikra Forum]] – Contributor<ref>Fikra Forum: [http://fikraforum.org/?page_id=78 Contributors] (Accessed: 11 February 2012)</ref>*[[Middle East Forum]] – Member <ref>[http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.83,filter.all/scholar.asp]</ref>*[[WINEP]]== External Links links ==
===Profiles===
*[http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.83,filter.all/scholar.asp Michael Rubin] profile, American Enterprise Institute.
====2002====
*Michael Rubin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-rubin070102.asp "No Change. Iran remains committed to Israel’s destruction,"] ''National Review'', July 1, 2002: "Michael Rubin is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute."*Brian Whitaker, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,777100,00.html "US thinktanks give lessons in foreign policy. Report on the network of research institutes whose views and TV appearances are supplanting all other experts on Middle Eastern issues,"] ''Guardian/UK'', August 19, 2002.
*Vicki Silverman, [http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/State/state-rubin-082002.htm U.S. Scholar Shares His Views of Life in Northern Iraq], US Department of State, '''August 20, 2002''':
:*"From September 2000 until June 2001, Michael Rubin taught and traveled throughout northern Iraq."
*[http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=4715021 "Michael Rubin's view of Iraq,"] ''Star Tribune'', April 11, 2004: "Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute just returned from Iraq, where he worked for the U.S. Defense Department and advised the Coalition Provisional Authority."
*Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.tompaine.com/articles/neocon_lets_cat_out_of_bag.php "Neocon Lets Cat Out of Bag,"] ''Tom Paine.Common Sense'', May 19, 2004: "Michael Rubin--a young staffer at the American Enterprise Institute who's just left the Pentagon, where he played a small role as a neocon cog in the Office of Special Plans war machine--let a herd of cats out of the bag about his favorite Iraqi phony, [[Ahmad Chalabi]] of the [[Iraqi National Congress]]."
*Michael Rubin, [[Benador Associates]], undated ([http://web.archive.org/web/20050314085827/http://www.benadorassociates.com/rubin.php Michael RubinInternet Archive Link], [[Benador Associates]], undated): "Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, having recently served 18 months in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as an Iraq and Iran advisor, during which time he was also seconded to the Coalition Provisional Authority [CPA] governance team."
:*[http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/5504 June 29, 2004]: "Michael Rubin, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute."
*[http://www.c-span.org/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=rubin Interview: Michael Rubin], C-SPAN, November 11, 2004: "Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute, discusses U.S. policy towards Iraq."
*[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001772585 Buy and Buy: Source in Iraq Payola Story Was Getting Some Himself], ''Editor and Publisher'', January 1, 2006
*David S. Cloud and Jeff Gerth, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/02/politics/02propaganda.html Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda], "New York Times," January 2, 2006
[[Category:Think tanks/personnel]]
*"[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/4779052.asp?gid=74 Former Pentagon employee Rubin: Barzani selling arms to PKK]", Hurriyet, July 21, 2006 - Rubin cites Jewish Lobbies to Turkish press: "...Rubin said Turkey's current position has led to an erasure of support from Jewish led lobbies in Washington." re [[Masoud Barzani]]
