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'''Michael Goldfarb''' is a writer with the [[neoconservative]] ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'', which is run by [[PNAC]]er [[William Kristol]] and owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]].
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'''Michael Goldfarb''' is chairman of the conservative [[think tank]] the [[Center for American Freedom]], publishers of ''[[The Washington Free Beacon]]''. He is a writer with the [[neoconservative]] ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]] and edited by [[William Kristol]]. Goldfarb "also works as a research associate" at the [[Project for the New American Century]],<ref>[http://www.newamericancentury.org/aboutpnac.htm AboutPNAC,] Project for the New American Century, accessed October 18, 2007.</ref>, one of the leading neocon organizations.  [[Jim Lobe]] describes Goldfarb as "known primarily as vociferous defenders of Israel" <ref>Daniel Luban and Jim Lobe, [http://www.antiwar.com/ips/lubanlobe.php?articleid=14353 Intel Council Head Draws Ire of Israel Lobby], 5 March 2009</ref>.
  
Goldfarb has also participated in the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]'s [[Bloggers' Roundtable]].
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Beginning in spring 2007, Goldfarb participated in the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]'s [[Bloggers' Roundtable]].
  
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In May 2007, Goldfarb was awarded a $25,000 part-time journalism fellowship by the [[Phillips Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.thephillipsfoundation.org/index.php?q=node/131 News Release: "Phillips Foundation Announces 2007 Journalism Fellowships; Seven Fellowships Totaling $237,500,"] ThePhillipsFoundation.org, May 9, 2007.</ref> Goldfarb’s funded project is entitled "The Upside of Global Warming."<ref name="phil">[http://www.thephillipsfoundation.org/index.php?q=fellowship_profiles Overview of the Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellows since inception of the program,] ThePhillipsFoundation.org.</ref>
==Profiles==
 
  
In 2005, Goldfarb is identified as "Senior Press Officer at [[Freedom House]]. He has worked as a reporter in [[Israel]] for [[United Press International]] and as a writer for Time.com, the Web site of Time magazine. He serves as a Middle East analyst for [[Freedom in the World]]."<ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=351&ana_page=294&year=2005 Contributing Authors: Michael Goldfarb,] Freedom House, 2005.</ref>
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His fellowship profile states that Goldfarb is deputy online editor at ''The Weekly Standard'', "where he has worked since 2003."<ref name="phil"/>  
  
===Affiliations===
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He received a B.A. in History from Princeton University "with a concentration in war, revolution and the state."<ref name=phil/>
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==Affiliations==
  
 
*Goldfarb was described in April 2007 by milblogger and fellow Bloggers' Roundtable participant [[Christian Lowe]] as "My good friend Mike Goldfarb - who edits the Worldwide Standard blog."<ref>[http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003442.html "Who's CSARX?"] DefenseTech.org, April 19, 2007.</ref>
 
*Goldfarb was described in April 2007 by milblogger and fellow Bloggers' Roundtable participant [[Christian Lowe]] as "My good friend Mike Goldfarb - who edits the Worldwide Standard blog."<ref>[http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003442.html "Who's CSARX?"] DefenseTech.org, April 19, 2007.</ref>
 
 
*Goldfarb was a "high school crony" of [[conservative]]/[[libertarian]] radio talk show host [[David Gold]].<ref>David Gold, [http://www.goldtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30257 "The left Resorts to Liars To Slam effort in Iraq,"] ''GoldTalk.com'', August 8, 2007.</ref>
 
*Goldfarb was a "high school crony" of [[conservative]]/[[libertarian]] radio talk show host [[David Gold]].<ref>David Gold, [http://www.goldtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30257 "The left Resorts to Liars To Slam effort in Iraq,"] ''GoldTalk.com'', August 8, 2007.</ref>
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*[[Orion Strategies LLC]] &ndash; Senior Vice President <ref>Ken Silverstein, [http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/05/neoconservatives_hype_a_new_cold_war/singleton/ Neoconservatives hype a new Cold War], Salon, 5 October 2011.  One can hear an interview with Silverstein on this topic on [http://antiwar.com/radio/2011/10/08/ken-silverstein-2/ AntiWar.com] (8 October 2011).</ref>
  
 
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*[[Scott Thomas Beauchamp]]
 
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*Right-Web [http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Goldfarb_Michael Michael Goldfarb: profile] contains an extensive profile about this operator.  (accessed: 10 October 2011).
 
*harto, [http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=6699 "Everybody Needs A Hobby,"] ''The Democratic Daily'' Blog, October 8, 2007.
 
*harto, [http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=6699 "Everybody Needs A Hobby,"] ''The Democratic Daily'' Blog, October 8, 2007.
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*Cernig, [http://cernigsnewshog.blogspot.com/2007/10/michael-goldfarb-is-shameless.html "Michael Goldfarb is Shameless,"] ''The Newshoggers'', October 23, 2007.
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*B Merryfield, [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/28/171718/99 "The Beauchamp controversy is Kristol clear now" (Updated),] ''The Daily Kos'', October 28, 2007.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 29 August 2012

Michael Goldfarb is chairman of the conservative think tank the Center for American Freedom, publishers of The Washington Free Beacon. He is a writer with the neoconservative The Weekly Standard owned by Rupert Murdoch and edited by William Kristol. Goldfarb "also works as a research associate" at the Project for the New American Century,[1], one of the leading neocon organizations. Jim Lobe describes Goldfarb as "known primarily as vociferous defenders of Israel" [2].

Beginning in spring 2007, Goldfarb participated in the U.S. Department of Defense's Bloggers' Roundtable.

In May 2007, Goldfarb was awarded a $25,000 part-time journalism fellowship by the Phillips Foundation.[3] Goldfarb’s funded project is entitled "The Upside of Global Warming."[4]

His fellowship profile states that Goldfarb is deputy online editor at The Weekly Standard, "where he has worked since 2003."[4]

He received a B.A. in History from Princeton University "with a concentration in war, revolution and the state."[4]

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References

  1. AboutPNAC, Project for the New American Century, accessed October 18, 2007.
  2. Daniel Luban and Jim Lobe, Intel Council Head Draws Ire of Israel Lobby, 5 March 2009
  3. News Release: "Phillips Foundation Announces 2007 Journalism Fellowships; Seven Fellowships Totaling $237,500," ThePhillipsFoundation.org, May 9, 2007.
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 Overview of the Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellows since inception of the program, ThePhillipsFoundation.org.
  5. "Who's CSARX?" DefenseTech.org, April 19, 2007.
  6. David Gold, "The left Resorts to Liars To Slam effort in Iraq," GoldTalk.com, August 8, 2007.
  7. Ken Silverstein, Neoconservatives hype a new Cold War, Salon, 5 October 2011. One can hear an interview with Silverstein on this topic on AntiWar.com (8 October 2011).

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