Part of it, or the drivers of it, or the political arm of it -- however you want to describe it. AND, with Carlyle of course, part owners of it.
Remember, George Bush was CIA director. Remember he was in Dallas when JFK was killed. Remember oh, SO many things.
In fact, I just posted this in another thread, but I'll repost here:
REALITY 501 - A DU Course Syllabus
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=6920&forum=DCForumID70&archive=Realilty 501: Syllabus UPDATE
(Read this first because it's got links and text while the original thread is just outline form with few if any links)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=8535&forum=DCForumID70&archive=The US, the Saudis, and oil (a piece of Eloriel's Big Picture)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=8558&forum=DCForumID70&archive="ABC and the Rise of Rush Limbaugh"
(CIA, Wm. Casey, Capitol Cities, FCC, etc.)
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jonvwill/resurgent/L-libmedia.htmBush, Nazis, Eugenics, and more - LINKS galore (also added to 501 UPDATE)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=3101&forum=DCForumID12&archive= 14 Characteristics of Fascism (booley)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=8123&forum=DCForumID70&archive=