Robert Dreyfuss
Encyclopedia
Robert Dreyfuss is a freelance investigative journalist
whose work has appeared in The Nation
, Rolling Stone
, Mother Jones
, The American Prospect
, and other progressive publications. His work also appears on line at TomPaine.com
.
Dreyfuss received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University
. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dreyfuss was Middle East Intelligence director of the Executive Intelligence Review
, the flagship journal of the Lyndon LaRouche movement
. His 1981 book, Hostage to Khomeini, was commissioned by Lyndon LaRouche. In the book Robert Dreyfuss provides a detailed explanation of why the Carter administration was fooled into supporting the Khomeini revolutionaries but Khomeini backstabbed the US after the Shah was brought to the US for treatment. The book discusses how various officials in the Carter administration believed that an Islamic Iran could export the Islamic revolution to the Soviet Muslims and cause a break-up of the Soviet Union.This did indeed happen with a rise in an Islamic insurgency inside the Soviet Union which led to it's breakup. The chechans Islamists continue to create major havoc for the Russians. Robert Dreyfuss named Cyrus Hashemi as being an CIA and Mossad agent and Cyrus Hashemi sued Robert Dreyfuss and Lyndon Larouche. Victor Ostrovsky in his book revealed that Cyrus Hashemi had indeed been a Mossad asset and had been assasinated by Mossad to shut him up because he was a testifying in a court trial in the US investigating Iran Contra. and it was cowritten with Thierry LeMarc. The book was published by the LaRouche publishing house of the time, New Benjamin Franklin House. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-07/news/mn-8260_1_iranian-arms.htmlhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-05-22/news/1991142130_1_hashemi-rafsanjani-cyrus.html
In the 1990s Dreyfuss wrote on intelligence issues and foreign affairs, and profiled a number of organizations and public figures, including then governor of Texas, George W. Bush
, and senators Trent Lott
and John McCain
. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks
, he has written about the War on Terrorism
and the Iraq War, including his book, Devil's Game
In the book, The Devil's Game, Robert Dreyfuss does a more international analysis on the how the United States and especially the United Kingdom used Islamists as a powerful weapon against Communists and nationalists in the Arab and non-Arab Muslim world.He describes how the US labelled any nations leaders who were unwilling to work with the US as Communists. The book describes the roots of the Muslim Brotherhood and it's connections with the CIA and western intelligence services. He describes how the CIA and the West used the Muslim brotherhood in an attempt to overthrow President Nasser of Egypt because he nationalized the Suez and kicked out many US and European companies out of Egypt. The book describes how the Israelis also had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and how they used a lesser enemy to attempt to destroy President Assad of Syria in the 1982 Muslim brotherhood uprising in Homs and Hama. The book provides many references and the author interviewed many witnesses.
Similarly he describes how the CIA and British intelligence overthrew Premier Mossadegh of Iran because he nationalized Iran's oil removing the British from a major prize. It is interesting to note that the opposition in the uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Syria have all been the Muslim Brotherhood.
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
whose work has appeared in The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Mother Jones
Mother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
, The American Prospect
The American Prospect
The American Prospect is a monthly American political magazine dedicated to American liberalism. Based in Washington, DC, The American Prospect is a journal "of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics" which focuses on United States politics...
, and other progressive publications. His work also appears on line at TomPaine.com
TomPaine.com
TomPaine.com is a website with news and opinion on United States politics from a liberal perspective, named after the political writer Thomas Paine. It features a mixture of original articles and links to articles on other websites....
.
Dreyfuss received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dreyfuss was Middle East Intelligence director of the Executive Intelligence Review
Executive Intelligence Review
Executive Intelligence Review is a weekly newsmagazine founded in 1974 by the American political activist Lyndon LaRouche. Based in Leesburg, Virginia, it maintains offices in a number of countries, according to its masthead, including Wiesbaden, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Melbourne, and Mexico City...
, the flagship journal of the Lyndon LaRouche movement
LaRouche movement
The LaRouche movement is an international political and cultural network that promotes Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas. It has included scores of organizations and companies around the world. Their activities include campaigning, private intelligence gathering, and publishing numerous periodicals,...
. His 1981 book, Hostage to Khomeini, was commissioned by Lyndon LaRouche. In the book Robert Dreyfuss provides a detailed explanation of why the Carter administration was fooled into supporting the Khomeini revolutionaries but Khomeini backstabbed the US after the Shah was brought to the US for treatment. The book discusses how various officials in the Carter administration believed that an Islamic Iran could export the Islamic revolution to the Soviet Muslims and cause a break-up of the Soviet Union.This did indeed happen with a rise in an Islamic insurgency inside the Soviet Union which led to it's breakup. The chechans Islamists continue to create major havoc for the Russians. Robert Dreyfuss named Cyrus Hashemi as being an CIA and Mossad agent and Cyrus Hashemi sued Robert Dreyfuss and Lyndon Larouche. Victor Ostrovsky in his book revealed that Cyrus Hashemi had indeed been a Mossad asset and had been assasinated by Mossad to shut him up because he was a testifying in a court trial in the US investigating Iran Contra. and it was cowritten with Thierry LeMarc. The book was published by the LaRouche publishing house of the time, New Benjamin Franklin House. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-07/news/mn-8260_1_iranian-arms.htmlhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-05-22/news/1991142130_1_hashemi-rafsanjani-cyrus.html
In the 1990s Dreyfuss wrote on intelligence issues and foreign affairs, and profiled a number of organizations and public figures, including then governor of Texas, George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, and senators Trent Lott
Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. , is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and has served in numerous leadership positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate....
and John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
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, he has written about the War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
and the Iraq War, including his book, Devil's Game
Devil's Game
Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam is a book by Robert Dreyfuss, an investigative journalist. It discusses how Western governments supported the growth of Islamic radicals for several purposes.-Contents:...
In the book, The Devil's Game, Robert Dreyfuss does a more international analysis on the how the United States and especially the United Kingdom used Islamists as a powerful weapon against Communists and nationalists in the Arab and non-Arab Muslim world.He describes how the US labelled any nations leaders who were unwilling to work with the US as Communists. The book describes the roots of the Muslim Brotherhood and it's connections with the CIA and western intelligence services. He describes how the CIA and the West used the Muslim brotherhood in an attempt to overthrow President Nasser of Egypt because he nationalized the Suez and kicked out many US and European companies out of Egypt. The book describes how the Israelis also had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and how they used a lesser enemy to attempt to destroy President Assad of Syria in the 1982 Muslim brotherhood uprising in Homs and Hama. The book provides many references and the author interviewed many witnesses.
Similarly he describes how the CIA and British intelligence overthrew Premier Mossadegh of Iran because he nationalized Iran's oil removing the British from a major prize. It is interesting to note that the opposition in the uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Syria have all been the Muslim Brotherhood.