The coming wave that is Freedom's Watch

The NYTimes paints a picture of a small number of deep pocketed "conservatives" bankrolling Ari Fleischer's new group, Freedom's Watch.

It would almost be a caricature of the the evil, old, rich men hatching their plots in secret rooms except that their plans are so serious and the money behind them is so big.

Next month, Freedom’s Watch will sponsor a private forum of 20 experts on radical Islam that is expected to make the case that Iran poses a direct threat to the security of the United States, according to several benefactors of the group.....

One benefactor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the group was hoping to raise as much as $200 million by November 2008. Raising big money “will be easy,” the benefactor said, adding that several of the founders each wrote a check for $1 million. Mr. Blakeman would not confirm or deny whether any donor gave $1 million, or more, to the organization.

And, I'm sure this detail will go down well out there in the world,

The idea for Freedom’s Watch was hatched in March at the winter meeting of Republican Jewish Coalition in Manalapan, Fla., where Vice President Dick Cheney was the keynote speaker, according to participants.

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