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Hi. I hope this is the right place to comment. This organization is local to me. A full page ad for it appeared on the back of our free local paper. The Chairman has been sheriff of our county for years. I came to Wikipedia to find out a more nuanced history/view than appeared on the group's own website, but you pretty much have the same information. This is just a PR blurb of no real help whatsoever. Please I hope that someone with a head for unraveling political nonsense and spin will take another look at this and write an article that more accurately describes this group's biases and limitations! Thank you very much. Elizabeth A. Triano lizziewriter

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You are correct that this article is a whitewash of the American Security Council's history. Its web presence, once quite extensive, has been scrubbed.

It originated in the 1950's as the organizer of an annual trade show called the Military Industrial Conference. It was a leading advocate of the war in Viet Nam with frequent "public service" spots on radio and television. Its board consisted of Congressional hawks from both of the main United States political parties and high-ranking military officers.

From an estate donated by Margaret Merriwther Post in Culpeper, Virginia it conducted operations -- details undisclosed -- for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Its founder, John Fisher, was the Chief of Security for Sears, Roebuck, and Company.

It also pioneered the use of direct marketing for political purposes.

American Security Council Foundation did not encompass the American Security Council so redirecting to an article of that title will pidgeon hole research in a subset of the activities undertaken by the American Security Council.

This I recall from its website of 2004 or thereabouts.Macdust (talk) 16:01, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]