BTW, I see many of the 'reports' you have provided are from little Billy Kristol's magazine. Small wonder than Andrew McCarthy reports the link exists considering his ties to Kristol and the rest of the PNAC lackeys
When you can't debate on the facts, attack the reporter. I see that as a favorite tactic of the left. It won't work here. Sorry.
But if you're more comfortable believing the Dan Rather's and Terry Moran's of the world, certainly don't let anything I could possibly say stop you.
I've read references here to "phoney baloney neo-con sites" and "Little Billy Kristol." If you guys want to unbury your paleo-heads from your 19th Century worldview, perhaps you might learn something.