'''Richard Norman Perle''' (born September 16, 1941 in New York) is a former aide to [[Democratic Party]] senator [[Henry Jackson]], former Undersecretary of Defense in the [[Reagan administration]], and later as civilian advisor to [[The Pentagon]] as a member of the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee]]. He remains registered as a Democrat out of "nostalgia [and] respect for [[Scoop Jackson]]"<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?/4corners/content/2003/20030310_american_dreamers/int_perle.htm</ref>. Outside of the public realm, Richard Perle served on Hollinger International Incorporated's board of directors along with [[Henry Kissinger]]. He was nicknamed "the Prince of Darkness" for his hard-line position against the [[Soviet Union]]. He is a prominent [[neoconservative]].
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'''Richard Norman Perle''' (born September 16, 1941 in New York) is a former aide to [[Democratic Party]] senator [[Henry Jackson]], former Undersecretary of Defense in the [[Reagan administration]], and later as civilian advisor to [[The Pentagon]] as a member of the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee]]. He remains registered as a Democrat out of "nostalgia [and] respect for [[Scoop Jackson]]"<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?/4corners/content/2003/20030310_american_dreamers/int_perle.htm</ref> and [[John F. Kennedy]]. Outside of the public realm, Richard Perle served on Hollinger International Incorporated's board of directors along with [[Henry Kissinger]]. He was nicknamed "the Prince of Darkness" for his hard-line position against the [[Soviet Union]]. He is a prominent [[neoconservative]].