This Clare Lopez has piqued my interest. Doing some research.
Looking at SourceWatch .... apparently, among other things, she is a "Senior Fellow" at the Center for Security Policy (CSP.) http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_Security_Policy
The CSP has strong ties with a lot of neocon warhawks as well as with defense companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, TRW, Raytheon, Ball Aerospace, and Hewlett Packard.
Seems a lot of their funding comes from private foundations that seem to be related to wealthy American Jews.
I betcha she still works for the CIA ... just not on the official payroll anymore.