Can Trump’s national-security adviser sell the isolationist President on military force? By Dexter Filkins New Yorker, April 29, 2019 A former official said, of Bolton’s world view, “A lot of nasty people out there want to do us harm. If our country’s interests align with another’s, it’s a fleeting phenomenon.” Photograph by Mark Peterson / Redux for […]
By Lawrence Wilkerson, Published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Nov 10, 2016 This Veterans Day, instead of using the day to assuage our collective guilt by thanking military veterans for their service in what’s now called “the perpetual war,” why not instead ask one or two for their opinions on the hard questions? […]
Salon, by Ben Norton, March 24, 2016 Wilkerson says Snowden did not threaten U.S. security, and, in a perfect world, the whistleblower would be rewarded. “I try to stay up with Snowden,” said Lawrence “Larry” Wilkerson. “God, has he revealed a lot,” he laughed. A retired Army colonel who served as the chief of staff […]
The Charlotte Observer, March 3, 2016 Highlights: He tried to bury reports on CIA torture, won’t hold hearings It hurts America’s security and reputation From Larry Wilkerson, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at […]
Bush Military Official: The unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign policy: Abby Martin's Empire Files Posted by The Ring of Fire on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Abby Martin of The Empire Files interviews retired Colonel Larry Wilkerson on the unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign […]