from the double-standards dept The Washington Post has a big story delving deep into how the Hillary Clinton email scandal happened, noting that Clinton just didn’t want to give up her BlackBerry, even as the NSA told her repeatedly that it wasn’t secure and there were serious risks involved. What’s amazing, from the story, is […]
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 […]
Exclusive: Experienced intelligence professionals reaffirm that torture – while popular with “tough” politicians – doesn’t work in getting accurate and actionable information, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. By Ray McGovern To those living “outside the Beltway” it may seem counterintuitive that those of us whose analysis has been correct on key issues that the U.S. […]
Former FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley says presidential candidates are ignoring the link between increased US military intervention and uptick in terrorism – The Real News Network, March 25, 2016
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 […]
Former Secretary of State Clinton, whose campaign is brimming with establishment foreign policy advisers, has chided Democratic rival Sen. Sanders for lacking a roster of experts. But ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern says an untapped resource for any candidate is the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. By Ray McGovern A Memo to: Dr. Ben Carson, Hillary […]
Posted on February 4, 2016 by dandelionsalad “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” – Julian Assange, Embassy of Ecuador, Knightsbridge, London Image by chrisjohnbeckett via Flickr US, other nations targeted Assange & WikiLeaks – whistleblower RT America on Feb 4, 2016 Whistleblower and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be freed from his four-year refuge in the Ecuadorian […]
One reason why Official Washington continues to insist that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “must go” is that he supposedly “gassed his own people” with sarin on Aug. 21, 2013, but the truth of that allegation has never been established and is in growing doubt, U.S. intelligence veterans point out. MEMORANDUM FOR: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Foreign […]
December 14, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence announces the selection of John Kiriakou as the 15th recipient of the annual Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence. Kiriakou, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, in 2007 became the first US Government official to publicly confirm and describe CIA […]
Exclusive: Courage, like cowardice, can grow when an action by one person influences decisions by others, either toward bravery or fear. Thus, the gutsy whistle-blowing by some NSA officials inspired Edward Snowden to expose mass data collection on all Americans, recalls ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. By Ray McGovern When Edward Snowden in early June 2013 began to reveal classified data […]