Ray interviewed by David Leonard, News Director, KYNT Radio, Yankton, South Dakota.
Four 7-minute segments:
1 – Origins of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS); the evidence on chemicals and Syria; the real target; what prompted President Barack Obama to say Sunday (Sept. 15) on ABC’s This Week: “My suspicion is that the Iranians recognize they shouldn’t draw a lesson that we haven’t struck [Syria], to think we won’t strike Iran.”
2 – The evidence, such as it is, regarding the August 21 chemical event in suburbs of Damascus; where’s the meat? What did President Ronald Reagan do when confronted with a similar dilemma?
3 – Why is White House so reluctant to follow Reagan’s example? Is White House delay a sign that the evidence of Assad’s involvement is not conclusive? Is it true that the rebels could not have obtained Sarin? “Trust us,” says the White House, even as James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, confesses publicly to lying under oath to Congress.
4 – Russia’s role. What changed Obama’s mind from the afternoon of August 30 to the afternoon of August 31? Likely role of the military, especially Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey; all of a sudden, the president says that Dempsey had assured him that striking Syria is not “time-sensitive.” Dempsey, faithful to his solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution, protects Obama’s back by noting that there is no military downside to postponing decision on Syria.