Ray McGovern

by Ray’s Former CIA Colleague Analyst, Paul Pillar

See, in particular, Paul’s link to recent AP story on understating the number of murders of U.S. troops by Afghan army and other forces, including the “elite,” highly trained Afghan Special Forces. (Paul served in Vietnam; knows first-hand what it is like when “friendly” indigenous forces turn the weapons on occupiers.)

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/05/02/finally-an-afghan-end-game/



Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President, 3/28/09 (from the archives)
http://consortiumnews.com/2012/03/17/welcome-to-vietnam-mr-president/

The U.S. Afghanistan (or, as Dan Ellsberg has called it, “Vietnamistan”) adventure was a fool’s errand from the start. That’s why I found it so hard to believe that Obama would let himself get sucked into it. No brains, or no guts? I think he’s got brains.

by Gareth Porter
Inter Press Service

The Secret in the US-Afghan Deal

by Naureen Shah
The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/02/unmanned-drones-usa

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/05/02/not-explaining-the-why-of-terrorism/

by Gary G. Kohls

Every Church a Peace Church, 5/1/12

Or, why is it that “Christians” support war? Or “What did you do during the war, Grandpa?” With stinging quote from Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy presentation 20 years ago (Aug. 9, 1992) at Auschwitz

Rejecting War-Crime Rationales

by Bob Parry

Some Israelis Resist Netanyahu

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/04/16/irans-phantom-menace/

by Robert Parry

How Neocons Sank Iran Nuke Deal

http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/?b_start:int=7

Ray was interviewed by Frank Stasio, the host of North Carolina’s flagship program, “The State of Things”, about 15 mins.

by Paul Pillar

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/marchapril_2012/features/we_can_live_with_a_nuclear_ira035772.php?page=1

Washington Monthly
March/April 2012

This is an outstanding piece by my former colleague at CIA, Paul Pillar, who is writing and speaking truth to power in the spirit in which we were originally trained — without fear of favor. His is among the handful of current voices informed not only by well functioning brains, but also by a wealth of experience on these issues.