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DIANA GIBSON is a Presbyterian minister, co-executive director of the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County and coordinator for Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice. RAY McGOVERN, a former Army intelligence officer and CIA analyst, works with Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington, and with Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. They wrote this article for the Mercury News.(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).