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Elizabeth Murray served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East in the National Intelligence Council before retiring from a 27-year career in the U.S. government, where she specialized in Middle Eastern political and media analysis. She is a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, August 23, 2012 The Human Cost of War on Iran
As Israel threatens to bomb Iran, U.S. pundits are again pontificating about the necessity of war and opining about military tactics. Left out of their frame is the certainty of mass human suffering, a reality forgotten since the days of the Vietnam War.