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Ray McGovern works with Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington. He was an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then a CIA analyst for 27 years, and is now on the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS). His website is raymcgovern.com

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Obama vs. Putin, From GoogleImages
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, October 30, 2016
Putin-Obama trust evaporates The U.S.-led coalition air strikes on known Syrian army positions killing scores of troops just five days into the September cease-fire -- not to mention statements at the time by the most senior U.S. generals -- were evidence enough to convince the Russians that the Pentagon was intent on scuttling meaningful cooperation with Russia.
Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, addresses a high-level meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Syria on Sept. 21, 2016, From ImagesAttr
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Russia Reads US Bluster as Sign of War As U.S. politicians and pundits have fun talking tough about Russia and demonizing President Putin, they are missing signs that Moscow isn't amused and is preparing for actual conflict, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
President Barack Obama addresses the General Assembly's seventy-first session on Sept. 20, 2016, From ImagesAttr
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, October 3, 2016
Obama Warned to Defuse Tensions with Russia A group of ex-U.S. intelligence officials is warning President Obama to defuse growing tensions with Russia over Syria by reining in the demonization of President Putin and asserting White House civilian control over the Pentagon.
Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-first session. Sept. 23, 2016, From ImagesAttr
(12 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 30, 2016
Russia-Baiting and Risks of Nuclear War The propaganda war on Russia is spinning out of control with a biased investigation blaming Moscow for the MH-17 tragedy and angry exchanges over Syria, raising the risks of nuclear war, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou (right) receiving 2016 Sam Adams Award for Integrity from Elizabeth Murray (left) and Coleen Rowley on Sept. 25, 2016, in Washington, D.C., From ImagesAttr
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, September 26, 2016
CIA Whistleblower Kiriakou Honored for Integrity The U.S. government gives free passes to officials who commit war crimes but imprisons whistleblowers who tell the truth, a fate that befell CIA's John Kiriakou for disclosing torture. But he was honored by some ex-intelligence officers, reports Ray McGovern.
President Barack Obama concludes a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, April 19, 2016., From ImagesAttr
(6 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Obama's Legacy But Clinton's Judgment President Obama calls on blacks to vote for Hillary Clinton to protect the first black president's legacy, but there are questions about Clinton's judgment and Obama's legacy that deserve answers, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
The CIA seal in the lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia., From ImagesAttr
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 17, 2016
US Media Ignores CIA Cover-up on Torture A group of U.S. intelligence veterans chastises the mainstream U.S. media for virtually ignoring a British newspaper's account of the gripping inside story on how the CIA tried to block the U.S. Senate's torture investigation.
A photograph showing the whipping scars on the back of an African-American slave., From WikimediaPhotos
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 3, 2016
Georgetown's Gesture on Slavery's Evils After decades of delays and denials, Jesuit-led Georgetown University finally confessed to a near-two-century-old abuse of African-American slaves, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
During the crisis over Syria, President Vladimir Putin of Russia welcomed President Barack Obama to the G20 Summit at Konstantinovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 5, 2013., From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, August 31, 2016
When Putin Bailed Out Obama As pressure again builds on President Obama to attack Syria and press a new Cold War with Russia, the extraordinary events of three years ago after a sarin attack near Damascus are worth revisiting, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell., From ImagesAttr
(30 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, August 20, 2016
A Lawless Plan to Target Russians in Syria Official Washington's disdain for international law -- when its doing the lawbreaking -- was underscored by ex-CIA acting director Morell reiterating plans for murdering Russians and Iranians in Syria, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern says.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, March 21, 2016., From ImagesAttr
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 12, 2016
Mike Morell's Kill-Russians Advice Washington's foreign policy hot shots are flexing their rhetorical, warmongering muscles to impress Hillary Clinton, including ex-CIA acting director Morell who calls for killing Russians and Iranians, notes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Martin Luther King Jr. meeting with President Lyndon Johnson at the White House in 1966., From ImagesAttr
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, July 9, 2016
The Warfare Comes Home The recent killings in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas recall the racial violence of the 1960s which also occurred against a backdrop of U.S. warfare, a parallel that ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern notes.
President Barack Obama talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria, Germany, June 8, 2015., From ImagesAttr
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Merkel Urged to Temper NATO's Belligerence Before things get still worse, seasoned NATO leaders need to demonstrate a clear preference for statesmanship and give-and-take diplomacy over saber-rattling. Otherwise, some kind of military clash with Russia is likely, with the ever-present danger of escalation to a nuclear exchange.
Ray McGovern, From FlickrPhotos
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, June 18, 2016
Talk in front of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany Ray gave a talk in front of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, at the start of the ceremony concluding an anti-drone demonstration by 5,000 on June 10. The demonstrators had formed an 11.5-kilometer human chain linking them together as they marched from Kindsbach to Ramstein.
Peace activists form a human chain during a protest in front of the entrance of the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, on June 11, 2016., From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, June 18, 2016
Human chain demonstration at Ramstein The highly respected German on-line newspaper Telepolis did an extensive interview with Ray this week. Among the issues addressed: "Whistleblowing -- What Ray Wishes He Had Done;" "The Not-So-Occult Art of Blaming the Russians (Whatever the Evidence);" and "Clinton or Trump."
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton., From ImagesAttr
(8 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 6, 2016
Will Hillary Clinton Get Favored Treatment? Hillary Clinton's private emails jeopardized the safety of undercover CIA officers, suggesting criminal charges, but the Obama administration might make an exception for the Democratic frontrunner, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Edward Snowden, From FlickrPhotos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Ray McGovern on Eric Holder and Snowden Ray was asked by RT about former Attorney General Eric Holder's Eureka moment when he said that Ed Snowden "actually performed a public service." Too bad Holder didn't remember that his own public service, as the country's highest law enforcement official, was to honor his oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton., From ImagesAttr
(6 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, May 26, 2016
Clinton's Imperious Brush-off of Email Rules The State Department's Inspector General issued a blunt report criticizing Hillary Clinton's imperious refusal to follow email rules as Secretary of State, adding to Clinton's credibility problem, notes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton., From ImagesAttr
(9 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, May 23, 2016
Intel Vets Urge Fast Report on Clinton's Emails A group of U.S. intelligence veterans is calling on President Obama to expedite the FBI review of former Secretary of State Clinton's alleged email security violations so the public can assess this issue in a timely fashion.
Life-size cut-outs of Jerry Berrigan arrayed to blockade at Hancock airbase in upstate New York on Jan. 28, 2016., From ImagesAttr
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 8, 2016
Price for Witnessing Against War The funeral for anti-war priest Daniel Berrigan was a reminder of humanity's need to challenge immoral government actions and the price that one pays for doing so, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.

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