Stories by Ray McGovern
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas broke through the terrorism boilerplate by asking "why."
Posted on Jan 18, 2010, Source: Consortium News
As Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged 9/11 conspirators go to trial, the corporate media's embargo on the truth about the Bush years will be under great strain.
Posted on Nov 17, 2009, Source: Consortium News
Seven former CIA directors are asking Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."
Posted on Sep 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Who but the cowardly crew leading the "Christian" churches can be held responsible for the fact that many of their flock believe in torture?
Posted on Aug 1, 2009, Source: Consortium News
Cheney seems to fear that if our system of justice works, he could be in for some serious, uncommuted jail time.
Posted on Jul 18, 2009, Source: Consortium News
Meanwhile, a recent Pew survey shows that a majority of Americans who go to church regularly believe torture can be justified.
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: San Jose Mercury News
My own medical emergencies have made me more conscious of the scandal in our country when it comes to health care.
Posted on Jun 20, 2009, Source: Consortium News
Will Cheney fire his speechwriter? He clearly stated that U.S. support for Israel is one of the "true sources of resentment" for terrorists.
Posted on May 22, 2009, Source: Consortium News
The stay-out-of-jail pass given to the perpetrators of accumulated evil under Bush is bound to expire.
Posted on Apr 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Obama needs a defense secretary with the courage to speak out and halt the lunacy of more war, not a yes-man Bush holdover.
Posted on Nov 24, 2008, Source: Consortium News
It's crazy, but it's coming soon. The armed forces are working out details. Impeachment may be the only way to stop it.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008, Source: Consortium News
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the U.S. last week against a macabre backdrop featuring reports of torture, execution and war. He chose not to notice.
Posted on Apr 23, 2008, Source: Consortium News
Frontline's "Bush's War" series verged on infotainment, bereft of substantive discussion of one of the most disastrous policy blunders in US history.
Posted on Mar 27, 2008, Source: Consortium News
The path to impeachment is clear. Democrats just need to show a little courage.
Posted on Mar 21, 2008, Source: Consortium News
How can our president speak so glibly about 10 more years in Iraq? Doesn't he know anything about Vietnam?
Posted on Jan 27, 2008, Source: Consortium News
Americans today are seeing the same sheepish submissiveness that characterized Germany after the burning of the Reichstag.
Posted on Dec 29, 2007, Source: Consortium News
The Bush administration reeks of war crimes. It's time to stop brutal forms of torture dating back to the Spanish Inquisition.
Posted on Dec 13, 2007, Source: Consortium News
A new intelligence assessment that Iran's nuclear weapons program halted in 2003 utterly contradicts the dire claims made by the war-mongering White House.
Posted on Dec 4, 2007, Source: Consortium News
With 200-300 nuclear weapons in their arsenal, Israelis enjoy a nuclear monopoly in the Middle East. They mean to keep it that way, and they want the U.S. to help.
Posted on Nov 1, 2007, Source: Consortium News
For 40 years, intelligence analysts have kept this knowledge secret, a testament to our country's widespread fear of the Israel lobby.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007, Source: Consortium News
Witnessing the build-up to an unprovoked attack on Iran is like watching a train crash in slow motion. But it can be stopped -- if we do something about it.
Posted on Sep 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A former CIA analyst estimates the chances of an attack on Iran and shows that the mainstream media is already cheering it on.
Posted on Aug 23, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The U.S. intelligence community's performance in "assessing" Iran's progress toward a nuclear capability does not inspire confidence.
Posted on Mar 5, 2007, Source: BuzzFlash
If we want to really honor the sacrifices of our troops, we must hold accountable the officials whose lies helped bring about the war. If we don't, what will stop them from lying again?
Posted on Jan 5, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com
The White House and Fox News Channel are still trying to convince us that things are going just fine in Iraq.
Posted on Aug 7, 2006, Source: BuzzFlash
Americans, for the most part, are blissfully unaware of our own power -- even as the claws of fascism creep steadily closer.
Posted on Jun 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet
With officials refusing to fulfill their oversight duties, the CIA officer was likely forced to choose between a silence she would regret and being punished for speaking out.
Posted on Apr 25, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
We need a whistle-blower with the courage to speak out loudly, and
early enough to prevent the Bush administration from getting us into another unnecessary war.
Posted on Feb 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Cheney, whose unbridled chutzpah has led him to take credit for being the intellectual author of U.S. policy on torture, has become such a glaring liability that his tenure may be short-lived.
Posted on Dec 13, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Recent revelations of CIA-run secret prisons abroad has put the issue of torture front and center once again.
Posted on Nov 7, 2005, Source: TomPaine.com
Unless Bush fires prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald -- a distinct possibility -- we are likely to see senior administration officials led out of the White House to be booked for the Plame affair.
Posted on Oct 21, 2005, Source: BuzzFlash
If John Bolton is confirmed, honest intelligence analysts may flee the fallout.
Posted on May 26, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The intelligence on Iraq was not mistaken, it was manufactured. This was mass deception. And we have the smoking memo.
Posted on May 5, 2005, Source: TomPaine.com
The notion that the Bush administration would mount a pre-emptive air attack on Iran seems insane. But is proof of insanity needed?
Posted on Mar 2, 2005, Source: Tomdispatch.com
At a recent Capitol Hill briefing on terrorism, the assembled experts spoke of everything except the obvious: They don't hate us for our freedom; they hate us for our policies.
Posted on Dec 6, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Make no mistake: many more troops will be sent to Iraq – after the election.
Posted on Sep 29, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com
Enough with the ex post facto apologies from whistleblowers. A group of former government officials are joining forces to call on their colleagues to speak out now – and help prevent the next Iraq or Abu Ghraib.
Posted on Sep 15, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com
The Senate Intelligence Committee reveals how CIA analysts cooking up outright lies. But the greater blame lies with the White House.
Posted on Jul 12, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com
An anonymous CIA analyst has penned a new book that reveals how it's not hatred of our liberal democracy, but hatred of our policies that fuels terrorism.
Posted on Jun 30, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com
The appointment of US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as 'special counsel' to investigate the Valerie Plame leak is too little, too late.
Posted on Dec 31, 2003, Source: AlterNet
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