The Stars on the Wall
As a former senior intelligence officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, Kevin Hulbert made a point to walk through the CIA lobby as often as he could on his way into work, regardless of the...
Don’t Expect Change from Cuba’s New President
It’s very interesting that today will be the first time in almost 60 years that one of the Castro brothers has not been president of Cuba. But while it’s an interesting factoid, the fact that...
Afghanistan: The Kentucky Derby of Spying
An old boss of mine at the CIA used to talk to young officers who were deploying to Afghanistan or Pakistan, and in his preamble to discussing the myriad of challenges and interests in the region, he...
Pakistan and U.S. Don’t See Same Urgency in Terror Fight
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Dereliction of Duty II: The Afghanistan Years
There has been a lot of writing lately on Afghanistan as the new administration struggles with what do to there, just as the previous administration struggled mightily to define both the mission and...