Ray McGovern works with Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in Washington, DC. He writes and speaks for the arm of Tell the Word called “Speaking Truth to Power.” Ray’s earlier career as a CIA analyst spanned 27 years—from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush.

Come hear Ray’s McGovern, 27 year CIA analyst and meet other community members who are concerned about the war and occupation in Iraq. Ask questions and let us see what we can do about it.

In January 2003, after it had become clear that intelligence analysis was being corrupted by political pressure to “justify” an unprovoked attack on Iraq, a handful of intelligence community alumni/ae, including Ray, created Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. VIPS now includes 61 former professionals from CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Army Intelligence, the FBI, the National Security Agency, and other US intelligence agencies, plus the intelligence agencies of three “coalition” Allies.

On May 4, 2006 in Atlanta, at a Q&A session following a speech by then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Ray took advantage of the opportunity to quote him back to himself on his earlier claims of ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda and on weapons of mass destruction. Rumsfeld was untruthful once again—actually twice again. CNN and MSNBC did some fact checking and exposed the fresh lies that evening. Other “mainstream media” finessed them, defending Rumsfeld against “heckling” by an “alleged” former analyst of the CIA. Youtube has posted the encounter with Rumsfeld on line.

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