John Hanrahan

(Second of two articles) A recent two-part series in The New York Times laid out in detail the pivotal role that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in President Obama’s decision to join in France and Britain’s 2011 military campaign against longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Times articles make the case that Clinton bears … Continue reading “Avaaz Ignores Libya Lessons in Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone”

“I worry sometimes that, when people say ‘impose a no-fly zone,’ there is this almost antiseptic view that this is an easily accomplished military task. It’s extraordinarily difficult. Having overseen imposing a no-fly zone in Libya, a force that is vastly inferior in air forces and air defenses to that which exists in Syria, it’s … Continue reading “As in Libya, Avaaz Campaigns for Syria No-Fly Zone That Even Top Generals Oppose”

There he goes again. In recently proclaiming Hillary Clinton free of any national security breach – even as the FBI was continuing its investigation of her use of a potentially risky private email server for official business while she was Secretary of State – President Obama continued his disturbing pattern of rendering his personal verdict … Continue reading “Obama Keeps Pre-Judging Classified Docs Cases”

For that slice of the American public that still depends heavily on major daily newspapers as their main source of news, they might not even know that the on-line publication The Intercept has published a package of alarming drone-assassination articles based on secret military documents provided by an anonymous intelligence whistleblower. These “Drone Papers” show, … Continue reading “NY Times Buries Intercept Whistleblower’s Shocking Drone War Disclosures”

Here’s the thing about President Obama’s war on whistleblowers: In bringing espionage charges in nine cases involving disclosures or alleged misuse of classified information, the current administration has set a floor, rather than a ceiling, on the number and types of whistleblower espionage cases a future President can bring. And here’s another thing: With leaders … Continue reading “Obama’s Whistleblower War Leaves Dangerous Legacy for Future Presidents”

To hear the prosecution side tell it in the ongoing trial of Jeffrey Sterling, the former CIA officer who is accused of a national security leak involving Iran, Sterling has potentially (emphasis on potentially): placed a CIA “asset” at risk; hurt recruitment of other defectors, informants and turncoats; scared other current “assets” into having second … Continue reading “Sterling Prosecution Long on Rhetoric, Short on Evidence”