Author: Larry Johnson

Three Must Reads

The mainstream media has finally caught up and fleshed out some important issues regarding Iraq that I wrote about on Sunday (see The Iraq Catch 22).  There are three in particular you should read: First take a look at the...

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The Iraq Catch-22

Regardless of your feelings or beliefs about sending more U.S troops to Iraq, you must accept the painful truth that anything we do to salvage or strengthen the existing Shia-dominated government in Iraq redounds to the benefit...

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Charting a Way Forward in Iraq

The mess in Iraq is reflected by the policy confusion that now reigns in the United States. The supposed salvation lying within the findings of the Baker/Hamilton Iraq Study Group has not materialized. In fact, the...

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A Soldier’s Story

[Note from Larry Johnson: A CIA buddy forwarded this article. It is a must read. It is consistent with what I saw on the ground in Iraq when I was there in June. I discovered that the our focus on counter terrorism–i.e....

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Peter Lance’s Flawed Triple Cross

I believe that Peter Lance’s new book, TRIPLE CROSS, is a flawed and inaccurate piece of investigative reporting. Not the kind of work one would expect from a five time Emmy award winning reporter. I write this not out of animus...

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