Getting It Right

by Larry Johnson (bio below)

I did this two and a half years ago. I commented on the outrage in the intel community about the cooking of the books on Iraq. Seems timely in light of Cheney’s continued denial of reality. — LJ

CIA Politics

Listen to this story … by Michele Norris

All Things Considered, May 30, 2003 · NPR’s Michele Norris talks with Larry Johnson, a former CIA and State Department analyst, about Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times column entitled “Save Our Spooks.” Kristof says the Department of Defense deliberately skewed the facts to convince the Bush administration to go to war with Iraq.

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Larry C. Johnson is CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm that helps corporations and governments manage threats posed by terrorism and money laundering. Mr. Johnson, who worked previously with the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism (as a Deputy Director), is a recognized expert in the fields of terrorism, aviation security, crisis and risk management. Mr. Johnson has analyzed terrorist incidents for a variety of media including the Jim Lehrer News Hour, National Public Radio, ABC’s Nightline, NBC’s Today Show, the New York Times, CNN, Fox News, and the BBC. Mr. Johnson has authored several articles for publications, including Security Management Magazine, the New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. He has lectured on terrorism and aviation security around the world. Further bio details.