Ray McGovern

intelligence analyst turned political activist

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A retried 27-year analyst for the CIA, Ray McGovern is a co-founder and steering group member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, a group of former intelligence officers formed to speak out on the use of intelligence to justify the war. He now works on the ecumenical project Tell The Word in Washington, which tries to spread the truth about what our country is doing in light of the faith tradition.

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Last night, it was  60 Minutes  and tonight it  '  s  Larry King Live , in
a publicity blitz for George Tenet'    s new book,  At the Center
of the Storm .    He claimed the…

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