Americans for Intelligence Reform

Brad Johnson, President, and retired CIA Senior Officer and Chief of Staff. Insight into current events from an intelligence angle.

Month: October 2019

Turkey and Iran, Axis of Evil? by Brad Johnson for the Epoch Times

Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij near the Turkish border on October 14, 2019. (Zein Al Rifai/AFP via Getty Images) Since coming to power in 2014, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruthlessly consolidated his power and control over every aspect of Turkish life. […]

Epoch Times op-ed: Putin runs the streets in Britain

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart following their talks in the Black sea resort of Sochi on Oct. 22, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/AFP via Getty Images VIEWPOINTS Putin Runs the Streets in Britain Brad Johnson CONTRIBUTOR December 13, 2019 Updated: January 19, 2020   Print Commentary There are few certainties […]

Turkey and Iran, Axis of Evil? by Brad Johnson for The Epoch Times, October 18, 2019

Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij near the Turkish border on October 14, 2019. (Zein Al Rifai/AFP via Getty Images) Since coming to power in 2014, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruthlessly consolidated his power and control over every aspect of Turkish life. […]

Arabic language news roundup by Barry Webb. 14 October 2019

SYRIA/TURKEY As predicted, Trump’s pullout of the last remaining 1,000 American troops from Syria has set off a powder keg and unleashed the law of unintended consequences. First off comes the genocide of the Kurds. Second comes the total discrediting of American dependability which has sent shock waves throughout all of our allies from Israel […]

09 October 2019 Mideast Arabic language news summary By Barry Webb – IRAQ

This past week, Arab Spring-like protests have been taking place in Baghdad and numerous other Iraqi cities. The protests have been mainly against corruption, which is rampant in Iraq. Other issues mentioned by protesters are lack of jobs, defects in public services, and the excessive Iranian influence. Iraqi Shi’a have been the primary movers in […]