Americans for Intelligence Reform

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

2022: Christmas missive

2022: CHRISTMAS MISSIVE “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Alles schlaeft, einsam wacht …   Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright …” “ … the mist was slow to clear and suddenly my orderly threw himself into my dugout to say that both the German and Scottish soldiers had come out of their […]

Sandpiper’s Ode

SANDPIPER’S ODE    “All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper just running down the edges of different countries and continents, looking for something—”                                                                         Elizabeth Bishop      Last week I was walking on the beach and thinking of several people in my life—in particular, a former student and now CEO—and […]

Who shot out the power in Moore County NC?

Brad Johnson’s take on the shooting at two substations in tiny Moore County, NC. The majority of the county lost power for four days. He points to one group in particular with a history of sabotage for political ends. What do you think happened?

Three Wise Men

THREE WISE MEN    “In Persia is the city of Saba, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side. And above them there is a square building, carefully kept. The bodies are […]