Americans for Intelligence Reform

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

TURKEY IS TRYING TO EMBROIL NATO IN THE AZERI-ARMENIAN WAR

TURKEY IS TRYING TO EMBROIL NATO IN THE AZERI-ARMENIAN WAR By Hoda al-Husseini, posted on www.alarabiya.net 09 October 2020 (The author is a regular contributor to the London-based, Saudi-owned ash-sharq al-awsat newspaper and website. The article below was reposted on the al-Arabiyya website.) TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY BARRY WEBB The Secretary General of NATO […]

Turkey’s next victim: Armenia? by Barry Webb

Internet and TV news agencies around the world are replete with images of burning tanks and artillery duels because of the Sunday 27 September 2020 break-out of open hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The following will be a “news behind the news” analysis of the factors involved in this age-old conflict. The information for this […]

Share this before social media finds out you did. Is a Biden win a win for ???

USAMA BIN LADEN AND JOE BIN BIDEN:  A SAUDI VIEW by BARRY WEBB The Tuesday 22 September edition of Meshari al-Khayidi’s “maraya” (mirrors) show on al-Arabiyya TV discussed the effect that a Biden victory in America’s November elections would have on the Middle East and the war on terrorism.  Meshari al-Khayidi writes regularly for the […]

Throwback to: Epoch Times op-ed: Historical disinformation campaigns

Antifa militants march with counter protesters, opposing alt-right rally in Berkeley, Aug. 5, 2018. (Amy Osborne/AFP/Getty Images) VIEWPOINTS Great Disinformation Campaigns From History That Live On and Prosper Today Brad Johnson CONTRIBUTOR January 28, 2019 Updated: February 10, 2019   Print Commentary Two of the most successful intelligence disinformation campaigns that survive today were put forth by British […]

Defend our military

Our Military veterans took an oath to defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. With that oath some have given everything to keep us safe to enjoy the freedoms we have today. Liberals call for defunding the police and disregard blue lives. They have also long pushed to defund our military, the men and women […]

Defend or Defund? Your vote decides.

Defend or Defund? Glass litters the streets from the darkened shop windows, thugs throw fists at each other as they loot and destroy the dreams of hard-working Americans. Where do you find this destruction? New York City? Baltimore? Los Angeles? Raleigh, North Carolina? You are correct if you were thinking all the above. These cities […]

COUP WITHIN A COUP IN LIBYA?

COUP WITHIN A COUP IN LIBYA? By Barry Webb BACKGROUND A lot has been happening in Libya over the last several months, and now it may be at a major crossroads. Which direction Libya goes will have profound effects upon Europe, NATO, and ultimately U.S. national security. So, before delving into the most recent events, […]

Washington Times Editorial on politicization of CIA

Curbing politicization, returning now to espionage Why CIA must stay out of politics and get back to the espionage business Published in the Washington Times 13 Sept 2018 Former CIA Director John Brennan recently lost his top secret security clearance, a move that will negatively impact his ability to make money in the lucrative world of U.S. government contracting. […]

Turkey’s prelude to war? by Barry Webb

TURKEY’S PRELUDE TO WORLD WAR THREE? By Barry Webb On a clear day, you can take a deep breath . . . and almost smell the gunpowder.  Some history buffs and analysts have remarked how today’s world so closely resembles the world of patchwork alliances that dotted the map on the eve of WWI.  Because of those […]

American Military News op-ed: How billions lost by U.S. in Syria

Published Sept 1, 2020 By Brad Johnson New reporting has surfaced about a stunning intelligence failure which is a direct result of disastrous intelligence community policies put in place by former CIA director John Brennan during President Obama’s administration. Under Brennan, the method of intelligence activity changed from the CIA directly running espionage and covert […]