Ray McGovern (see below) will be preaching at Trinity United Methodist at 10:30am, Sunday August 12th.

(6512 23rd Ave. NW Seattle 98117)

My guest will be Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst. McGovern was an Intelligence Briefer for President Reagan from 1981-85 when he was in charge of preparing daily security briefs for the President, the Vice President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Cabinet and National Security Advisor. Later, McGovern was one of several senior CIA analysts who prepared the President’s Daily Brief (PDB) for President George H.W. Bush.

Upon retirement, McGovern was awarded the Intelligence Commendation Medal from Bush (which he later returned, see below) and worked for Washington-based non-profits before becoming co-director of the Servant Leadership School in Washington. McGovern has become an outspoken critic of the current Bush administration, and together with other former CIA employees, founded the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity or VIPS. The organization is dedicated to exposing what these former Intelligence professionals believe to be the mishandling of important intelligence, specifically relating to the War in Iraq.

This guy’s a must see.

Ray McGovern 0wns Donald Rumsfeld