Trump's threat to attack Syria and the growing tensions between the US and Russia

Ray McGovern served as an Army intelligence officer and a CIA analyst for 27 years under 7 presidential administrations, from John F. Kennedy to George H. W. Bush. Among his duties was preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which was a one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan’s most senior national security advisers.  He was responsible for the analysis of Soviet intelligence regarding Vietnam and served as the Assistant National Intelligence Officer for Western Europe. Since retiring, Ray has been a vocal peace activist and journalist and helped create Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) to expose the way intelligence was falsified to “justify” war on Iraq and the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. He also works with Tell the Word, an ecumenical Catholic publishing house.   Ray’s opinion pieces appear in many leading news sources here and abroad.  He holds degrees in theology and philosophy from Fordham University, an MA in Russian History, is a graduate from Harvard Business School and has a certificate in theology from Georgetown University.   His website is RayMcGovern.com  and more of his writings can be found on ConsortiumNews.com

Moves for a Grand Jury inquiry with the Department of Justice to reopen the investigation into the downing of the World Trade buildings on 911

Mick Harrison is the Executive Director for the Lawyers Committee for 911 Inquiry, a non profit organization that seeks transparency and accountability regarding events occurring on September 11, 2001. He is currently the lead attorney in the petition filed yesterday with the Department of Justice demanding Grand Jury investigation into collapse of Buildings 1, 2 and 7 at the World Trade Center. The petition includes evidence that explosives were used to bring down the towers and Building 7.  He has specialized in environmental and whistleblower cases for the Government Accountability Project. Among his cases were exposing US Army's knowingly issuing defective gas masks to troops during the Gulf War, the politicalization of science at the EPA, mishandling of funds for Supersite clean ups and illegal waste management, representing Greenpeace and native American tribes in federal lawsuits and much more. Mick holds degrees from Indiana University and received his Juris doctorate from the University of District of Columbia School of Law.  The Committee's website is  LawyersCommitteeFor9-11inquiry.org