Author Archives: Philip Giraldi

About Philip Giraldi

Phil Giraldi is a former CIA Case Officer and Army Intelligence Officer who spent twenty years overseas in Europe and the Middle East working terrorism cases. He holds a BA with honors from the University of Chicago and an MA and PhD in Modern History from the University of London. In addition to TAC, where he has been a contributing editor for nine years, he writes regularly for Antiwar.com. He is currently Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest and resides with his wife of 32 years in Virginia horse country close to his daughters and grandchildren. He has begun talking far too much to his English bulldog Dudley of late, thinks of himself as a gourmet cook, and will not drink Chardonnay under any circumstances. He does not tweet, and avoids all social media.

Cultural Changes at CIA

Posted on December 10, 2012

It is being reported that recently rusticated CIA Director David Petraeus annoyed …

The Forever Wars of Frederick & Kimberly Kagan

Posted on December 6, 2012

The Beltway power couple who boosted the Iraq invasion insist we stay longer in Afghanistan.

Is Iron Dome the Maginot Line?

Posted on December 3, 2012

An interesting article in The New York Times, “Israel’s Antimissile System Attracts …

CIA’s Benghazi Role

Posted on November 29, 2012

Intelligence agents answer to Langley, not the State Department.

The Iran Problem is an Israel Problem

Posted on November 26, 2012

On Sunday the Washington Post featured an op-ed “What Bill Clinton can …

Sibel Edmonds’s Secrets

Posted on November 23, 2012

The gagged whistleblower takes on FBI corruption in a new book.

A Fair and Balanced Briefing on Gaza

Posted on November 21, 2012

A memo dated today is circulating among the members of the House …

It’s Only Sex, Apparently

Posted on November 19, 2012

Sunday’s Washington Post featured an op-ed by John Prados, described as a …

Four New Jersey Vignettes

Posted on November 16, 2012

We had a death in the family and had to go up …

Coming to Terms With the Taliban

Posted on November 15, 2012

Washington punts in Afghanistan

More on Petraeus

Posted on November 13, 2012

Nearly everyone commenting on the rapidly expanding Petraeus story is missing the …

The Fall of Petraeus: A CIA Coup?

Posted on November 11, 2012

It now seems clear what occurred to bring down CIA Director David …

Syria: Rebellion, Jihad, or Civil War?

Posted on November 8, 2012

No intervention or dissident group can control the freewheeling revolution.

A Victory of Sorts

Posted on November 7, 2012

The defeat of Mitt Romney is a victory for those of us …

Muslims or Mormons? Franklin Graham’s Political Opportunism

Posted on November 5, 2012

Full-page ads by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association have appeared in a …

The Politics of Sandy

Posted on November 2, 2012

Scott McConnell has pointed out how Michael Bloomberg has cited the damage …

CIA Presence in Africa Grows

Posted on October 30, 2012

The Obama administration is enhancing the U.S. presence in Africa, which it …

How to Bomb Iran

Posted on October 25, 2012

Why an Israeli attack is risky–and might not even eliminate Iran’s nuclear facilities.

What Happened in Benghazi

Posted on October 22, 2012

Though I am in no way a fan of President Obama’s foreign …

Questioning Presidential War Powers

Posted on October 18, 2012

Walter Pincus of the Washington Post is the paper’s most consistently readable …

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