July 27, 2007

The Art of Intelligence

It takes genuine commitment, and guts, to move from being a top CIA analyst to a leading progressive activist. Ray McGovern not only writes brilliant political essays on the internet, he puts himself right on the line — as he did this last Monday, getting arrested with Cindy Sheehan and Rev. Lennox Yearwood in Representative Conyers' office, protesting Conyers' inactivity on impeachment. One of these days maybe I'll have the honor of getting arrested with him, too, trying to keep America safe for Americans. Ray is an eminently sensible guy, full of humanity and grace. It's always a great pleasure (and an education) to talk with him. Total runtime here of an hour and thirty four minutes. Enjoy!