I’ve been reporting and commenting about the politics of war and national security for over forty years.


Starting with an exposé of a dog of a UK defense program that got me denounced as a traitor by the UK defense minister. I’ve covered everything from the myth of Soviet military superiority to the rise of assassination as the principal U.S. military strategy.

And so I know that it’s always about the money.

Let me show you how.

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Washington Editor, Harper's Magazine. RTs because they interest me, even if I don't agree.