November 12, 2009
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern to speak on U.S. intelligence policy
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern will present two lectures at the UW this week. On Thursday, Nov. 12, he will speak on Why Accountability for Torture is Crucial for Human Rights, our Security and our Souls, at 7 p.m. in 220 Kane. He will speak on Does Torture Work? Let’s Have Both Sides of the Story, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in Carwein Auditorium, UW Tacoma.
The speaker is a co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, an organization of former intelligence and other government operations officials formed in 2003 to contest U.S. government claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. He has published articles and editorials on the subject of U.S. intelligence policy with the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor and the International Herald Tribune, among others.
McGovern’s 27-year career with the CIA transpired during seven presidential administrations, between those of presidents John Kennedy and George H.W. Bush. He holds a certificate in theological studies from Georgetown University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
Both events are free and open to the public.
