Publications of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

42. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Syria: Was It Really “A Chemical Weapons Attack”?
April 11, 2017
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41. MEMORANDUM FOR: President Barack Obama
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: A Key Issue That Still Needs to be Resolved
January 17, 2017
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40. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: PREVENTING STILL WORSE IN SYRIA
October 2, 2016
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39. MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary of State Kerry & Foreign Minister Lavrov
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: A Call for Proof on Syria-Sarin Attack
December 22, 2015
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38. U.S. Intel Vets Decry CIA's Use of Torture
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Sept. 19, 2015
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37. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Releasing an Intelligence Report on Shoot-Down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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36. MEMORANDUM FOR: Americans Malnourished on the Truth About Iraq
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: A New “Miller’s Tale” (with apologies to Geoffrey Chaucer)
April 7, 2015
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35. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: John Brennan’s Restructuring Plan for CIA
March 9, 2015
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34. MEMORANDUM FOR: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
Subject: Two Administrations and Congress Dismantled the Constitution – How Can It Be Restored?
March 5, 2015
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33. MEMORANDUM FOR: Senator Mark Udall
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Stopping Torture
December 29, 2014
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32. MEMORANDUM FOR: Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Ukraine and NATO
August 29, 2014
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31. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Intelligence on Shoot-Down of Malaysian Plane
July 29, 2014
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30. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Urgent Action on Ukraine
May 4, 2014
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29. MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. National Interest
April 28, 2014
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28. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: NSA Insiders Reveal What Went Wrong
January 7, 2014
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27. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Fire Clapper
December 11, 2013
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26. MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Time for Proof on Syrian CW Attack
October 1, 2013
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25. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: Is Syria a Trap?
September 6, 2013
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24. MEMORANDUM FOR: General Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Syria and Our Oath to Defend the Constitution
August 30, 2013
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23. MEMORANDUM FOR: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Chair,
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Brennan's Loose Talk on Nukes
February 22, 2013
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22. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: A Persian Gulf ‘Hot Line’ Proposed
July 31, 2012
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21. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Avoiding Another Long War
January 4, 2012
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20. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: War With Iran
August 3, 2010
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19. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Intelligence Veterans Back Torture Probe
September 27, 2009
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18. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Torture
April 29, 2009
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17. MEMORANDUM FOR: Admiral Dennis Blair
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Obama’s DNI Urged to Back Freeman
March 8, 2009
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16. Dangers of a Cornered George Bush
July 27, 2007
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15. MEMORANDUM
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: How Not to Counter Terrorism
June 18, 2007
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14. MEMORANDUM
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Brinkmanship Unwise in Uncharted Waters
March 29, 2007
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13. MEMORANDUM FOR: Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Denouement on Iraq: First Stop the Bleeding
March 14, 2007
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12. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Recommendation: Try a Circle of "Wise Women"
August 24, 2005
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11. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Your State-of-the-Union Address
January 13, 2004
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10. MEMORANDUM FOR: Colleagues in Intelligence
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: One Person Can Make a Difference
October 13, 2003
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9. MEMORANDUM FOR: Colleagues in Intelligence
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Now It’s Your Turn
August 22, 2003
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8. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Intelligence Unglued
July 14, 2003
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7. LETTER TO
The Honorable Kofi Annan, Secretary General
The United Nations
May 19, 2003
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6. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Intelligence Fiasco
May 1, 2003
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5. MEMORANDUM
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: The Stakes in the Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction
April 24, 2003
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4. Arafat Interviewed by Christisons
March 26, 2003
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3. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Forgery, Hyperbole, Half-Truth: A Problem
March 18, 2003
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2. MEMORANDUM FOR: Confused Americans
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Cooking Intelligence for War
March 12, 2003
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1. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
SUBJECT: Today’s Speech By Secretary Powell At The UN
February 5, 2003
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