Reply #136: Flynt Leverett does have the Middle East & CIA ties.

[robertpaulsen]

From your link:

Flynt Leverett, from February 2002 to March 2003 Leverett was Senior Director for Middle East Affairs on President Bush's National Security Council He is a former CIA analyst and Middle East specialist. He is now a visiting fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East studies at the Brookings Institution.



And here's CCR:

Profile: Flynt Leverett


Positions that Flynt Leverett has held:

* Worked on the National Security Council in the Bush Administration




Quotes


Quote, (January 2005)
“The idea that an American attack on Iran�s nuclear facilities would produce a popular uprising is extremely illinformed. You have to understand that the nuclear ambition in Iran is supported across the political spectrum, and Iranians will perceive attacks on these sites as attacks on their ambitions to be a major regional player and a modern nation that�s technologically sophisticated. will produce an Iranian backlash against the United States and a rallying around the regime.”

Associated Events

* US Military - (Early January 2005) - Investigative reporter ...



Relations


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Flynt Leverett actively participated in the following events:


'Observer' in the following events:

* Events leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Early 2002 - Most of Task Force 5's members ar ...

Not a participant in any events.

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