You do what you know is good, because it's good, and then you have a certain peace of mind, saying, you've been an activist in a constructive way.

- Ray Mcgovern

Well, the role of our "allies," in my view, is a scandal. 53 other countries cooperated in the kidnapping, "extraordinary rendition," of suspected te…

- Ray Mcgovern

Now, how do you explain Obama's claim, that he can kill American citizens without due process? Well, he has his attorney general get up and say, "Wel…

- Ray Mcgovern

When an administration embarks on a war justified by little or no intelligence, speaking the truth can be regarded as treachery. The country could us…

- Ray Mcgovern

And the passiveness, you know, the apathy, well, that's not responsible citizenship. When I'm asked, why am I an activist, I say, well that's the ren…

- Ray Mcgovern

I would answer with the words of the Stasi alumnus Wolfgang Schmidt, who was asked that question: "What about these Americans who say, I have nothing…

- Ray Mcgovern

Our bill of rights has been shredded. The fourth amendment specifically prohibits the kind of activities the NSA is involved in domestically. The fif…

- Ray Mcgovern

I would have never thought that I would hear myself saying that the president of the United States is afraid of the CIA. But he is. He's afraid of th…

- Ray Mcgovern

This was the ethos of the intelligence analysis directorate during most of the 27 years I spent there.

- Ray Mcgovern