Voices of Experience: Insight and Wisdom from NSL4A
NSL4A, Dave Petri, Dave Lapan, Paul "Greg" SmithVoices of Experience offers timely analysis and seasoned insight from national security leaders committed to defending American democracy. Join us for clarity, expertise, and guidance through today’s complex national and global challenges.
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What a Retired General Heard in the Courtroom
By Dave Petri
Last week, Brigadier General Ed Burley, U.S. Army, Retired, sat through the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in Kelly v. Hegseth. I spoke with him afterward to get his firsthand account — not as a partisan observer,...
America, We Need to Do Better
Editor’s Note:
This article was written by former U.S. Army Brigadier General Greg Smith, who served 35 years in uniform. It was published April 29, 2026 on “Paul’s Substack - Dispatches from a Dangerous World.” In it, Smith, an instructor...
Counterterrorism or Summary Executions
Editor’s Note:
This article was written by former U.S. Army Brigadier General Greg Smith, who served 35 years in uniform. It was published April 29, 2026 on “Paul’s Substack - Dispatches from a Dangerous World.” In it, Smith, an instructor...
Release the Video
Editor’s Note:
This article was written by NSL4A member Eugene R. Fidell, Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale and co-founder and President Emeritus of the National Institute of Military Justice. He published it in the Global Military Justice...
Who Wins in the Iran War?
Editor’s Note
This article was written by former U.S. Army Brigadier General Greg Smith, who served 35 years in uniform. It was published April 21, 2026, on “Paul’s Substack. - Dispatches from a Dangerous World.” Smith walks through the as...
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National Security Leaders for America (NSl4A) is a bi-partisan, all-volunteer organization of former military and civilian leaders uniquely qualified to warn about U.S. national and economic security threats.
Retired Senior Navy Officer and strategic business professional, offering expertise and insights on a wide range of issues, while also exploring my creative and introspective side.
Senior communication advisor. Retired Marine. Former DoD, U.S. Marine Corps and DHS spokesman.
Former US Army Brigadier General with 35 years in uniform. Commanded at every level below division, including military JTF command during the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings. Current instructor in Counterterrorism Strategy at Nichols College.
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