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  • The Steady State

    The 400+ members of the Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

  • Greg Rushford

    I'm a former congressional aide (defense & intelligence) and a former journalist based in the Washington, D.C. area who is now a member of The Steady State (thesteadystate.org).

  • BILL PIEKNEY

    Four years US Navy, 30 years CIA Senior Operations Executive, 5 years senior consultant at ODNI, International Consultant in Intelligence and National Security.

  • Bob Cekuta

    U.S. Ambassador retired after decades of diplomatic work, an analyst who loves history

  • Doug Clapp

    Retired USCG Captain and former Senior Analyst for USNORTHCOM with Maritime Safety and Security experience.

  • Charles A. Ray

    I am a writer, primarily specializing in westerns, but also exploring other genres. I comment on a wide range of topics, currying favor with no one, and sparing no one.

  • Robert Bruce Adolph
  • Bonnie Jenkins

  • Mark A. Fowler

    Retired CIA, currently living in Las Vegas, where I write on Iran, Iraq, and other foreign policy issues in: 'The Middle East Intelligence Brief'. I also write fictional espionage novels. My first; 'A Prince of Mirrors,' a tale of trust and betrayal.

  • Martha Duncan
  • José Pitti

    José Pitti is a Maryland and D.C. licensed attorney and founder of Pitti Law. www.pitti.law

  • Lauren Skompinski

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