The Steady State
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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.”
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).
Retired Space Force Colonel, Rocket Scientist, Former Congressional Candidate, Author, Speaker, Adventurer, Nerd \ud83c\udff3️⚧️\ud83d\ude80
Former -Executive Director, Intelligence Enterprise Program Office (A) & Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Intel. & Analysis; Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer; Director, Counterintelligence Program Office (A)
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.
A 38 years career with DOD/DIA included 23 years as MI officer, LATAM analyst, NMJIC, Reserve Attache, OO, Chief HUMINT Management Enterprise, led development of HUMINT Operational Policy Manuals. Deployments to Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan.
Former NASA Astronaut and USAF F-16 combat pilot. Check out my website at: www.terryvirts.com Book a 1 on 1 call with me at: intro.co/TerryVirts
Former Senior Intelligence Analyst with four decades of experience with CIA, DIA, and supporting ODNI.
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.
Former career DOJ Civil Rights Voting Section & US Commission on Civil Rights; former Presidential Appointee DHS CRCL Officer; Chair HNBA Committee on American Democracy; Member of The Steady State.
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