www.unc.edu/ depts/diplomat/item/2009/0103/ book/book_bullington_barrass.html From: Yale Richmond, FSO Retired In your review of Gordon Barrass’s The Great Cold War you quote the CIA’s Milt Bearden as saying “We didn’t realize just how f***ing scared Soviet leaders were of us!” I am … Read more

From: Col. James L. Abrahamson

COMMENT ON: “Defining Terrorism: It Shouldn’t be Confused with Insurgency” www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2008/1012/comm/smith_defining.html From: Graham Gourley I just finished reading the insightful article, “Defining Terrorism: It Shouldn’t be Confused with Insurgency,” by Haviland Smith and wanted to simply say how much I … Read more

The writer is a retired senior Foreign Service Officer who spent 25 years with the State Department as a science/economics officer. She is Asian-American. She feels strongly that our foreign affairs challenges require that we select the best individuals – … Read more

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COMMENT ON: “Iraq, the Foreign Service, and Duty” FROM: Amb. (ret.) Michael W. Cotter Vice-President, American Diplomacy Publishers In his recent editorial “Iraq, the Foreign Service, and Duty,” our distinguished editor makes several assumptions about today’s Foreign Service with which … Read more

by Sam Holliday