Sep 25, 2014 cnn told its audience that retired air force lt. Robert neville of the 2007 film i am legend, portrayed by american actor will smith. Lieutenant colonel rick francona born 31 august 1951 is an author. Lt col rick francona enlisted in the air force in 1970, and served as a.
Air force intelligence officer, a veteran of the vietnam and persian gulf wars, and service in the balkans. Rick franconas booking agent and speaking fee speaker. Lt col retired rick francona is an air force intelligence legendvietnamese and arabic cryptologic linguist, defense attache, bag man for us imagery intelligence delivered to iraq during the iraniraq war, detached to cia for sensitive operations in northern iraq with the kurds, general stormin norman schwarzkopfs arabic translator during desert storm, and chief. Norman schwarzkopf during the persian gulf war shows he knows what hes talking about.
Taliban john claims his religious rights are being violated. Author interview with rick francona book em book club. Rick francona, and piers morgan this short article about a person from the united states can be made longer. Nov 06, 2017 lt col rick francona was handpicked to serve as the senior defense department officer on one of those teams.
Lieutenant colonel rick francona born 31 august 1951 is an author, commentator and media military analyst. A year later he was honorably discharged to join the. Rick francona, a former pentagon official who visited israel last november, recalls that israeli officials uniformly told his group of eight u. His book about that operation will be published in 2012 colonel francona returned to the united states and retired from active duty in 1998. The department of defense and central intelligence agency created two teams to track and detain seven war criminals. He is a retired united states air force intelligence officer with experience in the middle east, including tours of duty with the national security agency, the defense intelligence agency and the central intelligence agency. From 20 to 2019, he was a military analyst for cnn. Andrea mitchell born october 30, 1946 is an american television journalist, anchor, and commentator for nbc news, based in washington, d. Chasing demons my hunt for war criminals in bosnia kindle. Col rick francona is a retired air force intelligence officer and arabic linguist who takes the reader with him on a journey through the region.
Its always good if people are going to stop shooting and start talking. An acknowledged middle east expert, dynamic speaker, author of ally to adversary an eyewitness account of iraqs fall from grace, retired intelligence officer and recovering cnn and nbc military analyst lt col rick francona offers his thoughts and opinions on various middle east topics. This is an informative novel of the iraniraq war and desert storm from an insiders perspective. The son of doctors molly and brent hastings, he graduated from rice memorial high school in south burlington, vermont in 1998, and new york university in 2002 he was a regular writer for gentlemens quarterly and a contributing editor at rolling stone. Israeli rhetoric on iran mismatched with realistic. Exposing popular mechanics 911 lies pilots for 911 truth. The movie is based on the book of the same name, i am legend, from 1954. We believed the iraqis were using mustard gas all through. He currently serves as a military analyst for nbc news and msnbc and previously worked as an investment manager. The michael eric dyson show radio program debuted on april 6, 2009, and is broadcast from morgan state university.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Rick francona, an exarmy intelligence lieutenantcolonel who served in the us embassy in baghdad in 1987 and 1988, told the guardian. Taliban john claims his religious rights are being violated in prison 9912 3. Trump carves out tough commanderinchief posture govt. December 19, 1987 is an american activist, journalist, lawyer, and former u.
Michael mahon hastings january 28, 1980 june 18, 20 was an american journalist, author, contributing editor to rolling stone and reporter for buzzfeed. Cole 502nd parachute infantry regiment 101st airborne division. Lieutenant colonel united states military wiki fandom. Lt col francona enlisted in the air force in 1970, and served as a vietnamese linguist until 1973, conducting aerial reconnaissance missions over vietnam and laos. Col rick francona is a retired air force intelligence officer and arabic. Cnns jake tapper is taking america to war truthdig. Lt col rick francona was handpicked to serve as the senior defense department officer on one of those teams. Michael hastings of rolling stone on the story that brought down gen. During desert storm, a conscious decision was made in the targeting of iraqi oil facilities. Feb 01, 2014 again and for the sake of argument, presuming lt.
Lt col retired rick francona is an air force intelligence legendvietnamese and arabic cryptologic linguist, defense attache, bag man for us imagery intelligence delivered to iraq during the iraniraq war, detached to cia for sensitive operations in northern iraq with the kurds, general stormin norman schwarzkopfs arabic translator during desert storm, and chief bounty hunter for war criminals after the bosnian war. Chasing demons my hunt for war criminals in bosnia. Apr 25, 2020 an acknowledged middle east expert, dynamic speaker, author of ally to adversary an eyewitness account of iraqs fall from grace, and cnn military analyst, retired intelligence officer lt col rick francona offers his thoughts and opinions on various middle east topics. Having studied in the middle east, i really enjoyed this book. One of the officers i worked with was the deputy director of military intelligence. I hate the term the final frontier but space is the ultimate. Cnn military analyst lt col ret rick francona discusses recent developments in the fight against isis in syria, with anchor john vause. The shows first guest was oprah winfrey,18 to whom dyson dedicated his book can you hear me now the inspiration, wisdom, and insight of michael eric dyson. An acknowledged middle east expert, dynamic speaker, author of ally to adversary an eyewitness account of iraqs fall from grace, and cnn military analyst, retired intelligence officer lt col rick francona offers his thoughts and opinions on various middle east topics. Air force retired after the decision was made to assist the iraqis in a variety of ways, i was sent to baghdad as part of the department of defense effort to work with the iraqi armed forces. Israeli rhetoric on iran mismatched with realistic analysis. Usmc edit gary harper military historianarmorer edit. Rumsfeld offered help to saddam world news the guardian. Its offers in depth analysis of the past and offers lessons that we all can learn from and apply in the future.
Since retiring from the air force, lt col francona has written ally to adversary. Dave grossman, slate magazine said, grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game. Dec 31, 2002 rick francona, an exarmy intelligence lieutenantcolonel who served in the us embassy in baghdad in 1987 and 1988, told the guardian. Rick francona brings over twentyfive years of politicalmilitary experience in the. The 2007 film version is a remake of the 1971 film the omega man, in which robert neville, portrayed by charlton heston, is one of few remaining survivors of a hellish germ. Iran is main obstacle american military analyst explains usiraq relations. Rick francona tells euan mckirdy at cnn that military leaders definitely have an eye on the sky. Cnn international military analyst lt col rick francona. Rick francona and david kilcullen, who advised condoleezza rice and gen. Cole was born on 19 march 1915 at fort sam houston in houston, texas. Back with me now major general james spider marks, lt.
But three years ago, it was the death of caylee anthony. I think so, and i think the general brings a good point. Lt col rick francona, usaf ret books may 9, 2020 iran is the main obstacle my interview in eurasia diary i was interviewed by eurasia diarys ulvi ahmedli on u. After the iraqi army, with american planning assistance, retook the fao peninsula, a defense intelligence agency officer, lt col rick francona, now retired, was sent to tour the battlefield with. He was under contract to nbc news and appeared regularly on nbc.
Taliban john claims his religious rights are being. Francona, general joseph dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs, said that they specifically identified targets to mitigate the risk of russian forces being involved. He currently serves as a military analyst for nbc news and msnbc and previously worked as an investment manager early life. He is also the legal son of filmmaker woody allen but may possibly be the biological son of frank sinatra. Rick francona, a retired military intelligence analyst who is now a cnn military expert. Michael hastings journalist simple english wikipedia, the. Director of the defense personnel and security center. Park is an actively serving officer in the us army. This weekend, sadly, many people are also talking about the georgia hot car toddler death. He is the author of book, ally to adversary an eyewitness account of iraqs fall from. Colonel rick francona speaker, keynote, booking agent. That hunt is the topic of ricks latest book, chasing demons my hunt for war.
From 2003 to 2008, he was a media analyst on middle east politicalmilitary events for nbc news. Exposing popular mechanics 911 lies pilots for 911. His assignments include the national security agency, the defense intelligence agency, and the central intelligence agency, with tours of duty in iraq, syria, jordan, lebanon, and saudi. After arabic language training, he served at a variety of locations in the middle east from 1975 to 1977, and supported the evacuation of the u. An eyewitness account of iraqs fall from grace, and consulted with government and private firms. Lt col rick francona, usaf ret books lieutenant colonel rick francona is a retired u.
He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two childrens books, and six nonfiction books to include his. Michael hastings journalist simple english wikipedia. That hunt is the topic of ricks latest book, chasing demons my hunt for war criminals in bosnia. Rick gibney made his way there at a cruise power settingspeed of 577 mph it would have taken him 3 hours and eight minutes to get to missoula. Michael eric dyson from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump. Damage was heavy to refining capability, but for the most part, iraqs ability. He is the son of actress mia farrow and grandson of australian director john farrow and irish actress maureen osullivan. Michael eric dyson from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lt col retired rick francona is an air force intelligence legendvietnamese and arabic cryptologic linguist, defense attache, bag man for us imagery intelligence delivered to iraq during the iraniraq war, detached to cia for sensitive operations in northern iraq with the kurds, general stormin norman schwarzkopfs arabic translator during desert storm, and chief bounty hunter for. Hastings rose to prominence with his coverage of the iraq war for newsweek in the 2000s. Mar 08, 2017 cnn military analyst lt col ret rick francona discusses recent developments in the fight against isis in syria, with anchor john vause.
He was raised in new york, canada, and vermont, and he attended new york university. Michael mahon hastings january 28, 1980 june 18, 20 was an american journalist, writer and reporter for buzzfeed. Ricks book, ally to adversary, details his experiences with the iraqis, from. What does it take to defeat a force like isis, when they are ready to use such brutal tactics. Rick francona ret former usaf and cia agent edit pol pot edit jonathan khan pol pot weapons expert edit kilong ung cambodian genocide survivor edit theodore roosevelt edit gysgt. Jack howard jacobs born august 2, 1945 is a retired colonel in the united states army and a medal of honor recipient for his actions during the vietnam war. As a son of an army colonel, robert decided to join the army to become a career soldier. A dynamic speaker, author of ally to adversary an eyewitness account of iraqs fall from grace, retired usaf intelligence officer and middle east specialist lieutenant colonel rick francona provides analysis and commentary on various middle east topics.
Born on august 2, 1945, in brooklyn, new york, jacobs lived in queens near. We saw the syrians moving their aircraft around, moving them to bases where there were an increased russian. Rick francona, another cnn rentageneral, to sound the drums of war. From 2003 to 2007, rick was an onair military analyst for nbc news, appearing on nbc news, today, cnbc and msnbc. We thought in the past that we had some time to let diplomacy, to let the economic. Anderson discussed possible strategies with retired u. Cited as one of the top ten regional books of the year by the oregonian newspaper. From 2003 to 2008, he was a media analyst on middle east politicalmilitary events for nbc news, and appeared regularly on nbc nightly news, the today show, msnbc, cnbc.