Progressive Commentary Hour - 08.09.16

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDS

The role of NATO in the 21st century and the serious global problems of conflict it presents

Colonel Lawrence (Larry) Wilkerson is a retired US Army Colonel and the former chief of staff to General Colin Powell while he was Secretary of State.  He is currently a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of  Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Col. Wilkerson started as an assistant to Gen. Powell an 1989, and remained with him through his term in the Bush administration.  He has been an outspoken critic of the Iraq War, the Bush and Cheney White House, including his own preparation of what became of Powell’s infamous 2003 presentation to the UN.  He has had a very distinguished career having been trained in the Army, Marines and Navy.  Col. Wilkerson is a frequent commentator on radio television programs including The Ed Show on MSNBC. He has also been featured in several important documentaries, including “Why We Fight”, “The Israel Lobby”, and “No End in Sight.”  In 2009 he received the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence.