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Sam Faddis

Sam Faddis

Charles S. (Sam) Faddis is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations officer, a published author, and national security commentator Sam took the first CIA team into Iraq nine months in advance of the 2003 invasion of that country. After serving abroad in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, he served as the head of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center (CTC)’s Weapons of Mass Destruction unit charged with pursuing terrorist weapons of mass destruction programs worldwide. He has run large organizations, worked across the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense and been involved in national security matters at the highest levels of our government. He has also spent more than his share of time running sources and covert action campaigns in the field.

Streamlining the Intelligence Community

Streamlining the Intelligence Community

Expert Analysis May 15
How the Iranians fed us our lines

How the Iranians fed us our lines

Expert Analysis Feb 12
The coming war with Iran

The coming war with Iran

Expert Analysis Feb 06
Retooling the intelligence community for a new world

Retooling the intelligence community for a new world

Expert Analysis Jan 17
Russia is using the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for the next major war

Russia is using the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for the next major war

Expert Analysis Jan 09
Former CIA officer on the ramifications of Russian ambassador assassination

Former CIA officer on the ramifications of Russian ambassador assassination

Expert Analysis Dec 20
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is not the answer

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is not the answer

Expert Analysis Dec 13
How Trump and his advisors could tackle issues facing the intelligence community

How Trump and his advisors could tackle issues facing the intelligence community

Featured Dec 04
Donald Trump’s forthcoming foreign policy challenges

Donald Trump’s forthcoming foreign policy challenges

Foreign Policy Nov 15
Hezbollah takes control in Lebanon

Hezbollah takes control in Lebanon

Foreign Policy Oct 30
The retaking of Mosul won’t heal Iraq

The retaking of Mosul won’t heal Iraq

Expert Analysis Oct 19