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J. Michael Springmann was a diplomat in the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings to Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in Washington, D.C. The published author of several articles on national security themes, he is now an attorney in private practice in the Washington, D.C.area.
(4 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 5, 2016 28 Pages Later
Argues for the declassification of the "28 Pages" and shows how it can be done without the executive branch.
SHARE Saturday, January 23, 2010 WHO HATES HAITI? The Iraqis Ought To.
It contrasts the outpouring of U.S. help to Haiti after the earthquake with the continuing effort to destroy Iraq and ignore its millions of refugees.
SHARE Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Betweeen Iraq and a Hard Place
Overview of Iraqi reefugee crisis with interviews of refugees who had worked iwth the U.S. government in Iraq. Also includes interviews with Embassy officials and State Department officer.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 26, 2008 The Mistake Department
This is a personal account of my experience as a State Department Consular Officer dealing with the U.S. government's Visas for Terrorism Program and how influential Congressmen helped cover it up.