The Henry Raines Show

Guest: Philip Giraldi is a recognized authority on international security and counterterrorism issues. He is a regular contributor to www.antiwar.com in a column titled “Smoke and Mirrors” and is a Contributing Editor who writes a column called “Deep Background” on terrorism, intelligence, and security issues for The American Conservative magazine. He has appeared on “Good Morning America,” MSNBC, National Public Radio, to name a few, and been interviewed by diverse media including the BBC, FOX News, Polish National Television, Croatian National Television, al-Jazeera, al-Arabiya, 60 Minutes, and Court TV. He has been a keynote speaker at the Petroleum Industry Security Council annual meeting, has spoken twice at the American Conservative Union’s annual CPAC convention in Washington, and has addressed several World Affairs Council affiliates. He is a former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer who served 18 years overseas in Turkey, Italy, Germany and Spain and speaks all four of their languages. Since 1992, Phil has been engaged in security consulting for a number of Fortune 500 corporate clients. Discusses his interview with Sibel Edmonds in the current issue of The American Conservative magazine http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/nov/01/00006/ and speak to the likelihood that her evidence of corruption will be addressed by the Obama