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'''Michael Barry''' is the National Security Council's senior director for intelligence programs. He succeeded [[Ezra Cohen-Watnick]].<ref name=pol>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/national-security-council-michael-barry-trump-243548 |date=October 6, 2017 |first=Nahal |last=Toosi |first2=Daniel |last2=Lippman |first3=Bryan |last3=Bender |title=CIA vet replaces controversial official for national security post}}</ref> He has been a CIA official and served in the Air Force from 1982 and 1992, including as a special agent in its Office of Special Investigations and was deployed to Europe.<ref name=pol/>
'''Michael Barry''' is the National Security Council's senior director for intelligence programs. He succeeded [[Ezra Cohen-Watnick]].<ref name=pol>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/national-security-council-michael-barry-trump-243548 |date=October 6, 2017 |first=Nahal |last=Toosi |first2=Daniel |last2=Lippman |first3=Bryan |last3=Bender |title=CIA vet replaces controversial official for national security post}}</ref> He has been a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] official and served in the Air Force from 1982 and 1992, including as a special agent in its Office of Special Investigations and was deployed to Europe.<ref name=pol/> According to his LinkedIn profile he graduated from [[Northeastern University]] in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.


 According to [[BuzzFeed|Buzzfeed]], shortly after the [[September 11 attacks|Sept. 11, 2001]] terrorist attacks, Barry allegedly worked on a CIA sponsored assassination program with [[Erik Prince|Erik Prince.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/aramroston/new-nsc-intel-chief-once-worked-on-a-cia-assassination?utm_term=.pv1aedNndb#.nhMN3Y4zYe|title=CIA Officer Joins NSC Staff As Agency Vows To Be More "Vicious"|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en}}</ref> Prince was removed from the program in 2006, and it was disbanded in 2009, after Barack Obama became president. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/01/blackwater-201001|title=January 2010: Adam Ciralsky on Blackwater|last=Ciralsky|first=Adam|work=The Hive|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en}}</ref>
According to his LinkedIn profile he graduated from [[Northeastern University]] in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.


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Revision as of 04:32, 16 January 2018

Michael Barry is the National Security Council's senior director for intelligence programs. He succeeded Ezra Cohen-Watnick.[1] He has been a CIA official and served in the Air Force from 1982 and 1992, including as a special agent in its Office of Special Investigations and was deployed to Europe.[1] According to his LinkedIn profile he graduated from Northeastern University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.

 According to Buzzfeed, shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Barry allegedly worked on a CIA sponsored assassination program with Erik Prince.[2] Prince was removed from the program in 2006, and it was disbanded in 2009, after Barack Obama became president. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Toosi, Nahal; Lippman, Daniel; Bender, Bryan (October 6, 2017). "CIA vet replaces controversial official for national security post".
  2. ^ "CIA Officer Joins NSC Staff As Agency Vows To Be More "Vicious"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ^ Ciralsky, Adam. "January 2010: Adam Ciralsky on Blackwater". The Hive. Retrieved 2018-01-16.