American Attache In The Moscow Maelstrom
Attache Duty and the Craft of Intelligence
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As for the new school of journalism, I can give you a classic example that occurred at the Columbia School of Journalism a year before the invasion of Grenada, when Fred Friendly, who is hardly a conservative, teaching a class there, posed a hypothetical problem remarkably similar to what happened in Grenada a year later. He said, “Let’s say there’s a secret U.S. military operation about to take place, ordered by the President of the United States. Key congressional leaders have been advised, so there is nothing unconstitutional about it under the War Powers Act. Five journalists are in the pool. They’ve been sworn to secrecy. You find out about the operation; what are you going to do?” The class unanimously said, “We would blow it wide open.” Whereupon Fred Friendly, a little taken aback, said, “Well, what about the lives of the American soldiers involved?” And nobody had an answer to that. Finally one student mustered enough courage to say, “Well they joined the Army to kill and be killed, didn’t they?” And he got a round of applause. That is the new school of journalism. And that’s what journalists today will not face up to.
Extract of remarks delivered at the 10th Annual Symposium on the Role of Behavioral Science in Physical Security, April 24, 1985, by Arnaud de Borchgrave, Editor in Chief, The Washington Times.
“…..This is simply to say, personally and directly, how impressed I am with all involved in the public affairs aspects of ‘Operation Desert Shield’ …I will stand on my record….of not blowing smoke and not giving unwarranted praise. But, you should know that everyone involved…strikes me as trying hard and succeeding mightily in striking a healthy balance between the public’s right to know and military priorities…”
A letter to the Honorable Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense, from Dan Rather, CBS News, 26 November 1990.
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LTC (US Army, Retired) Roy Peterson served as an Assistant Army Attaché inMoscow during the peak of the Cold War Years from 1983-1985. American Attaché in the Moscow Maelstrom is a carefully crafted work that opens the window on what it was like to serve American interests in that intense environment. This book is more than reminiscences. As a professional intelligence officer, the author provides instruction on how to conduct overt intelligence collection, insight into the craft of human intelligence collection, historical perspectives, and how act as an attaché. Although this is a nonfiction book, parts of it read like a novel.
Roy Peterson is presently (2005) a faculty member of the University of Phoenix, President of TriCrown International LLC, and Senior Executive Vice President of Executive Information Systems and Investment Group. Roy Peterson served inVladivostok, Russia from 1993-94, as the first U.S. Foreign Commercial Officer in the Russian Far East for the US Department of Commerce, as a Visa Issuing Officer for the Department of State, and as the first Russian Far East Regional Manager for IBM. Roy is a recognized consultant and educator on international trade, marketing, and global business strategies.
About the Author
LTC (US Army, Retired) Roy Peterson authored numerous monographs, studies, and reports fc national intelligence community consumers such as the Defense Intelligence Agency and was chief editor of numerous specialized classified military intelligence studies and reports for multiple national intelligence agencies. His analytical works have been briefed to the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of Defense, and the President.
Roy''s intelligence collection and analysis has affected national policy concerning the Soviet Union, Russia, Vietnam, Panama, Spain, Diego Garcia, Eastern Europe nations, and Grenada.
Roy is a recognized consultant and educator on international trade, marketing, and global business strategies. Roy wrote and prepared a course for a contractor on How to Conduct Business in Russia, During the last ten years, Roy has written several successful business plan,'' Strategic Marketing Plan for the Russian Far East, proposals for government business, and prepared specialized due diligence studies for businesses. His MBA thesis in 2001 was titled, Strategic Feasibility Plan for Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing in Russia. Roy Peterson is presently (2005) an adjunct faculty member of the University of Phoenix, President of TriCrown International LLC, and Senior Executive Vice President of EISIG,
UNCLASSIFIED TITLES OF SELECTED INTELLIGENCE PUBLICATIONS
Soviet Railroad Troops (Intelligence Community Monograph Study, 1971)
Soviet Penetration into the Indian Ocean Region (Editor - Intelligence Community Study, 1971
Soviet Special Communications Structures (Intelligence Community Monograph Study, 1971)
Monthly Soviet Summary (Editor - Intelligence Community Publication, 1970-72)
Viet Cong Tax Structure in the Delta of
Soviet Ground Forces Methodology (Intelligence Community Publication, 1974)
Soviet Ground Forces Organization Guide (Author and Contributor, 1974-76)
Soviet Ground Forces Structure and Future ("Author. 1976)
Soviet Tactical Military Intelligence (Author, 1980)
Roy is preparing several novels and trade publications. He has copyrighted music and lyrics the he written.