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December 8, Email to the Media Education Foundation

Dear Editor, my name is Captain Eric May, formerly of U.S. Military Intelligence, and after that an Army public affairs officer. Over the last years I have published five strategic essays in the Houston Chronicle. Four have come true, though I’m hoping that the fifth won’t.

My published analysis of the military picture in Iraq has been gloom and doom since before the war started. On April 3, when we had crossed the Iraqi deserts and were about to attack Baghdad, I published “Visions of Stalingrad: Claim victory in Iraq now,” in the Houston Chronicle. In it, I predicted a “quicksand” war that might escalate into WWIII.

On July 8, I published “Worried about quicksand of war in Iraq” in the Chronicle. In it, I reiterated my pessimism about the military picture and attacked the honesty and honor of George W. Bush. (I am of the opinion that he has neither.)

Since my pessimistic analyses have begun to be borne out by the events of the war, the Houston Chronicle has backed-off publishing my strategic essays. In case you haven’t heard it yet, there are White House folks who are zealous about silencing dissenting voices like mine.

George W. Bush continues to blame the intelligence community for the bad war in Iraq – and for once he’s right. There is an ongoing and utter failure in American Intelligence, and it lies between the ears of the commander-in-chief. [Editor’s emphasis, in all cases]

Should you want to look into some clear-headed thinking by an objective military professional who calls a spade a spade (or imperialism, imperialism) please refer to the attached five published strategic essays. I would love to see someone republish them, as honest analysis written by a loyal American officer – and proof that as big as King George’s ears are, they still can’t hear a damn bit of common sense!

If you want to go a bit farther, and look at what I’ve been writing since they stopped publishing me, please refer to the unpublished essays. They are more provocative than the published essays. A warning in advance, the first couple of them reveal something that the Bush administration, through public-affairs professionals like me, is keeping hidden from the public: The U.S. Army didn’t take Baghdad for four days – without a fight – while the cameras just happened to be busy with Private Jessica. The truth is that the U.S. Army had to fight – and bleed – to take Baghdad, and military public affairs officers (like me) directed the embedded-media to hold the story because of the chilling effect its release would have on the war effort – at least until the Army could stabilize Iraq, which it can’t and won’t.

A final word, if you want to know what life was like for a dissident ex-officer who was waging infowar against the White House during the time when Valerie Plame was outed (ergo, set up for assassination) and Dr. David Kelly was assassinated in England, please refer to my July letters. In them you’ll find that my private investigation into Bush-Team military cover-ups led me to some confrontations with some powerful people – the president among them, and had me in fear for my life.

I am currently writing a book of analysis on the war plans and the way the media fit into that plan as an operational asset (i.e., not as “objective” media but as Bushling stooges). This work is what I was trained for, and I am proud to be using my expertise as an intelligence and media expert – taught to me by the Army – just the way the Army taught me to do it: in defense of the Constitution!

Remember, dear editor, the first and best leaders of America were Revolutionary officers. When you find one who’s in revolution against the current political and military crisis, give him a serious reading.

Many thanks, and best regards,

Captain Eric May

PS: Should you want to know a bit more about me, please call either of these gentlemen, who have collaborated with me extensively in refining my perspective:

Thom Shanker, Chief Pentagon Correspondent, New York Times

Chase Untermeyer, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy

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