Saber-rattling or Peace Delegations? Relations With Russia w/ Elizabeth Murray

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we speak with Elizabeth Murray, former Deputy Intelligence Officer for the Near East, about her decision to leave the CIA and work for peace - including embarking on a recent peace delegation to Russia to find out just what all this saber-rattling is really about.Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/About Our Guest:Elizabeth Murray was the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East in the US' National Intelligence Council before retiring after twenty-seven years of service. She is now a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), and the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII). She is currently the member in residence for the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, WA. Related Links:Elizabeth Murray's Articles on Consortium Newshttps://consortiumnews.com/tag/elizabeth-murray/Join Elizabeth Murray and the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence in Washington DC this September for the presentation of the Sam Adams Award to John Kiriakou as part of the 'No War 2016' conference. Details here: http://worldbeyondwar.org/sam-adams-award-presented-nowar2016/ World Beyond War "No War 2016" Conferencehttp://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2016agenda/Recommended Reading On US Military Involvement in the Ukraine Events of 2014: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/breedlove-network-sought-weapons-deliveries-for-ukraine-a-1104837.htmlColonel Ann Wright on US/Russia Relationshttps://consortiumnews.com/2016/07/05/misunderstanding-russia-and-russians/Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Kathy Kelly on the Peace Delegation to Russiahttps://consortiumnews.com/2016/06/17/a-peace-journey-to-russia/Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Actionhttp://www.gzcenter.org/"Walk In Beauty" Episode from Echo Valley Hopehttp://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-08-09T14_29_10-07_00Live Share Grow: A Movement for the 100%http://www.livesharegrow.org/Love (and Revolution) Radio Interview with Chuck Collins and Dariel Garnerhttp://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-04-12T14_00_00-07_00Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran_Intelligence_Professionals_for_SanityMusic: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.orgAbout Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timelineRivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/