Lt. Col. Barry Wingard

My op-ed, “Classified: Perverting Democracy by Preventing Disclosure,” was recently published on Truthout. I provided the full text of the op-ed below and look forward to your comments.

My op-ed, “The War on Terror: Beyond the Military,” was recently published on The Huffington Post. I provided the full text of the op-ed and look forward to your comments.

Truthout recently featured my op-ed, “The Erosion of Individual Liberties: When Justice and Politics Become One.” I provided the full text of the op-ed and look forward to your comments.

Yesterday, my colleague, Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Bogucki and I spoke with Alan Colmes, host of the Alan Colmes Show on Fox Radio Network

Yesterday morning I spoke with Gloria Minott, host of the Washington, DC radio show Metro Watch, which airs on the Pacifica station WPFW-FM.

For most of my military career, the United States followed the rule of law and resisted legal shortcuts that ran counter to our country’s long-standing principles. We didn’t beat or humiliate helpless prisoners. We didn’t lock up alleged criminals and throw away the keys. We didn’t let fear change who we are and what we believe. Then came Guantanamo. Political expediency replaced due process, and America started down a slippery slope of doing what is easy and politically popular rather than what is right.