Gen. Barry McCaffrey
By
Alina Tugend
Alina Tugend is a writer based in the New York City metropolitan area.
Service: Army, retired; served as an infantry commander in the '91 gulf war
Other gigs: professor of national security studies at the U.S. Military Academy; president of his own consulting firm; former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (1996-2001)
Is paid by: NBC/MSNBC
The skinny: McCaffrey, an outspoken critic of the war plan, maintained a high profile, frequently popping up on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC, as well as local stations. He says he chose these related networks because he likes anchors Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams. He hired a researcher just to help him with his workload.
"This Iraqi military is run by fear. If we could decapitate the leadership, and I'm talking about the top 40, 50 military people also, the whole thing might unravel."
("Today," NBC, March 20) ###
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