Robert Richer
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Robert Richer was the associate deputy director of operations of the United States
Central Intelligence Agency
, the number two in command of the Operations Directorate, the part of the Agency responsible for human operations overseas, where he served under Jose Rodriguez
.
He took early retirement in September 2005, after only 10 months on the job, with reports that he "lacked confidence in the agency's leadership" and had "operational issues."
A former Marine, he was with the agency for 35 years, and was the former chief of the CIA's Near East division.
After leaving the CIA, Richer worked for Blackwater USA
as Vice-President for Intelligence. http://www.totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_personnel.php Then in 2007 Richer created Total Intelligence Solutions
with Cofer Black
and Matthew G. Devost, Co-founder and President of Terrorism Research Center, which, according to Richer, "is about delivering evolved intelligence and security solutions to the world's most demanding customers."
Richer is featured in the 2008 bestselling book The Way of the World
by journalist Ron Suskind
. In the book, Suskind alleges Richer was involved in fabricating the Habbush letter
, which appeared to show a link between Al Qaeda and the government of Saddam Hussein
. Richer publicly denies several of the book's claims.
Richer still resides in the Washington, D.C.
area with his family.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
, the number two in command of the Operations Directorate, the part of the Agency responsible for human operations overseas, where he served under Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez (intelligence)
Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. was the Director of the National Clandestine Service of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. He was the last CIA Deputy Director for Operations before that position was expanded to D/NCS in December 2004...
.
He took early retirement in September 2005, after only 10 months on the job, with reports that he "lacked confidence in the agency's leadership" and had "operational issues."
A former Marine, he was with the agency for 35 years, and was the former chief of the CIA's Near East division.
After leaving the CIA, Richer worked for Blackwater USA
Blackwater USA
Xe Services LLC, better known by its former names, Blackwater USA and Blackwater Worldwide, is a private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark.. Xe is currently the largest of the U.S. State Department's three private security contractors...
as Vice-President for Intelligence. http://www.totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_personnel.php Then in 2007 Richer created Total Intelligence Solutions
Total Intelligence Solutions
Total Intelligence Solutions, LLC, is a risk management and consulting company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The company delivers threat and vulnerability assessments, data acquisition capabilities, physical and information security services, training, and high-level consulting to...
with Cofer Black
Cofer Black
Joseph Cofer Black is an American counter-terrorism expert and consultant. He had a 28-year career in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency, culminating in his appointment as Director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center in June 1999...
and Matthew G. Devost, Co-founder and President of Terrorism Research Center, which, according to Richer, "is about delivering evolved intelligence and security solutions to the world's most demanding customers."
Richer is featured in the 2008 bestselling book The Way of the World
The Way of the World (book)
The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism is a 2008 non-fiction book by Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, describing various actions and policies of the George W. Bush administration...
by journalist Ron Suskind
Ron Suskind
Ron Suskind is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and best-selling author. He was the senior national affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal from 1993 to 2000 and has published the books A Hope in the Unseen, The Price of Loyalty, The One Percent Doctrine, The Way of the World and...
. In the book, Suskind alleges Richer was involved in fabricating the Habbush letter
Habbush letter
The Habbush letter, or Habbush memo, is a handwritten message dated July 1, 2001, which appeared to show a link between al Qaeda and Iraq's government...
, which appeared to show a link between Al Qaeda and the government of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. Richer publicly denies several of the book's claims.
Richer still resides in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
area with his family.
External links
- Total Intelligence Solutions
- Washington Times article
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