The December 13, 2012, episode of American
Heroes Radio features a conversation with Lieutenant Colonel John Lewis Cook,
USA (ret.), the author of Afghanistan: The Perfect Failure.
Topic: Afghanistan: The Perfect Failure
Date: December 13, 2012
Time: 1500 Pacific
Listen Online: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2012/12/13/afghanistan-the-perfect-failure
About the Guest
Lieutenant
Colonel John Lewis Cook, United States Army (Retired), “served as the Senior
Advisor to the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, with responsibility
for developing the force structure for the entire Afghan National Police. As of 2012, this force totals 157,000. From March 2008 until August 2012, his access
and intimate associations with all levels of the Afghan government and
coalition forces have provided him with an unprecedented insight into the
policies which will determine the outcome of the war. It is this insight, coupled with his contacts
and associations throughout Afghanistan that form the basis of Afghanistan: The
Perfect Failure.
John Cook
graduated with a B.A. from the University of Delaware and has a Master’s Degree
from Boston University. He is considered
an expert in counterinsurgency, having written doctrine on this subject for the
U.S. Army Intelligence Center & School.
In addition, he is the recipient of the Silver Star, 3 Bronze Stars, the
Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Vietnamese Medal of
Honor and several other combat and peacetime awards.
John Cook is
not new to war zones. In addition to
four and a half years in Afghanistan, he has spent over two years in Vietnam as
an intelligence officer and became the youngest District Senior Advisor in
Vietnam. He was one of the first
intelligence officers in Vietnam responsible for the implementation of the
Phoenix Program, the most successful counterinsurgency program ever initiated
by the U.S. military. Upon his return
from Vietnam, he authored The Advisor: The Phoenix Program in Vietnam,
recognized as one of the premier texts on defeating insurgences, now in its
third edition, and Rescue Under Fire: The History of Dustoff in Vietnam.
Screenwriter Gregg Moscoe is currently working on a screenplay adaptation of
Rescue Under Fire. He has served as the
publisher and editor for the Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Journal.”
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police
slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and
life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a
sworn member of the Los Angeles Police
Department for 24 years. He
retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant.
He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice
Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California
State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work.
Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University,
Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice
Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and
University. He has experience teaching
upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has
published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such
as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine,
and Police One. He has appeared on the
History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject
matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
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Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
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