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title: "3 Melvin A. Goodman Quotes - Famous Intelligence analyst"
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# Melvin A. Goodman

(1938)   Intelligence Analyst

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Melvin A. Goodman is an intelligence analyst.

## Quick Facts About Melvin A. Goodman

Born January 6, 1938

Profession Intelligence Analyst

## About Melvin A. Goodman

American writer... \| Melvin Allan "Mel" Goodman is a national security and intelligence expert. He has worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the State Department, taught at the National War College and Johns Hopkins University, and is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.

##  Quotes by Melvin A. Goodman

> [ “Specialist \[David Emanuel\] Hickman may have been the last man to die for his country in Iraq, but he will certainly not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-a-goodman/specialist-david-emanuel-hickman-may-have-been-the-last-man-to-die/)

Melvin A. Goodman

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/melvin-a-goodman-78365_george-w_specialist-david-emanuel-hickman-may-hav_1235553.jpg)

> [“Over the past five decades, civilian officials have favored the use of military force over the opposition of their military counterparts. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-a-goodman/over-the-past-five-decades-civilian-officials-have-favored-the-use-of/)

Melvin A. Goodman

[Military](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/military/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/melvin-a-goodman-78365_military_over-the-past-five-decades-civilian-offi_2588856.jpg)

> [“The similarities between the Inquisition interrogation regime and the role of the C.I.A. in the twenty-first century are chilling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-a-goodman/the-similarities-between-the-inquisition-interrogation-regime-and-the/)

Melvin A. Goodman

[Inquisition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inquisition/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/melvin-a-goodman-78365_inquisition_the-similarities-between-the-inquisition_3219386.jpg)

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