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Lisa Schiffren

Lisa Schiffren has been an editorial writer, political reporter, war correspondent, (Afghanistan during the Soviet war, before there were roads), and GOP speechwriter. Lisa wrote speeches for Vice President Dan Quayle, and others, and worked in Counterterrorism/Special Operations policy at the Department of Defense. She writes, edits and communicates from her native New York.

Articles By Lisa Schiffren

Perfidious Pakistan

October 13, 2021

In 2014, when the Obama military surge in Afghanistan was over and a major drawdown was underway, Hamid Gul, head of Pakistan’s military intelligence service,… Read More

Erekat’s Obituaries Obscure Trump’s Triumph

November 20, 2020

The death last week of Palestine Liberation Organization secretary and lead “peace” negotiator Saeb Erekat came at an unhappy moment for the leadership of the… Read More