Charles “Sam” Faddis

Sam Faddis is a retired CIA operations officer, published author, and national security commentator.  He is a member of the Committee Present Danger China and a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy.  Sam is also the Senior Editor for ANDMagzine.substack.com and the President of the Pennsylvania Patriot Coalition.

Sam appears frequently on television and radio. 

Sam led the first CIA team into Iraq nine months in advance of the 2003 invasion of that country. After serving abroad in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, he served as head of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center (CTC)’s Weapons of Mass Destruction unit charged with pursuing terrorist weapons of mass destruction programs worldwide. 

Prior to joining CIA, Sam was a U.S. Army Armor and JAG officer (Captain), and then served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington.

Sam is the author of “The CIA War in Kurdistan”,  “Beyond Repair: The Decline And Fall Of The CIA” and “Willful Neglect: The Dangerous Illusion Of Homeland Security.”