John K. Singlaub
United States Army major general
Died when: 100 years 203 days (1206 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Major General John Kirk Singlaub (July 10, 1921 – January 29, 2022) was a major general in the United States Army, founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a highly decorated officer in the former Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
In 1977, Singlaub was relieved from his position as Chief of Staff of U.S. forces in South Korea after criticizing President Jimmy Carter's proposal to withdraw U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula in an interview with the Washington Post.
Less than a year later, Singlaub was forced to retire after publicly questioning President Carter's national security policies.In 1979, Singlaub founded the Western Goals Foundation, a private intelligence network that was implicated for supplying weapons to the Contras during the Iran–Contra affair.
Singlaub contributed to several books and wrote an autobiography.
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