Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and a U.S. foreign policy critic, will speak at the Atlanta Friends Meetinghouse, 701 West Howard Ave., Decatur 30030, May 2, at 7 pm, on the topic “How to Stop Endless War: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Beyond.”

McGovern spent 27 years as a CIA intelligence officer and served presidents from John F. Kennedy to George H.W. Bush. He was one President Ronald Reagan’s intelligence briefers from 1981-1985, said Ann Mauney of the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta, which is sponsor the event.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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