birth_place nationality birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
philadelphia , pennsylvania american 13 february 1944 1973 -- present u.s. intelligence , defense and foreign policy issues jeff_stein_picture . jpeg jeff stein -lrb- author -rrb-
 jeff stein investigative reporter , columnist , non-fiction author
jeff stein -lrb- author -rrb-

jeff stein -lrb- born february 13 , 1944 -rrb- is a columnist and at newsweek .
previously , he was the spytalk columnist and national security editor for congressional quarterlys website , cq politics , from 2002 -- 2009 .
he specializes in u.s. intelligence , military and foreign policy issues .
in addition to his work for cq , he has written three books and hundreds of news articles , opinion pieces and book reviews .
he has also made numerous television and radio appearances .
