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major general john k. singlaub 20px independence , california united statesunited states of america distinguished of merit -lrb- 3 -rrb- bronze star -lrb- 2 -rrb- service air medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- purple heart medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- silver star legion place of burial world war ii korean war vietnam war 10 july 1921 30px major general john k singlaub.jpg john k. singlaub
 john kirk singlaub
john k. singlaub

john kirk singlaub -lrb- born july 10 , 1921 -rrb- is a highly-decorated former oss officer , a founding member of the central intelligence agency -lrb- cia -rrb- , and a retired major general in the united states army .
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 decision 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 is a contributing author to several books and is the author of his autobiography as well as numerous articles .
