Richard Ghazal is a senior advisor for In Defense of Christians. As a US Air Force judge advocate, Richard has served as legal advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, federal prosecutor, and special assistant US attorney. As an intelligence officer, Richard was the US Air Force in Europe’s chief of Levant political-military intelligence, with special focus on Hezbollah. Richard has commanded over 1,500 hours of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations (via remotely piloted aircraft) for combat overwatch.
Richard completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy at Rhode Island College, and is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Intelligence Officer School. As an active duty airman, Richard earned a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership at Regent University, and Juris Doctorate at New England School of Law. Richard is an ordained reader in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and speaks the Turoyo dialect of Aramaic.
Richard’s expressed views are his own, and do not represent the views of the Department of Defense or Department of the Air Force.
Syriac support for Armenia is no recent phenomenon, as they are both enduring symbols of Christianity’s native presence in the Middle East. Unfortunately, Turkey targets both groups today.
Richard GhazalNovember 5, 2020
In their final presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden should address US-Turkey relations and Erdoğan’s increasingly aggressive posture.
Richard Ghazal & Steven HowardOctober 21, 2020