within the United States and abroad as a bodyguard, trainer for military and police forces, and private kidnap rescuer. Some of Haney's assignments in the private sector include conducting the ransom negotiation and ransom hand-over for a kidnapped oil executive in Colombia, and helping governments in two Middle Eastern countries develop their special forces capabilities. He also worked for several years as personal security detail leader for several high-profile clients, such as Saudi Prince Khalid al Faisal and Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide upon his return from exile in 1994. During the 1990s, Haney undertook security consulting work in Algeria on a gas pipeline project, and started a contract aviation company in Liberia. Some time later, Haney was approached about organizing and leading a coup attempt in another African nation. He claims to have subsequently thwarted the coup. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Haney became a regular television commentator on military affairs and terrorism, appearing on CNN, Fox News, CBS News, The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC. He has expressed opinions strongly critical of the planning and implementation of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Haney was the host of a television series entitled "Spymaster USA," which aired on The Learning Channel in 2004. Haney was involved as a writer, producer, and technical advisor for the CBS television series The Unit, loosely based on his book. Haney also made a cameo appearance on the show as an Army recruiting officer. Haney made a cameo appearance in the 2010 film Iron Man 2 portraying USAF commanding officer, General Meade. Bibliography Inside Delta Force (2002), Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (2006) (ed., with Brian M. Thomsen) . No Man's Land (2010), Low Country (2010), The Prefect of Panama (2018), See also Multinational Force in Lebanon 1983 Beirut barracks bombing United States Special Operations Command References External links Eric Haney's personal website United States Army soldiers American political commentators American political writers American male non-fiction writers American broadcast news analysts Living people 1952 births People from Floyd County, Georgia United States Army Rangers Delta Force