hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐfˈɛɹz kənsˈʌltənt fɚðə nˈaɪtɹˈɪdɚ tʃˈeɪn ʌv nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ænd wʌzɐ kˈɑːləmnˌɪst wɪð mə klˈætʃi nˈuːzpeɪpɚz.
He was also the former Military Affairs consultant for the Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers and was a columnist with McClatchy Newspapers.