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