In Memoriam: Graham Fuller Has Passed On

Jan. 31—The highly respected intelligence analyst Graham Fuller died on Jan. 29 after fighting serious health problems affecting his heart. He was 89. Graham’s two daughters (and perhaps other family members) were with him over the past week. 

His passing was mourned by Nima Alkhorshid, an Iranian engineer who has worked from Brazil conducting interviews with leading political spokesmen from around the world, for a blog with a huge following, and who has hosted Fuller nearly every week for many months.

Fuller was a frequent speaker on the weekly International Peace Coalition (IPC) meetings, initiated by Schiller Institute chairwoman Helga Zepp-LaRouche, often appearing with his longtime friend Ray McGovern. Fuller and McGovern were both high-level CIA analysts, in Fuller’s case, a specialist on Islamic countries and Islamic culture. He served in the U.S. State Department and in the CIA in posts in Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, North Yemen, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong. Fuller was Kabul CIA Station Chief until 1978, and was appointed CIA National Intelligence Officer for Near East and South Asia in 1982.

Fuller was an avid reader of EIR and wrote a message to his associates strongly encouraging them to subscribe to it. He also recruited several of his associates from his days in the intelligence community to get involved with the Schiller Institute and the IPC.

On hearing of Graham Fuller's passing, the Schiller Institute issued the following statement: "We in the Schiller Institute who have worked with Graham Fuller and benefitted from his insights on world affairs and his dedication to breaking through the lies in the commercial press, getting the truth out to populations worldwide, offer his family and friends our condolences. We will miss him, and will continue our mission with his memory and his valuable contribution to the future of civilization in our hearts."