[3] He ended his career with Caterpillar as Head of Far East Operations,[1] then became an affiliate professor of Bradley University and a member of the board of trustees of Knox College.
[5] In May 2004, he wrote an article for Foreign Policy in Focus entitled "Bush policies make terrorism a growth industry", in which he stated that in its "war on terrorism" the White House was "not interested in the historical, political, economic and cultural factors that shape regional dissident groups" and that "Regional terrorist groups are invariably portrayed as having been co-opted by al-Qaeda and subject to its command and control.
The White House is now busy pursuing the same bellicose policies in Iran and Syria that led to the invasion of Iraq.[7]St.
John has served on the Atlantic Council’s Working Group on Libya and the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Libyan Studies; in 2015 he was a consultant to the Department of State, the National Intelligence Council, Al Jazeera International, Associated Press, the BBC World Service, CNN News, National Geographic Magazine, NBC News, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
[9] A new edition of his Libya: From Colony to Revolution was reviewed in 2018 as "essential reading for those seeking a greater understanding of this complex North African state".