That begins at 8 00 pm eastern. Enjoy booktv every weekend on cspan2. Good afternoon. I am director of the center on National Security, i am delighted to be joined by ali soufan, author of the black banners declassified how torture derailed the war on terror after 9 11. You probably know ali soufan from some of the events weve done together, a special agent with the fbi, investigated highprofile terrorism cases before, during and after the 9 11 attacks. Is in recent years brought his investigative skills to the private sector, ceo of the founder of the center, his specialty is Global Security affairs from governance culture to state actors to nonstate actors and i will explore as much of that today as we can. I want to deck out each day, we publish the intel brief which is something you should read every day. It is a wonderful deep dive into timely issues that go to the heart of what we are thinking about even if it is not in the headlines. From white to premises him to what is happeni
Declassified how torture derails the war on terror after 9 11. You probably know him from events weve done together. Hes a visiting special agent with the fbi and hes investigated highprofile terrorism cases after the 9 11 attacks. He has investigated skills to the private sector and these ceo of the Stephan Group and author of the Fordham Center and his specialty is global security, everything from governance culture and state actors, nonstate actors and im going to try to cover as much of that today as we can. One thing i want to point out is each day the center publishes the Stephan Group intel brief which is something you should really, you should read every day. Its a wonderful insight into a timely issue that goes to the heart of what we should be thinking about even if its not in the headlines, everything from White Supremacy to whats happening with al qaeda and isis geopolitics in Washington State and i encourage you to read it every day. Id also encourage you to read the Steph
Now come a heang on the Health Concerns of the veterans exposed to hazardous checals. While deployed at the airbase in his pakistan known as k2. A Veterans Affairs Department Official told the subcommittee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to those that served at the base between 2001 and 2005. This is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hybrid hearing of the National Security subcommittee. On the committee of oveight and government reform. Pursuant t the hse rule, some members will aear in person and others will appear remotely. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everybody that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attenng this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are notearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few rinders for those members that are appearing i person. You will only see member
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