Cspan2. Cspan2. Hi, everybody, im david, welcome to the National Book festival in the difficult time of the pandemic. One single they think we can do and i know youre loving it as i am, is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer, the paladin, about a cia officer whos struggling with one of the central problems of our times, which is knowing whats true and what isnt. And its my great pleasure to have with me today two people who wrote two of the very best books of this summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First, i want to introduce bart gellman, my former colleague at the Washington Post who wrote an extraordinary memoirs and his dealings with Edward Snowden and the technology and surveillance and the title of the book says, the american surveillance state. And another outstanding office, thomas rid who teaches at Johns Hopkins and his accurate measure of history what weve come to call disinformation, the w
Recent National Book festival on covert operations. Hi, everybody. Im david ignatius, columnist with the washington post. Welcome to the National Book festival. In this difficult time in the pandemic, one thing we can do is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer which is about a cia officer whos struggling with one of the central problems of our time which is knowing whats true and what isnt. And its my great pleasure to have with me today two people who wrote two two of the very best books of this summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First, i want to introduce bart gellman, my former colleague at the washington post, who wrote an extraordinary memoir of husband dealings with Edward Snowden that led to the rflations about nsa technology and surveillance, and the subtitle of barts book says the american surveillance state. I also want to introduce another outstanding author the, thomas rid, who teaches at
High everybody i am david and neck schist, columnist for the washington post. Welcome to the National Book festival in this difficult time of the pandemic, one thing we can do i know you are loving it as i am is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer which was about a cia officer who is struggling with one of the central problems of our times which is knowing what is true and what isnt. And it is my great pleasure to have with me today to people who wrote two of those very best books of this summer, about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First i want to introduce bart gelman, my colleague at the washington post, wrote an extraordinary memoir that led to the revelation about nsa, technology and surveillance. And the subtitle of barts book says the american surveillance state. I also into introduce another outstanding author, thomas ridden who teaches at john hopkins. Whose book active measures is a history of what
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