How should brennan have reacted in this situation at n.y.u. when he was confronted by this man with his background saying what he did and how does it reflect brennan s world view? that s a good question, peter. first of all, i think he should have been briefed and recognized who this man was because he had been investigated by the f.b.i. for activities related to raising funds for terror-related charities. hamas linked charities. he s a known entity to law enforcement and homeland security. he should have known who he was. second of all, he should have vigorously defended the post 9/11 counterterrorism programs that he was in charge of at the time. instead, he expressed concern that americans have overreacted to recent terror events, the christmas day bombing and fort hood. he s far more worried, it seems, with overreacting from the