They are going to look back at was going on right now with respect to an 11 before we dive in and you can submit your questions online via webpage, facebook and youtube as well as twitter. Twitter center of surveillance and ill saycenter of surveillance and google, it would take you to the timeline that covers the period from early 20th century, a series of events but use the as we go forward. I want to turn now our panelists here. The Deputy Director of the National Security project, senior director of the center for justice and liberty National Security program and carrie cordero, former assistant u. S. Attorney as well as senior fellow and general counsel at the center for new American Security, thank you for partnering to be with us today. Ill say to break a little bit, i was home sick on 9 11, i was erotically supposed to be in very section of the pentagon was hit by one of the airliners and a little after 9 00 a. M. On the morning, i turned on tv and i saw the tower burning and t
S its a seinfeld shutdown. Im michael smerconish. When we have been here before, it was for understandable reasons. In the 90s it was about spend ing cuts. 2013 the issue was bipartisan disagreement over the Affordable Care act on president obamas watch. In 2018 the issue was president trumps desire to build a wall on the mexican border. But this time, the American Enterprise institute has started to recefer to the impasse as th seinfeld shutdown. It dates fwook georges pitch to tv executives. I think i can sum up the show for you with one word. Nothing. Nothing . Nothing. What does that mean . The show is about nothing. Indeed like the series, it is a shutdown about nothing to which i would add nothing except polarization. Well get to the impact that it all has on the military in just a moment. Also on todays program, police say an online influencer live streamed the widespread looting in philadelphia this week and encouraged the targeting of specific stores. Ill discuss the thorny is
Thank you. [applause] how lucky are we . I think i may be the first moderator in this programs history who has the joy of saying that she has the joy of being on this panel. So im going to try to make you proud. Heres what we are going to do. We will take a walk through their history and perspective from the tenures to see if we cant bounce back and forth. First question for each of you. Can you look at us when you address us back yes sir. [laughter] i love that. The first question for each of you what i is the greatest threr issue that consumed your tenure and what do you see the greatest threat or issue facing the nation today from the security perspective . Its one of the challenges that i had when i was the director. It did not highlight just what the cia did for so many years to keep this country safe, so that consumed a lot of my time and i think there was a lot of partisanship that went into that. One of the challenges i faced in this administration is facing is there are so man
And general michael hayden, the honorable porter goss and the honorable judge webster. Thank you. [applause] ms. Gordon how lucky are we . I think i may be the first moderator in this programs history who has the joy of saying that she worked for everybody that was on the panel. [laughter] gentlemen, im going to try to make you proud. This is remarkable. Here is what we are going to do, take a little bit of a romp through their histories and perspectives from their 10 years tenures, and comment on the issues of today and then see if we can bounce back and forth. Can you look at us when you address us . Ms. Gordon yes, sir. [laughter] ms. Gordon i love that. We are getting it back echo. Ms. Gordon i love that. First question for each of you, what was the greatest threat or issue that consumed your tenure, and what do you see is the greatest issue or threat facing the nation today from a security perspective . John, you get to go first. Congress is an answer . [laughter] ms. Gordon we wi
At the same place at the same time, speaking on the record. I would like to welcome to the stage our moderator, Principal Deputy director of national intelligence, the honorable sue gordon along with the honorable john brennan, the honorable general michael hayden, the honorable porter goss and the honorable judge webster. Thank you. [applause] how lucky are we . I think i may be the first moderator in this programs history who has the joy of saying that she has the joy of being on this panel. So im going to try to make you proud. Heres what we are going to do. We will take a walk through their history and perspective from the tenures to see if we cant bounce back and forth. First question for each of you. Can you look at us when you address us back yes sir. [laughter] i love that. The first question for each of you what i is the greatest threr issue that consumed your tenure and what do you see the greatest threat or issue facing the nation today from the security perspective . Its on