Of staff to mike rogers on the House Intelligence Committee and also spent seven years in various senior positions with the National Security council under the george w. Bush administration. He managed to write a book and have two young sons and set up a very successful new business all in the space, and continue work on the hill at the same time so very impressive. Mike has agreed to speak about the big themes and stories in this book for a half an hour and engaging q a and throw it out to you in for questions. Mike. Thank you. I will go over to the podium if thats okay. I think you can do without that. I want to thank the new America Foundation for having me today especially peter for the invitation and thank you all for coming out in the rain to hear a little thats about my book blinking red and i look forward to q a about other pressing Intelligence Community topics. Blinking red is an attempt to write the authoritative object if history of the most substantial restructuring of the
While, more reluctance on their part to share what they have, and while its not going to be permanent, issue, you know, what happens if theres shortage of information about a terrorist attack, and for whatever reason, because of political climate, because of what snowden created, that information is not passed . Thats what i worry about. Host do you think were out of time and its the last question where our government and certainly cia, too, needs to just assume that things are going to get out, and they, then, in other words, secrets will not remain secret, especially in the environment where we depend on the internet for i. T. To keep the secrets, and they have to calibrate that and act differently . Guest yeah, we talked about this before. Leaks are inevitable. There were leaks in the cia 35 years ago, and theres going to be leaks 35 years from now. Leaks are a facts of life in the intelligence business and business community, as you know, and so we have to just live with it and rec
Cspan2. Here is our prime time lineup for tonight. Up next on booktv michael allen, majority staff protecter of committee on intelligence provides an insiders account of restructuring of the u. S. Intelligence system after 9 11. This program is just over an hour. Good afternoon. Welcome to the new America Foundation. Im peter bergen. I run the National Security program here. Its with a lot of pleasure that we goat welcome mike allen to talk about his new book. Thank you. And hes had a distinguished career, most recently in the government as chief staff on the house Intelligence Committee. He sent seven years in at the National Security council and the george w. Bush administration. He managed to writ book and have two young sons and set up a very successful new business. All in the space and continuing working on the hill at the same time. So very impressive. [inaudible] mike agreed to speak about the stories in his book for about a half an hour and ill engage in him q a and let him an
Intelligence threats, cyber terrorism, and edward snowden. This is a little more than an hour. This is a list you do of accomplishments of a man and i have to recite them but i will go really fast. He was a white house fellow and he had the experience of working with the National Security council with such deadheads as Henry Kissinger whats the generals name . General brent snowcroft. He had three major positions in the senate including being the Administrative Assistant chief of staff, International Policy advisor to chris dodd. And a stint with robert byrd, one of the great characters of american politics. There are few companies he did not touch. Im sorry. He had such power that he moved their headquarters from texas to greenwich, which was quite amazing. He was assistant dean of the Fletcher School of law and policy and director of communications for the number one position or place in intelligence in the United States of america. Most recently as the Communications Director of the
You and knows not to ask questions so thank you. Out will make today about the Intelligence Community. Some threats and challenges. Id have to talk about the snowden controversy. I would like to talk about the way forward and invite some questions. Connecticut has produced its fair share of heroes. When i was in washington, i was invited to the cia to speak to groups and do orientations and explain what the Intelligence Community does. Outside of the headquarters is in an auditorium and that stands the statue of their patron saint from connecticut. After you give a speech like that, a connecticut guy outside, it is kind of moving. On the statue artist in his words i only regret that i have but one life to give for my country. Nathan hale means a lot to people because some of them do give their lives. Some names who you and i will never know have done that and he is an inspiration. Very interesting. He went from poverty and went down to new york city and he was discovered because he was