If you want to turn to the United States, how many other . Well, after 9 11 the fbi director went to congress and said he suspected that there were several hundred al qaeda related militants in the United States and was concerned of the fbi need to find those people before they created havoc and do something on the order of an attack of the scale of 9 11. There has not been anything nearly like that. We have bet a handful of al qaeda related terrorists in the United States. Really about a dozen, and most of them were not very effective. We know this because it opened up easily in most cases. In almost every case that terrorist plot in the United States is related to the islamic revolutionaries abroad. If there are two or more people in the room one of them was an fbi informant. We have been fortunate that is the case. There have been as tax. The Boston Marathon bombing, cases where militants have gotten a hold of weapons, explosives, and actually designated them. There have been fatali
Times in the back. It was high alert overnight, a man openly carrying a large gun. Some protesters, you see here, chasing him. He then discharged his weapon multiple times at those giving chase. The footage appears to show one man shot, then falling to the ground. This will be paused before that actual shot. Thats part of our standards. Now, police are also using, in those protests, armors vehicles, tear gas, and rubber bullets on the demonstrators, quite a scene. That unrest, a state Police Shooting of a black man, allegedly without cause, then peaceful protests met with allegedly antiblack violence. That, obviously, right now is all playing out against the backdrop of this Republican Convention now half over and trafficking in both suburban fear as well as appeals to basically the way donald trump wants people to view criminal justice. And that included last night, for example, a diverse speaking roster as well as a controversial madefortv pardon and think about it like this. State a
Welcome to the Washington Times for this special episode of history as it happens a podcast for people who want to think about Current Events historically. Im martin de caro and our guest today Catholic University historian. Michael kimmage. Welcome michael. Thank you for having me. Good to have you here. You are a member of the state departments policy planning staff 2014 to 2016. Your portfolio was russia and ukraine. So you bring a lot of expertise to the subject. Were going to talk about today. You are an expert on Us Russia Relations, and that is the road to war in Eastern Europe. How did we get to this point where europe is seeing its first major land war since World War Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why
Historian. Michael kimmage. Welcome michael. Thank you for having me. Good to have you here. You are a member of the state departments policy planning staff 2014 to 2016. Your portfolio was russia and ukraine. So you bring a lot of expertise to the subject. Were going to talk about today. You are an expert on Us Russia Relations, and that is the road to war in Eastern Europe. How did we get to this point where europe is seeing its first major land war since World War Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why russias invasion . Has gone so poorly at least from a russian perspective not achieving any major objectives yet. Well, i think there are a couple of factors it begins i think with a ambition that was unrealizable
History as it happens a podcast for people who want to think about Current Events historically. Im martin de caro and our guest today Catholic University historian. Michael kimmage. Welcome michael. Thank you for having me. Good to have you here. You are a member of the state departments policy planning staff 2014 to 2016. Your portfolio was russia and ukraine. So you bring a lot of expertise to the subject. Were going to talk about today. You are an expert on Us Russia Relations, and that is the road to war in Eastern Europe. How did we get to this point where europe is seeing its first major land war since World War Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why russias invasion . Has gone so poorly at least from a russia