A former undercover agent. Hes also a fellow at the Brennan Center for justice. Because of his undercover work, mister tamer elnourys identity is hidden behind a screen and his voice has been altered. My name is mike german, a fellow at Nyu Law School and a former fbi agent and its my great pleasure to talk to tamer elnoury about his new book american radical, inside the world of an undercover muslim fbi agent and camera, i think i want to start by letting you explain why it is that you have to speak from behind the screen. Thanks for having me my. The reason obviously is because of the fact that i am still an active covert operative for the Fbi Joint Terrorism Task force. My identity even if i wasnt active is sensitive and should never be revealed, obviously. And i think thats what makes your book so unusual. A lot of fbi agents after they retire have gone out and written memoirs, but all of those have had to go through a screening process at the fbi before they are allowed to be publ
Thank you for having me mike. The reason obviously is because of the fact that i am still an active covert operative for the Fbi Joint Terrorism Task force. My identity, even if i was not still active, is sensitive and should never be revealed obviously. Okay, great. I think that is what makes your book so unusual. A lot of fbi undercover agents after they retire have gone out and written memoirs. All of those have to go through a screening process at the fbi before they are allowed to be published. What made you want to write the book while you were still working undercover . Yeah, i get that a lot from within the organization and outside of the organization. It is a great question. But the truth is, i guess it is a bit of a perfect storm. First off, one of my International Terrorism cases was declassified for trial. So that gave me an opportunity to be a voice for those that dont have one. I have a unique perspective, as you are aware, into a world that most americans know little abo
He is a National Renowned speaker and the authority on union calvary, particularly operations in the east. What i like about his canon of books, he has been boldly exploring all sorts of things and taking his expiration in neat directions. He is working on a mini script about George Gordon meade. It does not necessarily seem like a cavalry operation to me and it makes him one of the most interesting historians working in the field today. Coming to us from columbus, ohio, to talk about his Award Winning book on john buford, eric wittenberg. [applause] wittenberg it is always up pleasure to be here and i appreciate the opportunity to be here today. It is also always nobody wants to be the guy who goes right after lunch. If anybody falls asleep because of the good food, i promise i wont be offended. And bear with me, im not good at standing still. Chris was talking about the fact that i have written a lot of books, i have a bad case of adult add, which also means i have a trouble standing
Sen. Rounds good afternoon. The Cyber Security subcommittee meets to assess the role of protecting the u. S. Election process. The witnesses are mr. Bob butler, adjunct senior fellow with the center for a new american security, Senior Vice President of Critical Infrastructure protection, operations for a calm. Ms. Heather conley, the Senior Vice President for europe, eurasia, and the arctic and for the of the Program Center of strategic and international studies. Dr. Richard hartnett, had a full andpe Political Science Cyber Command and the director of the Cyber Security project at the Harvard Kennedy school. At the conclusion of Ranking Member nelsons comments, we will ask our witnesses to make their opening remarks. After that we will have a round of questions and answers. There is no dispute about what russia did during the 2016 election cycle. There is clear evidence that russia attempted to undermine our democratic process through the hacking of independent political entities from
Good afternoon. This cybersecurity subcommittee meets this afternoon to receive testimony on the department of defenses role in protecting the u. S. Election process. The witnesses are mr. Bob butler, cofounder and managing director of cyber strategies, llc. Adjunct senior fellow at the center of new america operations for acom. Heather conley the Senior Vice President for europe, youre asia and the arctic and director of the Europe Program at the center for strategic and international studies, dr. Richard hartnet ahead of Political Science at the university of cincinnati an a former scholar and residence at u. S. Cyber command and the National Security agency and dr. Michael sum wrryer, at the harv kennedy school. At the conclusion of Ranking Member nelsons comments, we will have a round of questions and answers. There is no dispute about what russia did during the 2016 election cycle. There is clear evidence that russia attempted to undermine our democratic process through the hackin