And im Francine Lacqua. Lets quickly check on your markets. Global stocks are definitely rising. Shares in japan are probably advancing the most. The yen weakening after the bank of japan left Monetary Policy unchanged. Treasuries holding onto losses. Traders still, i think trying to digest the more hawkish tone struck by the federal reserve. I wanted to put gold in there as well, practically flat. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Reporter russia has verified that the Islamic State leader has been killed. Isisuld be among about 30 commanders killed during a bombing raid last month. It is also said the attack killed another 300 Islamic State fighters, but provided no explanation on the delay in reporting the airstrike. Anger is growing over the deadly blow that struck the apartment tower in london. The official death toll stands at 17, with the police morning fatalities could reach critical figures. Prime minister theresa may has ordered an investigation into the trag
Soldiers armies bombs. And this discusses non kinetic forms of warfare do you think the media and society as a whole has an awareness of the importance of permission warfare and use of media and influence operation campaigns or as part of the goal of the book to raise Awareness Among the public. This is the point i make in the book. We are under and in flirt information assault. They are largely in the dark. That includes our government as well as the public at large. As you might recall in a recent hearing that you are the chair of one of the witnesses testified about the russians in their propaganda outlet in an official told them they would have no audience in the United States if the u. S. Media were doing its job properly. In a sense what has traditionally been the role of the American Media that is to provide both education and information has really fallen off. Right now were seen a politicization of the media into general liberal and conservative camps. And they are not really
Host bill gertz im excited to be with you today to discuss your book with you, iwar war and peace in the Information Age as a National Security columnist anthony introduction you talk about how this is a culmination of your many years of experience on National Security can you tell me why you publish this book of the subject matter at this time . Go was looking at what i feel is a new forum of warfare emerging in the 24 century i have bad all over the world covering issues and reflection of the Information Age looking at this new form of warfare i define that as of the technical cyberfrom the russians and the chinese that really emerged with what has been called that cyberenable the influence operation. To be the dominant form of warfare to dominate our lives and our adversaries are looking into this says said cheap way to choose strategic goals. If that is us good point thinking of committing terms list discusses noncandidate forms of warfare. This set have the awareness with the use
Host bill gertz im excited to be with you today to discuss your book with you, iwar war and peace in the Information Age as a National Security columnist anthony introduction you talk about how this is a culmination of your many years of experience on National Security can you tell me why you publish this book of the subject matter at this time . Go was looking at what i feel is a new forum of warfare emerging in the 24 century i have bad all over the world covering issues and reflection of the Information Age looking at this new form of warfare i define that as of the technical cyberfrom the russians and the chinese that really emerged with what has been called that cyberenable the influence operation. To be the dominant form of warfare to dominate our lives and our adversaries are looking into this says said cheap way to choose strategic goals. If that is us good point thinking of committing terms list discusses noncandidate forms of warfare. This set have the awareness with the use
Bill gurts im so excited to be with you today iwar, iwar, you are National Security columnist at the Washington Times and free beacon and in the introduction you talk about how this book is culmination of many years of experience following National Security, can you tell me a little bit why you published this book on the subject matter at this time . Sure, iwar is a look at the new form of warfare thats emerging in the 21st century. I covered National Security affairs for over 30 years in all over the world covering these and i think its a reflection of the Information Age that we are now looking at this form of warfare which i Call Information warfare and i define that as both the technical cyber that we have seen so much of in terms of cyberattacks from the russians and chinese as well as the content influence type of thing which really emerged in the last president ial election with the russian, cyber enabled operation. These two things, i believe, are going to be the dominant force