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Going to be hyper brief because youll get more than you want of me throughout the day but im going to quickly introduce my partner in crime or maybe better partner in countering crime lenny hanesworth whos a Vice President at Northrop Grumman. Northrop has been a wonderful partner of gw and our center in particular. Not only todays event but multiple reports weve done together and i think play a Critical Role in advancing our National Security and our National Interest so ill leave it at that. Lenny, please . Thank you. Thanks for the introduction. Good morning everyone. On behalf of Northrop Grumman, we are pleased and honor to cohost todays even ....
A few quick administrative notes, now would be a good time to turn off your cell phones or anything that might go beep. Secondly, when we get to the q a part of the session, we would ask if you have a question, that you make your way to that microphone there because we are videoing tonight, were videoing ourselves and for our Youtube Channel and also cspan booktv is here. And lastly, at the end before you come up to get your book signed, please fold up the chairs that youre sitting in and lean them against something that looks like it wont topple over. [laughter] were really very pleased to have Robert Grenier here with us this evening to talk about his new book, 88 days to kandahar. Bob spent 27 years with the cia, three of them a a station chief in islamabad during what turned out to be a very critical time before and immediately after the 9 11 attacks. He was very much in ....
Be responsibility would that be . Also federal . Local Law Enforcement is already using some devices and other folks are using it. Who controls the thats probably the biggest concern of privacy is somebody within 500 feet over peoples homes, property, surveillance capability of these drones. Mr. Whitaker by statute, even at those altitudes its federal air space. Mr. Mica still our responsibility, so well wait to see the development of that and specifics on that rule. I predict there will be, sometimes we dont move until theres an incident, there will be an incident. There will be a crash, there will be probably fatalities. Because you have so many of these things flying. I hope it doesnt take down a big commercial aircraft. I hope it doesnt have a lot of fatalities. But i think its inevitable. How many thousands of these drones are now flying . Ive heard different figures from several thousand to 20,000 flying. Mr. Whitaker i don ....
Landmark cases, the book features instructions, background, highlights, and the impact of each case. Published by cspan in cooperation with cq press, an imprint of Sage Publications incorporated. Its available for 8. 95 plus shipping. Get your copy today. And chairman of the Armed Services committee in the house just entering as they get ready to talk with two witnesses today, defense secretary Ashton Carter and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, generally joseph dunford. Theyre going to give an update on military strategy in syria and iraq to fight isis. [ no audio ] today is the first hearing we have had with secretary carter and chairman dunford together in their current roles. I think its appropriate for it to be on this topic foremost in the minds of the american people. I want to thank you both for being her ....