Not Cleared

Today’s guests are Mike Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy, and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center. We Discuss: Antony Blinken's Congressional testimony regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal, a purging of military officials from U.S. service academies, vaccine mandates, and finish by discussing Japan and Vietnam signing a defense agreement to counter China's increased military activity.

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Today on Not Cleared we talk to multiple members of the Center for Security Policy staff to hear their thoughts and recollections from 9/11 in remembrance of the 20 year mark of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. We finish by speaking with Kyle Shideler to get a better understanding of the ideology and motivations of the 9/11 hijackers.

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Today's guests are Fred Fleitz, President of the Center, and Victoria Coates, the Center's Senior Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa. We Discuss: The August 26 attacks in Kabul, an overview of the National Security Council (NSC), Fred and Victoria's experience working in the NSC, what the national security strategy is, and how the NSC has been used by different presidents.

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Editor's Note: This podcast was recorded before the events of August 26th. 

Today’s guests are Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center. We Discuss: The August 31 deadline President Biden has agreed to for withdrawing, how many Americans are in Afghanistan, CIA Director Burns' recent meeting with Taliban leadership, how China is reacting to the U.S. withdrawal, and a reimagining of U.S. foreign policy moving forward.

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Today’s guests are Tommy Waller, Director of Infrastructure Security and Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Center. We Discuss: Tommy's first-hand experience serving in Afghanistan, an ideological background of the Taliban, effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and a history of U.S. negotiations with the Taliban.

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Today’s guests are Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center.

We Discuss:

Iran’s escalation in the Middle East - The ongoing crisis at the border - Biden’s “Root Cause” immigration strategy - The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan - China’s nuclear program

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Today’s guest is Fred Fleitz, President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy.

We Discuss:

Fred’s career in the intelligence community - What it is like to work at the CIA - The keys to being a good analyst - How to get a job at the CIA - Is the CIA spying on Americans? - Who prepares the Presidential Daily Brief? - Fred’s thoughts on Afghanistan and Iran

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Today’s guest is David Wurmser, a Senior Analyst at the Center for Security Policy.

We Discuss:

Why what happened to the Trump campaign in 2016 was not novel - Dave’s career in federal government - Working in the Bush administration during 9/11 - How the bureaucracy has weaponized investigations of political appointees - What federal investigators can do to incapacitate employees - The legal and financial ramifications of government investigations - What is a perjury trap? - What a politicized bureaucracy means for people on a day-to-day basis

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Today's guest is Frank Gaffney, the founder of the Center for Security Policy.

We Discuss:

• Frank’s job at the Pentagon during the Reagan administration
• What is nuclear deterrence?
• Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
• What is the nuclear triad?
• The U.S. nuclear arsenal compared to Russia and China
• Importance of nuclear testing
• The missile silos recently found in China

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Today’s guest is Kyle Shideler, the Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Center for Security Policy. We Discuss: The definition of terrorism, how counterterrorism has changed post 9/11, why it is important for law enforcement to consider ideology rather than tactics, and whether or not white supremacy is the “most persistent and lethal threat” in the United States.

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