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The Code Word Stuff Edition
This week, the gang dissects David Petraeus' plea deal for giving highly classified information to his mistress. CIA Director John Brennan proposes big changes in the way the spy agency runs. And a n…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
The Homebrew Edition
This week on the show: National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks to AIPAC and makes the administration's case for negotiating with Iran on nukes. A Guantanamo detainee raises questions about whethe…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
The Float Like a Tweet Sting Like a Ray Edition
This week on the podcast, Shane and Ben welcome back Jen Daskal to talk terrorism and technology. Police phone surveillance becomes a thorny legal issue in a Florida case. The Justice Department says…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
The All Security is Local Edition
This week, Ben and Shane are joined by special guest Jen Daskal. The gang debates Eric Holder's recent remarks on press leaks, asks whether ISIS is morphing into a true global terrorist movement, and…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
The Men Behaving Badly Edition
This week, the gang discusses Kayla Mueller, the last American hostage held by ISIS, who was confirmed this week to have died. Plus, President Obama asks Congress for a new authorization to use milit…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
Until We Run Out of Fuel and Bullets
This week, Shane, Ben, and Tamara and the gang discuss the latest ISIS video showing the death of a Jordanian pilot, and what it means for the future of the U.S.-led coalition to destroy ISIS, as wel…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
The Cold War is Hot
The gang talks about a ring of Russian spies broken up in New York City, plus drones falling on the White House lawn and a new report on the links between democracy and terrorism. Plus, Ben has an up…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
The State of the Union is Boring
The gang ignores the State of the Union and speculates about how Ali Saleh Al-Marri got sprung from federal prison. Shane takes on FBI Director Jim Comey with a new encrypted phone and a defense of g…
Published on 10 years, 7 months ago
The "I have Marshall McLuhan Right Here" Edition
Shane, Tamara, and Ben talk condemnation of the Charlie Hebdo attack and how much outrage is enough, our fear over foreign fighters, and the expanding vocabulary of cyber "attacks." Plus, Ben investi…
Published on 10 years, 7 months ago
What is Rational Security?
Shane Harris introduces the show and introduces Benjamin and Tamara Wittes. The gang talks Egypt and Tunisia, torture and sanctions. Ben talks about the medal he got from NSA, which hasn't yet declas…
Published on 10 years, 7 months ago