Podcast appearances and mentions of Ali Soufan

On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Steve is joined by former FBI agent Ali Soufan about the mistakes that lead to 9/11 and the lessons our country is still learning over two decades later.To become a The Warning Premium Member with access to premium content visit: https://thewarning.supercast.com/Subscribe for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeTwitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSESFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/

Host Karen J. Greenberg welcomed CNS Distinguished Fellow for Global Security and former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Ali Soufan at CNS on February 15, 2022 for a conversation on The U.S. and Today's Foreign Policy Challenges. The full webinar can be watched on our website at CenterOnNationalSecurity.org/events.

FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan resigned after publicly chastising the CIA for not sharing intelligence with him which could have prevented 9/11. The Hulu TV series "The Looming Tower" chronicles Soufan's amazing journey. Soufan is winner of the 2018 Kennedy Award, author of "The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, and, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise fo the Islamic State. Now he's set his sights on another threat - the threat of our own people. Follow Ali Soufan on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/ali_h_soufan https://mobile.twitter.com/TheSoufanGroup Follow Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1 Thanks Avast.com!

FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan resigned after publicly chastising the CIA for not sharing intelligence with him which could have prevented 9/11. The Hulu TV series "The Looming Tower" chronicles Soufan's amazing journey. Soufan is winner of the 2018 Kennedy Award, author of "The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, and, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise fo the Islamic State. Now he's set his sights on another threat - the threat of our own people. Follow Ali Soufan on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/ali_h_soufan https://mobile.twitter.com/TheSoufanGroup Follow Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1 Thanks  Avast.com!

On the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil, renowned terrorism analysts Ali Soufan, former supervisory FBI agent, now CEO of The Soufan Group, and Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations, reflect on the successes and failures over the past two decades of the “war on terror” and the daunting challenges that remain with host Carol Castiel.

On the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil, renowned terrorism analysts Ali Soufan, former supervisory FBI agent, now CEO of The Soufan Group, and Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations, reflect on the successes and failures over the past two decades of the “war on terror” and the daunting challenges that remain with host Carol Castiel.

Ngày 11/09/2001, nước Mỹ rung chuyển vì loạt tấn công khủng bố thảm khốc nhất trong lịch sử đất nước. Gần 3.000 người chết và hơn 6.000 người bị thương. Hai mươi năm sau, dư chấn vẫn còn đó, và người ta vẫn tự hỏi : Làm thế nào một kiểu khủng bố như vậy lại có thể xảy ra tại Hoa Kỳ, một cường quốc quân sự hàng đầu thế giới ? 11/9/2001: « Cứ như một trận Trân Châu Cảng ! » Đó là một ngày thứ Ba định mệnh trong lịch sử nước Mỹ đương đại. Trong vòng chưa đầy hai tiếng, 19 tên khủng bố chiếm lấy 4 chiếc máy bay hàng không dân dụng Mỹ, tiến hành loạt tấn công tại ba điểm khác nhau : Tòa tháp đôi của World Trade Center ở New York, Lầu Năm Góc – trụ sở bộ Quốc Phòng Mỹ - và Shanksville tại Pennsylvania. Tấn thảm kịch này đã cướp đi 2.977 sinh mạng. Riêng tại tòa tháp đôi, con  số tử vong là 2.753 người, trong đó có 343 lính cứu hỏa và 60 cảnh sát, nhưng chỉ có 1.643 người là được nhận dạng.   Cả thế giới chấn động. Nước Mỹ bị tấn công. Cứ như một Trân Châu Cảng. Tổng thống Mỹ George W. Bush trên chiếc Air Force One rời Florida đến căn cứ quân sự Andrews ở ngoại ô Washington, khi quan sát Lầu Năm Góc từ trên cao, đã thốt lên : « Đây mới chính là diện mạo của cuộc chiến thế kỷ XXI ! ». Vì sao nước Mỹ - một cường quốc hàng đầu thế giới về quân sự cũng như là kinh tế lại không thể dự báo và ngăn chặn được cuộc tấn công thảm khốc đó ? Trong cuộc điều tra đặc biệt nhân kỷ niệm 20 năm tấn thảm kịch này, nhà báo Gregory Philipps của đài France Inter, qua các cuộc gặp gỡ với nhiều cựu nhân viên an ninh, tình báo Mỹ và một số chuyên gia Pháp, ghi nhận cả một hệ thống kẽ hở trong ngành an ninh, tình báo Mỹ vào thời điểm đó.   Al Qaida: Những chỉ dấu báo động đỏ Nhà báo nhắc lại, ba năm sau biến cố lịch sử này, năm 2004, ông Philip Zelikow, trong bản báo cáo của ủy ban điều tra Nghị Viện đã nêu rõ hai điểm yếu ngành an ninh Mỹ : Cuộc chiến chống khủng bố trước ngày 11/9 chỉ là một ưu tiên hạng ba đối với giới chức an ninh quốc gia và việc bảo vệ không phận Mỹ trong ngày bị tấn công chỉ được thiết lập một cách vội vã.  Điều khó hiểu là trước khi xảy ra vụ tấn công, đã có nhiều chỉ dấu báo động đỏ mối đe dọa khủng bố. Ngay từ giữa những năm 1990, Al Qaida, đặc biệt là Oussama Ben Laden, người thành lập tổ chức khủng bố này, đã nằm trong tầm ngắm của tình báo Mỹ. Nhiều vụ đánh bom tự sát được cho là do Al Qaida thực hiện nhắm vào người Mỹ và những cơ quan đại diện lợi ích Mỹ ở nhiều nơi trên thế giới, đã xảy ra trong suốt giai đoạn này. Cụ thể:  Vụ khủng bố ở tầng hầm parking của World Trade Center năm 1993 làm 6 người chết, hơn 100 người bị thương.  Tháng Giêng năm 1995, an ninh Philippines phá vỡ âm mưu chuyển hướng hàng chục máy bay dân dụng của Mỹ trên Thái Bình Dương của Al Qaida, còn được gọi là « chiến dịch Bojinka ».  Năm 1996, vụ tấn công khủng bố tại khu phức hợp dân cư Dahran ở Ả Rập Xê Út làm 20 người chết, trong đó hết 19 người là công dân Mỹ, 400 người bị thương.   Ngày 07/08/1998, cuộc tấn công khủng bố kép nhắm vào hai tòa đại sứ Mỹ, một ở Nairobi, Kenya và một ở Dar es Salaam, Tanzania đã làm 224 người thiệt mạng, trong đó có 12 công dân Mỹ.  Trong tầm ngắm Ali Soufan, cựu điều tra viên của FBI, một trong số những người đầu tiên gióng chuông báo động ngay từ năm 1996 về mối đe dọa Al Qaida nhớ lại : « FBI đã bắt đầu theo dõi Al Qaida khá sớm. Từ năm 1996, 1997, chúng tôi đã chú ý đến Ben Laden. Vào thời điểm đó, nhiều người trong cơ quan tình báo kể cả bên an ninh liên bang chỉ nghĩ rằng Ben Laden là một nhà tài trợ, chứ không nghĩ là nhân vật này có khả năng chuyển sang cả hành động.  Tháng 8/1996, ông ta tuyên bố thánh chiến chống nước Mỹ. Chúng tôi nghĩ là nghiêm trọng, nhưng nhiều người khác thì không. Tháng 2/1998, ông ta phát ra một lệnh fatwa kêu gọi hạ sát người Mỹ ở bất kỳ nơi nào trên thế giới. Chúng tôi thực sự tin rằng việc này là nghiêm trọng, đến mức ngầm kết án vắng mặt Ben Laden vào tháng 6/1998. » Về điểm này, ông Philip Zelikow, có giải thích thêm như sau : « Quả thật những kẻ thực hiện vụ khủng bố ngày 11/9 đã tuyên chiến với nước Mỹ bằng một bản fax gởi đến Luân Đôn vào đầu năm 1998. Bức fax này đến từ một nhóm bí ẩn, nằm ở một nơi kém phát triển nhất của thế giới, ở phía nam Afghanistan. Trong suốt năm 2001, chúng tôi đã suy nghĩ nhiều : Nhóm khủng bố này làm gì ở Afghanistan ? Nhưng ý tưởng nước Mỹ đến xâm chiếm Afghanistan để bắt lấy những kẻ đó trước năm 2001 là điều không thể nhắm đến ! » Những kẽ hở Sau vụ tấn công này, nhiều câu hỏi được đặt ra. 19 tên khủng bố đó là ai ? Vì sao chúng không bị theo dõi ? Tại sao thông tin đồng phạm Mohammed Atta, từ Hambourg (Đức) đến Mỹ vào đầu mùa hè năm 2000, để học lái máy bay tại nhiều trường khác nhau Florida, Arizona và Minnesota đã không được chuyển đến Washington ? Trả lời câu hỏi nhà báo Gregory Philipps, nhà nghiên cứu, chuyên gia về các mạng lưới thánh chiến, ông Dominique Thomas, thuộc trường EHSS, đưa ra các nhận định : « Trước hết, một trong những lỗ hổng lớn của hệ thống dân chủ là tình trạng quan liêu, đôi khi còn thiếu cả sự phối hợp giữa các ban ngành khác nhau. Quý vị có thể có đủ hết các mảng ghép nhưng chúng lại nằm rải rác ở nhiều bộ phận khác nhau, và không có sự liên thông hay kết nối tồi (…)  Hơn nữa, tôi nghĩ rằng vào thời điểm đó, cơ quan FBI có quá ít chuyên gia đủ khả năng phân tích các mối đe dọa. Nếu như chúng ta không có người thạo tiếng Ả Rập, những người nắm rõ khu vực này, hiểu được hệ tư tưởng, cách nói chuyện, tâm lý của những nhân vật đó, thì đương nhiên quý vị thất bại trong cuộc chiến này thôi ! »  Ali Soufan là một ví dụ điển hình. Là người đầu tiên xác định được danh tính của Khaled Cheikh Mohammed, kẻ chủ mưu của loạt tấn công thảm khốc, nhưng Ali Soufan là một trong số hiếm hoi các nhà điều tra của FBI nói thạo tiếng Ả Rập, vì có gốc người Liban. Tình trạng này cũng xảy ra tương tự ở CIA. Ông nhìn nhận sự hiểu biết về ngôn ngữ và văn hóa là điều cốt lõi trong cuộc chiến chống khủng bố.  Chống khủng bố: Ưu tiên hạng ba, thất bại to lớn Bên cạnh việc thiếu hiểu biết về thế giới Ả Rập, thiếu sự liên thông giữa các ban ngành, báo cáo của ông Philip Zelikow cho ủy ban điều tra nghị viện Mỹ còn nêu rõ trách nhiệm của ngành tình báo Mỹ trước ngày 11/9, chưa bao giờ xem xét nghiêm túc mối họa khủng bố. Cuộc chiến chống khủng bố chỉ là ưu tiên thứ yếu của an ninh Mỹ thời đó, theo như giải thích của ông Mathhew Levitt, chuyên gia về chống khủng bố, với nhà báo Gregory Philipps.  « Giờ nghĩ lại người ta chợt nhận thấy có điều gì không ổn, khó tin và cảm thấy đau đớn. Vào lúc đó có quá nhiều thông tin để xử lý, các nhân viên an ninh làm việc như điên. Nhưng bộ phận chống khủng bố ở FBI lúc ấy bị ví như là thùng nấu quần áo, đó không phải là nơi để họ thăng tiến. Hoạt động chính của FBI là tập trung nhiều vào các vụ án hình sự. Làm việc cho bộ phận chống khủng bố, gián điệp thật sự không mấy gì được xướng tên trên bảng vàng. Phần lớn thời gian họ chẳng bắt được ai. Ngày nay, khi nói đến khủng bố là người ta nghĩ đến cả một mẻ lưới. Nhưng đó là một hiện tượng hậu 11/9 ».  Nhìn từ khía cạnh này, bà Valerie Plame, một cựu sĩ quan CIA, đánh giá : « Đây thật sự là một thất bại to lớn của các cơ quan tình báo Mỹ. Đó chẳng qua là do thiếu chút suy nghĩ về việc làm thế nào vụ khủng bố này có thể xảy ra. Loạt khủng bố này không tốn kém nhiều chi phí (khoảng nửa triệu đô la), chẳng cần nhiều sự huấn luyện (hai năm chuẩn bị). Những tên khủng bố này lại thoát được tầm theo dõi của FBI, cơ quan lẽ ra có trách nhiệm phải giám sát những đối tượng này.  Rồi CIA cũng có cả những thông tin nhập cảnh vào Mỹ của những nghi phạm này nữa. Làm thế nào chúng có thể thoát được sự giám sát đó ? Người ta đã phớt lờ các dấu vết của FBI. Họ đã phí quá nhiều thời gian, sức lực và năng lượng để tìm kiếm một sự mưu phản. Nhưng làm gì có sự mưu phản nào. Đó chẳng qua là sự chểnh mảng, lơ là của Mỹ mà thôi ! »  Gregory Philipps lưu ý, trước năm 2001, mối đe dọa khủng bố này được cho là « xa vời » đến mức người ta có thể mang theo cả dao rọc giấy hay một con dao nhỏ kích cỡ chưa tới 10 cm trong hành lý mà không phải lo lắng gì. Thậm chí, người thân có thể đưa hành khách đến tận cửa lên máy bay. Trước ngày 11/9, FAA – Cục Hàng không Liên bang Mỹ công bố một danh sách đen cấm một số người đáp máy bay, nhưng danh sách này chỉ có 12 tên, trong đó Cheikh Mohammed, một trong số đầu não của loạt khủng bố này.  Ben Laden và 10 năm truy nã Đương nhiên, lãnh đạo CIA lúc bấy giờ là George Tenet đã được báo động, Richard Clark – cố vấn an ninh quốc gia của tổng thống Bush có gióng chuông báo động về mối họa khủng bố Al Qaida. Dù vậy, những tên khủng bố « nằm vùng » trên đất Mỹ lại không được cảm nhận như là mối đe dọa quan trọng. Vì sao như vậy ? Ông Andrew Card, chánh văn phòng Nhà Trắng thời kỳ đó giải thích :  « Tổng thống Bush đã làm những gì ông ấy nên làm. Tôi đã đọc lại tất cả những bản báo cáo tình báo mà ông ấy đã xem qua. Và tôi còn nhớ có một bản báo cáo gây tranh cãi được đệ trình lên hồi tháng 8/2001, báo động rằng Al Qaida đang chuẩn bị làm điều gì đó với Ben Laden. Rồi sau đó cũng có lời đáp : Đúng vậy, họ muốn tấn công nước Mỹ nhưng không ai có thể dự đoán chính xác ngày xảy ra vụ khủng bố.  Ai có thể có được câu trả lời đúng ? Liệu chúng tôi có thể nào cấm các máy bay cất cánh trong ngày 11/9 hay không ? Giờ thì chúng ta biết được là những tên khủng bố đó đã khởi động vụ tấn công này trước đó vài ngày. Như vậy là chúng tôi đã có những thông tin sai và do vậy chúng tôi đã chọn nhầm ngày để chặn các chuyến bay. Giả như chúng tôi có cấm các chuyến bay trong ngày đó, trong vòng một tuần hay một tháng, điều đó sẽ tàn phá kinh tế đất nước. Quốc Hội rất có thể sẽ chất vấn chúng tôi : Các ông đang làm điều gì vậy ? Các ông không thể đóng cửa kinh tế đất nước như thế. Giờ thì chúng tôi hiểu rằng lẽ ra chúng tôi đã phải làm điều gì đó ! »  Sau vụ khủng bố này, quyền hạn của các cơ quan tình báo đã được mở rộng. Hơn 262 cơ quan liên bang đã được lập ra hay được điều chỉnh lại. Hơn 850 ngàn nhân viên được tuyển dụng tại Mỹ trong lĩnh vực thu thập tình báo có nguy cơ biến hệ thống này còn trở nên quan liêu hơn và khó thể kiểm soát.   Một điều hiển nhiên là các cơ quan an ninh Mỹ đã không thể phá vỡ vụ khủng bố ngày 11/09/2001. Và họ cũng đã phải mất đến 10 năm sau mới tìm ra được kẻ chủ mưu thực sự của loạt khủng bố này : Oussama Ben Laden ! 

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Lawrence Wright is the author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and was named one of Time's top 100 books of all time.  In this episode, released just before the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Lawrence and Peter discuss the book and the lasting impact of that day. Lawrence reflects on his personal experiences on that day and how he was first drawn into reporting on the attacks. Lawrence then discusses in detail the history that led up to 9/11 which is really composed of two parallel stories. The first story is of the growing discontent in Muslim countries, the roots of Islamic radicalism, and how two extremists, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, joined forces to create the global terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The second story is about how interpersonal and institutional conflicts between the FBI and CIA led to a massive failure in intelligence and resulted in multiple missed opportunities to predict and prevent the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Finally, they reflect on what we should have learned from 9/11 and the future of terrorism.   We discuss: Lawrence and Peter recount their personal experiences on September 11th, 2001 [3:30]; How 9/11 changed the US into a security state and affected a generation [9:45]; Lawrence's early coverage of 9/11 and how he knew it was going to be “the story of our lifetime” [14:45]; Egyptian politics and the foundation of radical Islam [22:45]; Anwar Sadat's presidency, assassination, and the birth of the radical Islamic movement [33:00]; Aftermath of the Sadat assassination, and establishment of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan [50:15]; Osama bin Laden: Upbringing, involvement in the Soviet–Afghan War, and rise to celebrity status in Saudi Arabia [56:00]; How the Western intervention in Saudi Arabia impacted Arab nationalist's hatred of America [1:15:30]; Theorizing on the role of the religion in holding back Islamic states from making progress towards democracy [1:20:30]; Bin Laden's time in Sudan [1:32:30]; The CIA vs. the FBI: setting the stage for the failure of US intelligence [1:37:00]; The mistake by US intelligence of not taking the bombings of the US embassies and the USS Cole seriously [1:46:00]; Al-Qaeda in America: Losing the planners of the 9/11 attacks from our clutches and incompetence at the FBI and CIA [1:56:00]; Problematic policies in Europe, and a direct message warning of the 9/11 attacks [2:14:45]; The role of political infighting and personality conflicts that helped enable the 9/11 attacks and the lack of accountability [2:22:45]; What came of the 9/11 commission, the role of the Saudi government, and the trials of Ali Soufan [2:36:00]; Lessons from 9/11 and the future of terrorism [2:46:30]; and More.   Learn more: https://peterattiamd.com/ Show notes page for this episode: https://peterattiamd.com/LawrenceWright  Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/ Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/ Connect with Peter on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.

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In the fall of 2017, Jamal Khashoggi secretly met with a former FBI agent working for the legal team suing the Saudi government for alleged complicity in the terror attacks of 9/11. Although he had for years been a loyal defender of his government, Khashoggi now suggested he might be willing to help the families of 9/11 victims demanding accountability from the Saudi regime. Did the Saudis know about his surprise offer? And what are the questions still unanswered about the role of some Saudi officials in allegedly helping to facilitate the attacks. In this special bonus episode of Conspiracyland-- Khashoggi and the 9/11 lawsuit-- we dive into those issues with interviews with former FBI agent Catherine Hunt, Jim Kreindler, the chief lawyers for the families of 9/11 victims and legendary former agent Ali Soufan, who spent years investigating Al Qaeda. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest this week is Christian Picciolini. Christian is an activist, author and speaker who is a former white supremacist but is doing the hard work of reconciliation and helping other people leave hate groups through his nonprofit The Free Radicals Project. His newest book Breaking Hate: Confronting the Culture of Extremism is now available. Praise For Breaking Hate: Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism… "This riveting narrative portrays on an intensely personal level the impacts of extremism. Encouragingly, it also identifies a method for recovery. Picciolini's experience and practice reinforce the truism that hate is a learned behavior, and it can be unlearned. Breaking Hate should be required reading for all citizens who care about dangerous behavior, want to understand it, and are committed to reducing it."—James Clapper, former US Director of National Intelligence "Riveting, horrifying, and hopeful, Breaking Hate provides a careful and detailed account of how to stop society's death spiral into extremism, and when we need it most urgently."—S.E. Cupp, nationally syndicated columnist and CNN host, author of Losing Our Religion "With piercing insight and unrivaled compassion, Breaking Hate tells the tragic story of how extremism has torn our communities asunder and how every American can work together to end the epidemic of violence that has taken so many of our loved ones. In a country where more than 96 percent of mass shootings are perpetrated by men, we need to find ways of helping our boys grow into healthy young men who not only reject hate but also feel they have paths forward in today's economy."—Andrew Yang, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate "Gripping and timely...Written with authority and first-hand experience...Breaking Hate is filled with rare insights that put today's rise of white supremacy into perspective -- and shows us how to stop it."—Ali Soufan, former FBI special agent and New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State "Breaking Hate is a groundbreaking book. It reveals the depths of the modern white-power extremist movement and illustrates how easily the children of good-hearted, proud Americans can become transformed and corrupted...A sorrowfully necessary book for the dark period America has found itself in."—Malcolm Nance, counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News and New York Times bestselling author of The Plot to Betray America, from the foreword --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message

Former FBI special agent, author, and counterterrorism expert Ali Soufan joins Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti to talk about his organization’s shocking new report about the spread of the Q conspiracy. Soufan talks about the influence of foreign adversaries in the spread of disinformation, the role of the tech platforms and the algorithms that promote and fuel the conspiracy, and about what can be done to counter this dangerous movement, by taking what Soufan calls an “all-citizens” approach to the problem.GUEST:Ali Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) former FBI special agent; CEO, Soufan Group; founder, Soufan Center HOSTS:Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo NewsDaniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo NewsVictoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host) RESOURCES:“Quantifying The Q Conspiracy: A Data-Driven Approach to Understanding the Threat Posed by QAnon,” Soufan Center Special Report (Apr. 19, 2021)“Report: China, Russia fueling QAnon conspiracy theories” by Michael Isikoff, Yahoo News (Apr. 19, 2021)“In secret Facebook groups, America’s best warriors share racist jabs, lies about 2020, even QAnon theories” by Carol E. Lee, NBC News (Apr. 16, 2021)“Reps. Malinowski and Eshoo Reintroduce Bill to Hold Tech Platforms Accountable for Algorithmic Promotion of Extremism” (Mar. 24, 2021) Follow us on Twitter: @SkullduggeryPodListen and subscribe to “Skullduggery” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us with feedback, questions or tips: SkullduggeryPod@yahoo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the twice-impeached former president gets ready to show his face for the first time since slinking out of office in January, and amid developments in a number of investigations into his conduct in and out of office, Ali Velshi talks with Trump's former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen about what's likely weighing on Trump privately and what we can expect to see in public this weekend. Ali is also joined by Congressman Jamaal Bowman and Senator Bob Casey to track the progress of the Covid relief bill. Plus Dr. Ala Stanford answers your vaccine questions. Ali Soufan, Helene Cooper, and Malcolm Nance break down the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria and the ongoing investigation into the deadly Capitol riot of January 6.  Heather McGhee explains why racism is costing Americans trillions of dollars. And Keisha N. Blain, co-editor of the new book 400 Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 joins Ali to discuss how the racial disparities we see today are legacies of slavery and colonialism.

The FBI's Ali Soufan specialized in Al Qaeda investigations both before and after the attacks of September 11th. In 2002 he was sent to question Abu Zubaydah, a high-level jihadi captured in Pakistan. But after several rounds of interrogation at the secret site, he was sidelined by a CIA contractor who had helped develop a new torture program for the agency.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. I have one sponsor which is an awesome nonprofit GiveWell.org/StandUp for more but Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. Ali Soufan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Soufan Group. A leading national security and counterterrorism expert, he plays a significant advisory role in global intelligence issues. As an FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Ali investigated and supervised complex international terrorism cases, including the East Africa embassy bombings, the attack on the USS Cole, and the events surrounding 9/11. He also serves as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. He is the author of Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State and the New York Times top-10 bestseller The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, winner of the 2012 Ridenhour Book Prize. Ali is great on twitter Steven Hassan, PhD, MA, MEd, LMHC, NCC has helped thousands of individuals and families recover from undue influence (mind control). With over 40 years of experience, he is sought after as one of the foremost authorities on undue influence and controlling groups and individuals. Steve understands the subject from a unique perspective as both a former cult member and as a clinical professional. Steven Hassan has published 4 books about cults. His first book, which came out in 1988 under the title Combatting Cult Mind Control, was updated and re-released in 2015 as Combating Cult Mind Control. Chapter 2, My life in the Unification Church has been placed for free on this web site. This book is available as an audiobook as well as on kindle. Steven is the Founding Director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, a coaching, consulting, and training organization dedicated to supporting individuals to have the freedom to think clearly and to freely consider how they want to live their lives.  Steven pioneered a breakthrough method called the Strategic Interactive Approach (SIA), an effective and legal alternative for families to help cult members.  The SIA teaches family and friends how to strategically influence the individual involved in the cult. Contact Freedom of Mind to schedule a consultation or to learn about offered services. Learn about how the Strategic Interactive Approach can help rescue your friend or loved one out from under predatory influence. Subscribe to receive updates on news, events, blogs, videos, webinars, and workshops. This podcast is free but not cheap. Please consider a paid subscription which will get you access to an amazing, curious, passionate, hilarious community of people who help each other through the craziest time in our lives. We have weekly zoom chats and now have built a great network using the Discord App. Sign up now! Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Stand Up is also brought to you this month by GiveWell.org GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell.org/Standup

Host Karen J. Greenberg welcomed Ali Soufan for a virtual event at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law titled "January 6th and the Threat To Democracy: What Went Wrong and How Should We Respond?" The full event can be watched on our website at CenterOnNationalSecurity.org/events. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.

Washington D.C. is in Lockdown as officials warn of the potential for domestic terrorism, the danger is underscored by new details from last week’s insurrection on Capitol Hill. Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz spoke to several police officers about what they were up against that day – we bring you that report. Then counterterror expert Ali Soufan and Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan join Christiane Amanpour to weigh up free speech and national security in response to Trump's challenges. Looking back on history – Veteran filmmaker Sam Pollard talks about his new film "MLK/FBI" which tracks the FBI's attempts to destroy the reputation of Martin Luther King Jr. The pandemic’s broader impact falls disproportionately on women and jobs are nearly two times more vulnerable to this crisis than men’s jobs – o-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda Gates speaks to our Walter Isaacson about this, the coronavirus vaccine and her book “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.”To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

This rerun from July 2020 features former congressman Max Rose and counterterrorism expert Ali Soufan talking about their work addressing the threat of transnational violent white supremacist groups in the United States and across the world. This episode aired long before the events of January 6th, but the conversation was prescient. If we want to stop threats like last week’s violent mob at the Capitol in the future, we need to listen to people like Max and Ali, who know the dangers of white supremacist terrorism and how to curb them. At the time of this recording, Max was a congressman representing New York’s 11th district, which includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. Find him on Twitter at @MaxRose4NY. A former FBI agent, Ali is now the Chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, a global intelligence and security consultancy. Find Ali on Twitter at @Ali_H_Soufan. In this episode, Ken references a New York Times op-ed co-authored by Max and Ali in February 2020. Read “We Once Fought Jihadists. Now We Battle White Supremacists” here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this year-end edition of Press Conference USA, Carol Castiel brings you excerpts from conversations with some of our most distinguished guests from former director of the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Thomas Frieden; leading scholar on race in America, Peniel Joseph; Ali Soufan, former FBI agent, CEO of the Soufan Center and author “Black Banners,” and Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey and much more.

Ali Soufan, former FBI agent who investigated al Qaeda in the late 1990's up to and including the 9/11 attacks, chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, and author of […]

Ali Soufan, former FBI agent who investigated al Qaeda in the late 1990’s up to and including the 9/11 attacks, chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, and author of several great works, including the recent second edition of “The Black Banners”, now completely unredacted, stops by the podcast to discuss his work as a federal agent, his portrayal in The Looming Tower (both the award winning book by Lawrence Wright and the Hulu limited series), his youth in Lebanon and how he was dared to apply for an opening as a FBI agent, his thoughts on the Global War on Terror and how U.S. military operations have changed the “landscape” of the Middle East, the long journey of fighting to unredact The Black Banners, and a whole lot more. Ali Soufan is Chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, and a leading national security and counterterrorism expert.  Previously, as an FBI Supervisory Special Agent, he investigated and supervised complex international terrorism cases, including the East Africa embassy bombings, the attack on the USS Cole, and the events surrounding 9/11. He also serves as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.  He is the author of Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State and the New York Times top-10 bestseller The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, which won the 2012 Ridenhour Book Prize. Ali has testified before the U.S. Congress and the British Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee. He’s also contributed to and been profiled and interviewed by 60 Minutes, Frontline, The New Yorker, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others - and also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and the BBC.  Many of our book and film buff listeners have probably seen his work detailed in several nonfiction books, including The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright, which was adapted into a 10-part Hulu series in 2018. Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much, you'd like to leave us a review?!  Click here for Stitcher.  Click here for Apple Podcasts.  Click here for our Facebook page.  Alternatively, you can click here: https://lovethepodcast.com/fortressonahill Email us at fortressonahill@gmail.com Check out our t-shirt store on Spreadshirt.com Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our patrons today! - www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our Patreon honorary producers - Will Ahrens, Fahim Shirazee, James O'Barr, Adam Bellows, Eric Phillips, Paul Appell, Julie Dupris, Thomas Benson, Emma P, Janet Hanson, Lawrence Taylor, Tristan Oliver, Marwan Marwan, Daniel Fleming and the Statist Quo Podcast.  You all are the engine that helps us power the podcast.  Thank you so much!!! Not up for something recurring like Patreon, but want to give a couple bucks?!  Visit Paypal.me/fortressonahill to contribute!! Fortress On A Hill is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson, Danny Sjursen, and Keagan Miller. Intro / outro music "Fortress on a hill" written and performed by Clifton Hicks.  Clifton's Bandcamp page; Clifton's Patreon page Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Ali Soufan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Soufan Group. A leading national security and counterterrorism expert, he plays a significant advisory role in global intelligence issues. As an FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Ali investigated and supervised complex international terrorism cases, including the East Africa embassy bombings, the attack on the USS Cole, and the events surrounding 9/11. He also serves as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. He is the author of Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State and the New York Times top-10 bestseller The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, winner of the 2012 Ridenhour Book Prize. Ali is great on twitter Here is a link to Listener / Subscriber Chad Schlosser band Maggie Pullit and their song "Headboard" that I've been using to open the show  This podcast is free but not cheap. Please consider a paid subscription which will get you access to an amazing, curious, passionate, hilarious community of people who help each other through the craziest time in our lives. We have weekly zoom chats and now have built a great network using the Discord App. Sign up now! How To Vote In The 2020 Election In Every State. Everything you need to know about mail-in and early in-person voting in every state in the age of COVID-19, including the first day you can cast your ballot in the 2020 election. (FiveThirtyEight / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)* *Aggregated by What The Fuck Just Happened Today? Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A PAID SUBSCRIPTION 

Host Carol Castiel sits down with former FBI supervisory agent and counterterrorism expert Ali Soufan, CEO of the Soufan Group, to discuss key national security issues in the run-up to the US presidential elections, including the threat from white supremacist extremists. He also discusses the significance of the recently released declassified version of his best-selling book “Black Banners: How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11.”

Ali Soufan joined host Karen J. Greenberg on September 24th to discuss the new, declassified version of his book: The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11. The full webinar can be watched on our website at CenterOnNationalSecurity.org/events. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.

Jeremi, Zachary, and guest Ali Soufan, discuss the effectiveness of the FBI’s interrogation techniques from before and after the war in Iraq. Zachary sets the scene with his poem, “Do Not Turn from the Bruises that We Bare”. Ali Soufan is a former FBI special agent and lead investigator on some of the world’s most […]

Former special agent Ali Soufan joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about his now declassified book, "The Black Banners," and how the CIA redacted evidence that torture didn't work. Then renowned philosopher Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy, the topic of his new book, “The Tyranny of Merit." He also reflects on the roots of our populist moment. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings about the secret to his company’s success, which he says lies in their smash-the-conventions culture.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

US Representative Max Rose and counterterrorism expert Ali Soufan talk about the work they’re doing to address the threat of transnational violent white supremacist groups in the United States and across the world. Max is a Congressman representing New York’s 11th district, which includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. Find him on Twitter at @RepMaxRose. A former FBI agent, Ali is now the Chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, a global intelligence and security consultancy. Find Ali on Twitter at @Ali_H_Soufan. In this episode, Ken references an op-ed co-authored by Max and Ali this February. Read “We Once Fought Jihadists. Now We Battle White Supremacists.” on the New York Times website.

CEO of The Soufan Group and founder of The Soufan Center, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, and security expert, Ali Soufan speaks with Karen J. Greenberg on the global security landscape and the changing leadership challenges that face the United States during shifting global tensions and the COVID-19 crisis.

On the sidelines of the UNGA, host Carol Castiel sits down with former FBI supervisory agent and counterterrorism expert Ali Soufan, CEO of the Soufan Group, to discuss major issues emerging from the UNGA as well as his recent research regarding the growing global threat from white supremacist extremists.

The threat from violent white supremacists is on the rise worldwide. The techniques used to spread the ideology are comparable to those used by Islamist extremists. Host Carol Castiel talks with Kathleen Belew, author of "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America,” and Ali Soufan, former supervisory FBI agent and the CEO of the Soufan Group, about the scope of the threat in the wake of the recent massacre at two New Zealand mosques, and what must be done to combat it.

Former agent Ali Soufan served with the FBI for eight years. He investigated highly sensitive and complex international terrorism cases, including bombings and attacks around the world.  In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Ali Soufan reviews his investigation of the attack on the USS Cole where suicide terrorists exploded a small boat alongside the Navy Destroyer—as it was refueling in the Yemeni port of Aden. The blast ripped a 40-foot-wide hole near the waterline of the Cole, killing 17 American sailors and injuring many more. Ali also discusses the events surrounding 9/11. He also discusses his New York Times top 10 bestseller book The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda and the 10-part Hulu television series “The Looming Tower” in which he and his work are portrayed. During his FBI career, Ali Soufan was assigned to and later supervised the New York Office’s the Joint Terrorism Task Force where he coordinated both domestic and international counterterrorism operations. He often operated out of hostile environments and carried out sensitive extraterritorial missions and high-level negotiations, and has received numerous awards and commendations for his counter-terrorism work. These include the Director of the FBI's Award for Excellence in Investigation, the Respect for Law Enforcement Award for "relentless pursuit of truth and bringing terrorist subjects before the bar of justice," and a commendation from the U.S. Department of Defense that labeled him "an important weapon in the ongoing war on terrorism."  Currently, Ali Soufan is the Chief Executive Officer of The Soufan Group and Founder of The Soufan Center and also serves as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Mr. Soufan has testified before the U.S. Congress, and Presidential Commissions, and appeared on 60 Minutes, Frontline, The BBC, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of his recently released second book, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State, lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped. Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction about greed and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases, feature temptation, corruption, and redemption, and are available on Amazon. 

It was a busy week in Washington. President Trump’s new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, declared during an interview that Trump wouldn’t have to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller. Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee and faced tough questions about torture. Finally, it was revealed that Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, received millions from companies, after he sold them on the fact that he had direct access to the president. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break all this news down with national security expert and University of Texas School of Law professor Stephen Vladeck and Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent who blew the whistle on torture in the intelligence community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host Carol Castiel interviews renowned former FBI agent and expert on al Qaida, US national security and intelligence, Ali Soufan, CEO of the Soufan Group in New York City. They discuss the fallout from former FBI Director James Comey's new memoir, Moscow's pernicious attempts to undermine US democracy and their stoking of White nationalist elements in the United States, the conflict in Syria and much more.

Ali al-Marri is one of three falsely accused "enemy combatants" to be tortured on US soil. While he was eventually released from prison, he seeks justice against those who tortured him, including former FBI counterterrorism agent Ali Soufan, who is also a leading figure in the book and television series 'Looming Tower.' Please support this podcast by pledging as little as $1/month here: www.patreon.com/channeltherage  

Retired agent Raymond Holcomb served in the FBI for nearly 23 years. His Bureau assignments involved espionage, counter-narcotics, national security, and Special Weapons and Tactics, and took him across America, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Ray Holcomb discusses FBI hero and legend John O’Neill and working in Yemen with fellow agent Ali Soufan on the USS Cole bombing and 9/11 investigations. Both O’Neill and Soufan are featured in the Hulu TV series The Looming Tower. While assigned to the New York Office, Ray Holcomb was appointed Commander of the 50 member FBI New York SWAT team. Under his leadership, the team assumed an expanded role and, in addition to regular involvement in high-risk domestic arrests, the team provided overseas security and enhanced investigative capability for FBI teams deploying in response to terrorist attacks involving U.S. citizens. Post 9/11, he was selected by then Director Mueller to stand up a new counterterrorism unit named the FBI Fly Away/Rapid Deployment Team. During the course of his career as a counterterrorism investigator, Ray established extensive relationships with foreign police and intelligence services and after retiring from the FBI, he worked for 8 years as a Strategic Planner with the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC); and for 4 years as a State of Delaware Homeland Security Advisor.  He currently serves as a consultant to the federal government on terrorism and other national security-related matters. Ray Holcomb is the author of Endless Enemies: Inside FBI Counterterrorism in which he writes about leading the FBI’s elite cadre of counterterrorism agents who were at the helm of every major post-9/11 investigation.

‘The Looming Tower' on Hulu follows FBI agent Ali Soufan as he tries to prevent an Al Qaeda attack on U.S. soil. The real Soufan says watching an actor play him has been weird, but could have an important payoff: teaching people what led to 9/11 and preventing another attack. Soufan and ‘The Looming Tower' author Lawrence Wright tell us how they adapted the complicated story for TV.

"If you look at the eve of 9/11, the full membership of al-Qaeda was 400 people. But today the people who adhere to bin Laden-ism, to the ideas of Osama bin Laden, are thousands upon thousands. Some estimates put them at forty to fifty thousand." The New Yorker has described former FBI agent Ali H Soufan as the person who came closer than anyone else to preventing 9/11. Today, his time at the agency is portrayed in the Hulu series "The Looming Towers," and he's a leading expert on ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the future of terrorism in an increasingly fragmented world. Spoiler Alert: He does not bring good news. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

"If you look at the eve of 9/11, the full membership of al-Qaeda was 400 people. But today the people who adhere to bin Laden-ism, to the ideas of Osama bin Laden, are thousands upon thousands. Some estimates put them at forty to fifty thousand." The New Yorker has described former FBI agent Ali H Soufan as the person who came closer than anyone else to preventing 9/11. Today, his time at the agency is portrayed in the Hulu series "The Looming Towers," and he's a leading expert on ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the future of terrorism in an increasingly fragmented world. Spoiler Alert: He does not bring good news.

Terreurorganisatie Al Qaeda is nog springlevend. De oud- Afghanistanstrijders opereren vanuit de schaduw nu alle aandacht naar Islamitische Staat gaat. Maar ook een nieuwe generatie die zint op wraak laat zich prominenter horen. Zo wordt de zoon van Osama bin Laden, Hamza, klaargestoomd voor de toekomst. In zijn nieuwste boek Anatomy of Terror ontleedt de voormalige FBI-agent Ali Soufan de jihadistische organisatie. Collega Abdou Bouzerda sprak de schrijver.

The House Democratic Caucus recently unveiled its new "Jobs for America Task Forces" program as a compliment to its 'Better Deal' initiative. The five task forces each focus on a different aspect of the economy: programs and opportunities based around infrastructure, employment benefits, employment and education opportunities, job growth and adaptation and veteran employment. Congressman Donald Norcross, co-chair of the 'Rebuilding America Task Force,' talks to Michael Steele about his hopes for the program and what he wants his task force to accomplish. Ali Soufan, former FBI special agent and member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, talks about his recent reporting on the rise of Hamza bin Laden and the resurgence of al-Qaeda.

This week, The Cipher Brief's Suzanne Kelly spends 15 Minutes with Ali Soufan. Ali is a former FBI special agent, who recently wrote The Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State. What's unique about the book is that he wrote it like a novel, to bring the readers into the world of Bin Laden and help them better understand it. So how did he come up with the idea?

Host Carol Castiel and VOA national security correspondent Jeff Seldin talk with former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Ali Soufan, now Chairman & CEO of The Soufan Group, about his new book: "Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State."

The war in Syria, revolutions and counter-revolutions in Egypt, counterterrorism operations in Northern Africa, attacks in Kenya, Nigeria and Russia—the news of today suggests the threat of terrorism is far from over. The post-Arab Spring security vacuum and the rise of social media has changed realities and transformed the terrorism landscape. Where the center of gravity of Bin Laden terrorism was once limited to Afghanistan, Al Qaeda has now adapted and incorporated loosely connected groups, ceding operational control in exchange for a more global reach. Ali Soufan, author of "The Black Banners", CEO of The Soufan Group and former FBI Special Agent, will discuss the spread of Al Qaeda's violent narratives and outline the current threat landscape.Speaker Ali Soufan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Soufan Group.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1258

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