Jul 20 Watch Intel Chief Nominee Clapper Faces Tough Questioning by Lawmakers Gen. James Clapper, the nominee to become the nation's fourth director of national intelligence, faced a grilling by lawmakers Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, and former White House counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch U.S. Intelligence Apparatus Ballooned After 9/11, Series Finds The Washington Post spent two years investigating the infrastructure of the government intelligence community in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Margaret Warner speaks with reporter Dana Priest on what was uncovered in the research for… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Experts Ask: How Strong Is Al-Qaida? The first in a series about the evolving nature of al-Qaida, Margaret Warner speaks with a former CIA staffer about the terror group's influence. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama’s ‘Measured’ Security Review Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top stories of the past week, including President Obama's review of U.S. intelligence systems, and the retirements of two prominent Senate Democrats. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Airline Plot Exposes Issues With Intelligence Analysis The November attack on Fort Hood and the failed plot to blow up a passenger jet on Christmas have renewed questions on how U.S. intelligence is analyzed and tracked. Judy Woodruff talks to a panel for more. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Obama Details Intelligence Lapses Around Botched Attack President Obama took responsibility for the systemic failures that allowed a terror suspect to board a plane with an explosive, saying in a statement "the buck stops with me." Jim Lehrer talks to counter-terrorism experts and lawmakers for reaction. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Obama Orders Intelligence Revamp; Says ‘Buck Stops with Me’ President Obama on Thursday outlined the intelligence missteps that failed to prevent an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day, saying that while the incident was a systemic failure, "ultimately the buck stops with me."… Continue watching
Jan 05 What Reforms Would Help U.S. Intelligence Agencies? By Quinn Bowman As President Obama talks to advisers about the lapses that allowed an attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, the PBS NewsHour asked intelligence experts to weigh in on what reforms they would recommend and to reflect on changes since 2001. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Obama: Intelligence Failures Allowed Attempted Plane Attack President Obama told U.S. security chiefs Tuesday that an attempted airliner bomb attack was the result of a "screw up" by intelligence agencies and that he won't tolerate it. Jim Lehrer gets reaction on the president's remarks and U.S. efforts… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Obama: U.S. ‘Failed to Connect the Dots’ in Bomb Plot President Obama said Tuesday the U.S. had sufficient information to disrupt the Christmas Day plot to blow up a U.S. airliner, but "failed to connect the dots." Ray Suarez interviews Chief of Staff for the National Security Council Denis McDonough… Continue watching