
How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance?
Clip: 9/17/2013 | 7m 29s
How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor?
Revelations about the mental health of the gunman who killed 12 at the Navy Yard raises questions about how someone like Aaron Alexis is allowed access to a U.S. military base. Judy Woodruff discusses screening with Dr. E. Fuller Torrey of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, a former Army psychiatrist.
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How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance?
Clip: 9/17/2013 | 7m 29s
Revelations about the mental health of the gunman who killed 12 at the Navy Yard raises questions about how someone like Aaron Alexis is allowed access to a U.S. military base. Judy Woodruff discusses screening with Dr. E. Fuller Torrey of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, a former Army psychiatrist.
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