The featured programs for the Terrorism Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=973 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 23:43:07 GMT President Obama spoke about a range of U.S. counterterrorism issues including controversial drone strikes, the Guantanamo Bay prison and detention of terrorist suspects, security at diplomatic missions abroad, the role of foreign assistance in international security, and the future role of military force in efforts to counter terrorist threats. During the speech he was heckled by a woman in the audience several times before holding his remarks until she was escorted out. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312917-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312917-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sharyl Attkisson talked about the investigation into lthe September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Ms. Attkisson, who had followed the story since the attack occurred, discussed the previous week House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the attack, State Department official Gregory Hicks' testimony at the hearing, State Department accounts of the event, and the politics surrounding the investigation. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312694-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312694-3 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama delivered a statement following the arrest of the second suspect in the April 15, 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312282-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312282-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke to reporters about the federal investigation of the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon the previous day. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigation was treating the incident as an act of terror, but cautioned against assigning blame for the incident. He also extended sympathies to victims and praised citizens for their assistance in the aftermath of the explosions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312149-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312149-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. During her testimony, she choked up as she spoke of comforting the victims' families and grew angry at accusations that the Obama administration misled the country over whether the Benghazi incident stemmed from a protest. She also depicted the incident as part of a long history of such violence, and the result of regional instability since the "Arab Spring" of popular revolutions that began in 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310496-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310496-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senior State Department officials testified on the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that led to the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Deputy Secretary Thomas Nides said that several recommendations from the report take effect before the end of 2012, the rest before Secretary of State Clinton's successor would take office in 2013. Deputy Secretary William Burns in his remarks said that officials at the highest levels of the State Department were aware of the "deteriorating security situation" in Libya prior to the attack. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309992-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309992-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Security officials testified on their efforts to improve diplomatic safety in Libya before four people were killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308674-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308674-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kirk Lippold talked about [Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole], his historical narrative of the October 12, 2000, bombing at a refueling stop in the port of Aden in Yemen, which killed 17 crew members and injured 37. He described the heroic measures taken by his crew to save the ship from sinking and reduce casualties. He commented on the Navy's formal investigation, and the final report that concluded all the available force protection measures were not put in place by himself on that day. He described the adverse effect the report had on his own future, prompting a senator to block his nomination to be promoted to captain. He called the attack the "start of the war on terror" and discussed intelligence lapses before and after the incident. Kirk Lippold retired from the Navy at the rank of Commander in 2007 after serving 26 years. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, and received his Master's degree in Systems Engineering from the Navy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306536-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306536-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nelly LaHoud gave an analysis of the report she and others wrote about documents recovered from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. The report was a study of 17 declassified documents consisting of electronic and draft letters dating from September 2006 to 2011. In her comments she said that bin Laden was no longer in control of his terror network prior to the raid in which he was killed. She also noted that the documents showed that al-Qaida had a covert campaign against Iran. Following her speech she answered questions from Brian Fishman. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306290-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306290-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder explained the Obama administration's legal justification for killing an American-born al-Qaida operative in Yemen. In his speech he said the decision to kill a U.S. citizen living abroad who poses a terrorist threat is legal and sometimes necessary in the war on terror. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304749-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304749-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The House and Senate Homeland Security Committees held a joint hearing to look at homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. military community. Daris Long was the father of the late U.S. Army Private William Andrew Long, who was shot and killed in a 2009 terrorist attack on a military recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-2 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Vice President Dick Cheney was interviewed by Stephen Hayes about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Mr. Cheney provided a detailed description of events on the day of the attack, saying he was able to keep his emotions in check during the days that followed. Other topics included George W. Bush administration surveillance and interrogation programs, and the Iraq War. Mr. Cheney also responded to questions from members of the audience. "A 9/11 Anniversary Conversation with Former Vice President Richard Cheney: Ten Years After: Lessons Learned, Lessons Unlearned" was a program of the American Enterprise Institute that celebrated the launch of the book former Vice President Cheney wrote with his daughter Liz, [In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Brennan was interviewed by Fran Townsend about the status of U.S. homeland security ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Among the topics he addressed were intelligence reform, cyber security, federal funding, and the effort to kill Osama bin Laden. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301410-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301410-4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Olson, the first Navy SEAL ever to be appointed a 3-star and 4-star admiral, and the man who trained the team of Navy SEALS who killed Osama bin Laden, was interviewed by ABC News Correspondent Martha Raddatz. During the program he explained that "dozens" of missions similar to the bin Laden operation are undertaken each night. Other topics included the hunt for other terrorists around the globe, and the history of and women in special operations. Admiral Olson also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300735-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300735-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about CIA interrogations and the role they played in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. At issue is whether the enhanced interrogation techniques employed during the Bush administration, which some consider torture, were the responsible in whole or part for the success of the operation. John Yoo, who helped craft the legal justifications for the George W. Bush-era interrogation practices while at the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, moderated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299530-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299530-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In a rare, Sunday-evening address to the nation from the White House, the president announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a raid on a private compound outside Islamabad, Pakistan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299281-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299281-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder said alleged September 11 plotters would be tried by the military instead of the Justice Department. In his remarks he accused Congress of undermining counterterrorism efforts by passing laws that prevented trials in U.S. federal courts. He also said the Justice Department was better equipped than Congress to make decisions about the best way to try terrorist suspects. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298841-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298841-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representatives John Dingell, Keith Ellison, and Frank Wolf testified at a Homeland Security hearing on the threat of radicalization among U.S. Muslims. Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison became emotional during his testimony as he recalled a Muslim American first responder who died on September 11, 2001 but was suspected of involvement in the terrorist attacks after his death. Congressman Ellison is the first Muslim American elected to Congress and denounced the hearing warning that it could increase suspicion of law enforcement in the Muslim community. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298377-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298377-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary Janet Napolitano talked about homeland security issues and Obab administration policy on birder issues. After the interview the reporters discussed her responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297866-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297866-1 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama delivered remarks to staff at the Joint Terrorism Task Force Headquarters. He praised the staff for their work saying that because of the efforts and the sacrifices made by task force members, the U.S. was making "real progress" in disrupting the terrorists who are intent on attacking the U.S. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289552-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289552-4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT