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Former CIA Targeting Officer on the Post-9/11 Hunt for Terrorists
Former CIA Targeting Officer on the Post-9/11 Hunt for Terrorists
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jun 11, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former CIA analyst and targeting officer Nada Bakos about the post-9/11 hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the low-level jihadist and eventual head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, ISIS's predecessor organization. Morell and Bakos discuss the intense political pressure some analysts felt as they worked to identify links between Iraq and Al Qaeda in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. Bakos also describes how targeting officers employed tactical analysis in an effort to dismantle terror networks and the human intelligence that led to Zarqawi's demise.
Released:
Jun 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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