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Ep. 329 | Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza may face years in prison from 2022-04-27T17:00

His wife Evgenia Kara-Murza explains why a 15-day jail term over a bogus charge might end up being much, much longer.

Ep. 328 | The UN puts pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine from 2022-04-20T17:00

U.S. UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks about the historic suspension of Russia from the UN's Human Rights Council and efforts to isolate Russia.

Ep. 327 | The role of U.S. intelligence in Ukraine's war with Russia from 2022-04-14T05:26:44

Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University, talks about the unprecedented releases of intelligence, how it's impacted the war, and V...

Ep. 326 | Ukraine's War: Politician urges the world to"wake up" from 2022-04-06T18:00

Yevheniya Kravchuk, a Ukrainian Parliament Member, journalist and communications expert says, Vladimir Putin is "not normal" and the world needs to start treating him like the criminal that he is.

Ep. 325| What's going with Vladimir Putin? from 2022-03-30T18:00

Andrei Soldatov, investigative journalist, author and Russian security services expert provides some answers

Ep. 324| What do people living in Russia think about Putin's war against Ukraine? from 2022-03-23T18:00

Sergei Utkin, head of strategic assessments at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences shares some candid thoughts, saying the war is a "catast...

Ep. 323| A new Iron Curtain descends around Russia from 2022-03-16T18:00

Audra Plepyt, Lithuania's Ambassador to the US, says Russia's war in Ukraine is worrisome for NATO countries; and she discusses what it's like to live behind the Iron Curtain.

Ep. 322 | The Sanctions of Putin and Lavrov and; On the run from Russian missiles in Ukraine from 2022-03-09T19:00

Radek Sikorski, Member of the European Parliament and head of the EU Delegation to the U.S. talks about the stiff sanctions Russia's President and Foreign Minister face; and Vasil Miroshnychenko, P...

Ep. 321 | Here's why Russia's invasion of Ukraine has stalled from 2022-03-02T19:00

Malcolm Nance, Executive Director of Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies (TAPSTRI), and a retired Navy Cryptologist says Russian force can get to Kyiv, but they'l...

Ep. 320 | Russian Invasion of Ukraine would be met with fierce resistance from 2022-02-23T19:00

Malcolm Nance, Malcolm W Nance, Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies lays out how Russia might invade and what kind of resistance they'll face.

SPECIAL REPORT: Crisis in Ukraine Part 1 from 2022-02-21T14:45

A conversation with Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's Ambassador to the US. She discusses Russia's aggression and Ukraine's resolve to fight it.

Ep. 319 | The US flips the information warfare script on Russia's Ukraine invasion plans from 2022-02-16T19:00

Jeff Prescott, Deputy to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Ambassador to the UN, explains how the US is using diplomacy and other tactics to try and stop Russia from invading Ukraine.

Ep. 318 | Russia's military forces continues to grow on Ukraine's borders. So does suspicion it's an elaborate misdirection play. from 2022-02-09T19:00

Kusti Salm, Permanent Secretary of Estonia's Ministry of Defense says," We are extremely worried about the situation". He says Ukraine is not the ultimate target Russia is after.

Ep. 317 | The Pentagon moves 3,000 troops into Eastern Europe as Russian invasion of Ukraine looms. from 2022-02-02T19:00

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Pentagon spokesman John Kirby discuss the threat and efforts to counter it.

Ep. 316 | Former top National Security Council official says Russian invasion of Ukraine"all but certain". from 2022-01-26T19:00

Alexander Vindman, former NSC Director for European Affairs says, "come February" the largest invasion in Europe since World War Two is poised to happen in Ukraine.

Ep. 315 | Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looming from 2022-01-19T19:00

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet, discusses the "grave mistake" Russia would make if it invades Ukraine, again. He also talks about US diplomatic efforts to change Russia's calculus, Afghan...

Ep. 314 | Security in the U.S. after the January 6th anniversary from 2022-01-12T19:00

Brian Murphy, former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis at DHS, and A.T. Smith, former Deputy Director of the Secret Service discuss the lessons intelligence and law enforcement offic...

Ep. 313 | DHS Secretary talks about security a year after Capitol riot? from 2022-01-05T18:28:17

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas talks about security in the US a year after the January 6th riot, lessons learned, and foreign threats.

Ep. 312 | The 3rd anniversary of Paul Whelan's wrongful imprisonment in Russia from 2021-12-29T19:00

David, Paul's twin brother, talks with Target USA about Paul's condition, the status of his incarceration, and what the U.S. is doing.

Ep. 311 | The Suburban Women Problem is America's Problem from 2021-12-22T19:00

Rachel Vindman, co-host of The Suburban Women Problem Podcast discusses how her husband Alexander Vindman's unfair dismissal from the National Security Council and loss of his military career, led ...

Ep. 310 | The U.S. and France,"This Trust Has Been Damaged" from 2021-12-15T19:00

France's Ambassador to the U.S. Phillipe Etienne says the damage done during the AUKUS blunder has not been repaired and "there is more work to do." What will it take to assuage yet another U.S. al...

Ep. 309 |"If Ukraine falls to Russia, Europe is over" from 2021-12-08T19:00

Kurt Volker, former US Special Representative for the Ukraine Negotiation tells Target USA, there is a very real chance that Russia invades Ukraine and other neighboring countries. And if that happ...

Ep. 308 | Whistleblower exposes how DHS officials tried to keep intel on Russia secret from 2021-12-01T19:00

Brian Murphy blew the whistle three times while Acting as Undersecretary of Intelligence at DHS. He talks about widespread efforts to manipulate intelligence for political purposes. He says top off...

Ep. 307 | The U.S. is losing the new Cold War with Russia from 2021-11-24T05:40:16

Retired CIA case officer Robert Baer, perhaps one of the best US intelligence officers in modern times, says Russia is slowly establishing the Soviet empire. He says Ukraine, the Balkans, and the...

Ep. 306 | The Belarus-Poland Migrant Standoff from 2021-11-17T19:00

How did it happen? What will happen to the migrants caught in the middle? Peter Stano, Spokesman for the European Commission explains how Belarus tricked migrants into coming there and what actions...

Ep. 305 | How Long before Afghanistan collapses under the Taliban's control? from 2021-11-10T19:00

Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project says the country is in serious trouble. Should the West help the Taliban, which is supporting Al Qaida? He says the choices a...

Ep. 304 | Havana Syndrome, today. 40 Years ago it was"Moscow Eye". from 2021-11-03T18:00

New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning, writer Serge Schmemann developed what was called "Moscow Eye" as a young writer in the Soviet Union. Nerves or a weapon? He never found out. But he encourag...

Ep. 303 | What's behind the FBI's search of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska's homes in the U.S. from 2021-10-27T18:00

Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat thinks it has a lot to do with Deripaska's connections to the Kremlin and Russian intelligence. He indicates American politics and politicians may be caugh...

Ep. 302 | The CIA's new China Mission Center: How will it work? from 2021-10-20T18:00

Ambassador Joe Detrani, who was the Director of CIA East Asia Operations, joins us to talk about the threat from the PRC's aggressive actions, China's objectives, and how the center would benefit C...

Ep. 301 | The Defense Intelligence Agency: ISIS-K could threaten the Homeland in 1-2 years. from 2021-10-13T18:00

Director, Lt. General Scott Berrier sits down for a wide-ranging interview about threats to the U.S. and how DIA is staying ahead of them. In this exclusive interview, he delivers several stark war...

Ep. 300 | COVID Conspiracy Part 4: How to persuade reluctant people to get the COVID vaccine (Conclusion) from 2021-10-12T18:00

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part four of a four-part series of podcasts. Dr. Anthony Fauci counsels us on how to talk to people who are reluctant to get the vac...

Ep. 299 | COVID Conspiracy Part 3: The NFL's Vaccine Challenge from 2021-10-12T17:30

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part three of a four-part series of podcasts. DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association explains how they'v...

Ep. 298 | COVID Conspiracy Part 2: How does Russian disinformation work? from 2021-10-12T17:00

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part two of a four-part series of podcasts. Retired FBI Special Tom O’Connor explains how Russian disinformation works and what thei...

Ep. 297 | COVID Conspiracy Part 1: Russian Disinfo fuels anti-vaxx movement. from 2021-10-06T18:00

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part one of a four-part series of podcasts. We'll connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social...

Ep. 296 | Fiona Hill discusses her new book,"There's Nothing For You Here" from 2021-09-29T18:00

Fiona Hill became known worldwide when she testified during former President Donald Trump's first indictment. Until recently, what she went through to become a globally recognized expert on Russia ...

Ep. 295 | Kusti Salm: Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence of Republic of Estonia from 2021-09-22T17:00

He discusses Estonia's outlook on national defense, ZAPAD, Russian aggression, Belarus's provocations, and migrant weaponization.

Ep. 294 | NATO: One for all, All for one from 2021-09-15T18:00

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised serious doubts about the relationship between the US and NATO. It was a key topic at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn, Estonia September 3-6. W...

Ep. 293 | The National Reconnaissance Office turns 60 from 2021-09-08T18:00

When the United States needs eyes and ears in critical places where no human can reach – be it over the most rugged terrain or through the most hostile territory – it turns to the National Reconnai...

Ep. 292 | The Afghan Diaries: Part Two from 2021-09-01T18:00

Douglas Dreyer describes himself as an ordinary American trying to do the right thing. What he's doing is trying to help several Afghan friends get out of Afghanistan. And it's not going so well.

Ep. 291 | The Afghan Diaries: Harrowing tales of attempts to escape Afghanistan from 2021-08-25T18:00

Personal stories about the difficulties Afghans face as they try to escape Afghanistan before U.S. troops leave. Afghan, Ahmadullah Sediqi, a former interpreter for the US military and retired Mari...

Ep. 290 | The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: The Human Cost from 2021-08-18T18:00

Two Afghan brothers, NT and RT, former U.S. military interpreters have wives stuck in Afghanistan under death threats from the Taliban. They tell very personal stories.

Target USA –SPECIAL REPORT | AFGHANISTAN FALLS TO THE TALIBAN from 2021-08-15T12:22:29

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan as the Taliban claims control of the government and the country. Follow us on twitter @TUSApodcast

Ep. 289 | The U.S."had a heart attack"during the Capitol Riot and the constant venom on social media may cause another -soon. from 2021-08-11T18:00

Radek Sikorski, Chairman, of the EU-USA delegation in the European Parliament says disinformation and propaganda on social media platforms brought the US to it's knees on January 6th. But he says ...

Ep. 288 | The U.S. faces daunting cyber security challenges from 2021-08-04T18:00

Eric Goldstein, Executive Director of Cyber Security at CISA, and former National Security Council lawyer, John Dermody talk about the threats, challenges and solutions.

Ep. 287 | The Pegasus Project: Dangerous spyware system revealed from 2021-07-28T19:00:58

Drew Sullivan, co-founder and publisher of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project says using the Pegasus software from the NSO Group, "corrupt and troubled regimes across the world c...

Ep. 286 | EXCLUSIVE: Masih Alinejad, targeted by Iran for abduction speaks out from 2021-07-22T06:06:37

When the FBI first warned her 8 months ago, she didn't take it seriously. After 5 Iranian regime operatives were indicted for a plot to kidnap her, that's all changed.

Ep. 285 | Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA from 2021-07-14T15:32:28

Retired Sr. Operations Officer Marc Polymeropoulos discusses his new book and surviving a microwave attack by Russian intelligence. He says the attacks are continuing and praises the CIA's handling...

Ep. 284 | Putin: The"Summit"injected new energy into his troubled presidency. from 2021-07-02T18:00

Bill Browder, who says he has been chased around the world by Kremlin "assassins" dispatched by Vladimir Putin, urges the US to stop trying "to make nice with Putin. There's no nice to be made wit...

Ep. 283 | The National Intelligence University makes a big move from 2021-06-30T18:00

Some call it the school for spies. But ODNI C.O.O. Lora Shiao and University President Dr. Scott Cameron tell us, it's much more than that.

Ep. 282 | Will the U.S. leave thousands of Afghan translators behind? from 2021-06-23T17:00

John, an Afghan translator, explains why he helped the U.S. military. James Miervaldes, Chairman of No One Left Behind, says the U.S. is failing John and tens of thousands of other Afghans who are ...

Ep. 281 | Biden and Putin meet in Geneva from 2021-06-16T18:00

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva, Switzerland to once again try to reset relations between the two nations. We hear from both of them. Also former Directo...

SPECIAL REPORT | Paul Whelan speaks from a Russian prison; asks President Biden for help. from 2021-06-14T10:00

The family of Paul Whelan released an audio recording of him this afternoon. It's the first such release and is a clear signal of how much they are depending on President Biden bring him and other ...

Ep. 280 | EXCLUSIVE: Paul Whelan and family anxiously await the Biden/Putin Summit. from 2021-06-09T18:00

How will the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin impact Americans detained and jailed by the Kremlin. David Whelan says they're keeping their expectations low regar...

Target USA –Ep. 279 | Will President Biden meet with Kim Jong Un? from 2021-06-02T18:00

Former Special Envoy to North Korea, Joe Detrani says there's a limited amount of time to get this done.

Target USA –Ep. 278 | The Pentagon's new objectives from 2021-05-26T18:00

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby lays out the three key objectives; and discusses in detail the threats from adversaries and those that come from within the military its...

Target USA –Ep. 277 | Who's attacking American officials with microwave weapons? from 2021-05-19T18:00

Former State Department Deputy Director of Counter Intelligence Robert Booth; and Michael Weiss, Director of Special Investigations at the Free Russia Foundation have some important information to ...

Target USA –SPECIAL REPORT | DHS Terrorism ALERT from 2021-05-14T12:00

"The Homeland is facing threats that have evolved significantly and become increasingly complex and volatile in 2021."

Title: Target USA –Ep. 276| Americans allegedly attacked by foreign agents on U.S. soil from 2021-05-12T18:00

Former CIA covert operative Robert Baer and current and former intelligence officials suspect Russian intelligence agents are attacking U.S. government officials with directed energy weapons inside...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 275| The Kremlin/Trump connection from 2021-05-05T18:00

There is a story about an event in Paris in 2016, a payment and a message that may have shaped the course of the Trump administration and U.S. history. Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat dis...

Title: Target USA -Ep. 274 | How the KGB approached Donald Trump from 2021-04-28T18:00

Former KGB agent, Yuriy Shvets, who defected to the U.S., says a strange deal on television sets in the late 1970s started what's been a decades-long connection between Trump and Russian intelligence.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 273 | Russian Spies, the Presidency, U.S. Politics and the new Cold War from 2021-04-21T18:00

Part two of our look at "American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed and Power". Author Craig Unger, former KGB agent Yuri Shvets and Atlantic Council S...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 272 | Is Donald Trump a Russian intelligence asset? from 2021-04-14T18:00

Yuri Shvets, former KGB agent and subject of Craig Unger's new book, American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery, says yes! They d...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 271 | Washington Post Reporter Joby Warrick discusses his new book,"Red Line". from 2021-04-07T18:00

The Obama administration's warning not to Syria not use chemical weapons went unheeded. How close did we come to a global disaster? Joby Warrick details how Syria fell apart and ISIS almost got all...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 270 | North Korea launching missiles and new threats from 2021-03-31T18:00

Ambassador Joe Detrani, former Director of the National Counterproliferation Center, says there is a serious concern that North Korea could make a mistake when it launches missiles. That, he says, ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 269 | Electronic Surveillance: Looking beyond the cyber threat from 2021-03-24T18:00

Scott Stewart of Torchstone Global and Bruce Alexander of Security One Solutions break down the threat from electronic surveillance and social engineering in 2021.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 268 | Bill Evanina Speaks from 2021-03-17T18:00

The recently retired Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center goes into detail about the threats, challenges and capabilities of the hostile nation states facing the U.S. We...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 267 | The man whose team discovered the Microsoft Exchange hack drops the details on what happened. from 2021-03-10T19:00

Careful with your email. Steven Adair, President of Volexity says "this is literally as serious as it gets. There is no one who is really immune from it." And it's not over yet!

Title: Target USA –Ep. 266 | Washington is on edge with Capitol security concerns as March 4th arrives from 2021-03-03T19:00

A Qanon conspiracy theory says former President Donald Trump will "triumphantly return" to Washington to become President again on March 4th. But that won't happen. Will rioters return? We look at ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 265 | What if President Joe Biden can't restore America's reputation? from 2021-02-24T21:00

Brett Bruen, former White House Global Engagement Director under President Barack Obama, and now President of the Global Situation Room, says it's something the Biden team needs to think seriously ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 264 | Qanon floats conspiracy theory about March 4, 2021 from 2021-02-18T06:45

It's a date conspiracy theorists say Donald Trump will return to Washington "to reclaim the Presidency". It won't happen, but former Deputy Director of the Secret Service, A.T. Smith says law enfor...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 263 | Navalny's doctor dies suddenly."He knew too much". from 2021-02-11T15:00

Natalia Arno, President of the Free Russia Society says it was probably no accident that Dr. Sergei Maximishin died suddenly. He treated Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexei Navalny, after he was poison...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 262 | Navalny goes back to prison; Putin caught off guard from 2021-02-03T21:00

Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, studies Russian politics, corruption and economic issues says Navalny has backed Putin into a corner and the world is watching what Putin does.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 261 | DHS warns more political violence may be coming from 2021-01-27T21:00

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project and A.T. Smith, former Deputy Director of the Secret Service examine what motivates those looking to engage in this violence ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 260 | The Capitol Riot -an intelligence bonanza for America's adversaries from 2021-01-20T21:00

Marc Polymeropoulos and Douglas London, two retired CIA clandestine officers discuss how the US's adversaries will try to use the imagery from the riot to disparage the U.S. They also talk about ho...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 259 | Investigating the Capitol Riot from 2021-01-13T21:00

Who was behind the riot on Jan 6th that led to 5 deaths at the U.S. Capitol? What will the fallout be? Senator Mark Warner and former Deputy Director of the Secret Service A.T. Smith discuss a dark...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 258 | Inside the Chaos on Capitol Hill from 2021-01-08T09:00

An inside, up-close look at the violence, death, destruction and panic triggered by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters at the US. Capitol and the what likely was happening at the White Ho...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 257 | The Russia Hack according to Sue Gordon from 2020-12-30T21:00

Former Deputy DNI Sue Gordon explains the danger and damage of a recent, massive cyber hack and why Russia is the likely culprit.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 256 | Democracy Under Duress from 2020-12-23T21:00

The U.S. is in the grips of Russian disinformation, dark money and "our own dishonest politics". Fiona Hill, Douglas London, Anders Asland, Senator Mark Warner, and others top national security exp...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 255 | America caught in the grips of Russian disinformation from 2020-12-16T21:00

Dr. Christopher Paul, a senior social scientist at the Rand Corporation, explains how Russia's disinformation game has put the U.S. in a very tough spot.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 254 | A look at the new Far Right in America from 2020-12-09T21:00

Author Cynthia Miller-Idriss discusses her new book "Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right."

Title: Target USA –Ep. 253 | From Trump to Biden: National Security at a Crossroads from 2020-12-02T21:00

Senator Mark Warner, Former DIA Deputy Director Douglas Wise and former presidential briefer David Priess discuss the transition, the challenges ahead and what the intelligence is saying about the ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 252| DARPA's role in rapid COVID vaccine development from 2020-11-25T21:48:39

Victoria Coleman, DARPA's new director, talks about the agency's role in the historically rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine. She says that's a part of what the agency was built to do, 62 year...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 251 | Al Qaida's No. 2 is killed from 2020-11-18T21:00

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah was the mastermind behind the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. He was killed on the streets of Tehran, Iran recently. Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler, Sr. Director...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 250 | Trump, Debt and the Many Secrets He Knows from 2020-11-11T21:00

Larry Pfeiffer, former CIA Chief of Staff and White House Situation Room Director, worries that President Donald Trump's massive debt will make him a target for espionage after he leaves office. He...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 249 | Former DNI concerned about Russia's next move from 2020-11-04T21:00

Even though the votes are all in, former DNI Jim Clapper says he's concerned that Russia still has another 2020 Election play left. 50 plus years of intelligence knowledge shouldn't be ignored.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 248 | C.I.A. officer targeted with sonic attack from 2020-10-28T20:00

Marc Polymeropoulos was in Moscow in 2017 when he was hit, twice, with a debilitating sonic attack, just like American diplomats in Cuba and China. Guess who was behind it? Guess what the C.I.A. di...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 247 | H.R. McMaster speaks out from 2020-10-21T20:00

The retired Army General and former National Security Advisor is blunt about his rocky tenure at the White House and insightful about the ecosystem of Russia's disinformation efforts as he discusse...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 246 | North Korea's"October Surprise" from 2020-10-14T20:00

Over the weekend, North Korea delivered what some experts call an "October surprise" to the U.S. It's a massive, new, nuclear-capable missile, that could reach the whole of the U.S. What's Kim's Jo...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 245 | How ready is the U.S. Army? from 2020-10-07T20:00

Is the U.S. Army ready to fight tonight? General Michael X. Garrett, Commander of U.S. Forces Command (FORSCOM) says not only are they ready, but they would win overwhelmingly. But, U.S. adversarie...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 244 | EXCLUSIVE: Poisoned by the Kremlin -a Survivor's Story from 2020-09-30T20:00

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and VP of the Free Russia Foundation was poisoned twice by Russian intelligence. He tells us a chilling story of his ordeal. He also pulls back ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 243 Why is the CIA sitting on Russian interference intel from 2020-09-23T20:00

Douglas London, former member of the CIA's Clandestine Service discusses the internal struggle at the Agency to keep certain intelligence... quiet. And you might be surprised by what you hear.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 242 American company in cross hairs of Belarus regime from 2020-09-16T20:00

Mikita Mikado, CEO of Pandadoc is fighting to get four employees released from jail in Belarus. They were seized after he protested the Lukashenko regime's brutality.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 241 The poisoning of Alexei Navalny - New Details from 2020-09-09T20:00

Natalia Arno, Founder and President of the Free Russia Foundation exposes new details about the plot to poison Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny; and pushes for an international investigation.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 240 Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the impact of COVID-19 on national security from 2020-09-02T20:00

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks with Target USA about the dangerous threat COVID-19 poses to national security and the threats he f...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 239 Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks out about Belarus from 2020-08-26T20:00

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is the house wife, who sparked a rebellion against Belarusian dictator Aleksander Lukashenko. She had to flee to Lithuania because of it. She tells Target USA Lukashenko's d...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 238 The Senate's Final report on Russia's 2016 meddling from 2020-08-19T16:16:50

Va. Senator Mark Warner, Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and former CIA clandestine service member Douglas London discuss the surprising and concerning findings of the years-long i...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 237 Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos discusses the endgame for Russian intelligence from 2020-08-12T20:00

Why did Russia interfere in the 2016 election? Why are they at it again in 2020? Marc Polymeropoulos spent the last years of his CIA career digging into why Russia is trying to destroy the U.S. He ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 236 Former DNI Jim Clapper says he's concerned Russia is hiding something from 2020-08-06T05:00

U.S. intelligence has shown evidence Russia is trying to interfere in the 2020 election. Former Director of National Security Jim Clapper says this time Russia, having learned from its mistakes in ...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 235 | Confrontation with an identity thief from 2020-07-29T20:00

Identity thieves are becoming more and more bold. Listen to this encounter; and learn how recognize them and how to stop them.

Title: Target USA –Ep. 234 | The US China confrontation has arrived from 2020-07-22T20:00

China has had a really bad week and former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers says, this is likely the beginning of a very rough patch. Economic espionage, 5G, the Houston consulate clo...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 233 | The Trump/Putin relationship"uncomfortable"to the U.S. Intelligence Community from 2020-07-15T20:00

Douglas London, a retired CIA officer tells Target USA, it's "uncomfortable" watching the interaction between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, because it's "clearly a rather c...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 232 | John Bolton discusses his book"Room with a View'and working for President Donald Trump from 2020-07-08T20:53

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Target USA to reveal details about his book, working in the Trump Administration, Russian bounties to kill US troops, Venezuela, Iran and North Ko...

Title: Target USA –Ep. 231 | North Korea blows up chances for peace with South Korea from 2020-07-01T20:00

On June 16, North Korea destroyed the joint liaison office it operated with South Korea. Ambassador Joseph Detrani, former U. S. Special Envoy to North Korea, says that was significant and dangerou...

Target USA –Ep. 230 | Russia's nuclear weapons are still a existential threat from 2020-06-24T20:00

The US started nuclear talks with Russia this week in Vienna. They’ve concluded one round of discussions on one of the weightiest issues of our time -what to do with their weapons. Steve Andreasen,...

Target USA –Ep. 229 | Russia sentences Paul Whelan to 16 years hard labor from 2020-06-17T20:00:55

American Paul Whelan, arrested and tried for what his family believes was a "set up", was sentenced to a long prison term this week. They say their only hope now is the U.S. government -which hasn'...

Target USA –Ep. 228 | New technology exposes Beijing's spies from 2020-06-10T20:00

For decades, law enforcement and intelligence officials in the US have been trying to figure out and stop the PRC from stealing intellectual property from the U.S. Now, it may be game over for Beij...

Target USA –Ep. 227 | The Death of George Floyd from 2020-06-03T20:00

46 year old George Floyd died on a street in Minneapolis, with a police officer's knee on his neck. His brutal, gut-wrenching death was viewed around the world and may have ignited a new era of rac...

Target USA –Ep. 226 | Fiona Hill speaks truth to power about Russia from 2020-05-27T20:00

It was Nov 21, 2019, when a voice that will echo in the halls of American power for decades issued a stark warning to U.S. legislators and the millions that watched on television. Dr. Fiona Hill’s ...

Target USA –Ep. 225 | New horizons for US Air and Space Forces from 2020-05-20T20:00

For almost a decade, the only way for Americans to get into space was to buy a seat on a Russian rocket. That changes today. In her first broadcast interview USAF Secretary Barbara Barrett discusse...

Target USA –Ep. 224 | Was COVID-19 in the US last fall? from 2020-05-13T20:00

Is it possible the COVID-19 virus was already circulating in the U.S. in November? Noted pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek says, "It's not just possible, it's likely."

Target USA –Ep. 223 | US/China confrontation looming from 2020-05-06T20:00

The US and China are on a collision course. It’s been taking shape for decades, but COVID-19 has brought this all to a head a lot sooner than most people imagined. We investigate it on this episode.

Target USA –Ep. 222 | Kim Jong Un - Dead or Alive? from 2020-04-29T20:00

For weeks now, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been out of sight, prompting many to believe he's dead or very ill. In this episode, Ambassador Joe Detrani, one of the world's preeminent experts...

Target USA –Ep. 221 | COVID-19 Questions Linger from 2020-04-22T20:00

Former CIA covert operative Robert Baer says US intelligence still doesn't know exactly where the COVID 19 virus came from. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a scholar and epidemiologist from John's Hopkins Uni...

Target USA –Ep. 220 | COVID-19 Suspicion from 2020-04-15T20:00

With each passing day, the number of questions about the origin of the COVID-19 virus grows. First we heard it came from a snake, then we heard it came from a bat. So where did it come from? Former...

Target USA –Ep. 219 | COVID-19 A New Reality from 2020-04-08T20:00

The whole world is waiting for the day that everything goes back to normal after this corona virus scare is in the rear view. Well, that’s not going to happen for a while. But after Russia and Chin...

Target USA –Ep. 218 | COVID-19 Playing Catch up from 2020-04-01T20:00

The leaders of the White House Coronavirus Task Force say as many as 240 thousand or more people in the US could die from this outbreak. On this episode, we talk with Beth Cameron, PhD, VP of Globa...

Target USA --Ep. 217 | COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-03-25T20:00

As the corona virus, known as COVID-19 sweeps the world, Target USA speaks with Robin Simcox, from Britain, Lao Petrilli of Italy and Eeva Eek Pajuste of Estonia to hear how they are impacted, and ...

Target USA --Ep. 216 | EXCLUSIVE: Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid from 2020-03-18T21:00

In 2007 Estonia was on its knees, the victim of a vicious Russian cyber-attack. Since that time Estonia has risen to its feet, dusted itself off and, in 2020, is now teaching the world how to deal ...

Target USA --Ep. 215 | EXCLUSIVE: Family of American hostage Tomeu Vadell speaks out from 2020-03-11T20:00

Tomeu Vadell has been held in Venezuela -- along with four other Americans and one permanent U.S. resident -- by the government of Venezuela for 2 years and 112 days. In a sometimes emotional inte...

Target USA -- Episode 214 | EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist from 2020-03-04T21:00

From coronavirus to Russian aggression, the U.S. military is facing a lot of problems. The No. two official at the Pentagon sat down with Target USA to discuss the challenges and threat the militar...

Target USA – Episode 213 | SPECIAL REPORT | Turmoil in the U.S. Intelligence Community from 2020-03-03T22:00

Since the sudden resignation of Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, on February 21, 2020, the U.S. Intelligence Community has struggled to figure out what's next. This short episode p...

Target USA -- Episode 212: Disinformation contributes to Dow plunge from 2020-02-26T21:00

Something weird happened with the stock market this week: It dropped about 1,800 points in two days. That's not the weird part, though. What's strange is that a software company called Blackbird AI...

Target USA -- Episode 211: Nukes, malware and bots: US intelligence races to stay ahead of adversaries from 2020-02-19T22:00

Imminent nation-state threats to U.S. national security, pernicious cyberattacks and looming global health crises, like the 2019 novel coronavirus, are but a small fraction of the burgeoning front-...

Target USA -- Episode 210: The importance of Croatia to US national security from 2020-02-12T21:00

Croatia recently took over the presidency of the European Union. Croatia has its work cut out for it because the EU is facing a lot of challenges, not the least of which is the uncertainty looming ...

Target USA -- Episode 209: The Davos Plot from 2020-02-05T21:00

You might remember hearing in recent weeks about Russian intelligence agents allegedly plotting to bug the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There also may have been an assassination plot...

Target USA -- Episode 208: Election Security from 2020-01-29T21:00

We know that Russia, China, Iran, non-nation state hacktivists and even domestic activists are actively attempting to interfere in the U.S. 2020 Presidential election. But what's not well known is ...

Target USA -- Episode 207: Cyber Trouble in 2020 from 2020-01-22T21:00

The U.S. government is worried that China’s intelligence services may get into the 5G networks of its global partners and harm U.S. national security interests. On this episode, we learn they are a...

Target USA -- Episode 206: The downing of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 from 2020-01-15T21:00

This episode deals with one overarching question: Was the crew of UIA 752 -- which likely was asleep during Iran's bombing campaign of U.S. forces in Iraq -- know it was too dangerous to fly the mo...

Target USA -- Episode 205: The US vs. Iran from 2020-01-08T21:00

During a week of high drama between the U.S. and Iran, a top Iranian general was assassinated by the U.S. Americans on military bases in Iraq had to run for cover from Iranian launched ballistic mi...

Target USA -- Episode 204 | SPECIAL REPORT | US airstrike kills Soleimani from 2020-01-02T22:00

In a stunning and devastating airstrike, on January 2nd, the US military killed General Qasem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corp and Quds Force. This special report lays out what...

Target USA -- Episode 203: The Best of 2019 from 2020-01-01T22:00

As we start 2020, we take a look back at one of best episodes of 2019 -Episode 190. It's part three of a four part series called "The Fog of Espionage". More in-depth coverage of espionage is comin...

Target USA -- Episode 202: Radek Sikorski on the US and EU from 2019-12-24T22:00

On this edition of Target USA Radek Sikorski, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parliament discusses the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead -incl...

Target USA -- Episode 201: National security implications of impeachment from 2019-12-18T21:00

For the fourth time in U.S. history, a sitting president has gone through the impeachment process. What are the national security implications of impeachment? Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh...

Target USA -- Episode 200: NATO has a problem from 2019-12-11T21:00

The shocking public displays of animosity and aggression among NATO allies at the London Summit in November suggests NATO really is falling apart -- just as Russia had hoped. On this episode of Tar...

Target USA -- Episode 199: Countries are scared to reveal cyber attacks from 2019-12-05T08:05

Few if any leaders of nation-states will publicly acknowledge they've been hacked, and what's worse, they won't share intelligence, even with their allies. In this episode Col. Jaak Terian, directo...

Target USA -- Episode 198: African Lion 2020 from 2019-11-27T21:00

Earlier this year we traveled to Morocco to observe Exercise African Lion. It is an annually scheduled, multinational military exercise, with the U.S. and Morocco playing the leading roles. It's de...

Target USA -- Episode 197: The dangerous business of investigating Russia from 2019-11-21T09:55

Have you ever heard of the Dossier Center or Bellingcat? They're two of the preeminent online investigative journalism groups in the world. Quite often Russian corruption is their target. On this e...

Target USA -- Episode 196: Robert Levinson -- Hostage, 4,633 days in Iran from 2019-11-13T21:00

Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson was last seen on Kish Island in Iran in 2007. His family has been begging and pleading with the Iranian government to let him go. Iran has always denied any knowled...

Target USA -- Ep. 195: Anatomy a presidential phone call from 2019-11-06T21:00

For weeks the nation has been preoccupied with a phone call President Donald Trump made to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. What was said has resulted in an impeachment inquiry against Trump...

Target USA -- Ep. 194 | EXCLUSIVE The “wife” of Jamal Kashoggi speaks Part 2 from 2019-10-30T20:00

In part one of our chat with Ms. El-Atr she detailed how they met and got married. In this episode, she details her struggles to get her marriage recognized.

Target USA -- Ep. 193 | SPECIAL REPORT ISIS leader killed from 2019-10-26T21:00

URGENT: ISIS leader Abakr al Baghdadi is was targeted in a US military raid in northwestern Syria and he's believed to be dead.

Target USA -- Ep. 192 | EXCLUSIVE The “wife” of Jamal Kashoggi speaks Part 1 from 2019-10-23T21:00

You probably haven’t heard of her before, because Hana El Atr, has for the first time revealed her identity and her marriage to journalist Jamal Kashoggi. She says it happened months before he was ...

Target USA -- Ep. 191 | The Fog of Espionage Part 4: Conclusion from 2019-10-16T20:00

In this series we've learned that there are more than three million spies around the world eyeing the U.S. We've examined who they are and the tactics they use. A former U.S. agent gave us a glimps...

Target USA – Episode 190 | The Fog of Espionage Part 3: A day in the life of a spy from 2019-10-09T20:00

What's it like to be an American spy? There are two scenarios: an American who is spying for the U.S. government, and an American overseas who’s running spies. Either way, it’s a complicated, dange...

Target USA -- Episode 189 | The Fog of Espionage Part 2: Cuba -- small country, perhaps the most dangerous spies from 2019-10-02T20:00

Russia and China are espionage powerhouses, but a tiny nation may be the most dangerous of all. Cuba has run an extensive spying operation inside the U.S. for decades and, according to sources, con...

Target USA -- Episode 188 | The Fog of Espionage Part 1: Dragons and poisonous snakes from 2019-09-25T20:00

Peering through the still lingering haze of the Cold War, U.S. intelligence officials and their allies have detected murky, ominous crisis sweeping the planet. As the mist of an uncertain future, d...

Target USA -- Episode 187: Congress gets involved in attempts to free an American from a Russian prison from 2019-09-18T20:00

On the prior episode, we got news that Paul Whelan -- who's being held in a Russian prison on espionage charges -- had been injured and had complained about rough treatment by guards. Since news fr...

Target USA Episode 186 -- American held in Russian custody on espionage charges suffers injury from 2019-09-10T21:00

Paul Whelan has been held in Russia’s notorious KGB-era prison, Lefortovo, since December of 2018. He’s allegedly committed espionage. No evidence has been presented. No indictment has been handed ...

Target USA Episode 185 -- DHS intensifies efforts to prevent mass attacks and fear in communities from 2019-09-04T20:00

There have been four mass shootings since July. Forty four people have died. Brian Harrell, assistant director of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency, tells Target USA they're tak...

Target USA -- Episode 184: Islamic State group faces a big hurdle as it tries to reconstitute from 2019-08-28T20:00

Since its so-called "caliphate" collapsed in October 2018, the Islamic State group has remained a threat. It’s killed more than 400 people in worldwide terror attacks. Colonel Scott Rawlinson, spok...

Target USA -- Episode 183: Russian operatives harass, intimidate American journalists in Africa from 2019-08-21T20:00

The potency of Clarissa Ward’s reporting from the Central African Republic for CNN is undeniable. We talk with her about the dangerous proposition of trying to uncover the exploits of “Putin’s Army...

Target USA -- Episode 182: Interview with Philip Mudd, author of'Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 World' from 2019-08-14T20:00

During an event recorded in front of a live audience at D.C.'s Politics and Prose bookstore and punctuated by light moments and difficult questions from the audience, host JJ Green interviewed auth...

Target USA -- Episode 181: North Korea launches more missiles, warns US and South Korea from 2019-08-07T20:00

North Korea has launched more than a half-dozen missiles in the past few weeks. Many of them are new variants, which suggests that North Korea is continuing to march toward building nuclear weapons...

Target USA -- Episode 180: A new generation of cyber warfare is here from 2019-07-31T20:00

Every country on the planet is thinking about one thing: the next step in the progression of cyber warfare and what the weapons of the future will look like. Tanel Sepp, cyber policy director for E...

Target USA -- Episode 179: The dangers of FaceApp and others like it from 2019-07-24T20:00

Have you tried the new appearance-altering computer applications? Suddenly, the technology has become a national security concern. On this episode, we hear what people think and a warning from the ...

Target USA -- Episode 178: Cyber vulnerabilities may be world's No. 1 security threat from 2019-07-17T20:00

Leaders from NATO, the FBI, and cyber security firms Crowd Strike and Fire Eye all agree securing personal, government, military and corporate data is among the most daunting challenges of the mode...

Target USA -- Episode 177: The Huawei 5G dilemma -- why the US and its allies are so nervous from 2019-07-10T20:00

The next generation of cellular network technology is about to hit markets around the world. But there's a big problem: The main producer of the technology is Huawei, and the company allegedly has ...

Target USA -- Episode 176: Game changing development in Cyber crime from 2019-07-03T21:00

Criminals, terrorists and other bad actors now have a powerful new tool to help them. It’s the dark web’s cybercrime market place. Wil Van Gemert, Deputy Executive Director of Operations at Europol...

Target USA -- Episode 175: An interview with Elizabeth Horst, chargéd’affaires, US Embassy Tallinn, Estonia from 2019-06-26T20:00

Elizabeth Horst has been posted to some of the toughest places on earth, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Moscow. And speaking of Russia, Estonia is the frontline in the Western defense against ...

Target USA -- Episode 174: There are more than 10,000 spies lurking in DC from 2019-06-19T20:00

Brian Dugan, assistant special agent in charge of counterintelligence at the Washington Field Office of the FBI, joins Target USA to put the problem into context and explain how they’re dealing wit...

Target USA -- Episode 173: Rules for war in cyberspace from 2019-06-12T20:00

The world has recently seen the devastation that can be caused by the amorphous realm that is cyber. Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Estonia's ambassador at-large for cybersecurity, discusses how diplomats are...

Target USA -- Episode 172: Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguise talks about her book,'The Moscow Rules' from 2019-06-05T20:00

The legendary woman, who created some of the CIA's most ingenious disguises, talks about the rules of the road for U.S. spies in Moscow, her career and her famous husband, the late Tony Mendez of "...

Target USA -- Episode 171: EUCOM's fight against cyber threats from 2019-05-29T20:00

Brigadier Gen. Maria Biank talks with Target USA about the U.S. European Command's efforts to defend against cyber threats.

Target USA -- Episode 170: A conversation with Pakistani Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan from 2019-05-22T20:00

The Pakistani government says it's "cleansed" the tribal areas of terrorism and that there's no organized terrorist activity happening inside Pakistan. Also on this episode, Pakistani Ambassador As...

Target USA -- Episode 169: The real story behind the new International Spy Museum from 2019-05-15T20:00

More than 10,000 spies are believed to be residing in Washington, D.C., living among a population of about 700,000 people. That means one in every 70 people you run into in D.C. is likely a spy. Ho...

Target USA -- Episode 168: Surviving after the Mueller Report from 2019-05-08T20:00

The report is in. The investigation is over. There will be no more indictments, arrests or trials. Now, the nation is locked in a battle over impeachment and executive privilege. How did we get her...

Target USA EXTRA -- North Korea missile launch was'foolhardy' from 2019-05-05T21:00

Ambassador Joe Detrani is the former U.S. Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks with North Korea. He tells Target USA that Kim Jong Un’s decision to launch a short-range ballistic missile over the ...

Target USA -- Episode 167: Iranian spies in the US from 2019-05-01T20:00

In August 2018, Alireza Jafarzadeh was eating in a Los Angeles restaurant. He noticed a very friendly waiter offering exceptional service, free food and a lot of attention. He later learned from th...

Target USA -- Episode 166: The Sri Lanka Easter Sunday massacre from 2019-04-24T21:00

More than 350 died and more than 500 were wounded after a series of coordinated blasts rocked the island-nation of Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler Sr., the director of the Coun...

Target USA Extra -- Early takeaways from the Mueller Report from 2019-04-18T21:00

As we learn more from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on "The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election," it's clear the Russian government and its key intel...

Target USA -- Episode 165: The National Harbor plot from 2019-04-17T20:00

A Maryland man plotted to run over people using a stolen U-Haul. FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Moore, Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski and WTOP Reporter Megan Cloher...

Target USA -- Extra: Assange Arrested from 2019-04-10T21:00

Target USA host JJ Green discussed the arrested of Julian Assange and explains what led up to it.

Target USA – Episode 164: Exercise African Lion 2019 from 2019-04-10T20:00

Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, breaks down Exercise African Lion 2019, which took place in Morocco. He discusses what happened, why it was important and what it m...

Target USA -- Episode 163: The future of terrorism from 2019-04-03T20:00

Terrorism experts Tricia Bacon, Douglas Wise and Bruce Alexander join us to lay out their views on terror groups, tactics and the future of terrorism.

Target USA -- Episode 162: Philip Mudd discusses moving on after the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 election from 2019-03-27T20:00

Philip Mudd was the deputy director of the FBI’s National Security Division. He was appointed to that position by Robert Mueller. In this episode, he talks about Mueller's report and how to deal wi...

Target USA Extra -- March 22, 2019 from 2019-03-21T21:00

Target USA -- Episode 161: Russia is allegedly planning to annex another part Ukraine from 2019-03-20T20:00

It's been five years since Russian annexed Ukrainian territory. Now Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze tells Target USA they're about to do it again.

Target USA -- Episode 160 | EXCLUSIVE: Maria Butina's attorney speaks out about her case from 2019-03-13T20:00

Maria Butina, a young Russian woman, pleaded guilty to charges that she was working as an illegal agent of the Russian Federation in the U.S. Her lawyer Robert Driscoll joins Target USA to talk abo...

Target -- Episode 159: Exclusive interview with DIA Director Robert P. Ashley Jr. from 2019-03-06T21:00

In a world that seems to be careening out of control, what keeps the intelligence official whose job it is to provide the U.S. government with "decision advantage" up at night? You might be surpris...

Target USA -- Episode 158: The Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam from 2019-02-27T21:00

President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are meeting for the second time to try to put an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Former Special Envoy Joseph Detrani and the...

Target USA -- Episode 157 | Munich Security Conference: Global discord highlighted at critical security gathering from 2019-02-20T21:00

More than 600 high-level international decision makers from politics, business, academia and civil society along with throngs of media gathered in Munich for what was arguably the most important ga...

Target USA -- Episode 156: Robert Cardillo's last interview as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director from 2019-02-13T21:00

On Feb. 7 Robert Cardillo retired as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. But, the day before he did that, he sat down with Target USA for a final time. And something he said wa...

Target USA -- Episode 155: The impact of the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty from 2019-02-06T21:00

On Feb. 1, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. was going to withdraw from the historic Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), negotiated in 1987 by former U.S. President Rona...

Target USA -- Episode 154: Russia denies jailed American access to US assistance from 2019-01-30T21:00

Paul Whelan is an American who was arrested on Dec. 28 in Moscow. The Russian government says he was caught red-handed committing espionage. But they've never said what he was doing -- except that ...

Target USA -- Episode 153: The FBI and the impact of the government shutdown from 2019-01-23T21:00

Nancy McNamara is assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office. We continue the conversation we started with her in Episode 150. But in addition to the challenging work the FBI f...

Target USA -- Episode 152: Valerie Plame, former CIA covert officer, discusses why Paul Whelan's arrest is so serious from 2019-01-16T21:00

On our last podcast episode, we talked with David Whelan about his brother Paul Whelan's detention in Russia on what many believe are bogus charges. The Russian government says he was caught in the...

Target USA -- Episode 151: David Whelan speaks out about his brother's arrest on espionage charges in Russia from 2019-01-09T21:00

On Dec. 28, former U.S. Marine and citizen of the U.S. citizen Paul Whelan disappeared in Russia. Since then, his story has captivated the world. Three days later he turned up in a Russian prison, ...

Target USA -- Episode 150: Interview with Nancy McNamara, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office from 2019-01-02T21:00

Russian and Chinese espionage operations are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the international headaches the FBI has to deal with. The Washington Field Office of the FBI is in the eye ...

Target USA -- Episode 149: The best of Target USA 2018 from 2018-12-26T21:00

Russia's trolls, Kremlin linked assassinations, spies in the U.S., North Korea's missiles, the Skripal poisonings and the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing were all stories that do...

Target USA -- Episode 148: Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky discusses the disturbing evolution of Russia from 2018-12-19T21:00

Melvyn Levitsky is a retired State Department foreign service officer. He served, among other posts, as the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria from 1984 to 1987, and as the political officer at the US Emb...

Target USA -- Episode 147: Interview with Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commander of US Army Africa from 2018-12-12T21:00

Africa has a serious terrorism problem from the Islamic State group, al-Qaida, al-Shabab, Boko Haram and numerous other small groups that seek constantly to take advantage of the instability on the...

Target USA -- Episode 146: The George HW Bush funeral from 2018-12-05T21:00

George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, passed away on Nov., 30, 2018 at the age of 94. He lived a big life. He was a naval war hero, Congressman, UN Ambassador, Ambass...

Target USA -- Episode 145: Russia's eyes and ears in the UK and the US from 2018-11-28T21:00

The Kremlin is believed to have as many as 75,000 informants in London alone. They are allegedly being handled by hundreds of Russian spies inside the United Kingdom. Dr. Andrew Foxhall breaks down...

Target USA -- Episode 144 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's Secret Squad of Killers -- Epilogue from 2018-11-21T21:00

Our series, Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's Secret Squad of Killers, featured four episodes about people who were murdered, were victims of attempted murders or were the family members of tho...

Target USA -- Episode 143 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers -- Part four from 2018-11-14T21:00

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko spoke out against the Kremlin and, like many others, was marked for death. But he managed to elude and expose those who sought to kill him. He faked his own deat...

Target USA -- Ep 62: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn talks about Russia -- an exclusive, never broadcast interview from 2018-11-13T15:01

In 2016, Mike Flynn burst on the national stage with his famous "lock her up" comments at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, in reference to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Cl...

Target USA – Episode 142 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers -- Part three from 2018-11-07T21:00

On this program Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko, tells the difficult story of the moment she learned he was poisoned, his brave battle before he died and her ongoing fight for just...

Target USA -- Episode 141 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers -- Part two from 2018-10-31T20:00

Previously on episode 140, we started our series, "Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers," by presenting our investigation, which began in March 2016. The objective was then...

Target USA -- Episode 140 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part one from 2018-10-24T20:00

In March 2016, Target USA began investigating the suspicious deaths of Russian diplomats and others around the world linked, in some way, to the Kremlin. Some of them died in the U.S. — in New York...

Target USA -- Episode 139: Special report preview -- The US-Russia enigma from 2018-10-18T02:35

This is a special preview program designed to set the stage for a series of podcasts that will be the culmination of more than a year and a half of research and preparation. The series will focus o...

Target USA -- Episode: 138: Trump, Israel and the PLO from 2018-10-10T20:00

The Trump administration has ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization delegation office in Washington to close on Oct. 10. Maen Areikat, former chief representative of the General Delegation o...

Target USA -- Episode 137: Lessons learned from Estonia about Russian meddling from 2018-10-03T20:00

The U.S. is struggling with the effects of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. This isn't the first time such an operation has taken plac...

Target USA -- Episode 136: Update on the Senate Intelligence Committee probe into Russian election interference from 2018-09-26T20:00

Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., spoke exclusively with Target USA and confirmed that four of the five key phases of the probe are finished. The fifth and the most potentially explosive -- the question ...

Target USA -- Episode 135: Tale of a troll from 2018-09-19T13:30

Marat Mindiyarov worked in the nerve center of Russia's infamous St. Petersburg troll house. He saw the plan, reluctantly participated in the plot and played a key role in the Internet Research Age...

Target USA -- Episode 134: Is North Korea really serious about denuclearization? from 2018-09-12T20:00

In March, Pyongyang said it would suspend its nuclear and missile testing programs if the U.S. would sit down and discuss how to improve relations. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Ki...

Target USA -- Episode 133: Al-Baghdadi's'last-ditch'effort to save IS from 2018-09-06T05:24

After almost a year of silence and three years since he was last seen in public, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released an audio message on Aug. 22 ostensibly admitting that th...

Target USA -- Episode 132: Former CIA director's security clearance revocation ignites intel community firestorm from 2018-08-29T20:00

When President Donald Trump announced that former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance was revoked for being too critical of the president, former intelligence community members erupted, ...

Target USA -- Episode 131: A conversation with Khemaies Jhinaoui, foreign minister of Tunisia from 2018-08-22T20:00

Tunisia considers itself the U.S.' oldest friend. But in recent years, that friendship has been tested. Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui came to the U.S. in July to meet with Secretary of State M...

Target USA -- Episode 130: Bill Browder says Kremlin tried a 6th time to kidnap him from 2018-08-15T20:00

Bill Browder says he's Russian President Vladimir Putin No. 1 enemy. The reason is the Magnitsky Act, which punishes Russia for corruption. Browder says the Russian government has spent millions of...

Target USA -- Episode 129 | Putin's'wish list': Kyle Parker, one of 11 Americans in danger, speaks out from 2018-08-08T20:00

After President Donald Trump's historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, Putin suggested a trade of sorts. It involved the 12 people indicted in the U.S. on elec...

Target USA -- Episode 128: Maria Butina was arrested for being a Russian agent. Here’s a look at her life in Washington from 2018-08-01T20:00

When she was arrested on July 15, Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian woman, was portrayed in an online profile as a recent graduate of the American University's Kogod School of Business. She was w...

Target USA -- Episode 127: The Helsinki Summit with White House reporter Jeff Mason, former CIA operative Robert Baer from 2018-07-25T20:00

What happened between President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin during their one-on-one meeting July 16 in Helsinki may not be fully known for a long time -- if ever. But on this episode, ...

Target USA -- Episode 126: Plot to kill prominent Americans and Iranians in Paris foiled from 2018-07-18T20:00

On June 30 and July 1, four people were arrested by Belgian, French and German authorities. They allegedly had planned to bomb a massive gathering of people who oppose the Iranian regime. Among the...

Target USA -- Episode 125: Moscow accuses American of killing former Russian spy, alleges CIA connection from 2018-07-11T20:00

Alexander Goldfarb was close friends with Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence officer, who was poisoned to death in London in 2006. Two Russian intelligence operatives were behind i...

Target USA -- Episode 124: Moldovan Foreign Minister Tudor Ulianovschi discusses difficult relationship with Russia from 2018-07-04T20:00

Many of Russia's neighbors are concerned about its revanchist intentions. They are worried about the mixed and confusing messages coming from Russia. On one hand, Kremlin officials say they support...

Target USA - Episode 123: Kremlin intensifies efforts to arrest Putin nemesis from 2018-06-27T20:00

On June 20, 2018, Russia’s state run news outlet, Interfax, reported that the government had issued its seventh Red notice seeking the arrest of hedge fund manager Bill Browder. Browder, founder an...

Target USA — Episode 122: EU military officials warn Russia to stop its aggressive behavior from 2018-06-20T20:00

The 2018 NATO Summit is coming up in July in Brussels. Three of the top agenda items are improving the speed of decision making, refining the readiness of NATO forces and enhancing the mobility of ...

Target USA — Episode 121: Former DNI James Clapper discusses new book and ‘truth’ about Russia’s meddling in 2016 election from 2018-06-13T20:00

James Clapper spent more than 50 years in the U.S. intelligence community. His last posting was director of national intelligence, serving under President Barack Obama. He’s written a book about hi...

Target USA — Episode 120 | Rethinking the illnesses of US diplomats in Havana: A new theory from 2018-06-06T20:00

On Aug. 9, 2017, CBS correspondent Steve Dorsey broke the story that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been sickened by a mysterious illness, the cause of which no one could put their finger on. At the ...

Target USA — Episode 119: Lithuanian foreign minister warns the West to stand up to Russia from 2018-05-30T20:00

The U.S. continues grappling with the effects of the Russian government’s meddling before, during and after the 2016 presidential election. The Kremlin’s main goal of creating a climate of distrust...

Target USA — Episode 118: The Cipher Brief from 2018-05-23T20:00

Two-and-a-half years ago, Suzanne Kelly, one of the top intelligence reporters in the U.S., took a leap. She started an online national security, intelligence publication to offer news consumers in...

Target USA -- Episode 117: US-Pakistan relations hit a rough patch from 2018-05-16T20:00

The United States and Pakistan have had a steady relationship for 70 years. But in that period, the affiliation has been beset by ups and downs, including the Osama bin Laden saga. Now, yet another...

Target USA -- Episode 116 | Trump meets Kim: Planning the US-North Korea summit from 2018-05-09T20:00

The U.S. and North Korea are moving ahead with plans for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet. But what happens after the meeting? Is there enough trust between the tw...

Target USA -- Episode 115: Deepening distrust between US and Russia from 2018-05-02T20:00

On the previous episode, retired U.S. spy John Sipher told Target USA that Russia possibly has as many as 225 spies inside the U.S. -- even after 60 were kicked out in March. Bitterly complaining a...

Target USA -- Episode 114: Former CIA officer John Sipher discusses Russian spy strength in the US from 2018-04-25T20:00

Russia has more spies in the U.S. than it did during the Cold War. The man who knows all about Russian espionage joins Target USA to break down exactly what the spies are doing and how many are lik...

Target USA -- Episode 113: Europol executive director warns cyber enabled terror attacks are coming from 2018-04-18T20:00

In an exclusive interview, Europol Executive Director Rob Wainwright tells Target USA that it's just a matter time before terrorists turn to cyber to create chaos: "Down the tracks, how far I don't...

Target USA -- Episode 112: Should the US investigate suspicious Russia-linked deaths? from 2018-04-11T20:00

Dozens of prominent Russians have died in the past four years in Russia and in other countries. Several of them died here in the United States. On this episode, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and...

Target USA -- Episode 111: Britain and the US target Russia over poisoning and other attacks from 2018-04-04T20:00

Michael Tatham, Britain's deputy ambassador to the U.S., warns Russia "to stop testing Western countries in aggressive, counterproductive ways that increase international tension." If Russia doesn'...

Target USA -- Episode 110: American businessman Bill Browder says the Kremlin is trying to kill him, too from 2018-03-28T20:00

In the wake of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in the United Kingdom, Hermitage Capital Management CEO Bill Browder tells Target USA, "The Russians are doing everything they can try ...

Target USA -- Episode 109: Poisoning of former double agent in Britain triggers new Cold War from 2018-03-21T20:00

A new and bitter schism between Russia and the west over the poisoning of a former double agent has opened up, and it could have lethal consequences. On this episode, British Prime Minister Theresa...

Target USA -- Episode 108: The next generation of terrorism, it's coming. So, how is the State Department preparing? from 2018-03-14T20:00

Terrorism is shifting into a new phase. U.S. Department of State Counterterrorism Coordinator Nathan Sales says terrorists are getting smarter -- using previous attacks as blueprints. But with the ...

Target USA -- Episode 107: 25 years after the first World Trade Center attack, why soft targets are still a problem? from 2018-03-07T21:00

On this episode, we hear the survival stories from the day in 1993 when "the earth shook" and thick black smoke filled New York's iconic World Trade Center. Six people died and more than a thousan...

Target USA -- Episode 106: Putin's motivation for election meddling from 2018-02-28T21:00

What's Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivation for interfering in U.S. elections? U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., a senior member of the Senate foreign relations committee, tells Target USA that...

Target USA -- Episode 105 | Russian election interference: Version 2018 from 2018-02-21T21:00

Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers tells Target USA that in the 1960s Russian intelligence used leaflets and pamphlets to try to interfere in U.S. affairs. But in 2016, the in...

Target USA -- Episode 104: Former CIA director Mike Hayden takes us inside the Russian threat to the US from 2018-02-14T21:00

Having served as a four-star Air Force General and as director of the National Security Agency and the CIA , very few people know more about how Russia's new Cold War-like behavior will impact the ...

Target USA -- Episode 103: Interview with David Pekoske, administrator of the TSA from 2018-02-07T21:00

Two things keep David Pekoske, head of the Transportation Security Administration, awake at night. Worrying about the 60,000-plus men and women on the front lines of the TSA is one. The other, Pek...

Target USA -- Episode 102: North Korea's Olympic motives spark suspicion from 2018-02-01T00:01

Grace Jo escaped from North Korea in 2006, but not before her grandmother, father and four siblings died of starvation or simply disappeared while out searching for food. Now with the start of the ...

Target USA -- Episode 101 |'Thrilling and terrifying': Part 2 of interview with former CIA officer Mark Kelton from 2018-01-25T00:01

This is a continuation of what we started in episode 100 of Target USA. In a rare interview, retired CIA officer Mark Kelton reveals details about his days behind the Iron Curtain and why Russia is...

Target USA -- Episode 100:'Thrilling and terrifying' from 2018-01-18T00:01

On our 100th episode of Target USA, we bring you a very special interview with a retired CIA officer. Mark Kelton reveals the details of a remarkable career, including a harrowing day behind the Ir...

Target USA -- Episode 99: Russian agents still meddling in US affairs from 2018-01-11T00:01

Nine months after the historic investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, Target USA speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Amon...

Target USA -- Episode 98: The consequences of Trump's Pakistan'lying and deceit'tweets from 2018-01-04T00:01

During a stream of New Year's Day tweets, President Donald Trump insulted Pakistan leaders, calling them liars and deceitful while taking billions in U.S. aid over a 15-year period. Target USA spok...

Episode 97: 2017 in review from 2017-12-28T01:01

North Korea, attacks on US diplomats in Cuba, terror attacks in the U.S. and Europe were among the biggest stories of the year, but the undisputed top story of the year was Russia's meddling in the...

Episode 96: Top TSA officials lose sleep, but gain ground as terrorists plot new attacks from 2017-12-20T22:01

As of Dec. 20, the very same instructions that Akayed Ullah used to learn how to build the bomb he detonated in the New York subway attack on Dec. 11 allegedly remains online and available to cleve...

Episode 95: New York Port Authority Suicide Bomber&US Intelligence Community's Crown Jewel from 2017-12-13T22:01

On Monday, Dec. 11, a 27-year-old man triggered a strapped-on suicide vest inside a crowded pedestrian tunnel under New York's Port Authority. He was allegedly upset about Christmas posters and oth...

Target USA -- Episode 94: North Korea marches closer to closer to nuclear weapons from 2017-12-07T00:01

Many think that it's just a matter of time before North Korea is an existential threat to the U. S. "As Kim Jong Un said a few months ago, North Korea's determined to build on their nuclear and mis...

Target USA -- Episode 93: Kirkuk, Iraq is the scene of yet another human catastrophe from 2017-11-30T00:01

On the heels of the announcement that the Islamic State group had essentially been ousted from Iraq in September 2017, the Iraqi military along with Iranian-backed militias launched an incursion in...

Target USA -- Episode 92: NSA still battling to regain its edge years after the Snowden leaks from 2017-11-23T00:01

Four and a half years after contractor Edward Snowden abruptly left the U.S. with a trove of highly classified secrets, the National Security Agency and its counterparts in the U.S. intelligence co...

Target USA -- Episode 91: Anatomy of a Russian Attack: The next time could be worse from 2017-11-15T22:01

If you've followed the Target USA podcast, you are familiar with our series of reports called the Anatomy of a Russian Attack. In episodes 83 through 86, we unveiled a nearly yearlong investigation...

Target USA -- Episode 90: The New York City terror attack and what was known months ahead of time from 2017-11-09T00:01

Six months prior to the attack on a New York City bike path, top intelligence officials had an idea something like it was coming. In this episode of Target USA, we revisit a conversation with Nick ...

Target USA -- Episode 89: Tamer Elnoury -- Interview with an undercover Muslim FBI agent from 2017-11-02T00:01

In the wake of the New York City bike path terror incident on Halloween, many are asking how authorities can stop extremists like the man who ran over innocent people with a truck in the name of IS...

Target USA -- Episode 88: Exclusive interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from 2017-10-26T00:01

Leaks in Washington, terrorism, Russian meddling in the 2016 election, cyber threats to the electric grid and the opioid crisis all are serious concerns for the No. 2 official at the Department of ...

Target USA -- Episode 87: An update on the US diplomats sickened in Cuba from 2017-10-19T00:01

We told you the story on Episode 78 of how "official" Washington was rattled on Aug. 9, when news broke that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been sickened a mysterious illness that no one could put th...

Target USA -- Special Report | Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 4: A look at Russia's objective and what's coming from 2017-10-10T01:01

This is the final installment of our four-part Target USA series "Anatomy of a Russian Attack on the U.S." In this episode, Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,...

Target USA -- Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 3: Troll farms, IMSI catchers from 2017-10-03T00:01

This is part three of our four-part Target USA series "Anatomy of a Russian Attack on the U.S." In this episode, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers pulls back the curtain on R...

Target USA -- Episode 84: Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 2: Inside the Russian operation from 2017-09-24T22:59

The U.S. intelligence community has concluded Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered operatives to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election. A Target USA investigation that began in November 2...

Target USA -- Episode 83: Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 1 from 2017-09-17T20:01

The U.S. intelligence community has concluded Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered operatives to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election. A Target USA investigation that began in November 2...

Target USA Episode 82 -- 16 years after the 9/11 attacks, worries of new attacks grow from 2017-09-14T00:01

Sixteen years after the worst terror attack in U.S. history, a former senior operations officer with the CIA says, "the situation is even worse." Mike Maness was overseas when the 9/11 attacks took...

Target USA -- Episode 81: After 6th nuclear test and more possible, who controls North Korea's nukes? from 2017-09-06T23:01

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Han Tae Song, said on Sept. 5 that the country's recent nuclear and missile tests "are a gift package addressed to none other than the U.S....

Target USA -- Episode 80: Houston hammered by Hurricane Harvey from 2017-08-30T23:01

Eleven trillion gallons of water have fallen in the Houston area. Veteran first responders and globally seasoned journalists stand in awe of the scope of the devastation. The damage is unprecedente...

Target USA -- Episode 79: The safety of US diplomats around the world is on the line from 2017-08-23T23:01

John Eustace retired from the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security in late July. On Target USA, he warns that unless the "leadership" wakes up, a tragedy like the one in Benghazi that l...

Target USA -- Episode 78: US diplomats sickened, forced to leave Cuba after invisible attacker struck from 2017-08-16T23:01

"Official" Washington was rattled on Aug. 9 when news broke that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been sickened a mysterious illness that no one could put their finger on. It was so bad that several ha...

Target USA -- Episode 77: 'Alarming rise' in global crises triggers urgent action in the US intelligence community from 2017-08-09T23:01

The Defense Intelligence Agency is bracing and preparing for "alarming" global changes, which include more frequent and more destructive wars, increasingly damaging cyberattacks, progressively bel...

Target USA -- Episode 76: Terrorism in 2017 -- New terrorism tactics, trends and threats from 2017-08-02T23:01

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism has released its latest report on terrorism. The news is good and bad. Acting Coordinator Justin Siberell ...

Target USA -- Episode 75: North Korea will have a nuclear capable ICBM within a year from 2017-07-26T23:01

The Defense Intelligence Agency has produced a new assessment that indicates the North Korean regime, led by Kim Jong Un, will have an intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear we...

Target USA -- Ep 74: Robert Young Pelton: The future of terrorism, private armies and tracking Joseph Kony from 2017-07-19T23:01

Robert Young Pelton's book "Licensed to Kill" chronicled his time with a team of government-hired guns in the war on terror in 2003. Since then, he's found himself at the heart of numerous major ne...

Target USA -- Ep 73: Is IS group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead or alive? What's next? from 2017-07-12T23:01

This week the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had confirmation that IS group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead. It never produced any proof, but it is the first "credibl...

Target USA -- Ep 72: US Central Command facing tough challenges from 2017-07-05T23:01

Responsible for U.S. military activity in 20 countries, U.S. Central Command is faced with multiple difficult, generational challenges. The Taliban is surging in Afghanistan. The Islamic State grou...

Target USA: Episode 71 -- Exclusive interview with National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen from 2017-06-29T12:01

If the momentum of U.S.-led coalition is any indicator, the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) may be completely eradicated from Syria and Iraq in a matter of months. But...

Target USA -- Episode 70: Stopping the Taliban surge from 2017-06-22T11:01

Defense Secretary James Mattis said on June 13 that the Taliban is surging. Whats driving the resurgence and what will the U.S. strategy to fight the Taliban look like? We dig into those questions,...

Target USA -- Episode 69: ISIS' 'caliphate' crumbles from 2017-06-14T23:01

ISIS is running out of territory, money, fighters and time. Some experts fear the damage has already been done. However, on this episode of Target USA, Operation for Inherent Resolve spokesman Col....

Target USA -- Episode 68: Terror on London Bridge from 2017-06-07T19:01

This riveting episode features the tense moments during the attacks in London, analysis of what happened, what Europol's European Counter Terrorism Centre's chief is doing about it, and the U.S. ro...

Target USA -- Bugles Across America, making sure America's fallen military personnel are treated with dignity from 2017-05-31T23:01

Often times people who served this country, some of whom who gave their lives, are laid to rest without a live rendition of taps. They end up with a prerecorded version. It was especially bad in th...

Target USA -- Ep 66: Terror in Manchester, England from 2017-05-24T23:01

The suicide bombing at pop star Ariana Grande's concert on May 22 literally shook the ground all around Europe's second largest indoor arena. But it also sent shockwaves around the world because th...

TargetUSA -- Ep 65: Growing fallout of Trump's intel sharing with Russia from 2017-05-17T23:01

President Donald Trump's decision to share classified intelligence with Russia sparked yet another media firestorm. It also created serious concerns for U.S. allies. Those concerns are critical to ...

Target USA - Ep 64: The deepening mystery over Russia's alleged meddling investigation from 2017-05-15T14:01

The firing of FBI director Jim Comey by President Donald Trump has intensified an already raging, powerful international drama playing out in Washington and Moscow. The U.S. Congress and the intell...

US Intelligence Sees New Threats as Result of Snowden Leaks from 2017-05-03T20:01

Bill Evanina is the national counterintelligence executive and director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. In an exclusive interview, he speaks candidly about the damage that ...

Target USA -- Ep 61: Tensions escalate with North Korea from 2017-04-19T22:01

The U.S. and North Korea, according to some observers, were on the brink of war on the weekend of April 15. Was it posturing? What's at stake? What does this situation mean for those innocent peopl...

Target USA -- Ep 60: Terror threats to US airports and cargo planes from 2017-04-12T20:01

Not only are terrorists trying to attack passenger planes, they're targeting cargo planes and airports, too. On this program, we continue our discussion with former Transportation Security Administ...

Target USA - Ep 59: Peter Neffenger, former head of TSA, bluntly describes terror threats to US aviation from 2017-04-05T22:01

After liquid and laptop bans were put in place on planes in 2017, a new twist on a very dangerous threat has emerged. Terrorists are competing for supremacy in aviation terror attacks. Whether it's...

Target USA - Ep 58: Cyberspace -- Breaking down the impact it has on your data and your safety from 2017-03-29T22:01

There are no real boundaries in cyberspace. But the laws that govern it are limited. Joining Target USA to talk about the maddening difficulty of chasing criminals in cyberspace is Alexander Seger,...

Target USA - Ep 56: Are the US and Russia headed toward nuclear missile mistake? from 2017-03-15T22:01

In this episode, Robert Berls, senior adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, says the U.S. and Russia have not sat down and engaged comprehensively on nuclear weapons since the signing of a Stra...

Target USA - Ep 57: Robert Levinson disappeared 10 years ago in Iran. His family is turning up the heat to force his release. from 2017-03-15T22:01

In this episode, David Levinson -- the second son of Robert Levinson and Christine Levinson -- says his family is turning to President Donald Trump in what they believe is their best hope yet to br...

Target USA - Ep 55: Terrorist training camps from 2017-03-08T20:01

In this week's episode of Target USA, WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green looks at the impact of terrorist training camps. With three experts, we examine how the camps are set up, how s...

Target USA - Ep 54: Russian trolls 'harass' American scholar after comments at conference from 2017-03-01T22:01

Annoyed by a Russian scholar's derogatory comments during a security conference, David Pollock, a Kaufman Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, took the podium to set the record ...

Target USA - Ep 53: U.S.-Russia showdown in North Africa from 2017-02-23T01:01

In February, at a security conference in Morocco dealing with terrorism, a Russian scholar took to the podium and launched into a blistering critique of the U.S. war on terror, calling it a fiasco ...

Target USA - Ep 52: The Council of Europe's Plan to Deal with Terrorism from 2017-02-15T22:01

Terror groups are utilizing gang tactics as they try to extend their influence, and prisons are a "hotbed" for recruiting. Kristian Bartholin, Deputy Head of Counter Terrorism at the Council of Eur...

Target USA - Ep 51: Why the US Might Lose the Messaging War with Terrorists from 2017-02-08T22:01

In this week's Target USA, J.J. Green talks to Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and co-author of the new book "Counteri...

Target USA - Ep 50: Should the US Torture Terrorists? from 2017-02-01T22:01

The U.S. government is considering a return to torturing terrorists and using black sites abroad to house those operations. U.S. law says it is illegal, but some argue that terrorists do much worse...

Target USA - Ep 49: Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman - ISIL recruiting children in attempt to save group from 2017-01-25T22:01

There are 200,000 buildings in Mosul. ISIL fighters are using rooftops, internal spaces and subterranean elements of those buildings to launch attacks against Iraqi forces. U.S. Air Force Col. John...

Target USA - Ep 48: Inauguration Security - Unprecedented Threats from 2017-01-18T22:01

The Inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States may be a significant security challenge for the Secret Service and its partners. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy si...

Target USA - Ep 47: North Korea's Threat to Test Launch an ICBM is Credible from 2017-01-11T22:01

The reclusive regime of Kim Jong Un is close to test-launching an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Multiple sources tell Target USA the KNO8, as it is known, can reach the whole of the United St...

Target USA - Ep 46: The Terrorism Picture for 2017 from 2017-01-04T22:01

The Berlin Christmas market attack and the Istanbul nightclub attack on New Year's Eve have established that 2017 will be no less dangerous than the previous year. Dr. Tricia Bacon, a counterterror...

Target USA - Ep 45: The Best of Target USA 2016 from 2016-12-28T22:01

Whether it was ISIL, Russia or North Korea, Target USA interviewed some of the most influential national security and international affairs figures from around the world about key issues in 2016. T...

Target USA - Ep 44: Attack in Berlin and NATO's Plans from 2016-12-21T22:01

On Dec. 19, a large truck plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin. At the time, German journalist Marc Etzold was at the movies with his mobile phone offline. When he emerged from the cinema, he -...

Target USA - Ep 43 - ISIL 2.0: Coming Soon from 2016-12-14T22:01

ISIL is under pressure all around the world, but former CIA counterterrorism executive Phil Mudd says the group is re-inventing itself and the threat of attack could be greater than ever before. H...

Target USA - Ep 42 - Russia secretly targets the U.S. from 2016-12-07T22:01

Russia has made it very clear since the fall of the USSR that it would get revenge against the West and the U.S. for what happened. For years, many U.S. officials have said the Cold War is over. Ho...

Target USA - Ep 41 - NATO: Confronting the Future from 2016-11-30T20:01

Since its inception in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has helped member countries rest easy in the face of threats. But with the resurgence of Russian aggression, hybrid warfar...

Target USA - Ep 40 - Escape from North Korea: The Dramatic Story of Grace Jo from 2016-11-23T20:01

We often hear about the harsh life North Koreans live under the Kim regime, from Kim Il Sung, to Kim Jong Il and now Kim Jong Un. It's the most reclusive and closed off country on the planet. Close...

Target USA - Ep 39 - President-Elect Trump and the Intelligence Community from 2016-11-16T22:01

During a raucous presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada in October, then-candidate Donald Trump indicated he had doubts about the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia was behind m...

Target USA - Ep 38 - The Fight for Mosul from 2016-11-09T22:01

Two years after ISIL - or D'aesh, as Iraqis call it - blasted into power, stealing hundreds of millions of dollars, taking over the country's second largest city, killing tens of thousands of peopl...

Target USA - Ep 37 - The Rise of Female Terrorists from 2016-11-02T20:01

Female terrorists are not a new idea, but the Islamic State terror group has initiated a dramatic increase in their numbers. Irfan Saeed, Director of the State Department's Countering Violent Extre...

Target USA - Ep 36 - The Epic Battle for Mosul from 2016-10-26T22:01

An apocalyptic scene is unfolding in Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. Large sulfur fires and huge pits of oil are burning. Buildings are booby trapped, hundreds of suicide bombers are on the loos...

Target USA - Ep 35 - Understanding How Terrorists Use Social Media from 2016-10-19T20:01

Seamus Hughes is among a growing number of terrorism experts that have realized today's terrorists are far more savvy at using social media to support their activities than counter-terrorism author...

Target USA - Ep 34 - Running Out of Time to Stop N. Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program from 2016-10-12T22:01

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recently published a report about a grave, worsening global threat - the North Korean nuclear and missile programs. The bottom line: North Korea is rapidly be...

Target USA - Ep 33 - She Saw Something, So She Said Something from 2016-10-05T22:01

The Department of Homeland Security campaign urging people to report suspicious activities and packages really does work. Jane Schreibman, who discovered a bomb in New York's Chelsea neighborhood o...

Target USA - Ep 32 - Online and Undercover: The FBI Chasing Terrorists in Cyberspace from 2016-09-28T22:01

Paul Abbate, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office (WFO), is losing a lot of sleep over what he's seeing now. In the last two years, 15 terrorism cases have been brought...

Target USA - Ep 31 - Fragile, Ambitious and Nuclear from 2016-09-21T22:01

There is a laundry list of threats facing the U.S. Some are more urgent than others. In this episode of Target USA, two of the most trusted former intelligence officials in Washington lay out the p...

Target USA - Ep 30 - The Terrorism Loophole in the U.S. Postal Service from 2016-09-14T22:01

The gut-wrenching events of the September 11 attacks triggered an unprecedented effort to insulate the U.S. homeland from foreign terrorists and prevent attacks like those from ever happening again...

Target USA - Ep 29 - Terrorism is Being Crowdsourced from 2016-09-07T22:01

On this episode of Target USA, former CIA Director Michael Hayden explains why the problem of finding terrorists is getting worse in the United States. In the 2000s, Hayden says the U.S. intelligen...

Target USA - Ep 28 - ISIL Suffers a Near Fatal Blow from 2016-08-31T20:01

Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, architect of ISIL's external operations and its spokesman, was killed in a U.S. airstrike on Aug. 30. His death represents the biggest setback to the organization since it l...

Target USA - Ep 27 - DC Cops are Targets from 2016-08-25T00:01

You've no doubt heard about the attacks on police and other law enforcement officers across the country. What seems like a wave of police-related killings has swept the nation, and as D.C. Police C...

Target USA - Ep 26 - New Intelligence Warns: DC Targets Top Terrorists Lists from 2016-08-18T00:01

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier sat down with Target USA to talk about the serious and growing terror threats. She details what's being done to prepare for and neutralize the threats.

Target USA - Ep 25 - A Warning for ISIL After the Yazidi Genocide from 2016-08-11T00:01

Two years after the genocide, the region is still blanketed with millions of shattered and interrupted lives. One of those lives belongs to Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Representative of the Kurdis...

Target USA - Ep 24 - The Sinjar Massacre - Two Years Later from 2016-08-04T00:01

Two years after 5,000 Yazidi men were killed and more than 5,000 women and children were kidnapped and turned into sex slaves during a genocidal bloodbath carried out by ISIL in Northern Iraq, many...

Target USA - Ep 23 - Blame-and-Claim Terror Cycle Drives New Attacks from 2016-07-28T00:01

What's behind ISIL's wave of attacks in Europe? Is the U.S. next? The attacks are mostly conducted by radicalized individuals. Where are they finding these people? Why is ISIL's call being answered...

Target USA - Ep 22 - Police in the US Under Fire from 2016-07-20T23:01

As of July 20, 31 law enforcement officers have been shot to death in the U.S. this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. That's a 72 percent increase over last ye...

Target USA - Ep 21 - Secret Service Prepares for Trouble at Political Conventions from 2016-07-13T21:01

The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign has been a tense and sometimes dangerous string of events. On June 18, the Secret Service and Las Vegas police thwarted an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. T...

Target USA - Ep 20 - Security Implications of Brexit from 2016-07-07T02:01

David O'Sullivan, European Union Ambassador to the U.S., says Britain's exit from the European Union will complicate the fight against terrorism. Patrick Skinner, a former CIA case officer, tells T...