Peace and Justice - Combating Terror with Intelligence - Michael Sheehan

Counterterrorist expert and author Michael A. Sheehan spoke onTuesday, Oct. 5, in the Mitchell Auditorium on The College of St. Scholastica campus. The title of his discussion is "Combating Terror with Intelligence."

Sheehan's lecture is the first in a new series called Terrorism and Human Rights, sponsored by the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice at St. Scholastica. The series will explore several sides to the issue of terrorism as terrorist actions and threats increase all over the world.

Sheehan is the former New York City Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism. From 1998 to 2001, he was the coordinator for counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State. In a 2001 interview with "Frontline," he called the Sept. 11 attacks a failure of intelligence and said that the scale of the attack was completely unexpected.

Sheehan is a West Point-educated Green Beret. During his time in the military, he served as an officer in the infantry and Special Forces. He had several overseas assignments as a commander of a counter-terrorism unit in Panama, a counterinsurgency advisor in El Salvador, and an infantry company commander in Korea. He also served on peacekeeping duty in Somalia and Haiti. While on active duty, Sheehan served in the White House on the National Security Council staff for Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

His recent book "Crush the Cell" is critical of America's approach to defending against terrorist threats at home and offers a prescription for more reliable homeland security.

The Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice seeks to bridge social and political barriers to bring together people of all ages and philosophies to work toward the common goals of peace and justice. The public is invited to participate in Center activities and to utilize the resource center.

To learn more, please visit
http://www.css.edu/About/Spotlight-Arts-and-Lectures/Lectures/Alworth-Center-...

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[davydacounsellor]

An interview about a month ago with the ex General of Pakistan secret service he confirmed that the majority, yes the majority of people in Pakistan believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy!! Because the drones they are flying into Pakistan are killing more innocent people than terrorists, American policy is not working, you need to get a heart!!!! Benazir Bhutto told the US for foreign minister that the US created a Frankinstien's monster in supplying the Al Qaeda with training and weapons,

[davydacounsellor]

this is so much bullshit, the USA has its own agenda, lies, lies,lies and binladin was your frankinstien monster, your on the wrong side of the planet Micheal, the USA trained the children in schools in the middle east and with US funds on how to fight against the Russians armed, the Mujahideen used blow pipe missels supplied by the USA made in Northern Ireland bud check it out and get your facts straight!!!. I have never heard so many contradictions in all my life!!!!

[LeonardMichaelis]

He's a good story teller.