William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William M. Arkin, the author of “On That Day: The definitive Timeline of 9/11”, to discuss how issues with intelligence, airport security and emergency procedures contributed to the US government's utter failure in the face of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
William M. Arkin has been working in the field of national security for almost 50 years, as an Army intelligence analyst, activist, author, journalist, academic and consultant. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books, two of them (Top Secret America and Nuclear Battlefields) national best sellers. He is the recipient of numerous journalism awards and his articles have appeared on the front pages of The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. He has written numerous cover stories for Newsweek magazine. And he has been on NBC News countless times as an analyst as well as appearing on Meet the Press, CBS News 60 Minutes, ABC’s 20/20, Dateline and in multiple long-form Frontline and History Channel programs.
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In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William M. Arkin, the author of “On That Day: The definitive Timeline of 9/11”, to discuss how issues with intelligence, airport security and emergency procedures contributed to the US government's utter failure in the face of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

William M. Arkin has been working in the field of national security for almost 50 years, as an Army intelligence analyst, activist, author, journalist, academic and consultant. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books, two of them (Top Secret America and Nuclear Battlefields) national best sellers. He is the recipient of numerous journalism awards and his articles have appeared on the front pages of The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. He has written numerous cover stories for Newsweek magazine. And he has been on NBC News countless times as an analyst as well as appearing on Meet the Press, CBS News 60 Minutes, ABC’s 20/20, Dateline and in multiple long-form Frontline and History Channel programs.

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Email Andrew: [email protected]

Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen

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