"Advise And Assist" Model Proven Successful, Says Defense Official

Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Defense Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, defends the deployment of roughly 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa in order to train and better equip African troops to take on the known terrorist organization, Lord’s Resistance Army. (0:11)

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Taking Down Kony Necessary For Central African Peace, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) assured that the take down of the terrorist organization Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader Joseph Kony is a necessary step in achieving peace in the region. (0:17)

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Pakistan "Integrity, Solidarity, Stability" Should Be Maintained, Says Former President

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharref says that Pakistan’s integrity, solidarity and stability needs to be maintained to fight terrorism. (0:24)

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Ridge Tells Americans To Leave Sleepless Nights To Government

Fmr. Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge acknowledges at a forum  held by the George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs that terrorism cannot be eradicated, but can be managed. (0:21)

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Somali Terrorism Going International, Says Homeland Security Expert

Frank J. Cilluffo, Director of the George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, says Somali terrorism is expanding. (0:25)

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New Al Qaeda Presence In US, Claims FDD President

Cliff May, President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, says that according to recent reports there is an Al Qaeda presence within the United States and Al Qaeda hit teams set up in Europe. (0:27)

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Al Qaeda In Business Of Terror, It's What They Do, Says FDD President

President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Cliff May talks about a recent question posed to him about why Al Qaeda is choosing to plan attacks in Europe at the current time. (0:38)

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Former DHS Directors Says Public Cooperation Necessary To Prevent Lone Wolf Attacks

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says that it is difficult to detect lone wolf threats within the United States and that the public can assist with this. (0:48)

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Al-Qaeda's Structure Is Diminished, Not Its Power, Says FBI Director

Director of the FBI Robert Mueller says that al-Qaeda still poses a risk to the United States, despite the terrorist organization’s structure being diminished. (0:56)

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Napolitano: Defense Requires Local Efforts As Much As National Intelligence

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the current state of Homeland Security. (0:29)

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Terrorism Threats "Chameleon By Design," Says Lawmaker

Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine), the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, discusses the threat of terrorism in America today. (0:22)

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Civilian Trials For Suspected Terrorists Should Be An Option, Says Attorney General

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, says not being able to try suspected terrorists in federal court will "weaken this country." (0:19)
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Immigration Is A Federal Issue, Says Holder

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, says the federal government must address the situation of border control rather than leaving it up to individual states. (0:22)
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Holder Says He Will Not Allow DOJ To Be Politicized

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. (0:18)
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People Can Not Rely On The Fed To Solve Terrorism Problem, Says Senator Kaufman

Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) says the nation can not solely rely on the federal government to fight against terrorism. (0:13)
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Intelligence Community Should Focus On How Enemies Recruit Americans, Says Hoekstra

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) says the U.S. intelligence community's top priority should be understanding how its enemies are able to recruit Americans. (:45)
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Lieberman: Major Nidal Hasan Committed A Terrorist Act

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says that, based on his understanding of the definition of terrorism, Major Nidal Hasan was committing a terrorist act when he went on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base earlier this month. (0:21)
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Attacking Terrorists Breeds Terrorism

David Rittgers, legal policy analyst at the Cato Institute, describes the mechanisms by which the reaction of a great power against terrorism results in greater recruitment for terrorist groups amongst local populations. (0:31)
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Cato Institute: Education Against Overreaction To Terrorist Threat

Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, insists that a public education campaign is necessary to make Americans aware of true terrorist capabilities. This might help quell public demand for overreaction and reduce the fear exerted by terrorists over people. (0:54)
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Shelby: The Justice Department and its "abomination"

Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) describes the Department of Justice's request for funds as an "abomination" because this funding may be used to educate and mentor terrorists currently detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility but who may be housed within American soil once the prison is closed. (0:42)
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