Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Target USA Podcast by WTOP


Latest Episodes

Ep. 308 | Whistleblower exposes how DHS officials tried to keep intel on Russia secret
December 01, 2021

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 offici

Ep. 307 | The U.S. is losing the new Cold War with Russia
November 24, 2021

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 U.

Ep. 306 | The Belarus-Poland Migrant Standoff
November 17, 2021

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 th

Ep. 305 | How Long before Afghanistan collapses under the Taliban's control?
November 10, 2021

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 are

Ep. 304 | Havana Syndrome, today. 40 Years ago it was "Moscow Eye".
November 03, 2021

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 encourages

Ep. 303 | What's behind the FBI's search of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska's homes in the U.S.
October 27, 2021

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 caught u

Ep. 302 | The CIA's new China Mission Center: How will it work?
October 20, 2021

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 CIA

Ep. 301 | The Defense Intelligence Agency: ISIS-K could threaten the Homeland in 1-2 years.
October 13, 2021

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 warnin

Ep. 300 | COVID Conspiracy Part 4: How to persuade reluctant people to get the COVID vaccine (Conclusion)
October 12, 2021

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 vaccin

Ep. 299 | COVID Conspiracy Part 3: The NFL's Vaccine Challenge
October 12, 2021

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've m