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Target USA -- Episode 151: David Whelan speaks out about his brother's arrest on espionage charges in Russia
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, arrested for allegedly committing espionage....
Target USA -- Episode 150: Interview with Nancy McNamara, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office
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 of those storms and many others, from violent...
Target USA -- Episode 149: The best of Target USA 2018
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 dominated our coverage in 2018. And...
Target USA -- Episode 148: Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky discusses the disturbing evolution of Russia
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 Embassy in Moscow from 1972 to 1975. During...
Target USA -- Episode 147: Interview with Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commander of US Army Africa
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 continent. The U.S. has for many years...
Target USA -- Episode 146: The George HW Bush funeral
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, Ambassador to China, director of the CIA, Vice...
Target USA -- Episode 145: Russia's eyes and ears in the UK and the US
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 the numbers in a new report from the Henry...
Target USA -- Episode 144 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's Secret Squad of Killers -- Epilogue
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 those targeted -- all incidents that were...
Target USA -- Episode 143 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers -- Part four
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 death. In this episode, an exclusive interview,...
Target USA – Episode 142 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers -- Part three
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 justice. On this episode, she warns U.S. law...