Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Target USA Podcast by WTOP


Latest Episodes

Target USA -- Episode 141 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers -- Part two
October 31, 2018

Previously on episode 140, we started our series, "Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers," by presenting our investigation, which began in March 2016. The objective was then -- and is now -- to use the...

Target USA -- Episode 140 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part one
October 24, 2018

In March 2016, Target USA began investigating the suspicious deaths of Russian diplomats and others around the world linked, in some way, to the Kremlin. Some of them died in the U.S. — in New York and D.C. The deaths of some were deemed...

Target USA -- Episode 139: Special report preview -- The US-Russia enigma
October 18, 2018

This is a special preview program designed to set the stage for a series of podcasts that will be the culmination of more than a year and a half of research and preparation. The series will focus on the U.S.-Russia enigma, and the life...

Target USA -- Episode: 138: Trump, Israel and the PLO
October 10, 2018

The Trump administration has ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization delegation office in Washington to close on Oct. 10. Maen Areikat, former chief representative of the General Delegation of the PLO Delegation, told Target USA that...

Target USA -- Episode 137: Lessons learned from Estonia about Russian meddling
October 03, 2018

The U.S. is struggling with the effects of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. This isn't the first time such an operation has taken place. Estonia found itself the victim...

Target USA -- Episode 136: Update on the Senate Intelligence Committee probe into Russian election interference
September 26, 2018

Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., spoke exclusively with Target USA and confirmed that four of the five key phases of the probe are finished. The fifth and the most potentially explosive -- the question of whether there was collusion between...

Target USA -- Episode 135: Tale of a troll
September 19, 2018

Marat Mindiyarov worked in the nerve center of Russia's infamous St. Petersburg troll house. He saw the plan, reluctantly participated in the plot and played a key role in the Internet Research Agency. The organization conducted an...

Target USA -- Episode 134: Is North Korea really serious about denuclearization?
September 12, 2018

In March, Pyongyang said it would suspend its nuclear and missile testing programs if the U.S. would sit down and discuss how to improve relations. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did just that. At that time Pyongyang...

Target USA -- Episode 133: Al-Baghdadi's 'last-ditch' effort to save IS
September 06, 2018

After almost a year of silence and three years since he was last seen in public, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released an audio message on Aug. 22 ostensibly admitting that the brutal terror group had been defeated by...

Target USA -- Episode 132: Former CIA director's security clearance revocation ignites intel community firestorm
August 29, 2018

When President Donald Trump announced that former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance was revoked for being too critical of the president, former intelligence community members erupted, fervently defending Brennan. While...