Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Target USA Podcast by WTOP


Latest Episodes

Target USA: Episode 71 -- Exclusive interview with National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen
June 29, 2017

If the momentum of the U.S.-led coalition is any indicator, the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) may be completely eradicated from Syria and Iraq in a matter of months. But Nick Rasmussen, the head of the National...

Target USA: Episode 71 -- Exclusive interview with National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen
June 29, 2017

If the momentum of U.S.-led coalition is any indicator, the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) may be completely eradicated from Syria and Iraq in a matter of months. But Nick Rasmussen, the head of the National...

Target USA -- Episode 70: Stopping the Taliban surge
June 22, 2017

Defense Secretary James Mattis said on June 13 that the Taliban is surging. Whats driving the resurgence and what will the U.S. strategy to fight the Taliban look like? We dig into those questions, plus we get a look at the state of IS...

Target USA -- Episode 69: ISIS' 'caliphate' crumbles
June 22, 2017

Defense Secretary James Mattis said on June 13 that the Taliban is "surging." What's driving the resurgence and what will the U.S. strategy to fight the Taliban look like? We dig into those questions, plus we get a look at the...

Target USA -- Episode 69: ISIS' 'caliphate' crumbles
June 15, 2017

ISIS is running out of territory, money, fighters and time. Some experts fear the damage has already been done. However, on this episode of Target USA, Operation for Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon says, "There is absolutely...

Target USA -- Episode 68: Terror on London Bridge
June 08, 2017

This riveting episode features the tense moments during the attacks in London, analysis of what happened, what Europol's European Counter Terrorism Centre's chief is doing about it, and the U.S. role in tackling a growing terrorism...

Target USA -- Bugles Across America, making sure America's fallen military personnel are treated with dignity
June 01, 2017

Often times people who served this country, some of whom who gave their lives, are laid to rest without a live rendition of taps. They end up with a prerecorded version. It was especially bad in the early-to-mid 2000s, when hundreds of...

Target USA -- Ep 66: Terror in Manchester, England
May 25, 2017

The suicide bombing at pop star Ariana Grande's concert on May 22 literally shook the ground all around Europe's second largest indoor arena. But it also sent shockwaves around the world because the attack on a concert where very...

TargetUSA -- Ep 65: Growing fallout of Trump's intel sharing with Russia
May 18, 2017

President Donald Trump's decision to share classified intelligence with Russia sparked yet another media firestorm. It also created serious concerns for U.S. allies. Those concerns are critical to the war against terrorism. We dig into...

Target USA - Ep 64: The deepening mystery over Russia's alleged meddling investigation
May 15, 2017

The firing of FBI director Jim Comey by President Donald Trump has intensified an already raging, powerful international drama playing out in Washington and Moscow. The U.S. Congress and the intelligence community are trying to get to the...