Since the end of the Cold War, and particularly since 9/11, there has been a concerted effort to assess and, in some instances, rethink the policy-making roles of U.S. intelligence-gathering agencies. Is there an "intelligence community" beyond the specific agencies? What do we really know about the gathering, production, and dissemination of intelligence and counterintelligence? What is the role of congressional oversight, and how do politicization and de-politicization come into play? The Wolfson Center for National Affairs at The New School presents a panel discussion moderated by Margaret Henoch, formerly of the Foreign Service and the CIA, and featuring Tyler Drumheller, former director of covert operations for the CIA in Europe and author of On the Brink; and Bob Kerrey, president of The New School, former member of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intelligence and a member of the 9/11 Commission- The New School
Bio
Tyler Drumheller
Tyler Drumheller is the former chief of the CIA covert operations in Europe, who has said that the CIA had credible sources discounting some weapons of mass destruction claims before the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. He received and discounted documents central to the Niger yellowcake forgery prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He has also stated that senior White House officials dismissed intelligence information from his agency which reported Saddam Hussein had no WMD program.
Bob Kerrey
Bob Kerrey is president of The New School in New York City.
For twelve years prior to becoming president of The New School, Bob Kerrey represented the State of Nebraska in the United States Senate. Before that, he served as Nebraska's governor for four years.
Bob Kerrey is the author of When I Was A Young Man: A Memoir, published by Harcourt Books (May 2002). He served as a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, currently leads a five year writing challenge sponsored by The National Commission on Writing in America's Schools and Colleges, and is co-chair with Newt Gingrich of The National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care.