Eric Schmitt appears in the following:
America's Growing Role in the Yemeni Civil War
Monday, May 07, 2018
Eyes Turn to Navy SEALs After Green Beret's Mysterious Death
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
ISIS Chief Creates Plan to Ensure Group's Survival
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
U.S. to Position Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe
Monday, June 15, 2015
Instability in Yemen Creates Conditions Ripe for Extremism
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
ISIS Makes Swift Advance on Turkish Border Town
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Examining The Inner Workings of ISIS
Friday, August 29, 2014
Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tonight's Debate Will Likely Feature Consulate Attack in Libya
Monday, October 22, 2012
Setbacks in Libya
Monday, September 24, 2012
Unrest in the Middle East has been a political and foreign policy setback for President Obama. Eric Schmitt, who covers terrorism and national security for The New York Times, explains.
CIA Secretly Steering Arms to Syrian Rebels, New Report Claims
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Role of the CIA in Yemen
Friday, September 30, 2011
We continue our coverage of the death of Anwar Al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born cleric killed early this morning in northern Yemen. It is still not clear whether the operation was carried out by Yemeni forces or American intelligence but the CIA has had the greenlight to target the leading terrorist figure. Joining us is Eric Schmitt, terrorism correspondent for our partner The New York Times and co-author, along with The Times' Thom Shanker of the book "Counterstrike: the Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda".
America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Eric Schmitt, terrorism correspondent, and Thom Shanker, Pentagon correspondent, both of The New York Times, talk about the Pentagon's revolutionary new strategy to fight al Qaeda, and how it’s shaping the United States’ efforts to fight terrorism in the Middle East and at home. In Counter Strike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda, Schmitt and Shanker tell why the strategy to defeat al Qaeda through force wasn’t working, and how successful new counterterrorism strategies are being developed and adopted.
Eric Schmitt on 'The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al-Qaeda'
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
In their new book, "Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al-Qaeda," New York Times reporters Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker provide an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes of U.S. counter-intelligence, and how national security efforts against terrorism have evolved in the almost ten years since 9/11.
US Defers $800 Million of Military Aid to Pakistan
Monday, July 11, 2011
The United States is suspending as much as $800 million of military aid to Pakistan, in a bid to change the behavior of one of America’s most crucial — and controversial — partners. The move is an effort to admonish the country for expelling U.S. military trainers, and show disapproval for terrorist activities, such as the slaying in May of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, whose death has recently been linked to Pakistan's powerful spy agency.
Pakistan Intelligence Agency May Have Ordered Journalist Killing
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan have been severely strained since the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden took place on Pakistani soil two months ago. But a story in The New York Times spells further trouble ahead. Back in May, news broke of the disappearance and subsequent murder of Saleem Shahzad — a Pakistani journalist who frequently wrote about the presence of militants in the armed forces there. But Obama officials believe there is new evidence to suggest the agency had itself ordered the killing.
With Troop Drawdown, A More Clandestine War on Al-Qaida
Thursday, June 30, 2011
A week after President Obama announced the time line for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, his top counter-terrorism adviser, John Brennan, says the US war on al-Qaida is far from over. Immediately following the death of Osama bin Laden, Brennan said in an interview on NBC's Today Show that the US would continue to "pummel the rest of Al Qaida." Now that goal is being laid out in the form of official strategy, with the U.S. vowing to focus more on clandestine operations and attacks to take out key leaders of the terrorism network.
Tensions Worsen Between US and Pakistan
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Pakistan arrested a number of the country's CIA operatives, who had helped the U.S. find and kill Osama bin Laden. After bin Laden's death, Pakistan's military has been mired in a crisis of confidence, and has distanced itself from working with U.S. intelligence in order to combat militant groups in Pakistan. The effect that this fallout with Pakistan may have on the drone program has many U.S. officials worried.
State Department Flags Pakistani Human Rights Abuses
Thursday, December 30, 2010
According to a recent report from the State Department, Pakistani security forces are illegally rounding up political activists and unarmed fighters. In the last decade, thousands of people have been held without charges, tortured and killed, the report says. Many of those detained are members of the Baluchistan separatist group, which has battled the Pakistani government for independence for decades. The State Department report marks a new push by the Obama administration to urge Pakistan to address human rights abuses.
Leaked Memos Paint New Picture of War in Afghanistan
Monday, July 26, 2010
For geographic, political and strategic reasons, Pakistan has been a key player in the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, new military documents leaked by Wikileaks.org and published by The New York Times have raised the question: just whose side is Pakistan's intelligence agency on?