You may know him as Bob Barnes, the fictional CIA agent played by George Clooney in the movie, Syriana. The real-life person is Robert Baer, a 20-year veteran of the agency and author of a new novel about an alternative history of the events leading up to 9/11. He’ll also weigh in on US relations with Iran and the new director of the CIA. Plus: Analysis of the state political conventions and Hillary Clinton’s proto-presidential speech, retailers who want to be your "third place," and Jerry Abramson, the Mayor of Louisville, goes to bat for his town's Homeland Security funding. Michael Daly,a New York Daily News columnist, respectfully disagrees.
Keep It on the KT
KT McFarland, New York Republican candidate of the US Senate,
-on her run for Hillary Clinton's senatorial seat
» KT McFarland's official website
-on her run for Hillary Clinton's senatorial seat
» KT McFarland's official website
Garden City Party
Patrick Healy , metro political columnist for the New York Times
-on the state political conventions.
» Patrick Healy's column on the convention
-on the state political conventions.
» Patrick Healy's column on the convention
Cents of Community
Rob Walker writes the Consumed column in the New York Times Magazine
- about retailers offering a "third place," between work and home, for consumers to go to find/buy a sense of community
and
Fred Kent, president of Project for Public Spaces
- on "place making" ...
- about retailers offering a "third place," between work and home, for consumers to go to find/buy a sense of community
and
Fred Kent, president of Project for Public Spaces
- on "place making" ...
Truths Laid Baer
Robert Baer, former CIA case officer and author of Blowing The House Down (Crown, 2006)
- weighs in on the shift in US policy with Iran, his new novel and the truth behind the movie, Syriana
» Blowing The House Down (Crown, 2006)
- weighs in on the shift in US policy with Iran, his new novel and the truth behind the movie, Syriana
» Blowing The House Down (Crown, 2006)
The Chertoff Our Back
Michael Daly, New York Daily News columnist
and
Jerry Abramson, mayor of Louisville, KY
-on the Department of Homeland Security's decision to allocate more funds to Louisville than New York City
» Michael Daly's latest column
»Jerry Abramson's website
and
Jerry Abramson, mayor of Louisville, KY
-on the Department of Homeland Security's decision to allocate more funds to Louisville than New York City
» Michael Daly's latest column
»Jerry Abramson's website
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