He has spent most of his career at harvard law school where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. The doha debates is a bbc program usually taped in doha in which tim sebastian, of hard talk fame, hosts an oxford union style debate on critical middle east issues. Interviews michael scheuer the dark side frontline pbs. From 1996 to 1999, the no longer anonymous michael scheuer headed the cias osama bin laden unit, and in his newest book on the subject, imperial hubris. This house believes its time for the us to get tough on israel michael scheuer washingtons involvement prolongs the palestinianisraeli religious war, and its justification of unqualified support for israel blinds it to the islamists motivation. He is a prominent scholar on united states constitutional law and criminal law, and a leading defender of civil liberties. In only a decade, qatari policymakers led by the emir, sheikh hamad bin khalifa althani, and.
The debates are currently telecast by bbc world news. The diplomat contributor michael scheuer is a bestselling author and the former head of the cias bin laden unit. Michael scheuer peter bergen lawrence wright sayyid imam. In his 22year career, he served as the chief of the bin laden issue station aka alec station, from 1996 to 1999, the osama bin laden tracking unit at the counterterrorist center. I urge those who havent watched the debate to observe and analyse the debate for themselves before reading this writing. Speaking for the motion, michael scheuer, a 20year veteran of the central intelligence agency who founded and ran the bin laden unit. He is currently an adjunct professor at georgetown universitys center for peace and security studies and an expert at wikistrat. He believes the current usisrael relationship undermines american national security and says he was removed as a fellow from the jamestown foundation, a washington research body, for making that point.
Arab kingdom, catholic college, jewish teacher, a forthcoming book about the eight years gary wasserman spent teaching american political science at georgetown universitys branch campus in qatar, wasserman offers a generally positive view of what he describes as georgetowns bold, interesting and important experiment. The statements and views expressed in the debate are solely those of the doha debates and the film participants. Former cia bin laden unit chief michael scheuer announces, is there an americafirst enemy of interventionism among the presidential candidates. This contentious issue anchored the most recent doha debates, moderated by veteran bbc journalist tim sebastian in qatar, in front of a diverse, engaged audience of 350 people. Qatar and the arab spring offers a frank examination of qatars startling rise to regional and international prominence, describing how its distinctive policy stance toward the arab spring emerged. He then worked again as special advisor to the chief of the bin laden unit from september 2001 to november 2004. The strain of antiintellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. In an april 2009 episode of the doha debates, he blamed the iraq war on the american fifth column that supports israel. Michael scheuer, the former head analyst at the cias bin laden unit, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the republican presidential debate held tuesday may 15, when rep. Arab spring has created intelligence disaster, warns former cia boss this article is more than 8 years old michael scheuer says rendition should be brought back as lack of intelligence has left. Scheuer was chief of the cias bin laden desk from 1995 to 1999 and headed an internal cia investigation into the allegations of a link between saddam hussein and al qaeda an allegation his. Cia analyst michael scheuer interviewed about syrian war. Ron paul rtx stated that american foreign policy was a contributing factor in the 911 attacks. He has held the felix frankfurter professorship there since 1993.
Arguing for the proposition will be michael scheuer a former cia officer and anonymous author of the acclaimed book imperial hubris, and avram burg a former. Alan morton dershowitz born september 1, 1938 is an american lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He is currently an adjunct professor at georgetown universitys center for peace and security studies. Intervention in libya is only making things worse for america, says scheuer. Excia officers slam former boss on iraq, bin laden.
Arab forum tackles a washington taboo the doha debates. In april 2009, scheuer participated in the doha debates at georgetown university, where he debated for the motion this house believes that it is time for the usa to get tough on israel with fellow speaker avraham burg. Mazhar ali khan ap images scheuers role in the hunt for bin laden was depicted in the recent tv series the looming tower, in the fictionalized character martin schmidt, played by actor peter sarsgaard, according to tv guide. More than 40 items under 12 headings were settled at or before the doha conference for immediate delivery. In deciding to research and write a third book that falls into the category of the united states versus the forces led and inspired by osama bin laden, i became. Why the west is losing the war on terror, he attacks, often quite acerbically, many of the accepted orthodoxies about alqaeda and us foreign policy. The main evidence offered is that several hardline religious scholars that used to support aq have now renounced the organization. Michael scheuer alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. As quoted in obama and his party offer americas young death, misery, and slavery 20, by m. Scheuer also wrote a bestselling book, imperial hubris, published anonymously, that.
The new agreements will carry the programmes now in. His opponent, the lawyer and commentator alan dershowitz, called him a bigot. The doha debates dared to discuss the us relationship with israel in washington and got away with it. The doha debates seek to demystify the middle east for the 300 million people who follow the event on television, online, and via podcast. Michael scheuer for now, at least, america first means no u. How al qaeda hopes to take advantage of the aftermath in. Doha debates is a series of debates about urgent global topics such as the refugee crisis, water shortage, loss of trust in institutions, gender inequality, capitalism, global citizenship and artificial intelligence. He spent most of his career at harvard law school where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history.
Doha debates environment and freedom of speech presented and discussion facilitated by tanya sakzewski, series producer of doha debates. Arab forum tackles a washington taboo the doha debates dared to discuss the us relationship with israel in washington and got away with it. The doha debates are a unique venture in the arab world, providing a battleground for conflicting opinions and arguments about the major political topics. Tenet, author of new book, outraged over white house use of slam dunk phrase. Scheuer born 1952 is a former cia intelligence officer, american blogger, author, foreign policy critic, and political analyst. Scheuer born 1952 1 is a former cia intelligence officer, american blogger, historian, foreign policy critic, and political analyst. After september 11 he became a special adviser to the chief of the bin laden unit and, imperial hubris, his controversial 2004 book about the taliban leader, was acknowledged by bin laden himself for revealing the reasons for your losing the war against us.
If there is a hereafter, the democrats will burn because they were the doers that killed the republic, the republicans because they were the talkers who abetted its. The link for the debate is given at the bottom of article1. The doha debates march 25, 2009, georgetown university proposition. Chapter 5 the doha agenda world trade organization. There is a cult of ignorance in the united states, and there has always been. Doha debates first ran from 2005 to 2012, and in 2018 it was relaunched under a new. The franchise is funded by qatar foundation for education, science and community development. The vast majority of the remaining items immediately became the. He shares his thoughts with us on afghanistan, bin ladens current status and. Cia analyst michael scheuer interviewed about syrian war sep 03, 20 gary franchi interviews former cia analyst about the syrian conflict, who is behind it, and likely scenarios that may occur if and when the us government attacks syria. Michael scheuer, former head of the cias bin laden unit for. Arab spring has created intelligence disaster, warns. The very latest topic discussed on the popular television series the doha debates. Doha debates has signed deals with television channels in the united states, egypt and europe to expand its reach to audiences across the world.