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SUMMARY:Lecture: \"American Intelligence and the Continuing 
 Threat from al-Qaeda\"
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Memorial Union
URL:http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/18805
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 n\"American Intelligence and the Continuing Threat from al-Q
 aeda: Strategic and Ethical Implications\,\" Tom Twetten\, r
 etired Central Intelligence Agency deputy director for opera
 tions.\n--------------------\nThomas Twetten served 34 years
  in its clandestine services\, retiring from the Central Int
 elligence Agency in 1995. He rose through the Agency's ranks
  to become the Deputy Director for Operations\, a position c
 ommanding the nation's overseas clandestine intelligence col
 lection.  \n      Twetten spent the majority of his career i
 n Africa\, South Asia and the Middle East. In 1983\, he bega
 n five years of leadership in the CIA Near East Division. He
  worked closely with Washington Congressional and Executive 
 branch leadership\, and with a wide range of other governmen
 ts to forge a united front in support of the Afghan people. 
 After courageous sacrifices by the Afghans\, this effort led
  to the Soviet decision to retreat from Afghanistan\, ending
  nearly ten years of brutal occupation. In recognition of hi
 s leadership\, DCI William Webster picked him to become the 
 deputy of the clandestine service. For nearly six years\, he
  was the deputy or the Chief of the CIA clandestine operatio
 ns.  \n       During this period\, Twetten boldly redirected
  intelligence resources in support of new democracies in Eas
 tern Europe\, supported a coalition of allied forces in the 
 Gulf War following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait\, and
  placed new emphasis on fighting international narcotics tra
 fficking\, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mas
 s destruction. For his development and leadership of new str
 ategies\, Twetten was twice awarded the Distinguished Intell
 igence Medal\, the Agency's highest honor.  \n       A nativ
 e of Iowa\, Twetten recieved his bachelor's degree from Iowa
  State University\, and a master's degree in international a
 ffairs from Columbia University. He served as a lieutenant i
 n Germany with the U.S. Army.  He has retired to Vermont wit
 h his wife Kay where he is a bookbinder and dealer in antiqu
 arian books.\n\nContact: lectures@iastate.edu\nPhone: 515-29
 4-9934
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