Executive Branch Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

Munk Debate on State Surveillance

Benjamin Wittes
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:26 AM
The resolution at this Munk Debate in Toronto is "Be it resolved state surveillance is a legitimate defense of our freedoms." Supporting the motion are former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Opposing it are Glenn Greenwald and Reddit cofounder, Alexis Ohanian.

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The resolution at this Munk Debate in Toronto is "Be it resolved state surveillance is a legitimate defense of our freedoms." Supporting the motion are former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Opposing it are Glenn Greenwald and Reddit cofounder, Alexis Ohanian.

Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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