Rational Security: The “It Was 29 Pages All Along” Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 10:52 AM

A terrorist in Nice, France, kills more than 80 people celebrating Bastille Day. Turkey’s president hangs onto power following an attempted coup. Congress releases 29 previously classified pages from an inquiry into the 9/11 attacks, after shamelessly lying to the American people for years by claiming it was only 28 pages. Plus, Shane is applauding the Emmys. And we have a special guest, Ryan Evans of War on the Rocks, who brings us more swag.

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A terrorist in Nice, France, kills more than 80 people celebrating Bastille Day. Turkey’s president hangs onto power following an attempted coup. Congress releases 29 previously classified pages from an inquiry into the 9/11 attacks, after shamelessly lying to the American people for years by claiming it was only 28 pages. Plus, Shane is applauding the Emmys. And we have a special guest, Ryan Evans of War on the Rocks, who brings us more swag.


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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