Rational Security: The "Moron" Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Thursday, October 5, 2017, 12:54 PM

President Trump tells Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that he’s wasting his time negotiating with North Korea. A gunman opens fire in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in at least half a century. And an American is being held in Syria as an enemy combatant. Plus, Tamara and Shane recommend new podcasts. And I have a special invitation for the special counsel.

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President Trump tells Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that he’s wasting his time negotiating with North Korea. A gunman opens fire in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in at least half a century. And an American is being held in Syria as an enemy combatant. Plus, Tamara and Shane recommend new podcasts. And I have a special invitation for the special counsel.

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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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