Schieffer Series: A Discussion on Terrorism2%

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BS Summary: This article contains 0 faulty reasoning types, including no named faulty reasoning patterns yet, with no single egregious example has been isolated yet. Analysis detected 0 faulty-reasoning hits from 153 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 10.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (13,625 of 13,821 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the article peer group.

Schieffer Series: A Discussion on Terrorism

January 29, 2016 • 4:00 – 5:00 am EST

Fmr. Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

National Security Correspondent, NPR

The Honorable Juan Zarate

Fmr. Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism

Senior Adviser, CSIS

Pre-Event Reception: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The TCU Bob Schieffer College of Communication and CSIS cohost a monthly series of dialogues hosted by award-winning journalist Bob Schieffer to discuss the most pressing foreign and domestic issues of the day.

The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues are made possible by the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Defense and Security ,

Counterterrorism and Homeland Security , and

Geopolitics and International Security

Former Moderator, Face the Nation, CBS; and Former CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent

Former Assistant to the U.S. President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program

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