FBI terrorism informants Trevor Aaronson spent a year researching how the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses informants in terrorism investigations. He found that the FBI has built a massive network of spies to prevent another domestic attack. Aaronson, along with a former FBI informant, join us to discuss the investigation.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Trevor Aaronson: Investigative Reporting Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed a yearlong project about the FBI's informants in U.S. Muslim communities. He is also associate director and co-founder of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit journalism organization that produces reporting about Florida and Latin America in English and Spanish.
Craig Monteilh: former informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration and later the FBI.
Inside the 9/11 Commission As we near the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Midmorning revisits a 2006 interview with Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission.9:45 a.m.
Rock the Casbah The revolutions in Egypt and Libya have rocked the Arab world, but journalist and longtime Middle East observer Robin Wright believes they are just the tip of wider transformation occurring in the region.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Robin Wright: Author of "Rock the Casbah." She has reported from 140 countries for the Washington Post and other newspapers and has written several books on the Middle East.
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