E-mail a friendSeptember 11, 2006
Former National Security Advisor Richard Clarke weighs in on the U.S. war on terror. Rep. Jane Harman, the House Intelligence Committee's ranking Democrat, comments on America's capability to protect its homeland.
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke has advised four presidents—from Reagan to George W. Bush—on national security. An internationally recognized expert, he was the country's first counter-terrorism czar. After criticizing the Bush administration's 9/11 response, Clarke left federal service. He now teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School, is an on-air ABC News consultant and chair of Good Harbor Consulting. He's also a best selling author, whose books include Against All Enemies, The Scorpion's Gate and Your Government Failed You.
Rep. Jane Harman
Rep. Jane Harman
A seventh-term Democrat from Southern California, Rep. Jane Harman is a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and chairs the Intelligence Subcommittee. She's also a member of The Blue Dog and New Democrat Coalitions. Prior to her election, the Harvard Law grad served as deputy cabinet secretary for President Carter, special counsel to the Defense Department, chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and Regent's Professor at UCLA.