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Target USA

Whether its terrorists, anarchists, cyber criminals or nation states, America has a target on its back. WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green investigates the threats facing the U.S., the people behind them, the agencies fighting them and their impact on Americans.

Latest Episodes

Target USA — Episode 147: Interview with Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commander of US Army Africa
Target USA — Episode 147: Interview with Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commander of US Army Africa
Africa has a serious terrorism problem from the Islamic State group, al-Qaida, al-Shabab, Boko Haram and numerous other small groups that seek constantly to take advantage of the instability on the continent. The U.S. has for many years sought to help ...
Target USA — Episode 146: The George HW Bush funeral
Target USA — Episode 146: The George HW Bush funeral
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, passed away on Nov., 30, 2018 at the age of 94. He lived a big life. He was a naval war hero, Congressman, UN Ambassador, Ambassador to China, director of ...
Target USA — Episode 145: Russia’s eyes and ears in the UK and the US
Target USA — Episode 145: Russia’s eyes and ears in the UK and the US
The Kremlin is believed to have as many as 75,000 informants in London alone. They are allegedly being handled by hundreds of Russian spies inside the United Kingdom. Dr. Andrew Foxhall breaks down the numbers in a new report from the Henry ...
Target USA — Episode 144 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s Secret Squad of Killers — Epilogue
Target USA — Episode 144 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s Secret Squad of Killers — Epilogue
Our series, Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's Secret Squad of Killers, featured four episodes about people who were murdered, were victims of attempted murders or were the family members of those targeted -- all incidents that were allegedly connected to the Kremlin. The ...
Target USA — Episode 143 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part four
Target USA — Episode 143 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part four
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko spoke out against the Kremlin and, like many others, was marked for death. But he managed to elude and expose those who sought to kill him. He faked his own death. In this episode, an exclusive interview, he ...
Target USA — Ep 62: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn talks about Russia — an exclusive, never broadcast interview
Target USA — Ep 62: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn talks about Russia — an exclusive, never broadcast interview
In 2016, Mike Flynn burst on the national stage with his famous "lock her up" comments at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, in reference to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. He eventually became President Donald Trump's national security adviser but was ...
Target USA – Episode 142 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part three
Target USA – Episode 142 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part three
On this program Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko, tells the difficult story of the moment she learned he was poisoned, his brave battle before he died and her ongoing fight for justice. On this episode, she warns U.S. law enforcement ...
Target USA — Episode 141 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part two
Target USA — Episode 141 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part two
Previously on episode 140, we started our series, "Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin's secret squad of killers," by presenting our investigation, which began in March 2016. The objective was then -- and is now -- to use the stories and words of victims ...
Target USA — Episode 140 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part one
Target USA — Episode 140 | Assassins Incorporated: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers — Part one
In March 2016, Target USA began investigating the suspicious deaths of Russian diplomats and others around the world linked, in some way, to the Kremlin. Some of them died in the U.S. — in New York and D.C. The deaths ...
Target USA — Episode 139: Special report preview — The US-Russia enigma
Target USA — Episode 139: Special report preview — The US-Russia enigma
This is a special preview program designed to set the stage for a series of podcasts that will be the culmination of more than a year and a half of research and preparation. The series will focus on the U.S.-Russia ...