This podcast of Global Stuff features a discussion with Colleen Rowley,retired FBI agent, about the background and potential actions byTrump’s initial cabinet appointees, especially in the area of security andintelligence. In this live interview with call-ins, recorded on Nov. 22,2024, Colleen, explains the very real threats to the rights and security ofAmericans represented by Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, PeteHegseth as Secretary of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard as Director of NationalIntelligence, John Ratcliff as CIA Director and others. As a leader inWomen against Military Madness she also talks about theorganization’s involvement in bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Special Agent (ret.) Coleen Rowley served in the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation for 24 years, during which time she worked in severaloffices, including those in Nebraska, Mississippi, New York, France andMontreal.She also served as the Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel who taughtConstitutional Law and law enforcement ethics to FBI agents and otherlaw enforcement agencies. She then became a whistleblower about theFBI’s pre 9-11 failures, testifying to the Joint Intelligence CommitteeInquiry, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Inspector General Staffof the Department of Justice. She was named, along with two othercorporate whistleblowers, as Time Magazine’s 2002 Persons of theYear. In an early March 2003 memorandum, she warned FBI Director Robert Mueller about the Bush Administration’s deceptive plan tolaunch war on Iraq, a country that had nothing to do with the 9-11attacks.She holds a B.A. in French from Wartburg College and a law degreefrom the University of Iowa. Her work has appeared in the New YorkTimes, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, andCNN.com. In 2002, she received the Sam Adams Award – given annuallyto an intelligence professional who has taken a stand for integrity andethics.She is a long-time member of Women Against Military Madness andVeterans for Peace and is most recently affiliated with the EisenhowerMedia NetworkJimmy Durchslag has been the host of “Global Stuff”, a monthly guestdriven talk show, for over 20 years. He has interviewed manyprominent scholars and leaders who clarify complex issues and providesuggestions for positive change. He has a long experience as a managerof several for profit and non-profit organizations. He is one of thefounders of Redwood Community Radio, the parent organization forKMUD. He recently served as the Director of the Mainstream MediaProject, a nonprofit organization that scheduled expert guests forinterviews on talk shows both nationally and internationally.
