Charles Faddis

CHARLES FADDIS, Former CIA Intelligence Operative and author of "Willfull Neglect: The Dangerous Illusion of Homeland Security":

Part 1:

• The premise and principles of the book "Willfull Neglect"
• Is the war on terror isolated to core Al-Qaeda?
• Why the war on terror will eventually span to cover numerous decades into a multi-generational battle

Part 2:

• The unwillingness and inability to understand and think like our enemies
• The political posturing in the U.S. that allowed Putin to annex Crimea from Ukraine 
• The foreign policy of wishful thinking that is pervasive throughout Washington D.C.

Part 3:

• The threat Iran and North Korea pose to the United States 
• The political decisions leading to gross security gaps

Part 4:

• The vulnerabilities of the electric grid in the US
• What the future in America would look like without electricity if an EMP attack or solar phenomenon were able to take out the electric grid
• His suggestions on how to best protect American infrastructure from our adversaries and future terror attacks