From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland
Committee:
Date:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 14:30 to 16:30
Location:
311 Cannon House Office Building
Witnesses
Professor Michael Scheuer
Adjunct Professor
Center for Peace and Security Studies
Georgetown University
Ms. Lauren Ploch Blanchard
Specialist in African Affairs
Congressional Research Service
The Library of Congress
Mr. Brett Lovegrove
Chief Executive
City Security and Resilience Network (CSARN)
Mr. Richard Stanek
Sheriff
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Mr. Richard Mellor
Vice President, Loss Prevention
National Retail Federation
Ms. Stephanie Sanok Kostro
Acting Director
Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Program
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Country:
Somalia
Kenya
Syria