James Risen on the Freedom, Privacy, and Abuses of Power in Post-9/11 America
The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 15, 2014
New York Times investigative reporter James Risen reveals the alleged hidden costs of the U.S. war on terror. He discusses the squandered and stolen dollars and what he calls outrageous abuses of power in the name of fighting terrorism. He’s the author of a new book Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War. In 2006 Rison won a Pulitzer Prize for his stories about warrantless wiretapping by the NSA. Recently, the Justice Department has issued Risen subpoena asking him to reveal his sources for a story he included in his 2006 book State of War.
