You're listening to the CyberWire Network, powered by N2K. Hello and welcome to Spycast from the Secret Files of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

I'm Peter Ernest, the Executive Director of the Museum. I served for some

36 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, largely as what is called an operations officer

or a case officer.

Every month will be bringing you interesting talks with visitors,

with authors, with others who have something to do

with the world of intelligence and Espionage.

Malcolm Nance, welcome to the International Spy Museum. Malcolm Nance is a retired Navy officer who had 20 years in the Navy and some years since then entirely

engaged in dealing with terrorism. He has dealt with it in a number of venues, both including

looking at what has gone on in our own country domestically, as well as operations, terrorist operations around the world, particularly

in Bosnia, but most particularly in the Middle East.

He has had long experience in both Iraq and other areas of Middle East.

He was actually involved in the operation which we've often read about the Torabora operation. as I recall Malcolm is that correct?

And he is recognized as an expert by senior military authorities as well as civilian

authorities on the subject of terrorism, terrorists,

how to identify them, what we should do about them.

His most recent book, I think it's four is it not?

His most recent book is a second edition of the Terrorist Recognition Handbook put out by CRC Press and it appeared right today

as we speak 17 April 2008. It is a book that will give you as much inside knowledge of terrorism

as I think anyone could want. Malcolm, welcome. I wonder if you could begin by telling us what has kept you

in, and I'll call it now the war on terrorism your entire career?

Well I think it's rather fundamental.

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