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Aspen Security Forum 2012 - Video from Days One and Two

Video from the opening session and the first full day (July 26) of the 2012 Aspen Security Forum is below. Video is also available from July 27 and from July 28

At the Point of the Spear: The Role of Special Operations Forces in America’s Post-9/11, Post-Iraq/Afghanistan Defense Strategy: A Conversation with Admiral William McRaven:

The National Counterterrorism Center’s Role in Counterterrorism with Michael Leiter, Matthew Olsen and moderated by David Sanger:

DOD and Counterterrorism with Michael Sheehan, Paul N. Stockton, Eric Olson and moderated by Eric Schmitt:

The Director of National Intelligence’s Role in Counterterrorism with Dennis Blair, John Negroponte and moderated by Steve Coll:

Cybersecurity featuring General Keith Alexander, Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service; Commander, United States Cyber Command with moderator Pete Williams, Correspondent, NBC News:

Differing Perspectives on Terrorism featuring Peter Bergen, Co-Director, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation and National Security Analyst, CNN; P.J. Crowley, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs; Fellow, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, The George Washington University; Jane Harman, Former Representative, 36th Congressional District of California and Director, President, and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Philip Mudd, Former Deputy Director of National Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Former Deputy Director, Counterterrorist Center, Central Intelligence Agency; Senior Global Advisor, Oxford Analytica; Maurice Sonnenberg, Senior International Advisor, J.P. Morgan Chase; with moderator Ken Dilanian, Correspondent, Los Angeles Times:

The CIA, the NSA, and DHS and Counterterrorism featuring General (Ret.) Michael V. Hayden, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Former Director, National Security Agency; John McLaughlin, Former Deputy and Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Charlie Allen, Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; with moderator Catherine Herridge, American Homeland Security Correspondent, Fox News

State Department's Role in Counterterrorism featuring Robert Godec, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State; Cofer Black, Former Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State and Former Director, Counterterrorist Center, Central Intelligence Agency; Hank Crumpton, Former Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State; with moderator Jill Dougherty, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CNN