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Posthill Press/Bombardier Books Contracts Todd Bensman for Second Border Book

April 8, 2022 by Todd Bensman

Following the success of America’s Covert Border War, The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration, Posthill Press’s Bombardier Books imprint has contracted author Todd Bensman to write a second book. The tentatively titled new book, OVERRUN: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in American History, will address the mass illegal immigration event … [Read more...] about Posthill Press/Bombardier Books Contracts Todd Bensman for Second Border Book

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Todd Bensman: Middle East Forum Webinar – National Security Threat at the Texas Border

March 27, 2022 by Todd Bensman

by Marilyn SternMiddle East Forum WebinarFebruary 14, 2022 Todd Bensman, Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum, Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, and author of America's Covert Border War, spoke to participants in a February 14 Middle East Forum Webinar (video) to discuss the cases of unvetted migrants from countries "associated with … [Read more...] about Todd Bensman: Middle East Forum Webinar – National Security Threat at the Texas Border

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Bensman Testifies before the House Freedom Caucus on the Mass Migration Crisis at the Southern Border February 1, 2022

February 2, 2022 by Todd Bensman

Todd Bensman testified before a panel of Republican Congress Members about his reporting on United Nations involvement in the mass migration crisis at the southern border. Testimony of Todd BensmanSenior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies and Former Manager, Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division (2009-2018) Before the House … [Read more...] about Bensman Testifies before the House Freedom Caucus on the Mass Migration Crisis at the Southern Border February 1, 2022

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

At the Border with Todd Bensman, an in-depth interview

October 30, 2021 by Todd Bensman

Journalists have a different method for sharing the words. They tend to fact check, verify, and speak from a personal perspective. That is not to say their own frame of reference will not shape the outcome of the story—like all of us they are human. Today though I have the chance to share some time with Todd Bensman. His extensive qualifications include an M.A. in Security Studies from the Naval … [Read more...] about At the Border with Todd Bensman, an in-depth interview

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

The Live Drop Podcast: A Discussion of America’s Covert Border War Book

October 8, 2021 by Todd Bensman

Episode notes Back in April 2021, Todd Bensman talked with me about the nexus between immigration and national security in his book America’s Covert Border War: the Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration.  Todd is an award-winning journalist who transitioned to a career as a national security intelligence professional for the Texas Department of Public … [Read more...] about The Live Drop Podcast: A Discussion of America’s Covert Border War Book

Filed Under: Bensman in the News, Terrorism and Homeland Security

Homeland Security Today Commemoration Series: State of Border Counterterrorism, Challenges Threaten Security Successes

October 4, 2021 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman, special to Homeland Security Today 9/11 Commemoration Series, September 15, 2021 On January 19, 2018, a citizen of Afghanistan and former interpreter for the U.S. military named Wasiq Ullah crossed the Texas border from Mexico. He had spent $16,000 to be smuggled through several countries – most likely to South America or Cuba and then overland north through Central America – … [Read more...] about Homeland Security Today Commemoration Series: State of Border Counterterrorism, Challenges Threaten Security Successes

Filed Under: Magazine Work, Terrorism and Homeland Security

For The Investigative Project on Terrorism: Selective Media Memory: The Carefully Excised “WHY” of the 9/11 Attacks

September 14, 2021 by Todd Bensman

American media won’t speak its name – “Islamist terrorism’ – but the historic 9/11 Commission Report does and always will “But the enemy is not just ‘terrorism,’ some generic evil. This vagueness blurs the strategy. The catastrophic threat at this moment in history is more specific. It is the threat posed by Islamist terrorism – especially the al Qaeda network, its affiliates, and its … [Read more...] about For The Investigative Project on Terrorism: Selective Media Memory: The Carefully Excised “WHY” of the 9/11 Attacks

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security, Uncategorized

The National Interest magazine: Joe Biden Just Condemned America to More Chinese Espionage — and Worse

July 19, 2021 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman as originally published July 19, 2021 by The National Interest For nearly two years now, the FBI has nabbed dozens of Chinese Communist Party spies who, while posing as graduate students and research scholars at top academic institutions, siphoned out America’s most cutting edge national defense material for untold years. The spies, many secretly members of China’s … [Read more...] about The National Interest magazine: Joe Biden Just Condemned America to More Chinese Espionage — and Worse

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Minnesota Military Linguist Ensnared in Honeypot “Abandoned Her Country” for Hizballah

April 22, 2021 by Todd Bensman

by Todd BensmanSpecial to IPT NewsApril 20, 2021 When Defense Department Arabic linguist Mariam Taha Thompson's love affair abruptly ended with her arrest last year, her own hurt feelings paled in comparison to other damage it wrought. The Rochester, Minn. widow's romance placed the lives of real American soldiers and intelligence informants in harm's way, disrupted U.S. military operations, … [Read more...] about Minnesota Military Linguist Ensnared in Honeypot “Abandoned Her Country” for Hizballah

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

CBP Removes Press Release About Migrants on the U.S. Terror Watch List Who Crossed the Southern Border

April 7, 2021 by Todd Bensman

A broader public understanding of just how often terrorist suspects like these Yemenis cross has become especially pertinent as the government's border management systems teeter under historic, sharply escalating numbers of largely Spanish-speaking peoples making illegal entry. So what can be truthfully said of this contentious threat issue? By Todd Bensman, special to the Investigative Project … [Read more...] about CBP Removes Press Release About Migrants on the U.S. Terror Watch List Who Crossed the Southern Border

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

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Posthill Press/Bombardier Books Contracts Todd Bensman for Second Border Book

Todd Bensman: Middle East Forum Webinar – National Security Threat at the Texas Border

Bensman Testifies before the House Freedom Caucus on the Mass Migration Crisis at the Southern Border February 1, 2022

At the Border with Todd Bensman, an in-depth interview

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