Sebastian Junger joins us to discuss his documentary “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS.”
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The Rise Of ISIS
This hour, we’ll talk about the emergence of ISIS with Joby Warrick, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS.”
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The CIA From al Qa’ida to ISIS
Michael Morell was with President Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the U.S. And he was at President Obama’s side when the U.S. raided Osama bin Laden’s compound. This hour, we’ll talk to the retired deputy director of the CIA about securing peace through back-channel negotiations, which he writes about in The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s Fight Against Terrorism–From al Qa’ida to ISIS (Twelve).
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