Discussion with Thom Shanker (F'82) of the New York Times

Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Fletcher of Club of Washington D.C. Presents
A Discussion With
Thom Shanker (F’82)
Pentagon, Military, and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times
About his new book “Counterstrike,” an examination of American counter-terrorism strategy since 9/11.
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 per person
(guests welcome)

To Register Click the Link Below

The United States - Indonesia Society
1625 Massachusetts Ave
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036
(Dana Moore F'09 Has Generously Offered Space For This Event)
Thom Shanker is a correspondent covering the Pentagon, the military and national security for The New York Times. He joined The Times in 1997, and was assistant Washington editor, responsible for managing the newspaper’s coverage of foreign policy, national security and economics from the Washington bureau. He was named Pentagon correspondent in May of 2001 and has covered military affairs and national security strategy, including efforts at transformation within the Pentagon and the global campaign against terrorism. For the war in Afghanistan, he embedded with Army Special Forces at Kandahar. He has conducted numerous reporting trips to Iraq, and has embedded in the field with units from the company level through battalion, brigade, division and corps.