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J.J. Green
JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent, covering global intelligence, national security and terrorism developments. He's interviewed the leadership of the CIA, DIA, DHS, and the U.S. military Joint Chiefs of Staff about issues critical to international security. He provides daily analysis and guidance on global security.
Tensions continue to escalate with Pakistan
J.J. Green, WTOP national security correspondent
Why did Iran carry out naval maneuvers near the strait?
J.J. Green, WTOP's national security correspondent
N. Korea fires short-range missile: 'Don't mess with us'
J.J Green, WTOP National Security Correspondent
Missing American's captors cover their tracks
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, missing in Iran for more than four years, appeared in a video that may have been doctored to conceal his true location.
Pakistani official says NATO raid was no mistake
NATO says the raid that killed 24 Pakistani troops on Nov. 26 was a mistake. But Pakistani officials Thursday say a mistake was "impossible."
Holder: Iranian murder plot was 'serious'
In an exclusive interview, Attorney General Eric Holder talks with WTOP's National Security Correspondent J.J. Green about the Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador.
Holder: Bin Laden no stranger before 9/11
A decade ago, future U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was simmering about the USS Cole bombing and Osama bin Laden's penchant for attacking the U.S.
Holder: 'Lone wolves worry me the most'
Each day Eric Holder arrives at his office on Pennsylvania Avenue, the attorney general is briefed on the issues and ills facing America -- from white-collar and violent crime to national security concerns and human and civil rights. But one prickly group of problems sticks out prominently.
Boko Haram is the next big threat to U.S.
J.J. Green, WTOP's National Security Correspondent
Stakes are getting higher in U.S. drone controversy
J.J. Green, national security correspondent
Restoring the reputation of ATF
In the wake of the "Fast and Furious" fallout, the interim director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hopes to show the public that the operation "is not what this bureau is all about and what it does on a daily basis."
Interim ATF director: Recovering from 'Fast and Furious'
Seated at a large conference room table, B. Todd Jones, interim director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is multi-tasking. He stares intently at an iPad and taps lightly on the glowing screen while describing his troubled agency.
NYC bomb plot real enough to warrant 2-year investigation
J.J. Green, WTOP National Security correspondent
West Coast worries: Los Angeles in the crosshairs
With millions flying this Thanksgiving, the Transportation Security Administration is using a layered strategy to find terrorists, including lone wolves.
West Coast worries: Fears of terrorists targeting L.A.
Three months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Steve Martinez looked out the window in his office on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and got the shock of his life.
'Pace of change is the biggest threat' facing America
JJ Green, national security correspondent
Iran close to developing nuclear capability
J.J. Green, WTOP National Security Correspondent
Growing threats and budget cuts challenge U.S. intelligence
Evolving transnational terrorism, sophisticated cyber attacks, a hasty Chinese military build-up, Iranian assassination plots and an unstable, nuclear North Korea top the list of threats the U.S. is facing, according to the nation's top military intelligence official.
Israel stepping up offensive against Iran
J.J. Green, WTOP national security correspondent
Part I: Kidnapped, forced to be a sex slave, forced to kill
WTOP's J.J. Green speaks with Grace Akallo, who was kidnapped in Uganda as a 14-year-old girl. Today, Akallo lives in Washington D.C. and is the author of 'Girl Soldier: A story of hope for Uganda's children.' She shares her story with WTOP.
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