Combat operations surge in Iraq, putting al Qaeda on the run, as the kabuki theater plays out in Washington, and Indonesian police roll up two key leaders of Jemmah Islamiyah amidst rumors that Malaysian militant Noordin Mohhamed Top has also been captured. Guests: Military analyst Bill Roggio in North Carolina and Indonesian security consultant Noor Huda Ismail in Central Java.

July 9, 2007

Global Crisis Watch (GCW) is a weekly 30-minute groundbreaking and eclectic counterterrorism and national security podcast that takes listeners to the front lines of the long war and into the back rooms of the intelligence community. Hosted by Nick Grace and Sasha Eckstein in Washington, DC, GCW features discussions with newsmakers, analysts, journalists and activists across the world - from Aceh to Mogadishu.