Counterterrorism Expert, Author John Robb to Speak on America's Brave New War at Oklahoma City University School of Law.Event is co-sponsored by the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism OKLAHOMA CITY -- In April Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University, a private Oklahoma university. It is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and traces its origins to the founding of Epworth University partnered with the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism to present a symposium titled "Congress' New - and Future - Law of Counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. : Legislating Military Commissions, the Powers of Surveillance and the Role of the Courts in America's War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ." The event, the first of its kind in Oklahoma, brought over a dozen legal and law enforcement experts from all over the nation to discuss America's current counterterrorism efforts. This fall OCU School of Law and the MIPT MIPT Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism MIPT Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology MIPT Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism MIPT N-Isopropyl-N-Methyltryptamine MIPT Male Iron Pipe Thread will partner once again to bring counterterrorism expert, author and blogger John Robb to Oklahoma City. Robb, author of the book Brave New War and the blog "Global Guerillas" will present a lecture Sept. 12 at OCU School of Law. Robb graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy. In the course of his military career Robb served in a tier one counter-terrorist unit that worked closely with Delta and Seal Team 6. Robb participated in global operations as a mission commander, pilot, and mission planner, resigning his commission with the rank of major in 1992. He earned a master's degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University and began Global Guerillas in 2004. He is currently the owner of Neoplat, a new venture dedicated to utilizing platform logic to solve resiliency problems. Robb published Brave New War in early 2007. The New York Times called it "a fast, thought-sparking book," and it was featured on the G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of Richard Nixon's Presidency. Along with E. radio show. The Atlantic said that Brave New War was "the most important book of the year." Robb will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom at OCU School of Law. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism. Oklahoma City University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is a non-profit organization of 166 law schools in the United States. Another 23 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. . It offers full- and part-time degree programs and serves a diverse student body of approximately 600. Its 5,000 alumni practice in every state and several foreign countries. For more information, visit www.okcu.edu/law. |
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