Jeh Johnson | Full Address | Oxford Union
December 11, 2012
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Jeh Johnson's job is to ensure that everything the US department and the US military do is consistent with US and International Law. He talks about terrorism and the historic changes he has been witness to within the American government from the end of conflict in Iraq to the increase in military presence in Afghanistan to fight Al Qaeda and it's affiliates.
He touches on the activities of Al Qaeda in both Britain and the United States and defines our common enemy in the war against terror as being an armed organisation with no ideology or religious purpose but being a group dedicated to the taking of innocent lives.
Speculation is then cast over how this current war will end and quotes examples of the conventional endings of wars in the past. He states that we will not have a conventional ending to this war.
Filmed on Friday 30th November 2012
ABOUT JEH JOHNSON:
Jeh Charles Johnson serves in the Obama Administration as the General Counsel for the US Department of Defense, one of the largest and most demanding lawyer positions in Washington. Johnson is the top lawyer for one of the largest government agencies in the world, oversees the legal approval for all military operations by the United States, and was instrumental in the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell by the US Congress in 2010. Since his appointment by President Obama in 2009, Johnson has given several high-profile addresses on counter-terrorism and other issues. At the Oxford Union, he will address "the conflict against al Qaeda and its affiliates"
ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY:
The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.
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