Todd Bensman

From Journalism to Counterterrorism Intelligence - and Back.

Bensman in the News

Quoted in UK’s The Daily Mail, Anniversary of the ‘travel ban’

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This story took a somewhat dim view of President Donald Trump's travel ban and quoted Bensman in support. Excerpted: "Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow for the anti-immigration Center for Immigration Studies, said the Trump administration chose the countries to ban based on those nations' inability to assist the U.S. with vetting. In some cases that was because their … [Read more...] about Quoted in UK’s The Daily Mail, Anniversary of the ‘travel ban’

Conservative Conscience Podcast: Panama Reporting on ‘The Trail from the Middle East to Our Southern Border”

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Show Description: There are many reasons why we need a border wall and reform of our suicidal immigration policies. One of the most forgotten ones is the existing flow of Middle Easterners and potential terrorists coming through Latin America to our southern border. To break down this issue, I have a special guest who is a journalist, former intel officer, and expert on counterterrorism and … [Read more...] about Conservative Conscience Podcast: Panama Reporting on ‘The Trail from the Middle East to Our Southern Border”

Washington Examiner: Eyewitness (Bensman) says ‘hundreds’ from terror nations to pour over US-Mexican border

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by Paul Bedard | December 19, 2018 11:32 AM Hundreds of illegal immigrants from nations and even neighborhoods that host terrorists including the Taliban, ISIS, and al Qaeda are using the Latin American pathway to the U.S.-Mexico border to enter the country, according to an eyewitness report. Working to verify Trump administration claims that terrorists are mingling in with … [Read more...] about Washington Examiner: Eyewitness (Bensman) says ‘hundreds’ from terror nations to pour over US-Mexican border

The Howie Carr Show – Radio Interview from the Road in Panama: ‘The beauty of denialism is that I get the story all to myself’

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This interview is about Bensman's investigation in Panama and Costa Rica about how those countries are essentially smuggling Middle Easterners to the U.S. southern border Start at minute 19:00 https://howiecarrshow.com/2018/12/12/the-need-for-a-wall-12-12-18-hour-2/ "The question really is, 'who are they?'" "From my point of view, the beauty of denialism is that I get the story all to … [Read more...] about The Howie Carr Show – Radio Interview from the Road in Panama: ‘The beauty of denialism is that I get the story all to myself’

The American Thinker: Interview for “Terrorist Lawfare and The Dallas Morning News”

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By Anne-Christine Hoff Ten years ago, the founders of the Richardson Texas-based Holy Land Foundation -- the largest Islamic charity organization in the United States at the time -- were found guilty of a variety of charges including conspiracy, money laundering, terrorist finance, and tax evasion. In 2009 the five defendants, now commonly known as the HLF five, were given sentences of between … [Read more...] about The American Thinker: Interview for “Terrorist Lawfare and The Dallas Morning News”