Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland is a national security commentator and columnist who appears weekly on a number of TV, online and national radio programs. Ms. McFarland held national security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan Administrations, and received the Defense Department’s highest civilian award. She ran as a Republican candidate for the US Senate from New York in 2006.

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• Did Election Impact White House Handling of Benghazi?
• Rpt: Final Benghazi talking points were White House’s call
• Boston Marathon attack: New wave of terror?
• Russia withholding info on bomb suspect?
• Homegrown terrorism in the U.S.

• Did Obama drop the ball on Syria?
• What is Russia’s role in Syria?
• DefCon 3: Live from Jerusalem
• McFarland: Rice will be a 'weak' national security adviser
• Challenges facing wounded warriors