Dinner Table Discussion

Whatever Happened to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?
What the Public Should and Should Not Know About the Handling of Terror Suspects

Robert D. Stacey

The recent acknowledgement that the CIA operated overseas "secret prisons" in which terror suspects were held and interrogated left many observers disturbed and some outraged. On the other hand, how should the CIA and other agencies deal with valuable, high-profile terror suspects? See news articles below.

Robert D. Stacey is Associate Professor in Regent University's Robertson School of Government. Among other academic and administrative duties, he teaches the School's cornerstone course, Foundations of Government, as well as various courses in public policy, strategic intelligence, and political theory. His current research focuses on the inherent tension between liberty and security and how these two vital interests can be balanced in an age of modern terrorism.

Prior to joining the Regent University faculty, Dr. Stacey served as Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Government at Patrick Henry College where he taught the college's flagship course, Freedom's Foundations. In addition he oversaw teams of student researchers studying issues such as American counter-terrorism policy, case method applications in intelligence, and U.S. border security. He also directed PHC's undergraduate Strategic Intelligence Program.

Stacey took his B.A. (cum laude) in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government at the University of Virginia, completing in 1998. He and his wife, Sherry, have three children and currently reside in Winchester, Virginia.