[Bahbah]

I would like to know if he had to be extended an invitation to this event and, if so, who did it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

نضال مالك حسنه appears to have wormed his way into events, with legitimate access and representing his military organization, on multiple occasions--when you see the invited speakers or the RSVPs from the general list on some of these, it is comprised of (as opposed to what the Director calls "the general public") but actually, policy wonks--some in rather senior posts, through the national security and homeland security apparatus of this country, both government and private industry, and media covering homeland security and terrorism beats. The guy may have been a "shrinking violet", but wonder if anyone there who might have had a chance to chat him up at these think-tank type VIP events in Washington, D.C. and who remembers. Some might actually prefer not to remember perhaps.

[GOPJ]

I would like to know if he had to be extended an invitation to this event and, if so, who did it.

Good one.