The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 28, 2016 Trump Taps Iraq War Advocate Tom Bossert as Homeland Security Adviser --------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Trump has selected Tom Bossert as his top adviser on homeland security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity. Bossert previously served as deputy homeland security adviser during the last year of George W. Bush's presidency. Bossert is a staunch defender of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which he has called a "just" war. .