Is Homegrown Terrorism Blowback from the Predator Drones?
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President Obama has increased the number of CIA-drone strikes in Pakistan. Insiders claim they’ve taken out hundreds of militants dangerous to the US. But has that apparent success created a new threat—on American soil? Was Faisal Shahzad’s failed bombing in Times Square attempted revenge? Supporters of the drone program concede there’s a toll on innocent Pakistanis. Nobody really knows how much collateral damage there is. What do American Muslims—Pakistanis and others—think about that? Is short-term alienation worth it if the strikes produce long-term gains?
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Is Homegrown Terrorism Blowback From The Predator Drones? ()
Why would a naturalized American citizen try to set off a bomb in Times Square? One theory is that Faizal Shahzad was radicalized by CIA-drone strikes in his native Pakistan--strikes that have killed not just the militants actually targeted but innocent civilians as well. Robert Baer was a Middle East field officer for the CIA. His latest book is, “The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower…”
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- Robert Baer: former Middle East Field Officer, CIA
- Rao Khalid: Doctor and President, Pakistan Association of America
- Roger Cressey: former Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
- Scott Shane: National Security Writer, New York Times, @ScottShaneNYT
- Nihad Awad: National Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, @NihadAwad
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