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Homegrown Terrorism and 'Bunches of Guys'
In the drive to prevent so-called "homegrown terrorism," law enforcement is now focusing on "BOG's "or "bunches of guys." Also, pressure is growing to unseat the Prime Minister of Iraq, and an Iranian-American scholar has been released from prison in Tehran.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenIn the drive to prevent so-called "homegrown terrorism," law enforcement is now focusing on "BOG's "or "bunches of guys." We find out who they might be and what they means for the cops and the Constitution. Also, pressure is growing in the US and Baghdad to unseat Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki and, on Reporter's Notebook, Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari has been released from prison in Tehran, but she still cannot leave the country.
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3 storiesIraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Criticized in DC, Baghdad
From the North American Leaders' Summit in Canada today, President Bush acknowledged frustration with the government of Iraq's President Nouri al-Maliki, but said it's up to the Iraqis to determine who governs their country.
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The train bombings in Madrid and London exposed the threat of "homegrown terrorism." Now the focus of law enforcement has changed from disaffected lone wolves to what the FBI calls "BOG's" or "bunches of guys." The New York Police Department pinpoints small groups of "unremarkable people" it says can be transformed into willing killers.
Read the story35 minUS Scholar Held in Iran Freed on Bail
Haleh Esfandiari is one of four Iranian-Americans detained in Iran. Last December, the Director the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was en route to the airport from Tehran, where she'd been visiting her 93 year-old mother.
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