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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.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWhy 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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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Robert Baer
former CIA field officer and author
Dr. Rao Khalid
Doctor and President, Pakistan Association of America
Roger Cressey
former Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
The full episode
2 of 3Is Homegrown Terrorism Blowback from the Predator Drones? - 0:00Scramble to Form a Government After British Elections
- 7:47Is Homegrown Terrorism Blowback From The Predator Drones? You’re reading this
- 45:01Computers Take the Stock Exchange on a Wild Ride