Conversations With History: Terrorist Threat

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Michael Scheuer, a 20 year veteran of the CIA, who in the 1990's headed the search for Osama Bin Laden and the rendition program to imprison jihadists. Scheuer discusses the career of Osama bin Laden, the origins of the rendition program, and the failure of the US foreign policy elite to understand the challenges posed by jihadist terrorism. Series: "Conversations with History" [5/2008] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14500]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Jihad
• terrorism
• Osama
• bin
• Laden

[emotionalinvalid]

If it wasn't bin laden it would have been a hundred or so other terrorist leaders to perpetrate 911. I think his argument for our having bases all over the middle east is stronger than these terrorists wanting to establish an Islamic international. 911 was more blowback than the Islamic "crusade". If we didn't meddle in the oil rich middle east since we overthrew Iran's democracy in 1953, 911 would not have occurred. jmho.

[emotionalinvalid]

You see Harry sorta momentarily look p.off when Scheuer talked about how bogus the internet can be when he pointed at Harry and said, not meaning Harry Kreisler personally...you could construct a piece of analysis that you are the queen of england..", lol

[emotionalinvalid]

The guy has important, perhaps truths to tell. But it gets tiresome: anybody he talks to he calls "sir". i mean wtf is that all about?! ok so i concede i have not seen any vids with him being interviewed by a female. He probably calls them sirette, lol.

[1turner22]

@ALHAMPTON no he is not he is mentioning the fact that

osama bin laden is islamic and there radical ideoligies influence many in Afganistan

[Redcarpet01]

We don't know for sure Hitler did it himself, no proof has ever emerged. It's likely he did, but we still don't know the perpetrator to this day.

[Redcarpet01]

Not on the continental US, no. But they're killing plenty of Americans and others overseas.

[ALHAMPTON]

OMG! he is directly connecting ISLAM with Terrrism!!! this is UNREAL!

[isNOTrael]

Why dont you ask this Bin Laden expert this...

Can you stop crime/Terrorism?

In Iraq even though there are over 150k soldiers on the ground they can't even stop any car bombings.

Despite the fact we have over 6 Million Muslims in the states

Despite the fact we have 1 million illegals crossing the border every year.

Despite the fact these "terrorist" hit the Pentagon, most secure building in the world.

There NOT BEEN ANOTHER ATTACK on the United States in 8 YEARS....

War on terror scam!

[Owleyes888]

I love this guy- my uncle met him and rave about his views on politics

great interview, great questions,thanks

Karl

[fingtyin]

The war on "terrorism" is nothing but tilting at windmills. The mere "terrorist" concept is nothing more than an illusion, created by the US government in order to mentaly manipulate the population to go into war at these fabled enemies. It is not the first time this method is utilized by the leaders of a nations (e.g Adolf Hitler.) Very much like the US government (when they destroyed the world trade center and blamed "terrorists") Hitler burned down the Reichtag and blamed communists.