Episode 646 • • 1:43:02 - 1:48:02
646: Boundless Barbarity
Michael Hayden, Al-Qaeda Prime and Homeland Threats
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden introduced the term "Al-Qaeda Prime" to describe the core leadership along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Hayden argues that ISIS is in a "competition" with Al-Qaeda Prime for "street cred" within the jihadist community, which may lead to an inevitable attack on the U.S. homeland. This assessment contradicts recent FBI reports that found no credible immediate threats to the United States.