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President Obama issued an apology for a drone strike that accidentally killed American hostage Warren Weinstein and Italian hostage Giovanni Lo Porto. Weinstein was a business development expert working for J.E. Austin Associates under a USAID contract in Pakistan. The discussion characterizes Weinstein's role as that of an "economic hitman" and questions the intelligence failures leading to the strike.
Warren Weinstein Kidnapping and USAID Spook Allegations
Warren Weinstein, a contractor for J.E. Austin Associates working on a USAID project, was kidnapped in Pakistan by militants linked to Ayman al-Zawahiri. The demands for his release include ending U.S. bombings in Somalia and Yemen. The hosts suggest Weinstein's background in "difficult circumstances" indicates he may be an intelligence asset or "economic hitman."
