] Osama bin Laden now has religious approval to use a
] nuclear device against Americans, says the former head of
] the CIA unit charged with tracking down the Saudi
] terrorist.
]
] The former agent, Michael Scheuer, speaks to Steve Kroft
] in his first television interview without disguise to be
] broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.
] ET/PT.
]
] Scheuer was until recently known as the "anonymous"
] author of two books critical of the west's response to
] bin Laden and al Qaeda, the most recent of which is
] titled "Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War
] on Terror."

An interview is here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279743/

Of course, I hope that this guy is wrong. I also hope that Strauss and Howe are wrong.

I think that that all three are right. I think that this point of view is apt to be extremely unpopular, simply because the American people aren't ready for it yet. I think that we will be. I think this is prophetic. I really really hope its not.

CBS News | CIA Agent Details Terror Threat | November 12, 2004