Former CIA Director Leon Panetta Calls Israel’s Pager Explosion Operation ‘Terrorism’

COWAN voice over Still ░░░░░░░░ pagers and walkie talkies ░░░░░░░░ the scale we saw ░░░░░░░░ past week killing dozens ░░░░░░░░ injuring thousands including children ░░░░░░░░ viewed as a deception ░░░░░░░░ step too far The ░░░░░░░░ Nations labeled the operation ░░░░░░░░ violation of international law ░░░░░░░░ it s raised some ░░░░░░░░ here at home too ░░░░░░░░ The ability to be ░░░░░░░░ to place an explosive ░░░░░░░░ technology that is very ░░░░░░░░ these days and turn ░░░░░░░░ into a war of ░░░░░░░░ really a war of ░░░░░░░░ this is something new ░░░░░░░░ Is it terrorism PANETTA ░░░░░░░░ don t think there ░░░░░░░░ any question that it ░░░░░░░░ a form of terrorism ░░░░░░░░ voice over Former Defense ░░░░░░░░ and former Director of ░░░░░░░░ CIA Leon Panetta wasted ░░░░░░░░ words in describing what ░░░░░░░░ fears may be the ░░░░░░░░ of letting this particular ░░░░░░░░ out of the bottle ░░░░░░░░ This is going right ░░░░░░░░ the supply chain Right ░░░░░░░░ the supply chain And ░░░░░░░░ you have terror going ░░░░░░░░ the supply chain it ░░░░░░░░ people ask the question ░░░░░░░░ the hell is next ░░░░░░░░ It sounds like you ░░░░░░░░ genuinely worried PANETTA I ░░░░░░░░ I am This is ░░░░░░░░ tactic that has repercussions ░░░░░░░░ we really don t ░░░░░░░░ what the repercussions are ░░░░░░░░ to be COWAN voice ░░░░░░░░ At the very least ░░░░░░░░ is worried Israel s ░░░░░░░░ decision has made the ░░░░░░░░ of a wider war ░░░░░░░░ the region closer than ░░░░░░░░ s ever been PANETTA ░░░░░░░░ forces of war are ░░░░░░░░ in control right now ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ Do you think there ░░░░░░░░ be condemnation for it ░░░░░░░░ other nations step in ░░░░░░░░ us PANETTA I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ important for the nations ░░░░░░░░ the world to have ░░░░░░░░ serious discussion about whether ░░░░░░░░ not this is in ░░░░░░░░ area that everybody has ░░░░░░░░ focus on because if ░░░░░░░░ don t try to ░░░░░░░░ with it now mark ░░░░░░░░ word it is the ░░░░░░░░ of the future.”