Ashleigh Fields
Former CIA director Leon Panetta labeled last week’s deadly pager explosions in Lebanon a form of “terrorism.”
“I don’t think there’s any question that it’s a form of terrorism,” Panetta said on “CBS News Sunday morning.”
“This is going right into the supply chain,” he added. “And when you have terror going into the supply chain, it makes people ask the question: ‘What the hell is next?’”
Last week, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon, killing dozens of people and injuring thousands. Leaders of the Lebanese militant group, which is backed by Iran, blamed the explosions on Israel’s Mossad intelligence organization.
“This is a tactic that has repercussions. And we really don’t know what those repercussions are going to be,” Panetta told anchor Lee Cohan in remarks highlighted by Mediaite. “The forces of war are largely in control right now.”
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