Former Terror Expert: ‘Very Confident’ Boston Marathon Bombing Case Will Be Solved

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Host: Michel Martin

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Investigators are following every lead after yesterday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon. Host Michel Martin speaks with Don Borelli, a former FBI special agent on terrorism, to hear how investigators piece together a crime like this, and determine who is responsible.

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TRANSCRIPT

MARTIN: Later in the program, we will speak with a faith leader in Boston who’s trying to do just that. But first, we want to talk a little bit about what’s next from a law enforcement perspective. With us now is Don Borelli. He’s a 25-year veteran of the FBI. During those years, he was involved in cases like the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, and the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.

He’s now COO of The Soufan Group. That’s a security consultancy. And he’s with us now. Thank you so much for speaking with us.

DON BORELLI: Yeah. Thanks for having me.

MARTIN: So at a time like this, what sort of wheels would be turning right now at the top levels of law enforcement?

BORELLI: Well, right now, it’s basically a kind of triage mode. We heard that term used a lot yesterday within the context of the medical people on scene, and that same type of triage is taking place by the investigators. They are, no doubt, getting in hundreds, if not thousands of calls and tips. All the investigators are out querying all of their informants for information…

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To read the full transcript please click on the link below:http://www.npr.org/2013/04/16/177468609/former-terror-expert-very-confident-case-will-be-solved