Robert Baer, a formerCIA field officer assignedto theMiddle East, isthe author of "Seenoevil" and the DevilweKnow: Dealingwith the NewIranianSuperpower.
Security expert and former CIA officer RobertBaer told the BBC's World Today programme he believed the the latest threat to the West may be linked to the US-led attacks on Haqqani insurgents - allies of the Taliban in Waziristan.