Fred Burton

Biography:

William Fredrick (Fred) Burton is Vice President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security at Stratfor, the largest global private intelligence company, and is "one of the world's foremost experts on security, terrorists and terrorist organizations." Mr. Burton is a former State Department counter terrorism Special Agent who orchestrated the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing.

Mr. Burton also conducted the debriefings of the U.S. hostages held in Lebanon; investigated the plane crash which killed President Zia of Pakistan, the U.S. Ambassador, and U.S. Army General; was instrumental in the development of the State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program to target terrorists like Ramzi Yousef and Osama Bin Laden; investigated the assassination of Israeli President Rabin; the killing of Rabbi Meir Kahane; the al-Qaeda New York City bombing plots; the Libyan backed terrorist attacks on Diplomats in Sanaa and Khartoum; and countless other terrorist attacks and threats around-the-globe.

Past Shows:

	Counterterrorism
	Saturday July 4, 2009

Ian spoke with counterterrorism agent Fred Burton, who provided behind-the-scenes details of his work tracking down the people responsible for terror attacks against the United States and its interests abroad. In the first hour, author Lynn Picknett reacted to a recent story that claims the Shroud of Turin was a self-portrait by Renaissance painter-inventor Leonardo da Vinci. ... More
Host: Ian Punnett