DEA Assignment: Pakistan
Gregory D. Lee is a nationally syndicated columnist for North Star Writers Group, www.northstarwriters.com/gregorydlee.htm. He is also a contributing editor for www.FamilySecurityMatters.org. He was the last Drug Enforcement Administration Resident Agent in Charge of the Karachi, Pakistan Office before it became too dangerous, even for the cowboys of the DEA. Months later, a car bombing took out the portion of the U.S. Consulate where he worked.
While in Pakistan between 1994 and 1998, he saw terrorism like few Americans have. Terrorists in Karachi murdered two U.S. Diplomats and four other Americans. A suicide bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad rattled his office at the embassy. While in Islamabad, he was personally involved in the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 NYC World Trade Center, who was plotting to blow up 12 US air carriers over the Pacific when he was captured. If successful, Yousef would have killed more people then died as a result of the events of 9/11. Greg testified at his trial and was questioned on the stand by Yousef who elected to represent himself.
His informants helped the FBI and the CIA capture Mir Kanzi, who killed two CIA employees outside their HQs in 1993. Investigating Pakistan’s powerful al-Qaida connected drug lords was secondary to just surviving in one of the world’s most dangerous places.
Now retired and in addition to having his weekly columns published, he is a criminal justice textbook author and consultant. He can finally tell his unique and fascinating stories about Pakistan, the Taliban, and why defeating terrorism and their powerful al-Qaida connected drug lord partners is an arduous task. Contact him when you need a riveting speaker for your next event.
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