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24/05/2013

The views of a former British jihadi on what happened in Woolwich, the woman who heckled Obama's drone speech, and gay scouts are allowed in America.

Dr Usama Hasan is a Senior Researcher at the counter-extremism think tank, Quilliam. As a teenager he was a radical salafi activist and briefly took part in the 'Jihad' against Communist forces in Afghanistan. He tells us about the Woolwich attackers' stated justifications and asks how widespread those beliefs are in the UK.

We discuss President Obama's counter-terrorism speech with Admiral Dennis Blair, former Director of National Intelligence and the woman who heckled Obama's speech, Medea Benjamin.

The Boy Scouts of America have approved plans to end a ban on openly gay scouts. We hear from Zach Wahls, who led the national campaign with his organisation Scouts for Equality.

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