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Osama bin Laden Anniversary and Pakistan

Pakistan went on high alert this week over fears militants would launch revenge attacks on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing. The anniversary caps a devastating year for the country as it’s alliances with the west remain strained. We'll get an update on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship with Aakif Ahmad of the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative who visits Iowa next week to talk about relations with Pakistan. Later, a conversation with author Ken Ballen whose book Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals features interviews with more than one hundred extremist throughout the Muslim world.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River