Man On U.S. Terrorist “Kill List” Pens Op-Ed

By Worldview
Pakistani tribal elder Malik Jalal, center, flanked by newsmen addresses a news conference to condemn a U. S. drone attack in North Waziristan which killed many people, Friday, March 18, 2011 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Pakistani tribal elder Malik Jalal, center, flanked by newsmen addresses a news conference to condemn a U. S. drone attack in North Waziristan in 2011. Mohammad Sajjad / AP Photo
Pakistani tribal elder Malik Jalal, center, flanked by newsmen addresses a news conference to condemn a U. S. drone attack in North Waziristan which killed many people, Friday, March 18, 2011 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Pakistani tribal elder Malik Jalal, center, flanked by newsmen addresses a news conference to condemn a U. S. drone attack in North Waziristan in 2011. Mohammad Sajjad / AP Photo

Man On U.S. Terrorist “Kill List” Pens Op-Ed

By Worldview
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Malik Jalal is a self-described community leader and anti-drone activist with the North Waziristan Peace Committee in northwestern Pakistan. He believes he’s been targeted for assassination by the U.S. for being a terrorist. 

Jalal recently penned an op-ed declaring his innocence, accusing the U.S. of trying to kill him because of his activism against drone warfare. 

We talk about Jalal’s article and what it’s like to be on the U.S. terrorist “Kill List” with Jennifer Gibson. She’s a human rights attorney with the UK-based human rights organization, Reprieve, the group representing Jalal.