Thinking like a terrorist, insights into a former fbi under cover agent. Because of his undercover work, mr. Elnourys identity is hidden behind a screen and his voice has been altered. Hi, my name is a mike german, a fellow for the former fbi agent and today my great pleasure to talk to tamer elnoury about his new book, american radical, inside the world of a undercover muslim fbi agent. Tamer, i want to start by having you explain why it is that you have to speak from behind a screen. Well, thanks for having me, mike. The reason obviously is because of the fact that i am still an active covert operative for the Fbi Joint Terrorism Task force. My identity, even if i wasnt still active, is sensitive and should never be revealed obviously. Okay, great. And i think that is what makes your book so unusual. A lot of fbi under cover agents after they retire have gone out and written misdemeanor wars. All of those have to go through a screening process at the fbi before theyre allowed to be p