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'This could get ugly': Fighter pilot warns of Iranian drone attacks on commercial flights
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5:00Now PlayingAs fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack against the American homeland grow, former TOPGUN Navy fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley sat down with The Post to address how real the concerns are – and according to him, Americans need to be on high alert. Whether its the thousands or even tens of thousands of sleeper agents he believes to be in the country that might be activated, lone wolves attacking soft targets or even a drone attack taking down a commercial flight, Buckley warns "things could get ugly."
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