Seven Years after 9/11 -Jonathan Spyer
One prominent observer of al-Qaeda depicts it as having been reduced to a core of 200-300 operatives. Yet al-Qaeda as an idea and as a franchise remains healthy and is still a threat.
(Jerusalem Post)
Al-Qaeda Is Still Gunning for the West -Sebastian Rotella
Al-Qaeda remains determined to strike on American soil, anti-terrorism officials say. But it has run up against aggressive surveillance, tough border security and a lack of extremist communities in which to operate.
Instead, officials say, it appears to have focused on using Europe to hit targets such as the flights bound for the U.S. from Britain.
(Los Angeles Times)
One prominent observer of al-Qaeda depicts it as having been reduced to a core of 200-300 operatives. Yet al-Qaeda as an idea and as a franchise remains healthy and is still a threat.
(Jerusalem Post)
Al-Qaeda Is Still Gunning for the West -Sebastian Rotella
Al-Qaeda remains determined to strike on American soil, anti-terrorism officials say. But it has run up against aggressive surveillance, tough border security and a lack of extremist communities in which to operate.
Instead, officials say, it appears to have focused on using Europe to hit targets such as the flights bound for the U.S. from Britain.
(Los Angeles Times)
2 comments:
Thanks for posting that. Around here, it seems few remember.
You are most welcome.
Although it was politicized, Daryl Worley's song "DO YOU REMEMBER" comes to mind.
See:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-349RrMkmTM
Post a Comment