Sunday, September 27, 2009

Which Terror Groups Should We Fear?

Osama bin Laden (left) and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri,
at an Afghan hideout in November 2001. EPA


Rethinking Which Terror Groups to Fear -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Eight years after 9/11, the specter of terrorism still haunts the United States. Just last week, F.B.I. agents were working double time to unravel the alarming case of a Denver airport shuttle driver accused of training with explosives in Pakistan and buying bomb-making chemicals. In Dallas, a young Jordanian was charged with trying to blow up a skyscraper; in Springfield, Ill., a prison parolee was arrested for trying to attack the local federal building. Meanwhile, the Obama administration struggled to decide whether sending many more troops to Afghanistan would be the best way to forestall a future attack.

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My Comment:
A short but detailed article with an analysis that is both sound and thoughtful. But it omits the man who is most responsible for implementing the strategies that were ultimately successful in degrading the effectiveness of Al Qaeda's worldwide ambitions .... President Bush.

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