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Al Qaeda's New Tactic Is To Seize Shortcuts -- L.A. Times
U.S. officials believe Al Qaeda and affiliates now favor opportunity over complex, multilayered mass casualty attacks. And that makes prevention tougher.
Al Qaeda and its affiliates have adapted their tactics to emphasize speed and probability of success over spectacle, U.S. intelligence officials believe, a shift in strategy that poses problems for spy agencies that were reorganized in recent years to stop large-scale attacks like those of Sept. 11, 2001.
The new emphasis is seen as a significant departure for a terrorist network that had focused on sophisticated plots involving synchronized strikes on multiple targets, and teams of operatives coordinating across international borders.
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My Comment: I never pretend to know what Al Qaeda is thinking .... or what is their strategy. I always look upon them as a deadly organization with deep pockets and the support of tens of millions of Muslims. Having said that .... the L.A. Times analysis is different in that it is making the assumption that Al Qaeda is beaten and that it must now curtail their terror activities against the West .... curtailing it to small strikes and terror incidents.
Hmmmm .... I have trouble digesting this L.A. Times mindset. Maybe Al Qaeda wannabes are focused on these type of terror attacks, but the hard core Al Qaeda leadership are focused (and will continue to be focused) on the Middle East and on the AfghanPak war. After this .... I would not be surprised if their focus will then be turned on us .... but that day is not today.
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