Indian army soldiers take up position during a gun battle at the Taj Mahal hotel (seen in the background) in Mumbai in this November 29, 2008 file photo. PHOTO: REUTERS
Could Terrorists Pull Off a Mumbai-Style Attack in the U.S.? -- Brian Michael Jenkins, US News and World Report
Recently, I was asked to prepare testimony for a congressional hearing examining the possibility that an armed terrorist attack – similar to the 2008 attack that killed 162 people in Mumbai – could happen in the United States.
As I was preparing my remarks, a 23-year-old man dressed in black and carrying high-powered weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition was engaged in a deadly shooting spree at Santa Monica College, just blocks from my office. Five people died.
The event provided the latest evidence that the means of an armed terrorist attack are certainly available in the United States. We've seen it over and over again, in Newtown, Connecticut; Aurora, Colorado; on the campus of Virginia Tech, to name just a few.
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My Comment: Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani who experienced 9/11first hand sums it up best.
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