The army and officers at Walter Reed Hospital apparently missed warning signs of radicalization in Major Hasan, according to a military review concluded on Friday. “It is clear that as a department, we have not done enough to adapt to the evolving domestic-internal security threat to American troops and military facilities that has emerged over…
According to US intelligence, al-Qaida has restructured its network, gained support in Britain, and increased its capability to carry out attacks on the West. The US now believes major threats pervade the UK as a result of this increased support. Two years ago an estimated 2000 sympathizers operated in Britain. Experts say the number is…
This editorial claims that despite the changes that have been made to airport security since 9/11, an effective system has yet to be developed. The writer lauds Israeli airport security, which focuses on human guards who conduct face to face interviews with suspiciously-behaving people. A question on outdated CIA intelligence practices is also explored.
In the wake of criticism of the ways she handled the Christmas Day would-be bomber Abdulmutallab, Janet Napolitano discusses the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to respond.
Abdulmutallab and al-Qaida apparently chose to attack Detroit at random, a White House intelligence briefing revealed last week. “There is no evidence that Detroit was systematically targeted. It was just one of several options the bomber suspect had,” says Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Brighton). Congressional hearings on the Abdulmutallab Christmas Day plot will begin next week,…
