"Hot Docs: The Changing Face of Terrorism, Calling for U.S. Leadership on the Kurdish Issue
Today's selection of timely reports
By Henry J. Reske
Posted February 12, 2009
The Ever-Changing Face of Terrorism: While the United States has made a great deal of headway combating terrorism, the threat from global jihadists remains strong and ever-changing, an analysis published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy concludes. The article, found in the publication Countering Transnational Threats: Terrorism, Narco-Trafficking, and WMD Proliferation, notes that while al Qaeda had been seriously hurt, it has managed to recover though alliances with militants in Pakistan and its expansion in such areas as East Africa. The report also says that while al Qaeda's ability to carry out a weapons-of-mass-destruction attack has been greatly reduced, the threat of a low-tech, Mumbai-style attack in the United States greatly concerns U.S. officials. 'You could envision that happening in any American city,' the report says, adding it is a prospect the United States is 'very worried about.'"
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