How Best to Attack America? By William Hawkins

"There has been no major terrorist attack in the United States since September 11, 2001. This is amazing, given how large and open America continues to be. Though the recent National Intelligence Estimate noted that it is harder now to attack the United States, “al-Qaeda is showing greater and greater ability to plan attacks in Europe and the United States.” It is the old offensive-defensive dynamic seen in every war. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says his “gut” tells him a new attack may be on the way. But would such an attack be the result of al-Qaeda rebuilding its capability, or of it rethinking its strategy? The debate in enemy circles over how to strike the United States goes back deep into the last century."

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