Radicals Are Difficult To Disrupt, Official Says (Second Item)
U.S. counterterrorism officials say they are uncovering homegrown Islamic radicals in the United States who lack formal ties to al-Qaeda and operate independently. Those independent qualities — combined with the radicals’ ability to organize and plot on the Internet — make them particularly difficult to disrupt, retired Vice Adm. John Scott Redd, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In a hearing on the changing face of terrorism, Redd said the threat from homegrown extremism is a trend that was seen in the successful mass transit attacks in Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005.
Ever think of what things might be like if we just focused on Afghanistan and never embark on this “crusade”? Given the Bush administration of the war on terror, I can’t see it ever ending. Besides, how will they know we’ve won?