http://www.newsweek.com/id/135654
Al Qaeda just isn't the existential-twilight-struggle threat it's often cracked up to be.
"I reject the notion that Al Qaeda is waiting for 'the big one' or holding back an attack," Sheehan writes. "A terrorist cell capable of attacking doesn't sit and wait for some more opportune moment. It's not their style, nor is it in the best interest of their operational security. Delaying an attack gives law enforcement more time to detect a plot or penetrate the organization."
Is al Qaeda over-rated? What do you think?
Al Qaeda just isn't the existential-twilight-struggle threat it's often cracked up to be.
"I reject the notion that Al Qaeda is waiting for 'the big one' or holding back an attack," Sheehan writes. "A terrorist cell capable of attacking doesn't sit and wait for some more opportune moment. It's not their style, nor is it in the best interest of their operational security. Delaying an attack gives law enforcement more time to detect a plot or penetrate the organization."
Is al Qaeda over-rated? What do you think?