CPD Director Calls for Realistic Thinking About Terrorism

In the wake of the failed terrorist attack on NWA Flight 253, CPD Director, Philip Seib, in a December 29 blog in The Huffington Post urges the American government and media not to lose sight of threats posed by Yemen and Somalia.




"Al Qaeda's next attacks, which are almost inevitable, will be more sophisticated and deadly, and will involve a plan that is more far-reaching and complex than hiding explosives in one man's underwear," writes Seib. "Once the furor of this incident dies down, renewed attention should be paid to the real Al Qaeda, which operates not just in the borderless mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but also in Yemen and Somalia."




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