AMERICANS remain attractive targets. On September 5th the German authorities said they had foiled a plot to bomb American military facilities there (see article ). According to the latest National Intelligence Estimate, a rejuvenated al-Qaeda operating in tribal areas of Pakistan is determined to launch a catastrophic attack on American soil using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. It has become a cliché in Washington to point out that the question is not whether terrorists, al-Qaeda or other, will strike the United States again, but when and how.
Source: http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9767834
Source: SITE Institute: News Archive - Six years on
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