Al-Qaida limping, but still dangerous
U.S. intelligence officials gave a mixed message on national security threats to a Senate committee on Tuesday: It is increasingly difficult for al-Qaida to carry out complex attacks against the U.S. and its interests, but radical, anti-American ideology continues to spread, and with it the chance of isolated attacks that are harder to predict and stop.“I cannot reassure you the danger is gone,” Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee.Al-Qaida, its associates and mimics “remain committed to striking the United States and U.S. interests,” Blair said. While carrying out coordinated, multi-cell attacks has become more difficult and Muslim...
