CAUTION QUESTIONABLE SOURCE: sonar21 Comment #28
Larry C. Johnson is just a traitorous mouthpiece for Putinand long=time defender of Russia making his appearances on RT.
In numerous writings and interviews, Johnson de-emphasized the threat stemming from terrorism in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In 1998, he commented on OSAMA BIN LADIN, saying that he was possessed by “hatred and craziness.” If left unanswered, “he would continue to terrorize Americans around the world. He has no compunction about killing women and children. He’s a complete egalitarian in his murderous attitude.”
HOWEVER, in later interviews, Johnson said Americans exaggerated the threats stemming from bin Laden.
July 2001 [just TWO MONTHS before the September 11 attacks] Johnson wrote a New York Times op-ed entitled, “The Declining Terrorist Threat,” arguing that “terrorism is not the biggest security challenge confronting the United States, and it should not be portrayed that way.” !!!!
WOW! how wrong can you get!
Apparently, Johnsom M.O. is to straddle the fence to make fanciful conclusions.