Posted on 02/24/2009 11:27:35 AM PST by lewisglad
Terming Mumbai terror attacks as "successful" from the perspective of terrorists, America's top intelligence official has warned that such strikes could be replicated in the US and other parts of the world.
Warning such attacks could be viewed by terrorists as a possible way of proceeding in the future, FBI Director Robert Muller said intelligence and other security agencies would have to reinvigorate efforts to make certain that we've done everything we can to prevent such type of attacks.
Delivering a speech on 'Global Terrorism: The FBI's Role', Muller said the Mumbai attack, which killed more than 170 people and wounded over 300 was an attack both highly coordinated and deceptively simple in its execution.
Muller, who took over the FBI just days before September 11, 2001, said the Mumbai attack had displayed the "terrorists with large agendas and little money can use rudimentary weapons to maximize their impact."
"It again raises the question of whether a similar attack could happen in Seattle, San Diego, Miami or Manhattan," he said.
Muller said although Al-Qaida remains a threat to the US and worldwide, security planners "must also focus on less well known terrorists groups as well as home grown terrorists
Jihadis and liberals...is there anything they can't turn into $#!+?
This has been possible for decades.
No one has tried to take advantage of it because they would be shut down HARD before causing the amount of damage done in Mumbia.
Also, the backlash against whatever the parent organization was would be in the horrific category and they know this also.
That’s Texas shopping for you.Hahahahaha
I have no problem with a felon who committed a non-violent crime, and who has served his time (all jail time, probation, and parole), getting all his rights back automatically upon completion of said sentence, probation, or parole.
NYC isn’t really that dear to the hearts of millions of Americans. A hit on Mayberry would be another thing altogether.
They would be able to do this with the least risk in cities or states that do not allow citizens to CCW...
Precisely. Gun free zones such as Chicago and New York City would be at the top of their list.
That's not surprising when the head of DHS says the Mexico problem hasn't spilled over, while the 2nd largest city in her state is the #2 city in the world for kidnappings.
No, I think there are too many illegal guns are being carried in these places.
More likely a liberal campus where there is a high concentration of young people in buildings and where gun control is strictly enforced.
Young Muslims carrying backpacks would look perfectly normal until the murders started.
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