hotbeds of dissent. But they're not taking it to the next level. When a rabble-rouser comes to a mosque, he's met with a great deal of resistance. People in that community say (to the authorities), 'Please come get this person.' |
if it means that if there's another attack, we were just unlucky. If there's another attack, it means we messed up. |
That they would attack again soon after 9/11 was our expectation, not their expectation. If they wanted to send a guy into Wal-Mart with an AK-47, they could have a long time ago. But usually they wait until they can do something shocking, maybe three or four simultaneous attacks. You need time to do that. |
The old centralized al-Qaeda is gone. It's become more like a franchise operation. |
There is no accurate criminal profile for them. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to get on TV. And if we had a profile, the terrorists would learn about it and use it against us. |