TITLE

What America Has Lost

AUTHOR(S)
Zakaria, Fareed
PUB. DATE
September 2010
SOURCE
Newsweek;9/13/2010, Vol. 156 Issue 11, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article argues that the capacity of terrorist group Al Qaeda to launch major terrorist attacks is limited and that the U.S. overreacted to its September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In the author's view the large and costly intelligence apparatus that has arisen in the aftermath of that event is cumbersome and often ineffective, and he expresses concerns over the greatly expanded powers of government.
ACCESSION #
53463048

Tags: QAIDA (Organization);  SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001;  INTELLIGENCE service;  TERRORISM

 

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