The head of the National Counterterrorism Center speaks out on Al Qaeda's plans, America’s readiness—and the nature of the war on terror.
Lawrence Jackson / AP
Retired Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, says, "We have very strong indicators that Al Qaeda is planning to attack the West."
Al Qaeda has an active plot to hit the West. The United States knows about it but doesn’t have enough tactical detail to issue a precise warning or raise the threat level, says Vice Admiral (ret.) John Scott Redd, who heads the government’s National Counterterrorism Center. In an interview at his headquarters near Washington, D.C., Redd told Newsweek’s Mark Hosenball and Jeffrey Bartholet that the country is better prepared than ever to counter such threats. But he also believes another successful terror attack on the U.S. homeland is inevitable. Excerpts:
We have very strong indicators that Al Qaeda is planning to attack the West.
Like we really need head of the National Counter Terrorism Center to tell us that? Is there anyone with more than applesauce between their ears that doesn't know that already? Of course they're planning an attack, they despise us, but they also have patience. They want us to put our guard down, the way Harry Reid and Bella Pelosi are guiding us to. And then they will club us like a baby seal, or at least try to. I've said it before, I'm 100% confident the next one will make 9-11 look like a fender bender. NBC; thats what I'm fearful of. Just go through Mexico Achmed, you can walk right in....
Posted by: justanotherparatrooper
Ditto Koz! Though I think were gonna start seeing bombings at some point to. Christmas shopping is coming up...how bad would it damage the economy if a few malls were hit? Scarry stuff.
Posted by: KozmoKramer
No question JAP. Just 1 hit will be all it would take if it is a significant deployment. The malls would be empty, and the retail economy would be devastated. I suppose e-business would spike like 300%, but still, the psychological damage would be tremendous. Yet the suicidal 50% of the American electorate just doesn't get it. Are we going to let ourselves become Tel-Aviv?
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