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Home Front: WoT
Shahzad and the pre-9/11 paradigm
2010-05-12
In the 1990s we mocked the ineptness of jihadists and were confident civilian courts could handle them. Look where that got us.

By Michael Mukasey
Posted by:ryuge

#2  Does this paradigm mean that we are somewhat clueless as to how to identify those who want to do us harm? I don't know about the 'clueless' part. The paradigm does include the large proportion of the political leadership and the electorate who were, and still are, 'out to lunch' about the nature of real threats to the commonwealth.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-05-12 11:56  

#1  Does this paradigm mean that we are somewhat clueless as to how to identify those who want to do us harm? Sometimes we get lucky?
Posted by: JohnQC   2010-05-12 09:00  

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