Foreign Policy Magazine: "No, Madam Secretary: The System Is Not Working"

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Last Updated (Monday, 18 January 2010 23:17) Written by Laith Alkhouri Monday, 28 December 2009 00:00

On December 28th, 2009, Foreign Policy magazine published an article by international terrorism consultant Evan Kohlmann, titled "No, Madam Secretary: The System Is Not Working." Mr. Kohlmann discusses the way the current White House administration dealt with the failed terrorist Christmas plot perpetrated by Nigerian-national Umar Faruq Abdulmutalleb. Mr. Kohlmann argues that "the Obama administration must fundamentally rethink the U.S. approach to homeland security. There is very little reason to believe that -- even with the added security measures now in place -- the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be capable of finding and stopping the next Abdulmutallab." The real solution, Mr. Kohlmann explains, is gathering intelligence, particularly any information that comes from the families of radicalized people , because "it is a problem of a small number of people working in groups of twos and threes. The real answer to this challenge is intelligence -- and recognizing the threat long before it ever reaches U.S. shores."

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