From small acorns: intelligence failures that allowed the 11 September and subsequent terrorist attacks to take place created a great deal of insecurity for security agencies. In declaring that the next big threat will come from the Sahara, are these agencies seeing threats that do not exist?

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From small acorns: intelligence failures that allowed the 11 September and subsequent terrorist attacks to take place created a great deal of insecurity for security agencies. In declaring that the next big threat will come from the Sahara, are these agencies seeing threats that do not exist?

SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 and subsequent acts of terrorism around the world, governments in the Middle East and the West have been working tirelessly to uncover plans and the names and locations of individuals who are planning future acts of mass murder. The security lapses that allowed small groups of people to carry out devastating attacks, whether in New York, Bali or London, have naturally resulted in a determination ...

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