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January 13, 2010

Learning from France about Terrorism

Jean-Louis Bruguiere, Christian Science Monitor

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The failure of the US intelligence community to prevent the Christmas Day bombing attempt is not due to the failure of any individual or department but of the system itself.

The American emphasis on tough border controls with strict immigration rules and an overreliance on information-gathering technology has failed to make the country more secure.

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TAGGED: Barack Obama, Terrorism, France

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