Outguessing the Terrorists

February 9th, 2010 admin

Isn’t it a bit embarrassing for an “expert on counter-terrorism” to be quoted as saying this? Bill Tupman, an expert on counter-terrorism from Exeter University, told BBC News: “The problem is trying to predict the mind of the al-Qaeda planner; there are so many things they might do. “And it is also necessary to reassure the public that we are…


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