How is the war against terrorism going in the United States?
I think it’s going pretty well, insofar as the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies have interdicted various operations and infiltrated terrorist groups. It’s taken a while — close to five years — but we’ve not been hit and most of the cases that have been brought have shown the ability of the FBI to get on the inside of these groups. Q: Is that what we are doing most right? A: Intelligence collection is the bottom line in any successful campaign against terrorism. There’s no doubt the government is getting better at collecting that intelligence that comes from the inside of these groups. Q: What is your major criticism of the war against terrorism? A: In general, I’m a bit concerned about the degree to which there is a legitimization of radical Islamic groups that operate under a false veneer as either civil rights groups or advocacy groups. I think that undermines legitimate moderates in the Muslim community. Q: That’s one of the complaints you made when I talked to you in 2004.
