Hayden Warns of Threat of Homegrown Terrorists
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told LIGNET he believes the Boston Marathon bombers were largely self-radicalized. He further stated that homegrown terrorism is a serious threat, and warned that there may not be much U.S. intelligence agencies can do to thwart this danger. Intelligence, he said, is an excellent tool to fight “slow-moving plots hatched abroad” but that intelligence is not well-suited to target the threat from self-radicalized American citizens.
Hayden Warns of Threat of Homegrown Terrorists
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told LIGNET he believes the Boston Marathon bombers were largely self-radicalized. He further stated that homegrown terrorism is a serious threat, and warned that there may not be much U.S. intelligence agencies can do to thwart this danger. Intelligence, he said, is an excellent tool to fight “slow-moving plots hatched abroad” but that intelligence is not well-suited to target the threat from self-radicalized American citizens.