“Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 has been carried out by an American citizen or a legal permanent resident, not by recent immigrants or by refugees. So tamping down immigration won't fix the real issue, which is 'homegrown' terrorism.”
Peter L. Bergen“Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 has been carried out by an American citizen or a legal permanent resident, not by recent immigrants or by refugees. So tamping down immigration won't fix the real issue, which is 'homegrown' terrorism.”
Peter L. Bergen“The dirty little secret of the intelligence world is that much of what you really need to know isn't exactly a secret anyway.”
Peter L. Bergen“We climbed the stairs to the third floor, where Osama bin Laden died early in the morning of May 2, 2011.”
Peter L. Bergen“The Japanese scored an important victory at Pearl Harbor, but the attack pulled the United States into World War II, and four years later, Japan was in ruins, utterly defeated.”
Peter L. Bergen“Syria is attracting a lot more Westerners than the Iraq War ever did because it's the perfect Sunni jihad.”
Peter L. Bergen