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Al Qaeda is down, not out
Amy Zegart: "Talk of strategically defeating Al Qaeda is all the rage in the White House these days. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta used the "D-word" in July. President Obama declared in his new counter-terrorism strategy, "We can say with growing confidence… that we have put Al Qaeda on the path to defeat." Compared to the woeful state of the economy, terrorism has become the administration's feel-good story of the year."
September 7, 2011 in Los Angeles Times

Hoover Institution Press Releases Book Highlighting Why America’s Post-9/11 Intelligence System Remains Dysfunctional
Hoover Institution Press today released "Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community" by Amy Zegart. Zegart's commentary is especially poignant in light of thetenth anniversary of 9/11. As the nation evaluates whether we are safer today than we were ten years ago, Zegart examines surprising reasons for weaknesses in the US intelligence community and sheds light on why deficiencies continue to persist.
August 30, 2011 in Business Wire (press release)