Police stand guard outside of Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx, following the foiling of a terrorist plot on May 21, 2009 at the center and a neighboring synagogue. Four suspects were arrested Wednesday night on charges of plotting to detonate explosives near the buildings, and to shoot down military planes at the New York Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The next generation of terror?
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The case of the four men arrested last week in New York on terrorism charges is raising questions about terror cells in America, and about law enforcement's approach to counterterrorism. Midmorning also looks at the state of al Qaeda.
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William Snyder: Visiting assistant professor of law at Syracuse University. He's a former federal prosecutor and served on the joint terrorism task force for western Pennsylvania.
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Matthew Leavitt: Director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Fawaz Gerges: Holds the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of "Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy."
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