Chairs of 9-11 Commission say US slow to deal with homegrown terrorism threat

A new report by former 9-11 Commission leaders Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton says the U.S. does not have systems in place to counteract growing numbers of radicalized terrorists and recruitment occurring in the United States. On the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, terrorism expert Louise Richardson analyzes terrorist threats around the world.

Guests

• Louise Richardson: Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Author, "What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat." Editor of "The Roots of Terrorism" and Co-editor of "Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the Past."
• Barack Obama: U.S. President. News conference questions on terrorism.

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Resources

• about Principal Louise Richardson of St. Andrews