President Obama worried about lone terrorists
US President Barack Obama said yesterday that he is more worried about individual acts of terrorism, as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches. "The most likely scenario we face right now is a terrorist attack by 'lone wolf' rather than an organized attack by a terrorist network," Mr. Obama told CNN during a campaign trip to Iowa.
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President Obama is worried about individual terrorist attacks. Photo: AFP |
Following the above statements, Mr. Obama was asked about the possibility of a terrorist attack to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, as well as the possibility of a revenge attack for the US commando killing of Osama bin Laden in early May.
The US president responded that US officials always maintain surveillance of potential threats, but at the same time stressed that the US crackdown has left Al-Qaeda a much weaker organization, with capabilities far less than a few years ago.
"The threat of terrorism is always there, especially on a special occasion like the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This should make us all pay attention, and it means we have a heightened awareness of the problem of terrorism," Mr. Obama said.
To illustrate his point, President Obama once again emphasized that Americans now need to pay special attention to 'lone wolf' terrorism, meaning someone with only one gun but can carry out large-scale massacres like what just happened in Norway.
The US President wanted to talk about the case of 32-year-old far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik who shot dead 69 people on Utoyea island in Norway on July 22, after detonating a bomb near the prime minister's office in the capital Oslo, killing 8 people.
"When someone is insane or is dominated by a hostile ideology, they can cause a lot of damage. More seriously, it is much more difficult to track these 'lone actors'," Mr. Obama concluded.
America's first black president is on a three-day bus tour through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois to meet with voters, focusing on jobs and promoting economic growth.
(According to VnExpress)
