National Intelligence Estimate: "The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland"

Published July 17, 2007

The key judgments of this document include as assessment that al-Qaeda "is and will remain the most serious terrorist threat" to the U.S., and that it has "protected or regenerated key elements of its Homeland attack capabilities". It expresses concern that international cooperation may decline as September 11 "becomes a more distant memory and perceptions of the threat diverge". It also assesses possible actions of Hezbollah and the spread of radical internet sites.

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