A senior U.S. intelligence official says what he calls “the core al-Qaeda” group has been degraded to the point where it can probably no longer carry out massive, complex attacks in the West.

The assessment was part of an annual security report given to Congress Tuesday by National Intelligence Director James Clapper.

He said that now, more than 10 years after the September 11th attacks, the United States faces a major threat from cyber-attacks and cyber-espionage. Clapper said … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict