Are terrorist groups like al Qaeda a “major threat” to the American people? According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, 72% of Americans think so. Not surprising, since the Department of Homeland Security's current “national threat level” is yellow, indicating a “significant risk of terrorist attack.” There should be a color-coded scale for the public hyping of terrorism set permanently at red.
Two well-researched Op-Eds on this subject appeared recently – one by Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek's international editor, the ...