'Human Factor' Proves Key Obstacle To Terrorism

In the past year, there have been a handful of high-profile terrorist attacks that have failed for a fairly straightforward reason: human error.

Whether it was this month's suicide bombing attempt in Sweden or the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square in May, terrorism plots that could have been devastating ended up as largely harmless because plotters bungled their roles.

Consider the details of the incident earlier this month in Stockholm. The man behind it was a 28-year-old Iraqi-born Swede named Taimour Abdulwahab. While police are still tracing the explosives used in the attack and trying to find any accomplices who might have been involved, what they do know is that the attack went horribly wrong.

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Moscow Poised for Win on START

Nile Gardiner, Daily TelegraphTuesday 21 December 2010 | Blog Feed | All feedsSign in or registerBy Nile Gardiner World Last updated: December 21st, 2010Comment on this Comment on this article Russia likes the new START treaty (Photo: Reuters)When Hillary Clinton famously announced Washington's new "reset" policy towards Russia, she really meant to say "kowtow". Because whenever Moscow makes a demand the Obama Administration obediently follows. The Russians hated the Bush Administration's plans for Third Site missile defences in Poland and the...

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