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Administration Response to Andy Worthington

Benjamin Wittes
Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:33 PM
An administration official sends in the following in response to Andy Worthington's critique of the DNI's recidivism numbers:
How I wish he were right.  But he isn’t.   The DNI numbers usefully distinguish between suspected (a loose category) and confirmed reengagers, and also make clear how many in both categories are one or way or another out of action.   The scare-mongers are simply wrong to assert that the combined totals of the suspected and confirmed are “in the front lines of

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An administration official sends in the following in response to Andy Worthington's critique of the DNI's recidivism numbers:
How I wish he were right.  But he isn’t.   The DNI numbers usefully distinguish between suspected (a loose category) and confirmed reengagers, and also make clear how many in both categories are one or way or another out of action.   The scare-mongers are simply wrong to assert that the combined totals of the suspected and confirmed are “in the front lines of terror” against us.  But Andy is also wrong to keep pushing down the numbers.

Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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