Human intelligence is key to defeating terror plots

Intelligence officials around the world narrowly thwarted an al-Qaida mail bomb plot last month, intercepting two explosive packages shipped from Yemen with UPS...

American and international authorities continue to search for the people who tried to send bombs to the U.S. hidden in toner cartridges. The bombs were discovered on cargo planes. National Security Correspondent JJ Green spoke with Stratfor Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton, who says human intelligence has become key to the search. (The Transportation Security Administration is among the federal agencies that are working to prevent attacks like the one that was attempted with the package bombs. JJ got an inside peak at how TSA prepares for events like this, and he’ll bring us the story tomorrow morning at 8:40.)

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