” ‘The difficulty in destroying this threat [from bin Laden and Sunni militancy],’ then-director of Central Intelligence George Tenet said in early [February 2] 2000, ‘lies in the fact that our efforts will not be enough to overcome the fundamental causes of the phenomenon–poverty, alienation, disaffection, and ethnic hatred deeply rooted in history.’ ”
– Michael Scheuer, Through Our Enemies’ Eyes, Page 62