Katz became convinced that she was looking at a single global network of terror.
An American attack could well enhance the perception that the United States was making Muslims its target and thus unravel the reluctant Arab support for dismantling Osama bin Laden's network of terror.
But the idea of a global network of terror run by Osama bin Laden, unique in its threat, which we have been told about for three years now is, I believe, a myth.
What worries me most about Osama bin Laden and his network of terror is that he is following the Silicon Valley model of decentralization and disruption, almost to the letter.
Images of a single pan-Islamic network of terror found far greater uptake than ones of division.
Earlier this week, The Intercept published a 166-page document outlining the government's guidelines for placing people on an expansive network of terror watch lists, including the no-fly list.
It does not bode well to have this kind of outfit chaired by Iran, with its record of running networks for terror and sanctions-busting nuclear procurement.
Friday's foiled terror plot has raised new concerns about the vulnerability of Europe's rail networks to terror attacks.
First, liquidate the al-Qaeda network of Islamist terror, particularly its master, Osama bin Laden.
