Breaking News from CNN
Reported at 1:27 PM CDT: President Barack Obama, in a major counterterrorism policy speech today, said the United States "is still threatened by terrorists," but "the threat has shifted and evolved from the one that came to our shores on 9/11." [ See More ]Watch the speech live now on CNN TV and CNN's mobile apps and get updates on CNN.com.
Obama said homegrown extremism, lethal yet less capable al Qaeda affiliates and threats to overseas diplomatic facilities and businesses represent the "future of terrorism."
"America is at a crossroads" in the fight against terror, Obama said. "What we can do -- what we must do -- is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger and make it less likely for new groups to gain a foothold, all while maintaining the freedoms and ideals that we defend. To define that strategy, we must make decisions based not on fear, but hard-earned wisdom. And that begins with understanding the threat we face." [ Hide ]
|
