By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
Published: May 28 2008 22:20 | Last updated: May 29 2008 06:59
The west needs a more comprehensive strategy to counter al-Qaeda propaganda and the US should stop using the term “war on terror”, according to a top intelligence official.
Charles Allen, the senior intelligence official at the Department of Homeland Security, says the phrase is counter-productive because it creates “animus” in Islamic countries. ....