Terror expert assesses threat level as 9/11's tenth anniversary approaches

By Mark Scott

Buffalo, NY – There has not been a terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11 ten years ago. And last May's death of Osama bin Laden delivered a crushing blow to al Qaeda. But a recognized expert on terrorism suggests the threat of further attacks remains very real.

Dr. Claude Welch is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science at UB. WBFO's Mark Scott reached him at his North Campus office.