A bipartisan panel of distinguished Democratic and Republican national security experts oversaw a staff of highly experienced military, Foreign Service, and intelligence scholars. Our focus was consistently on the differences the world of the early 21st century would represent from the 20th. Early on, in interim public reports, we warned that, "Terrorists will likely attack the United States and Americans will die on American soil, possibly in large numbers." We who write these words believe that future terrorist attacks are virtually inevitable. And who is to determine whether a highly contagious viral pandemic was the work of nature or biological terrorists.

Source: Huffington Post September 11, 2016 00:00 UTC