Jihad inside U.S. cannot be ruled out

Jihad inside U.S. cannot be ruled out: "A private intelligence service that advises corporations and governments about political, economic and military developments around the world says it was surprised jihadists were not successful in an attack within the United States last year.

'Given the vulnerabilities that exist in an open society and the ease of attack, we cannot rule out an attack in 2009,' said today's report from Stratfor, a leading online publisher of geopolitical intelligence.

The annual report, written by Fred Burton and Scott Stewart, said al-Qaida – 'a global jihadist nework rather than a monolithic entity' – is likely to cause problems, even though Osama bin Laden himself has become marginalized in the war."