U.S. officials: Terrorists' new focus may be on striking U.S., the West
Sunday, May 9, 2010
WASHINGTON -- The failed bombing in New York's Times Square is a possible signal that militant leaders in Pakistan have shifted their focus to targets in the U.S. and other Western countries instead of sticking to their home base, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.
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