October 22, 2008 9:55AM 

# Criticisms Leveled against U.S. Approach to Counterterrorism 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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The *New York Times* [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/europe/22britain.html) this morning on criticisms leveled by two high-ranking U.K. counterterrorism officials against the United States’ current approach to counterterrorism.

It’s worth having the insights of people who have prosecuted suspects in all the major terrorist attacks in the U.K. since 2005, achieving a 90 percent conviction rate, so you should [read the whole thing](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/europe/22britain.html).

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