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The collected thoughts of Crumpton on how to do better against terrorism

By request, here are all 10 items, neatly bundled in one spot.

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA:  Henry A. Crumpton, coordinator for counterterrorism at the US Department of State, talks to journalists during a press conference in Putrajaya, 17 October 2005. Crumpton concluded a working visit to Malaysia 17 October where he met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and several high-ranking police officials.   AFP PHOTO/TENGKU BAHAR  (Photo credit should read TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images)
PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA: Henry A. Crumpton, coordinator for counterterrorism at the US Department of State, talks to journalists during a press conference in Putrajaya, 17 October 2005. Crumpton concluded a working visit to Malaysia 17 October where he met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and several high-ranking police officials. AFP PHOTO/TENGKU BAHAR (Photo credit should read TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images)
PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA: Henry A. Crumpton, coordinator for counterterrorism at the US Department of State, talks to journalists during a press conference in Putrajaya, 17 October 2005. Crumpton concluded a working visit to Malaysia 17 October where he met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and several high-ranking police officials. AFP PHOTO/TENGKU BAHAR (Photo credit should read TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images)

 

 

By request, here are all 10 items, neatly bundled in one spot:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Photo credit: TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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