Terrorist attack 'certain'

Intelligence honchos testifying on Capitol Hill say that Al-Qaeda will try to strike in the U.S. within the next three to six months. National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said he was "certain" about that time frame. Scary. From Bloomberg:

Al-Qaeda is changing its methods to avoid detection as it becomes more difficult for the group to conduct large attacks, [CIA Director Leon Panetta] told the panel. The terrorist group is relying more on homegrown terrorists to stage smaller plots in their own countries and trying to inspire so-called "lone wolves," he said. "My greatest concern and what keeps me awake at night is that al-Qaeda and its terrorist allies and affiliates could very well attack the United States in our homeland," Panetta testified.