https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/01/07/the-needle-in-the-haystack/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:37:03 -0400<![CDATA[Today President Obama described the steps he was taking in order to improve the defense against terrorism. The video of his remarks is below.  His thesis is simple. Intelligence analysis failed. The raw data existed to potentially support pattern recognition, but nobody recognized the pattern. President Obama announced general steps to improve the analysis.]]>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:54:21 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/01/07/the-needle-in-the-haystack-n189525