Days after the attack, several thousand people came to this state-sanctioned anti-terrorism rally in Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Clark Irwin at the Aspen Institute agrees. But he says the recent failed airplane bomb attack makes clear Mr.Obama's administration must do more to combat terrorism.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

It is on the U.S.list of terrorist organizations, and on Friday, Australia put the group on its terrorism list following the discovery of a suicide attack plot linked to the group.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Meanwhile,IntelCenter,a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring group that works with the U.S.government, warns the Christmas day attack could be just the start, and that the possibility of additional attempts on U.S.airplanes can not be ruled out.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26