Two opposite mistakes in an after-the-fact review of a terrorist incident are equally damaging. One is to fail to recognize the powerful difference between foresight and hindsight in evaluating how an investigative or intelligence agency should have behaved. . After the fact, we know on whom we should have focused attention as a suspect, and we know what we should have protected as a target. With foresight alone, we know neither of these critically important clues to what happened and why. With hindsight, we can focus all of our attention narrowly; with foresight, we have to spread it broadly, as broadly as the imagination of our attackers may roam. The link for this article located at Schneier on Security is no longer available. . An analysis of the FBI's involvement during the Boston Marathon bombings reveals crucial oversights in their investigative methods and communication failures. FBI Oversight, Boston Marathon Terrorism, Investigative Analysis. . Dave Wreski
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