Defense Secretary William Perry told a Senate committee today that American intelligence on Mideast terrorism was "spotty and inconclusive" before the bombing of a U.S. airbase in Saudi Arabia last month. Perry also said local military commanders did not fully carry out planned security improvements in time to prevent the bombing, which killed 19 American servicemen. Perry said the bombers were probably getting support from some international terrorist organization, and that as a counter-terrorist measure, American forces should be moved out of Riyadh, because it is so difficult to keep troops secure in a city. NPR's Martha Raddatz reports.
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