Terrorism's Expert Industry

Glenn Greenwald pans a clique of Washingtonians he deems "sham terrorism experts." He claims they have built careers on fear-mongering over Islamic terrorism, and that their relevance can only survive as long as the fear:

They’re employed at think tanks, academic institutions, and media outlets. They can and do have mildly different political ideologies — some are more Republican, some are more Democratic — but, as usual for D.C. cliques, ostensible differences in political views are totally inconsequential when placed next to their common group identity and career interest: namely, sustaining the myth of the Grave Threat of Islamic Terror in order to justify their fear-based careers, the relevance of their circle, and their alleged “expertise.”