So terrorists learned they could intimidate the world community, and too often the response, particularly in Europe, would be accommodation, appeasement and compromise.
Mr. Brown also is seeking details about when the OCC learned about the trades behind the losses, the agency's response and how the trades compare to investments made by other large financial institutions.
They took the act on the road and learned that memorable presentations must be compelling enough to elicit a strong emotional response from the audience.
What we learned from the regulators' verdict on Barclays last week was that in fact its response was to lie about its borrowing costs: it understated them to try to reassure the market.
The New York Police Department announced via Facebook that it is stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations in the city through deployment of critical response vehicles (CRVs) until more about the explosion in Boston is learned.