Originally Posted by
red456
I'd be more concerned about one or two people of some means and intelligence who feel disenfranchised, a la McVeigh and Nichols, setting off an explosive device at a large gathering of people, i.e,. an airport check-in line than I am concerned about terror "cells".
Agreed. What's worse is that a lot of these threats are being overlooked. Why is it that in 2007, this is just making news like it is new information? Terrorists already in the US? Unbelievable!
IMO, the gov't has been searching for a new enemy since the end of the Cold War. This culture of fear serves as a good means to distract us from the social and economic ills right outside our front doors. I do think that there are certain people who live in the Middle East who are a threat to US security, but there are a lot of other threats out there as well. Personally, I'm waiting for the gov't to realise:
1. Not all people from the Middle East are extremists,
2. Not all people from the Middle East are Muslim,
3. Not all Muslims are extremists,
4. Not all Muslims are from the Middle East,
5. Not all extremists are terrorists,
6. Not all terrorists are religous extremists,
7. Terrorism comes in all shapes and sizes. Profiling or singling out one group makes it easier for the rest to slip through the cracks.