Exclusive: U.S. Studying Two Dozen ‘Clusters’ of Possible Homegrown Terrorists

Hey, I thought we were fightin’ em over there so we didn’t have to fight ‘em here!

THis is AWESOME!! How do we get a copy?
Thank you!
Kathy
And KEEP up the good work and reporting. Especially LOVE your weekly EElvis series this week!!!!!!!!

Is our government going to arm its citizens like Iraq did so we can protect ourselves? Why? Because who in the hell is going to protect us since George & Dick have all our military in Iraq? Wake up people. We can’t even protect our homeland now. Is that the result of good leadership? I think not.

Terorism is a religious war, and religion extremism knows no geographic boundaries.
As long as we have Islamists in the US, we will have the potential for terrorism from within. The religion not only does not discourage such actions, it actually encourages them. As a religion, Islam would appear to be the most barbaric religion since the Spanish Inquisition.

Wow. How to scare people and not really tell them anything useful.

Can you people read? The article didnt say Al Qaeda isnt a threat (it still is ) its saying this is the most SIGNIFICANT threat, you big dummies.
And Chris even the New York Slime is saying were winning the war in Iraq

Rick McDaniel–What makes you think that the only homegrown terrorists are Muslims?
Timothy McVeigh? Terry Nichols? Bueller??

So it wasn’t good enough to invade Iraq, destabilize it economically, politically and socially, but now you want to come after young muslim men?
When will Americans learn that this is all following the path of the encampment of the American Indian, enslavement of the Blacks and racism towards Asians?
To Rick McDaniel: No religion incites war. Islam DOES NOT incite war. People do. To post such an arrogant and inaccurate reflection of a religion is pathetic. Let me remind you that barbaric methods were used in Vietnam too and they weren’t muslim. Also, have you forgotten that it was your military that trained and taught rebel military techniques to the Taliban which spread to AlQaeda? Did you forget that it was the West/Europe that invaded Africa, the Middle East and Asia to loot the riches of those countries — it’s known as “imperialism”. and when the “imperialist” were no longer interested they left those places in shambles. That’s what is the root cause of this terrorism. The West disenfranchised Africa and the East politically, socially and econommically and the ramifications are being seen today.

This sort of “radicalization” has been going on since at least the mid-60′s…do you all have amnesia? lol
Poor black folk from america’s ghettos in the prison system, McVeigh types who want to bring the “system” down, Latino gangs…this isn’t new…
…and moderationist is pretty much right…

I feel safe knowing that our Federal Government is protecting us from Medical Marijuana while terrorism grows out of control.

For those who are complaining about the context of this story should embrace this story and perhaps discuss it with your friends and fellow workers so you can sound intelligent for once.

How about letting us know which cities they are reporting to have “terror activity” going on? I want to make sure to avoid those places!

“Is our government going to arm its citizens like Iraq did so we can protect ourselves? Why? Because who in the hell is going to protect us since George & Dick have all our military in Iraq? Wake up people. We can’t even protect our homeland now. Is that the result of good leadership? I think not.”
Apparently this person doesn’t remember that the Democrats always side with all Islamic rights groups. Thats why we have to allow so many Islamic Fascist into the country, because otherwise we might be considered racist. When these Islamic Fascist start killing Americans on the East and West coast I’ll bet they find a way to blame it on someone else.

Stop ALL immigration to this country
immediately. End of story. This is war
and we’re fighting for our safety.
Just look at Europe and learn from
their mistakes.

Um, have any of you complaining about our military being abroad ever bothered to learn what the posse comitatus act is? It says the US military can’t be used within our own borders. The National Guard is an exception because the Guard is actually a state militia. Radical Islam knows no boundaries people. Their goal is to establish their version of Islam worldwide. They will use any means necessary including developing terrorists within our own borders. Blaming Bush is just plain lame. This problem existed well before he took office and will exist long after he leaves. Time for people to wake up to the real and present danger radical Islam poses.

Keep the Liberals out of office and we will be SAFE……!!!!!!!

Chris it’s not a reporter’s job to say anything useful. They just report. If something happens and you weren’t told about it then you whine.

Our military is EXACTLY where it needs to be. It’s up to everyone here in this country to protect the homeland. Anyone remember the Revolution? That’s why we’re armed, folks!
You want to do something to save your country, buy a gun.

The “war” in Iraq will be still going on when I’m dead and gone. It is for OIL and the PROFITS made from “rebuilding”. Why don’t we “rebuild” our own country instead of someone else’s. Duuuuuhhhhhh!

Hey SAK…….get off your soap box! Radical Muslims are to blame for 99% of terrorist activities in the world – you can’t deny that! Any yes, barbaric methods were used in Viet Nam – by the VC & NVA. I know – I was there. We need to close our borders and kick out any Muslim that might be involved in any way in terrorist activities. After all, if it comes to an all-out war with the USA, whose side will they all come down on? You can blame the people in office, but terrorism is real and we all know who is behind it.

Jeanotte – We are fighting over there and still Al-Qaeda is stronger than ever (from NIE report) and OBL is free as bird? Yes there was no attack after the 93 WTC bombing when Clinton was President. Is that a measure of success? OBL planned the attack 12 years. Its not the dumb leadership it’s our luck that it hasn’t happened yet. No matter how many billions you spend it can’t be controlled. The best way is stop like some on esaid here racist “Imperialism” that USA perpetuates in the middle east to get cheap oil and oil contracts. You want examples? Saudi is the biggest exporter of radical islam (Wahabism) all over the wrold, it aids and supports terrorists and 15 of the 911 attackers were Saudis what did we do nothing. Because we care for their investment and your leader is benefitting big time from it. Think before you fall for more lies from your leaders.

where’s Islamburg,PA.?

Hey to alan boe who said: “Like the Spearhead song goes – “You can bomb them to peices, but you can’t bomb them to peace.”
Go read a real history book and not lyrics by a loser band. Find out how we ended the tyranny of the japanese empire and hitler. CLUE to the clueless – it wasnt by holding hands and singing kumbayah.

So many people with heads in the sand here.
Islam is the problem. Period. This has nothing to do with Nazi Germany. Why must you people live in the past. We didn’t choose this war, they did.

“posse comitatus”
When congress passed the Patriot Act provisions were put in that would allow the President to suspend posse comitatus as well as the insurrection act.
I suggest you read the patriot act and see exactly what it was our servant congress did to us.

Thanks to our hardworking law enforcement officials who are doing all they can to keep us safe.
“Keep the Liberals out of office and we will be SAFE!”
AMEN!

The NYPD seems to be losing it again.
Just what we need — the stock
market in a slow speed crash, no
health insurance for millions, the
US dollar in decline, a war with
Iran about to start, and this bunch
of Key Stone Kops “discovers” an
internal threat (maybe).
And the former chief fruit loop
wants to be Il Duce…

One scary place is Detroit, Michigan, which has one of the largest muslim populations in the country. It is also home to the Muslim Brotherhood, a very dangerous and extremist group. They believe in the complete destruction of the United States, christians, and jews. Also, while I am hispanic, I have noticed some mexican looking men who really do not look mexican except for the skin pigment and hair color. I saw one the other day and he was on a phone, but he was not speaking spanish or english, but some other language. If we all just keep vigilant, watch, report. It is the only way to stay safe.

These people should be deported immediately and if they are citizens, their citizenship should be immediately revoked. We put thousands of innocent Japanese in internment camps during World War II because the survival of the nation warrented this. We’re in the same situation, only it’s not politically correct to do such things now.

Thelma, the democrats are as much to blame or more. Remember it was a democrat as president when several incidents tied to Al Queda were happening all around the world, including here in the U.S. The World Trade Center was first bombed in 1993 and the congress was controlled by democrats. How quickly we forget history and find it so convenient to allow ourselves and others to rewrite it into lies. Very sad Thelma.

The UK, Holland, Belgium and France are pretty much history. Sweden is not far behind. Islam is taking over Western Europe. Muslims use legal threats, targeted violence, political correctness, Saudi money and open-borders to take over. America is only 20 years behind Europe.

you have that right mike jones!

REMEMBER 911. You “politically correct” folks can keep your heads in the sand if you want to, but “I AIN’T STUPID”. The “STEREOTYPICAL YOUNG MUSLIM MALE” here in our Country whether homegrown or here On Visas, are playing our own FREEDOMS AGAINST US and it’s gonna eventually BITE US IN THE ARSE AGAIN!!! WAKE UP, DUMMIES!!!!
“REMEMBER 911″

Why is the U.S. allowing muslims to immigrate into this country or to come and study in this country? U.S. foreign policy is more concerned with not offending arab oil interests in the Middle East than in protecting the country.
They should rename that clown Chertoff’s department the Department of Homeland Insecurity.

Deportation for disagreeing with the masses? Public executions??
Randall… welcome to Iran.

How dumb and ignorant are you all. The very radical muslims you are hating now were used and are being used by CIA. Do you even know OBL was trained by CIA in the latest warfare when Reagan was in Power? Do you know that your President’s father GHWB, dances with Saudis (muslims), who support radical islam all over the world and aid terrorists? Do you know the Saudis have invested heavily in this country and your president is the beneficiary of that investment. IF you hate muslims start from Saudi Arabia. Don’t send the $30 bn worth of weapons. Send back all the investments they made. Stop benefitting from their cheap oil. Then close your borders to all muslims.

How is it that we spend so much time and lucre to solve these problems, yet end up with stupid results like this report!?
If we had just given Iraqis, and Afghanis the MONEY that we have spent blowing up and occupying their countries for all of these years… what would those results have been?

What’s the problem here? Are we forgetting to be politically correct? Have we lost our sense of multiculturism?
We need to embrace these guys and welcome them into our communities where we can all sing kumbaya.
let’s not violate their right to commit violence and mayhem. It’s all America’a fault (Bush too) so we have no one to blame but ourselves.
Now go out and buy a bullet proof vest for yourselves.
Idiots…
/sarcasm off

just some points to make on the article and some very distorted view points:
- american and european foreign policies have alot to answer for they have helped to loparise the people of the middle east. currently america are supporting Israel with 2.4 billion dollars of aid per year while palistinians (muslems and christian live in isolation and abject poverty and dis aray). the issue of palistine has not been delt with honestely. Amercia are supllying arms to saudia arabia of the tune of 200 billion dollars and the gulf stats of about 12 million dollars and egypt to tune of 13 billion dolars and done forget lonely little isarael of package of about 30 billion dollars of aid over 10 years. maybe just alittle idea instead of funding israel to tune of 30 billion dollars why dopnt hey suport the underclasess the poor of amrica, i am sure this woulkd reduce poverty and resentment amongst those that could be seen as possible recruiting fodder for the radicals.
- radicals are not just brown skinned and speak arabic , but white people that speak irish, european people that speak spanish, black people that speak afircan (catch my drift)

I am always amused to read comments such as what was written by Jon:
I would say the fact that we haven’t been hit since is an example of excellent leadership.
To my recollection it was slightly over 8 years between the first WTC bombing (April 1993) and 9/11. Based on that if we get to February of 2010 without an attack we will be doing at least as well as we did under that leadership.
Bottom line is we are no safer then we have been in years and the war in Iraq has been nothing but a huge drain on this country. It has cost huge sums of borrowed money but more importantly has cost the lives of over 3,800 brave American men and women.

Thank you MrC! Those radicals, who would be locked in an insane asylum, were they American Christians, need to understand the true “American Spirit”, not what they hear from Durbin, Pelosi, Reid, Edwards, and Kerry. We won’t put up with this! And you “moderate” muslims better understand that. You’re with us, or your against us. And so far your silence is deafening. You had better clean up your mess, or we will, and you will get swept up with the rest of the trash.

All I am hearing in this “story” is more excuses to justify more laws. These laws are attempting to take away rights yet at the same time protect people that are not citizens.
My point is we are on the verge of civil war here in the US and I would strongly suggest that the politicians wake up. Otherwise they will be living like the current leadership in Iraq.

It would be well to remember that the Spanish Inquisition was nothing more nor less than an over reaction to having been occupied by muslim barbarians for centuries. islam has been at war with the world since it’s very inception. It is a “religion” of imperial conquest, death and institutionalized hate. The Crusades were a defensive action against islammic agression and outrage. Only an idiot could compare the Judeo-Christian ethic negatively with the mohamedan death cult.

I’m the magical man from Happy Land, with a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane!
Stupid Liberals…

Why do the Liberals love the Islamist terrorists?

Thanks ABC for posting this alarming report. Our politicans, educational, religious, and business leaders have compromised our freedom and national security by appeasing groups like CAIR and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination League. It oppresses women by forcing them to wear burkas(while the men look at western women in modern clothes) and treats them like chattel.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution to protect liberty and Americans from our enemies, and not as a suicide pact as the liberals are treating it. The Nazis took control of Germany by the will of the people because the Weimar Republic failed to protect them from chaos and anarchy.

I am a muslim US citizen, I attend mosques, universities , meetings, religious gatherings etc, if i see any sign of terrorism or intend to violence I will be the first to report it to the authoroties…there is none of that..article is just another a la foxnews attempt to scare ppl to maitain power of opinion.. there will more of this in the future as the elections appoach..I wd not even be surprised if they make stuff or a scene up.

It only takes a few radicals to destroy the lives of many. And it only takes a few liberals to do the same. I say it’s time to deport both groups.

Not all Muslims are terrorists, but the hugely overwhelming majority of terrorists worldwide are Muslims. Look at a globe sometime… how many places can you find where a large Muslim population meets a non-Muslim population, where there isn’t violence? Islam is a religion that demands domination, peaceful if possible, but perfectly accepting of violence if necessary. Those Muslims not actively involved in violence either tacitly approve of it or are so cowed by the extremists in their midst that they will say nothing against them. In the absence of self-moderating movement in Islam, we cannot afford political correctness that prevents regulation from outside the religion. The extremists have already chosen their side; simply looking away and ignoring the problem will not prevent the conflict from coming, and it will envelope liberals and conservatives alike, despite how well anyone defended the civil rights of whatever group. Unfortunately, it’s probably going to take a mushroom cloud rising over an American city before some people going to wake up and smell the coffee.

should we all buy guns now? How do we protect ourselves from this threat? Arming or educating and fixing the problem? Maybe both. I just dont know. I do remember 9/11 but I do not know how to fix this.

Im sure alqueda is using the sex offender registry for recruitment as well since they have access to homeless unemployed felons that are in need of money to survive.Home grown terrorism is something that this goverment has created by allowing public access to peoples records online.

These fuzz are a bunch of unAmerican cowards unfit to be free. For all I care the bad guys can have them…

Roger…Look back to the Clinton years…not true.
It’s not Bush that got the bleeding heart side of the world to hate us, it you cry baby Liberals, spewing hate, to out Liberal media that can’t report the truth, FOX NEWS. bush is finaly doing what should have been done 38 years ago.
Freddie

I find it suspicious that Kareem Shora is eager to express how un-American the report is and not be out-spoken in opposing the philosophies of al-Qa’ida and other radicals. He sounds more like a protector of them rather than a voice of reason. I get the impression that his objective is to be a by stander and let these radicals imposes his religion upon the citizens of this country. This has been by taking advantage of the generosity of those that tend to turn the other cheek and by inducing fear. This is an all too familiar pattern in countries like Lebanon, Turkey, and now Iraq that have become subject to the subversion of civil liberties and individual conscience. I’m growing real tired of guys like Kareem Shora saying that they are good citizens while their actions don’t match their rhetoric. So, yes I’m going to profile just because of the suspicion that they earn. So give me some attitude and action that doesn’t feed my suspicion.

I don’t understand how so many people can have their heads in the sand at the same time. Liberals: Conservatives are correct. Radical muslims are hell-bent on killing us, mostly because we are infidels. Conservatives: Liberals are correct. Our dependence on foreign oil is an enormous problem.
Solution? Find an alternative to foreign oil, preferably a renewable resource. Then, pull our troops out of Saudi Arabia and Iraq and start defending OUR borders. We cannot win in Iraq as long as the citizens are uncommitted to the struggle, and we shouldn’t CARE about winning. We all know we could “win” if we wanted. We’re holding back because we at least possess some shred of humanity and regard for innocent life.
On the other hand, to paraphrase Ben Franklin, “Those who would give up sanity in exchange for a fundamentalist religion, deserve the insanity that fundamentalist religion will bring.” To put it bluntly, these people are TOO DUMB to help themselves. Our President should state this plain fact on national television as the reason for our withdrawal. It’s not “surrendering.” It’s telling them to go ahead and destroy themselves if they want. This would leave the Islamists with NO EXCUSE for targetting us. And if they still attack us, we’d have EVERY REASON to properly defend ourselves, only there wouldn’t be “holding back.”

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
-W.E.B. DuBois
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-Ben Franklin

To quote Ben Franklin, “Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.” ….. Looks like the United States does not deserve security.
The tighter we squeeze the more will slip through our fingers. How about we provide more federal money for work programs, education, and cultural programs rather than turning our wonderful country into another police state like Britian.
Truly it is the fall of Rome.

I work at a large midwestern university, and when the students come back from being gone all summer in the homes in the Middle East, I worry. Are they in training camps while they are gone? They come back, gather on campus in small groups, whisper this and that. I think the next biggest threat will come from Al Queda members who have been recruited from the overseas student population. They can easily get in and out of the US, as long as they show up for class. Universities have large populations of people – so may a terrorist target someday? It’s all scary to me, a midwest mom.

methinks we need to keep an eye on lost soulz. not american I think but posing.

To: p3orion, Posted 1:03pm 8/15
Congratulations!
Couldn’t have said it better…
Billv

First we should not let them in. And how do get them out? I think we are just going to have to wait for something to happen again and then we as people will do what needs to be done. We are going to have to become old school no more fighting with our gloves on. Take it to their level.

Name the Countries or Lands that have not been effected by Muslim Nutcases…I can think of just one…The Falkland Islands.

viewfromoutside… your a MORON…OBL wasn’t trained by CIA. he had nothing to do with the CIA, His family had a constuction company, he used his equitment to help with with war against Russa… maybe you should learn some history, instead of watching Reality shows, like the biggest Loser….

Oh please. To blame religion is like saying guns kill people. It’s idiot behind the gun that kills people. If they didn’t have a gun it would be something else.
A religion is as fallible as its interpretation of a Devine Creator. The interpretations are as many as those that have an interpretation that satisfies or justifies one’s own appetite. None of which comprehends the “Unknown God”. The one that many refuse or are unable to comprehend because it detracts from where their heart is, their own God. One’s own God is what they value most; money, pleasure, pain, indulgence, subjugation, and on and on. There is no atheist that does not have their own God. They do not call it God but that is what their heart is set upon. So blame religion because of the foolishness of men for religion is not the Devine Creator. To rationalize the ways of the Devine Creator is fallible because of our limited desire and interpretation of his ways and purpose.

SAK, it sounds like you have all the answers: “The West” is to blame for everyone else’s problems, because we “looted” all of those places and “left them in shambles.” Let me guess: you voted for Kerry. Anyway, one of the standards to which I try to hold myself is to never open my mouth if I don’t know what I’m talking about. You may want to look into it. You may also want to do some research on global political, societal, cultural and economic development. If you can get past your ridiculous opinions, you may actually encounter some historical facts. These facts will hopefully facilitate analysis.
Once you’ve finished your global history lesson, you may want to look a bit further than the NYT or MSNBC for your news and current events. For starters: if you want to talk about the looting of natural resources, you need look no further than the Chinese. You won’t hear about it on the news, but what they are doing in Africa, the Middle East and South America makes everything else look like a freaking birthday party.
But then again, that might take some work, and I don’t get the feeling you’re into that kind of thing.

*ALL* religions incite violence. There’s no such thing as a “peaceful religion”. When you’re told that your beliefs are right and everyone else is wrong, the natural outcome is to try to kill or convert anyone who believes different.

Attention republicans, take a look at all the silly comments posted below! This is why lib’s continuesly lose elections.

I am always amazed at the unpatriotic audacity of our American Islamic groups and organizations to vocally and viciously defend these miscreants. Compare their behavior to our German, Italian, and yes our Japanese American citizens in WWII. An example, the Japanese-American 100th and 442nd Infantry that distinguished themselves in the mountains of Italy.
My father served as an Infantryman in a WWII unit drawn from the Northeast and he made many new friends from the Italian and German American communities of New York and New Jersey. He has told me “I NEVER ONCE DOUBTED THE LOYALTY TO AMERICA OF ANY OF THEM.”
They were a Band of Brothers… can we say the same today?

To New Yorker:
You wrote: If these radicals are going to come to our country and threaten us, then it’s time to take their sorry tail ends and ship them back to their uncivilized lands.
Maybe you should read the article. These are HOME GROWN terrorists, meaning terrorists FROM HERE.

“Benny Franky” and other liberals like to misquote Ben Franklin. What Franklin said is that “those who would give up ESSENTIAL Liberty to purchase a little TEMPORARY Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” [emphasis mine.]
The United States is a far cry form becoming a “police state” despite what leftist whiners want to claim; to say otherwise exposes either their ignorance of history and actual police states, their paranoid fanatacism, or both. Yes, there have been slight abridgements of our liberties, but frankly I don’t consider the freedom to place untapped phonecalls to foreign terrorists an inalienable right. Neither am I overly concerned about the supposed “Constitutional rights” of enemy combatants who are not US citizens, not physically in the United States (Guantanimo is in Cuba), and not entitled to Geneva Convention POW status due to the definitions of “lawful combatant” found in those very documents.
OK, we get it, you hate the President. But hamstringing him just because he’s of a different political party endangers ALL Americans, not just us eee-vile Republicans. A little common sense would go a long way.

Derek get your facts straight, it is true that you swear an oath as you stated but that does not give the right for the US military to act as a police force in the US. Technically Posse Comitatus does not totally prevent the military from operating with in the US. If you have served your country you would know that the US Military is not trained as a domestic police force and has only be used on few occasions to assist local authorities at times. For a good read on Posse Comitatus check out the homelandsecurity website.

“*ALL* religions incite violence. There’s no such thing as a “peaceful religion”. When you’re told that your beliefs are right and everyone else is wrong, the natural outcome is to try to kill or convert anyone who believes different.”
Frankly, Mike, you’re an idiot if you cannot discern the difference between an attempt to peacefully convert someone through persuasion, and coercive conversion through violence. Perhaps all religions are equally odious to you, but I defy you to show me (in the last 200 years, say) a Christian cutting off the head of someone because they wouldn’t convert, a Buddhist blowing up a market because the people there weren’t Buddhist (or the correct version of Buddhism), a group of armed Mormans wiping out the nearest non-Mormon town… You get the picture. I’m not saying Christians (Buddhists, Mormons, etc.) have never committed atrocities, but rarely in modern times has any religious group (other than Muslims) attempted to justify such actions on religious terms, and never has such an an atrocity received the official sanction of religious authorities. If Timothy McVeigh had attempted to justify his actions as somehow demanded by his faith, the reaction by Christian ministers would have been swift and vehement. This is in marked contrast to the silence or equivocation that greets most Muslim barbarities.
There are hundreds of millions of good, civilized, peace-loving Muslims in the world, but until they overcome their fear and clean their own house, and bring the violent elements of their religion into the 21st century (or at least the 18th century?) it is at least as cowardly for non-Muslims to treat their beliefs on equal terms.

This is so scary, but some of the comments are even scarier. On what group will we focus our hatred next? Where will we build the really big concentration camps once the “dark prisons” are full?

oh wow. now when I see this kind of tabloid headline, I know it is Brian Ross. Used to be Gertz from Washington Times.

I am more afraid of the American Christians who have commented on this story than I am of all the Muslims in the world. They have no power but to destroy themselves while trying to attack us in small scale terrorist attacks. You will destroy us all.

“There a better way to spend your time in the internet. At Geico 15 minutes can save you 15%”
Wake up guys the threat is real!!

While the talk of terrorism continues, we have not been attacked. If al Qaeda wanted to attack us, they could do so easily. They have not attacked us because they are smart enough to know that we will self-destruct on our current path. The last time they attacked us, we got the sympathy of the civilized world, the right to retaliate, republicans and democrats actually started to cooperate toward a common cause, US citizens even bonded better and became outwardly patriotic (remember all the flags?), and America was united… Then, we invaded Iraq and you know the rest of the story. America is no longer viewed as the victim, republicans and democrats are back to the finger pointing, and Americans are fed up with the current administration. It is time for reformation of our government. The American voter needs to get smart and stop focusing on terrorism. Wake up people, our country is slipping out of our control.

“Where are John Doe #1 and 2? Eh, Sandy Berger? Janet Reno?”
Andy Strassmeier, the ex German intel officer, with Federal building security access, who hung out with bombing buddies before the bombing might know. Or the middle eastern looking guys following McVeigh in their pickup as he sped up the Interstate after the bombing might know.

Whatever, when are you going to wake up and realize that that even terrorists like McVeigh etc. are sponsored by the members of our gov. can’t you see that they want us to start having “terrorists” here in the us? then they can go around and destroy whatever and whoever they want. nothing matters anymore, it’s too late, voting is rigged, all those that you will finally have to vote for are corrupt and part of the problem, we are merging into a north american union, and really, i would say, now is the time to move to some third world country with no natural resources worth stealing. now is the time to drop out of this stupid game. our country is now dead, and no amount of protest or voting will change the course we are on. welcome to 1984, welcome to a facsist totalitarian world empire. JUST REMEMBER, everything you hear or read in the “news” is designed for you to internalize the information, to condition your mind to the ever quickining chipping away our your soul and values.

I must agree with the blog Posted by: Allen Boe. From Washinton down to local county governments we continue to cultivate the very ignorance and incompetance that has gotten us to the deplorable state we now find ourselves in. We as a people need to level the playing field and set a limit on campaign advertising. It looks like the one with the most money wins. Of course fame and association contribute but there are good competant educated people out there who could make the USA a REAL POWER AGAIN!

I’m from the UK. Al Queda are supposed to be this huge multinational powerful organisation with tentacles around the globe, yet all they have managed to do this year is to crash a Jeep into the doors of Glasgow airport killing one of them and injuring the other. Big deal! Meanwhile, 100,000 people have died of lung cancer from smoking and 50,000 have died on the roads in auto accidents.
So where are we focusing our attention? On a pretty much non-existant threat being blown out of proportion by politicians who need to keep the people under control. “Just trust us – we’ll protect you”. I’m actually more terrified of what the U.S. will do next. Iran? Syria? God help us.
Reading this column and getting a feel for how many Americans think, I can only conclude that the politician’s plans to cower a nation with propoganda has worked superbly.

Has anyone else questioned the Muslims buying up all our small town hotels and convenience stores? I’m serious…what are they doing living in these hotels? They don’t go to our grocery stores and their children are not in our schools. What is going on…? It is scary.

is 7-11 headquarters for the next 911?

Tell you what, let’s just kill EVERYBODY who doesn’t look like us, think like us, talk like us, dress like us…EVERYBODY who thinks for themselves, everybody who follows a different religion, who votes differently from us, who speaks out, speaks up or speaks in favor of reason, balance, harmony, and creating peaceful interaction.
That should make the three survivors happy.

I’d underline prisons in this article and take out book stores and cafe’s. I’d add college campuses to the threat category. The last terrorist video I saw was an american I went to school with “Taliban Joe”. I gave him that nickname. Should have messed him up in the bathroom when I had the chance.

All religions are radical at some time or another. It’s a phase-but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight it. Money, as usual, is the answer. There are too many poor angry men in Islamic countries, and we should improve our image with them, and trade. Remember, they’ve got oil.
Bring back the FREE market in the Middle East.

Oh my, most of you people need to read some Orwell, open your eyes and try and save what is left of your civil liberties. Most people outside the great USA now recognize 9/11 to be an inside job perpetrated by elements within the US government. Wake up, without 9/11, there would be no war of terra. Oh yeah, it might all have something to do with oil…so keep driving eh!

Holy cow, some of you have been completely brainwashed. If you have time to comment you have time to take a closer look at what happened to WT7 on 9/11 and well…I am sure you can figure the rest out by yourself!

So many are writing blaming the government for the mess – we ARE the government. Not all Americans vote – only a percentage even go to the polls. And the people who are elected carry a great burden of responsibility – or should. Do we, the voters, get a report card on our elected representitives? Why can’t something be published every year, showing each vote held and the vote of each elected person? How about attendance – do they even show up for the vote? Some don’t. How about spending bills that are packed with extras that aren’t even related to the issues at hand? Can we know who did that?
My children get a report card or mid term report every 6 weeks – why don’t we voters get that? This is OUR country and our politicians are supposed to be speaking the voice of their constituants, right? What happened with all of that? We need to demand accountability.

From reading alot of the comments on this article it seems as though most americans are paranoid loonies.
The biggest threat to your country is probably your own delusional fantasies of impending doom.

If they’ve identified 24 “clusters” of men, then these men should be unceremoniously kicked out of the country. Period.

let one muslim step up and declare that the koran doesnt specifically say to kills jews and infidels. this is the reason for terrorism. not us policy.
there are many disenfranchised and neglected people on the planet, but they dont teach their children to be suicide killers and then praise them and hand out candy when they go through with it!
islamic fundamentalism is a genocidal cult and the sooner the western world fully faces up to it and destroys it completely the better for us all!

For those of you considering Hillary Clinton as Commander in Chief, here’s a refresher on the legacy of the first Clinton presidency: 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York,the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania bombed in 1998, USS Cole attacked in October 2000. Bill’s response to this buildup of terrorism: cut the military by 20%. Another Clinton presidency would be a national security disaster.

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-Ben Franklin
Posted by: Isaac | Aug 15, 2007 2:07:58 PM
I think when Ben Franklin made this statement the worst thing we had to fear was a flintlock or maybe a rusty axe. I’m sure he could never have envisioned a time when homegrown enemies detonating a dirty bomb could possibly kill tens of thousands of citizens with one act.
So I wonder what comments he would be making today…

We have a real challenge in the United States with radical Islamic terrorists who are here to kill us. How do we know? They have repeatedly told us what they are going to do. Google the article, Terrorists teaming with drug cartels, The Washington Times, by Sara A. Carter, August 8, 2007. In her article she referances a 2005 confidential DEA report, “Islamic extremists embedded in the United States — posing as Hispanic nationals — are partnering with violent Mexican drug gangs to finance terror networks in the Middle East, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration report.” She continues, “These terrorist groups, or sleeper cells, include people who speak Arabic, Spanish and Hebrew and, for the most part, arouse no suspicion in their communities.”
To further complicate the issue, Peter Brown, terrorism and security consultant, stated that the “biggest element” to the DEA report is the ease with which terrorist cells have taken on new identities. Radical Muslim terrorists have long been crossing the border. A El Paso, Texas, law-enforcement report documents the influx of “approximately 20 Arab persons a week utilizing the Travis County Court in Austin to change their names and driver’s licenses from Arabic to Hispanic surnames” Ms. Carter reports.

A wise man once said, “turn the other cheek”.
A wise book once stated “thou shalt not kill”.
I don’t recall it saying anything like “thugh shalt not kill unless they try to kill you first.”
Its sad that with so many Christians in this country, so few seem to remember that Jesus was a pascifist.

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Posted by: Doug | Aug 15, 2007 9:15:39 AM
Terorism is a religious war, and religion extremism knows no geographic boundaries.
As long as we have Islamists in the US, we will have the potential for terrorism from within. The religion not only does not discourage such actions, it actually encourages them. As a religion, Islam would appear to be the most barbaric religion since the Spanish Inquisition.
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This is really ignorant, Doug. For starters, “Terorism [sic]” as you put it has nothing to do with religion. The definition of terrorism is this:
The use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
Secondly, what is an “Islamist”. I’ve never met one of those. If you are referring to someone who practices the faith of Islam, you would be referring to a Muslim.
Thirdly, if you use such words as “terorism” and “islamists” to describe other people, then I sincerely doubt that you have any real working knowledge of the Islamic faith, or any faith outside of your own, therefore when you say things like

Interesting that theres no such thing as an islamist…for some reason there are definations for the word online.

dgra123 .. You state “That the Quran says: To murder one man is like murdering all of humanity, to save the life of one man is like saving all of humanity”
The Quran does state this, but you fail to mention the context of that statement. Did the infidels benefit from this text? Weren’t the infidels given three choices: Convert, Leave or Stay and become a second class citizen as a non-believer? In fact those that stayed were at the mercy of the Muslims and were either: taxed, enslaved or killed. Aren’t there Muslims emulating this example today? What about the Angry Mullahs who are currently inciting hate against the West? Is the orthodox practice of Islam tolerant? If it is to kill humanity by killing one man than the spread of Islam is inconstant with the Quran.

Actually, Dawn, the “wise book” to which you refer stated “Thou shalt not MURDER.” It’s been widely mistranslated and misinterpreted.
Wouldn’t you perceive a difference between killing someone who attacks your family (defense) and killing someone just because you disagree with him (murder)? I would hope so.
And for the morons who think terrorism has nothing to do with religion, try explaining your theory to someone in Northern Ireland.

Jon, you sound like the rest of the brainwashed bushies. Can’t you think of any other phrases to use besides that old, tired one this administation uses to scare the wits out of uninformed Americans? Take your last stand with this administration Jon and pray there is a solution to what they have caused here and around the world. Don’t kid yourself, if things ever got bad enough here (take for instance like Iraq) our military would be very much engaged. They do not engage in local matters, riots, dangerous protests, etc.

Dhimmis and ostriches (as well as active and passive supporters of terrorism) will continue to deny until the next attack comes. Ignorance is bliss only insofar as reality doesn’t intervene.
“‘At some point our collective heads will come up out of the sand, probably by the force of an explosion; and we’ll stand, mouths agape like so many fish out of water, trying to comprehend a situation we’ve done our best to ignore.’ — Anonymous, 2005″

The surest way to stop terrorism is to ensure that no one is disenfranchised I.E good jobs adequate housing, equal treatment and RESPECT. Take the hate and cause away from people and terrorism will die a natural death.

I’d very much like to know if this was a published (for public consumption)document and if so, has it been officially released yet? Otherwise, I suppose we’ll just have to wait until someone manages to post a copy…

The Quran DOES NOT advocate killing anyone. You can say that it does all that you want, but that doesn’t make it true.
There are numerous mainstream Muslims speaking out against terror. They just don’t get the airplay that the crazies who do horrific acts do. As far as why people say they are committing these acts in the name of Islam, I don’t know. Perhaps some of them believe they are, much like Christians who commit horrific acts: Jim Jones, the Branch Davidians, etc… When Christians do these things, no one expects other Christians to come forward and apologise for them, they just accept they are are not following the true teachings of Christ.
As a Muslim I don’t understand why I am expected to apologise for the acts of people who are clearly not following my religion, nor have anything to do with me. I have never hurt anyone, nor do I condone such behavior. As far as 9-11, I was as much a victim as every other American. Muslims died in the Twin Towers, Muslims are dying now as U.S. soldiers.

I am glad they are doing a study like this. There is no need to use kid gloves when dealing with people who are found to be sympathizers with Al Qaeda either.
-stuart

all of you need to realize that our generation will be the suffering ones due to the complete outsourcing of the republic that used to be the United States of America. we have let our defenses down in search of the almighty dollar, & we will all pay dearly for this. best to start battoning down the hatches, folks…. only the informed, educated, prepared ones will weather the next series of storms heading our way.

Maybe there are terroris cells, or maybe the authorities are just keeping the fear machine going. You americans are so nice and compliant when you’re scared of the nasty foreigners. Oh please, Big Brother, take away my rights and protect me from the highly improbable chance that I might be a victim! Ever drive a car? Fear that instead.

Homegrown Muslim terrorists!? What do they have to be angry about? They can marry each other, they can serve openly in the military without having their lives ruined, they can adopt children, they can get fair and equal treatment in child custody hearings and not have their children taken from them just for being a Muslim, they don’t have books about them ripped from library shelves, they don’t have the Pope, religious figures, and politicians denouncing and persecuting them on a daily basis, etc. If any group in America has the right to resort to violence to protect themselves and stop oppression, it’s homosexuals.

Well, according to this report any Muslim going to a grocery store, the butcher, a library, or a mosque should be considered suspicious. I guess since we can no longer eat, read, or pray we should feel a part of mainstream America….

Actually Jazz, the report the article is about does not only imply but states that all of the above mentioned plus bookstores, cafes, and flop houses are areas of “radicalization”. Please see article above….

If we compare how many americans death because of terrorist (9/11) and war (vietnam, korea, Iraq, Afghanistan) than we find that administrator policies are more frightful than terrorism acts.

Can’t we just deport the 9/11 conspiracy morons like Steve? And lock up the knuckle-dragging racists and fill their jobs with some hard working immigrants who appreciate the benefits of living in a multi-cultural society.
Then maybe we can elect a government that remembers the Constitution is there to protect us from the inevitable abuses of power by tinpot dictators like Bush/Cheney and Clinton/Clinton.

With regard to Europe’s “immigration problem”, please remember that many European nations colonized Asia and Africa for many years, depleted resources, and ruined the economy, the culture and society in general of these nations. The so-called problem that now exists is very much a result of the imperialism that failed. Do not blame the immigrants for wanting to leave a country that was ruined by their former colonizers.

This was a country who knew how to take care of itself abd I emphasize ITSELF – My suggestion to our politicians at the time of Sept 11 was to “round up” all “foreigners from the ARAB countries and put them in a Camp as was done when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. No response was made to me from any source I had written my suggestion to. Is it too late now, are their too many already in this country? I believe we should at least give this a flying change before it is too late. I do not feel safe in my own country anymore and I am sick to death of preferential given to these people. It is time for Americans to take back our country by whatever means necessary and to elect politicians whose agenda is to take care of America first and then look “around” at who needs our help and bucks. Now this is backward get it working RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.

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