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[indiercj]

Why has U.S. been spared?

So, you want back in?

[rok_the-boat]

America has not been spared. There are many things they could have done thus far - but they haven't. Why? I believe that they are waiting for an opportunity to finish what they started on 9/11. Think back - they failed on the WTC in 1993 but came back later - these are determined fruitcakes. I think they will try for the White House - the big one - which they missed - rather than do mediocre stuff. Let's face it though - it would be pretty easy to cause a lot of damage - look what one stupid sniper (OK, two) did a couple of years back - sheer terror.

Also consider - they are killing Americans everyday in Iraq - no need to go to the USA. This could be the fruitcake recruitment phase ...

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[hari seldon]

Bin laden's lieutenants had a semi-coherent international network of trained terrorists cells at their disposal on 9/11. Today, al-Qaeda is little more than a fanatical ideology. Its terrorists cells operate in an isolated, independent manner. The London attacks were probably years in planning and preparation. Unfortunately it's difficult for an organization like MI-5 to locate and penetrate small, insular terrorist cells.

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[Derrek]

[bucheon bum]

Muslim countries that are at peace with their neighbors:

Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Mali
Mauratania
Libya
Egypt
Jordan
Sudan (its problems are w/in the country)
The Maldives
Bangladesh
Every one of the "stans" including Afghanistan
Indonesia
Malaysia
Iran
Turkey
IRAQ
Syria
Lebanon
Bosnia
Saudi
Yemen
Oman
Djibouti
etc etc


Crap, the only muslim country not at peace with its neighbor is debatably Pakistan. I say debatable simply because they do recognize each other and they're not at war with one another. Due to the Kashmir dispute, however, I'll keep it off the list.

So wow, one country.

Thousands of Muslims are killing each other? Left and right? Where?? Iraq? Eh, yeah, maybe 10,000 have died in Iraq, but many of them from Americans. where else? Sudan? While darfur is disgusting, the victims are not muslim. Or do you mean muslims are just killing people in general? That would have slightly more validity to it.

Edit: Syria is still in dispute over the Golan with Israel. So ok, add another.

[Emu Bitter]

How do you define peace?
Indonesia & PNG are not at what I'd define peace over Irian Jaya. Bosnia is not at peace with the Serbs.
Granted it may or may not have anything to do with Islam, but you put those places out there.
BTW isn't the official name Bosnia/Herzegovina ?

[bucheon bum]

You're right it is. I couldn't think of the second part to the name, just remembered it started with an "H."

And what makes you say that Serbia still wants to keep it? The Serbian gov't has handed over war criminals and seems to have moved on from that conflict.

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Everyone is missing the point , Al Qaida given a choice would have rather hit the US than the UK.


The US will probably get hit again but stuff like the Patriot act has made Americans safer.

Americans would be even safer (by no means perfect ) with a national ID card.

The Patriot act - it works , not perfectly but it helps.

[Wangja]

Interesting.

In what specific way do you think that the patriot act has made USA safer?

And most importantly, how would ID cards prevent a recurrence of WTC?

Edit: and where did the London explosions thread go?

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Lets the FBI and the CIA talk to each other.

Allows the US more freedom with wire taps and searches

It allows the US more freedom to use evidence .

Basically it lets the US use same powers against terrorists that it already has against organzied crime.

It seems to be working.

Natl ID card would help the US keep a better account of who is in the US and what they are doing. It would also make it harder from terrorists to use false identities.

The Patriot act and National ID cards put up more obstacles for terrorists to overcome.