[andrew15]

Jay - I remember that CIA study from a while back, and I think it basically said that some terrorist groups tend to plan longer term and would organize detailed attacks over a 4-6 year period. They may want to kill you today, but they are willing to plan and wait and plan even more. Take 9/11 for example - thats wasn't a Friday night brainstorming session implemented the next weekend.

I'm sure that the US gov, CIA / FBI and any other groups with initials have stopped some attacks, but at what cost? Allegations of government spying, wiretaps, a network informants, files on ordinary citizens, detainment without charges - sounds like East Germany / Soviet Russia to me.


AM