[Miss Marple]

If you will remember, I told you several days after 9/11/2001 that we would be hit again. That we have not been so far is a testament to the hard work of the administration, and also by the grace of God.

The terrorists are desperate for a win, however minor. I believe this is a serious time and we should all be alert.

[varina davis]

think it's time to get out our dog-eared copies of Alas Babylon...

[Dog]

There was a rumor yesterday that the government had teams on standby....I guess those rumors were correct.

[The Raven]

looks like they're expecting anthrax ---

[ladyinred]

I agree Miss Marple. Some of us have been trying to make others understand that the Patriot Act was not just something the government did to take away our rights. It was a very necessary part of the defense of this country. Thank God we have the President we have right now.

[night reader]

The terrorists are desperate for a win, however minor. I believe this is a serious time and we should all be alert.

And yet, a minor win won't work. A lone suicide bombing, even if it killed thirty or forty people, would be considered a sign of weakness, The bad guys must successfully pull something of 9/11 caliber or greater, else be considered losing the war.