[Imal]

AQ has threatened major attacks. It is possible that the Vatican may be a target of this wave, but I still feel very much adrift in a sea of speculation and uncertainty.

As President Bush has repeatedly said, this is a different kind of war. As with all things classified, the names of the most important battles and heroes of this war will probably never be known.

But they, and the heroes we do know of, will always have my undying gratitude and respect.

[hershey]

Fox just had on Frank Gaffney, terrorist expert, who said, we have a sizable fifth column in this country, Islamicists, clerics who preach hate from the pulpit at followers prepared to do whatever it takes to bring about Jihad. Hopefully the FBI is keeping an eye on these terrorist whackos. Gaffney thinks we're living on 'borrowed time' before more horrible attacks occur which would make 9/11 pale in comparison. If that happens, we can't wait months tracking every phone call and email while the economy collapses. We have to strike first.