[NonValueAdded]

Agreed. That was a stupid statement on the part of the BASF spokeswoman. The alert level is yellow, someone is photographing a chemical plant and shoots the guard as he approaches? We have to consider this an act of terrorism until proved otherwise, not the other way around. I'm not talking about blind panic ensuing, people running in circles, evacuating homes, etc., but rather handling this as a potential case of terrorism involving the proper agencies at all levels of government. I think there is more "public trust" to be gained by a responsible and acknowledged response to an obvious threat than by some fool misstating the obvious. If the plant blows up will Sharon Rogers say "well, shame on me, it WAS terrorism after all"?

[Doc Savage]

If this was John F'in Kerry's brother that had been shot, the Patriot Act would suddenly be something we have to have!