I believe I read a report from Border Patrol right after 9-11 that indicated that 10% of all border crossers from the Mexican side (only) that have been apprehended since 1994 have been of middle eastern extraction. That doesn't mean they're all terrorists, but I'd guess a good number have been prepositioned into sleeper cells. A loose extrapolation of the numbers and I would guess about hundred thousand seem to have been successful.
Certainly, whatever is headed our way this summer will not see activation of all cells. That's not sound strategy or tactics. Plus we don't know how many have already been detected and caught by Homeland Security. If I had a plan for a WMD strike and I needed several "follow on" attacks in a conventional mode, like suicide bombers, or mall shootings, I'd probably activate 25% of the cells and save the rest for extended operations. AQ is known for it's ultra long range planning.
BTW, I had a wise old sergeant major when I was a young snot nosed screwey looie (Second Lieutenant) who patiently explained the difference between tactics and strategy to me: "Youngster: STRATEGY is everything you do to get the girl to go out on a date with you. TACTICS is everything you do to accomplish your goal once you pick her up for that date!" lol
Speaking of infiltration...Funny. I went to a McDonlad's today during a motorcycle cruise in the country...place was filled with black folks. No problem there I thought...except NONE were speaking English. The accent was way too strong to tell but I'm sure it was either Arabic or French.
Does ANYone care about being an AMERICAN anymore?
In American Jihad, Emerson said the late 80's, did not know how accurate that was Soldier.
Check this out:
Anti-terror agency shrinking in size
Transportation office faces complaint
05/31/04 03:10 PM, EDT (CNN)
The anti-terrorism agency that Congress rushed into existence just weeks after the September 11 attacks to protect America's planes, trains and trucks is shrinking, and could all but fade away.
What are they outsourcing? Sure they are!