[QQQQQ]

I think he is right.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The United States must operate under the assumption that al Qaeda terrorists are already in the country, waiting to strike when they believe they can achieve success, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said today in New York City.'

That isn't very encouraging. I would have hoped - three years after 9-11 - that by now we'd know who they are and where they are, that we would be well beyond the "assuming" stage.

[Non-Sequitur]

The United States must operate under the assumption that al Qaeda terrorists are already in the country, waiting to strike when they believe they can achieve success, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said today in New York City.

Is that based on three year old information, too?

[murdocj]

I've got a little graphical comparison that might help many put the three-year-old intel into perspective at

http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/001474.html

Check it out if interested. There are worse things than too much security.

[martin_fierro]

[Digger]

How many of them came in here under your watch, Tom?

[cripplecreek]

As I watched the skies clear of planes on 9/11 I assumed there were others who didn't carry out their attacks.

[Indie]

The United States must operate under the assumption that al Qaeda terrorists are already in the country, waiting to strike

Well duuuuuuhh!! The borders are wide open and we continue to prosecute a PC "war" against terrorists in the US, so what the hell does he expect?

It's illegal to search multiple ME males since that is profiling and profiling is wrong. We allow ME males who are obviously casing flights to go free, even with expired VISAs. We call the police and report ME males taking pictures of NY bridges and refineries in Texas and the police yaaaawn.

Nothing to see here...move along.

[George W. Bush]

Ridge: U.S. Must Assume al Qaeda in Country, Waiting to Strike

Well since you people won't close the borders, I suppose they might be in the country.

How much is this idiot paid to state the obvious anyway?

[guitfiddlist]

"One man gathers while the other man spills..."

While Ridge may be out doing his best to track them down, traitorous morons like Norman Mineta at the Department of Transportation, the media, DNC and lunatics on the Supreme Court - undercut each and every one of his efforts.

Stupidity is a luxury that should have disappeared with our first disaster. Do the truly guilty ever pay?