[Godzilla]

Out of town for the week and a big event happens almost in my back yard (Lodi, CA - 30 minutes away from me).

The reported targets (hospitals, shopping centers) worry me and IF the training camp was a truely AQ run we must stop and think. AQ's previous operations were against a single event - spetacular high casuality targets. However, these targets are more inline with current terrorist operations in Israel and Iraq. These could be linked to multiple, small level attacks throughout the country with a cumulative impact greater than 911, creating fear that no place is safe.

With that said, such attacks would likely generate even greater backlash against the moslem community than 911 did. They have spent considerable money portraying the moslems in America as good folk. However, they are a tight community and you know darn well that many of the 2500 moslems in Lodi KNEW what these guys were up to.

[BurbankKarl]

I can't believe that mosque is still standing.

I think we are going to lose this war.

[Cindy]

"With that said, such attacks would likely generate even greater backlash against the moslem community than 911 did."

I agree.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

However, these targets are more inline with current terrorist operations in Israel and Iraq. These could be linked to multiple, small level attacks throughout the country with a cumulative impact greater than 911, creating fear that no place is safe.
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I agree with you 100% and when the public wakes up there will be fighting in the streets...

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The FBI's annual hate crimes report found that incidents targeting people, institutions and businesses identified with the Islamic faith increased from 28 in 2000 to 481 in 2001 – a jump of 1,600 percent. Muslims previously had been among the least-targeted religious groups.

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Hooper said the FBI figures probably represent only a small portion of the true number of hate crimes, because many of the estimated 7 million Muslims in the United States do not report such incidents to authorities.


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