Sounds like she's trying to downplay the threat of terrorism and that of communism during the Cold War.
On one of those links I posted, Ms. Sheehan also states that she was supposed to have appeared on the Today show but that the show's crew never showed. Anyone know if Sheehan's ever appeared, or did Today decide to cancel Sheehan's appearance? The again, there's no guarantee that Sheehan's telling the truth about the show, so who knows?