New York City Terror Plot and the Post-9/11 Catch-22

Pajamas Media ^ | Sept. 20 | Rusty Shackleford

[AJKauf]

Last week’s raids on a number of apartments in New York City and the subsequent questioning of an Afghan immigrant serve once again to remind us that our nation is at war — and that the war is not limited to the battlefields abroad. The threat of terror attacks against targets in the homeland remains high.

The case raises important questions about how domestic terrorism should be fought. Should law enforcement wait until a threat becomes “imminent” before acting? If not, then at what point should law enforcement intervene given that much of a plot’s details may remain unknown?

It also raises important questions about just how much faith law enforcement can place in the cooperation of some Muslim clerics in terrorism-related cases.

If press accounts can be trusted, here’s what we know about the case. FBI agents had been monitoring the movements of Najibullah Zazi, the son of Afghan immigrants living in Colorado, for over a year. He had traveled back and forth to both Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he is alleged to have met with al-Qaeda agents. Depending on the press you read, Zazi has now either confirmed that he has “ties” to al-Qaeda or has directly denied these “ties.”

Zazi lives with his parents in suburban Aurora, Colorado, and works as a shuttle driver at the Denver airport. ...

[volunbeer]

Domestic terrorism is a nightmare for civil liberties. It does not matter if there is a foreign nexus to the threat as long as the terrorist live here among us legally or illegally.

I am thankful, yet surprised, there has not been another major attack or incident here in the U.S. It is only a matter of time and our liberties will certainly be eroded further when it happens. Political correctness and stupidity prevents us from taking the most effective actions.

[Red_Devil 232]

The Wedding Cake Is Ready!

[The Great RJ]

We are back to a pre-911 status where one security agency cannot talk to another or coordinate anti-terrorist activities.