[a fool in paradise]

Pauley raised the specter of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and how the phone data-collection system could have helped investigators connect the dots before the attacks occurred.

BULLSTALIN. There is reluctance to interfere with Islamic terrorism. Jihadists are a protected class.

The Ft. Hood shooter was known to be in communication with Al Qaida.

The Boston bombers were known to have been training abroad for jihad.

The war on terror is over. We lost. This is merely a police state presence.

[GeronL]

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[apoliticalone]

9-11 supposedly done by foreign nationals, mostly Saudis and our USA government spies on Americans, and forgets about the Saudis? Something is seriously wrong with this picture.