Posted on 07/09/2002 7:18:28 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
I will say this much I hope that I'm proven wrong, and you're proven right. In this instance I will gladly be wrong!
Al Qaeda
Nidal's long dormant organization
Sheik Rahman's group Al Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Al Jihad
All these at one time or another threatened and attempted to attack US interests. Two of them have struck on US soil.
Some of the big guns of Arab terrorism, such as HAMAS, Hizzbullah threatened to attack the US at a time more than 6 years ago. Operation wise they have not been inclined to attack US targets in recent years and show no interest of doing so in the future. The remnants of the IMU after Namangani was killed also show no interest in the US. For that matter the multiple terror organizations based in Pakistan attacking India seem mostly interested in attacking India. There are some elements of the organizations there that have been responsible for the consulate, church and French bus bombings. They don't currently pose a threat to our interests here in the US.
You really ought to know better than to assume that the radical Muslim groups have no interest in attacking the U.S. You've been on Free Republic long enough to have read those threads that I'm referring to in my previous posts.
There were reports from our own senate intelligence committee back in May that claimed Islamic groups like Hezbollah and Egyptian-based Islamic Jihad also could be planning attacks in the U.S. Al Queda is not our only enemy. Our support for Israel and our military presence in Afghanistan has probably strengthened their resolve. A few months back C-SPAN ran live feed of a Palestinian rally in our Capital. There were pro-Palestinians openly calling for Jihad here in America. I try to catch Steve Emerson and Daniel Pipes every chance I get. Steve Emerson's book is a real wake-up call.
Avoid large groups of people, and, get a concealed carry permit. Oh, the "nuke" pills and water aren't really enough; a "Go-Bag" list has some suggestions.
You're right; worrying excessively and curtailing our American way of life is exactly what the Bad Guys want. Let's not give them the pleasure!
I agree wholeheartedly. So far Herr Hitler, in spite of his ravings, has only annexed Austria -- and he didn't have to fire a shot to do that. It was really all a big bluff. And he's publicly assured us that Austria was all he wanted. So there's no need to worry about any problems on that score.
So far he and his brownshirts have only threatened and bullied and passed discriminatory laws against Jews, and the mentally retarded, and the physically deficient.
There's nothing to worry about. Imagine, a few of the Jewish people are so paranoid they're actually moving to Israel. Sheesh. Go back to sleep.
bump!
I'm really not trying to bait you. After 9/11 I also thought "things will change now." But in all honesty, nothing much has changed (provided you don't have to fly in and out of airports.)
Nothing's different at work, nothing's different at home, nothing's different at the supermarket, nothing's different at the gas station, nothing's different at the DMV, nothing's different at the beach over the weekend, my fovorite resturant hasn't changed one bit, little league baseball games didn't change (neither did the lousy rent-a-umpire,) the same ole folks can still be found at the local watering-hole after work having a beer and watching the game, etc. etc.
Things just have not changed anywhere near as dramatically as I would have first thought.
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