Jon, it is also not a secret that United State (and local) law enforcement agencies recruit U.S. citizens (especially those with a criminal background) to create (or further) criminal conspiracies - some of a political (strictly defined) nature.
There is no doubt that there are many "dark souls" in the United State. --- In [email protected], Jon Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is not a secret that terrorist groups recruit U.S. citizens on U.S. > soil. An example was Jose Padilla, recruited by Al Qaeda. I have > discussed this with Muslim friends, who have witnessed such attempts in > their mosques, and who are trying to counteract it. It seems that prime > targets are persons with criminal backgrounds, who are already > disaffected and disposed to be anti-U.S., although such persons also > tend to be unreliable. Reports are that Al Qaeda has had success with > the Maras Salvatrucha 13 gang, recruiting them to smuggle terrorists and > equipment, including suitcase nukes, into the U.S. across the Mexican > border. I have acquaintances who have had some social encounters with > such gang members, which revealed a willingness to wreak damage to the > U.S. and its people, as just another killing spree, for the fun of it. > Never underestimate the dark side of human nature, the side that > destroys for entertainment. There are a lot more people with such dark > sides than most people would like to think, all around us. The world is > not inhabited entirely by peace-loving libertarians. The Middle East > provides a good lesson in human nature: most people are peaceful but so > many people are not that they can create a war and involve all the > others in it, despite their best efforts to oppose it. > > -- Jon > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Constitution Society 7793 Burnet Road #37, Austin, TX 78757 > 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
