Corky Finney recently wrote an op-ed piece complaining that the federal government hasn't provided the resources to local police and fire departments to prepare for the unthinkable. Before anyone dismisses his remarks as those from a whining bureacrat who never has enough money, I suggest that you consider this:
We know in our guts that the Islamic terrorists are going to strike somewhere in this country between now and the elections. Columnist Mark Steyn recently wrote: "Could what happened in Beslan happen in the US? Two months ago, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported on a fellow called Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi, a suspected terrorist who'd fought with his fellow jihadi in Chechnya and somehow wound up in Minnesota, where he'd applied for licenses to transport hazardous materials and drive school buses." It seems to me that Minnesota has been arresting way too many terror suspects than should be expected given our "fly-over" status and geography. When you think about the brutal carnage these terrorists wrought, bayoneting kids who begged for water, shooting kids in the back who tried to escape, raping the older girls, it's impossible to imagine what they wouldn't do. It's been reported that the Russian school was undergoing renovations over the summer, and the terrorists used that time to hide bombs and weapons in the school. Well, how many of our schools were under construction or renovation this past summer? St. Paul schools have signs posted with "This is a gun free, drug free zone." But If I was a school teacher with a permit to carry, I would secretly be carrying every day, at least until after the election, even knowing that it violated school rules. I know that most people in this town will disagree with me on this, but I'd rather have a shoot-out than a massacre. Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
