Terrorism is a tactic. It has been used by the Huns against the Romans, by Francis Marion in our revolution, and by Michael Collins to achieve the liberation of Ireland.
More importantly, in a desperate attempt to bring this back to an appropriate topic, it has been used by Tim McVeigh and the Columbine shooters. Their purposes are not particularly clear, but instilling fear in the population to gain some kind of attention for some reason was definately there.
When we talk about a "War on Terror", we're talking about a war on a tactic. It's a tactic anyone desperate enough can use. Those who might want to disrupt our lives could come from any place, at anytime. And the most likely people to do it are roughly as pale as the general population.
To make Saint Paul safe from "terror", I'm afraid, is not possible. Long after bin Laden is caught (which is to say October) there will be someone else, and then someone after that. While the fear of Moslem groups is running especially high, there is no evidence to date that they know enough about our general culture to be effective outside of airports, which they clearly have studied extensively.
Worrying about things beyond that which has happened brings you immediately to an infinate list of possibilities. Worrying about just what has happened leads you to letting the MAC take care of it. Pick one. I'm going with the latter, if for no other reason than I refuse to let those bastards win by disrupting my life.
Erik Hare [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.comcast.net/~wabbitoid/ Irvine Park, West End, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, North America, Earth
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