On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:42:04 +0100, "Keith Willshaw" wrote:


"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 04:08:39 GMT, "tim gueguen" wrote:


And we never will. We live under the rule of law, and have an armed
citizenry that will not tolerate such madness.


Are the WTC bombing , the Oklahoma City Bombing and the
events of Sept 11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks supposed
to be examples of successful US counter terrorism ?

Fact is the US was protected by little more than geography.
In 1996 I visited Washington DC and was astounded at
how LITTLE security there was with not even the most basic
precautions in place. I was able to wander around the Capitol
with no scannning or check of bags going in. Planting a dozen
IRA style thermite bombs would have been trivial.

Keith

The WTC was not the result of internal terrorism. OK City was
an aberration. You do know what has happened to the
perpetrators, don't you?

We have an open society, and do not relish the "big brother"
school of security. The thousands of cameras all over outdoor,
public areas in the UK would never be tolerated in the US.

Al Minyard