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tonyw · August 20th, 2004, 12:25

Oh, I'm not that naive. I wish we could say that non-Arab, non-jiahdists are our greatest threat now. Unfortunately, we know that is not the case.

My point is that al Qaeda is smart. They ain't gonna be sending guys over with long beards and turbans to attack us. Look at the pictures of the guys who committed the September 11 attacks at the security gates. Would anyone have thought, hey, this guy is going to take over a plane and crash it into a landmark?

That is what makes them so scary.

And it's what makes trying to stop them with profiling so ineffective. While we're running around, looking for "middle Eastern looking" men, they'll slip a light skinned Pakistani or Syrian in who looks more "American" than I do.

August 20th, 2004, 12:25	#64
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 16,015	Re: NWA 327: Dry run for terrorists or misundersta Oh, I'm not that naive. I wish we could say that non-Arab, non-jiahdists are our greatest threat now. Unfortunately, we know that is not the case. My point is that al Qaeda is smart. They ain't gonna be sending guys over with long beards and turbans to attack us. Look at the pictures of the guys who committed the September 11 attacks at the security gates. Would anyone have thought, hey, this guy is going to take over a plane and crash it into a landmark? That is what makes them so scary. And it's what makes trying to stop them with profiling so ineffective. While we're running around, looking for "middle Eastern looking" men, they'll slip a light skinned Pakistani or Syrian in who looks more "American" than I do.