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July 7, 2005
Al Qaeda Hits A Big Homer?
Assuming Al Qaeda was responsible for the recent bombing in London, they have certainly hit a huge home run, as disgusting as that may be. One analyst I heard on CNN mentioned that the security issues were going to become even more problematic for law enforcement. He felt that the Al Qaeda cells were becoming more autonomous and therefore harder to detect and track. This is not a good thing. I am sorry that I don't remember his name, but he went on to say that the governments would probably restrict civil rights more to investigate potential terrorists. The result is a change of culture. Our governments become more intrusive and we become less free.
How far does this go? And what are the alternatives? What strategy is appropriate to counter secretive, destructive forces who only want to kill. Their demands of westerners completely leaving the Middle East is truly fantasy, it is totally implausible. For us to only use military means will not solve the problem. The White House desparately needs other stategies to address the huge poverty and education issues in the Middle East. Increasingly sophisticated terrorists will force us into more creative stategies to deal with our enemies while addressing poverty and educational opportunities. I hope for everyone's sake that the administration moves quickly away from thinking that an ever bigger hammer and more restrictions on our free society will solve the problem.
Posted by Chip Spear at July 7, 2005 11:45 AM
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