The common theme I keep hearing is "pakastani". If we know this, why haven't we done mass scale raids to erradicate?

"With at least five, and maybe more, suspects still at large, it is the missing plotters who are the greatest security concern. Among those still at large are some of the suspected ringleaders of the London plot."

We still won't be safe - although I do hope to catch these varmints; they're getting out of hand. THere's just too many out there and the ones that are caught...well...there will be more coming out of the ground.

Pakistan is holding out on the US. Why does it take a possible terrorist action to make Pakistan to hunt down on its terrorist cells?? Pakistan is obviously sheltering the likes of these people and will not do anything to them since they are paying cash to the government. Maybe we should look at this "alliance" a little closer and see what is really going on in Pakistan. I bet bin Laden is living in one of Musharuff's mansions and since the US is unwilling to go searching in Pakistan because they are our "allies" we will never find bin Laden. Our allies are allied with our enemies. Good choice USA!!!

"George Bush does not care about black people." Well. he apparently cares about the brown ones. With all the focus on this war in Iraq have we the American people forgotten are original task, hunting down bin-laden, which is yet to be accomplished. Until we stop beating around the bush of al-quida and finally pull out of iraq the british bomb attempts and many others like it may just continue.

Okay,

No disrespect to the media but when are we going to learn that broadcasting the contents of each ingredient in these bombs on the news makes it that much easier for other radical individuals to partake in this lunacy? I mean for real all you have to do to creat a terrorist is take away there means of support, and give them a religion that they can twist to there own accord.

its interesting that you guys report there are still people wanted in relation to this. The UK news and government have not mentioned this at all.

The fear-mongering and grandstanding by the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee is a disgrace. The Chief of the Metropolitan Police in London has posted a memo --- to a more threatened population --- that is both realistic and reassuring, indicating that while we are under threat that it's best for people to stay calm and get on with their lives. Maybe the congressman and officials at Homeland Security should contemplate assuming that Americans have both character and good judgement.

There are a lot of Pakistanis in Hamtramck, Michigan. Women there wear the head-to-toe abayah. It was the Al Isla mosque in Hamtramck that won the court battle to have the azan, call to prayer, broadcast 5 times per day from 6 am to 10 pm.

Mr Ross,,,Sir,,,What about investigate why the states with the wildfires are not calling on the (MAFFS)Modular Airborne Fire Fight System to put out the fires?
This is National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve (AFR) in Cheyenne, Wy., Port Hueneme, Ca., Charlotte, NC, and Colorado Springs,Co.
Thank you Charles

I think the terrorist are nothing but cowards! They are no human beings or animals. They are monsters from another world. Just because they believe in killing people they need to kill their own people and leave us Americans alone. They are so weird. I would love to see alot of guard dogs attack those weird people. Well, that won't changed my mind in flying. I love to fly and I know God is taking care of America. No more bombs on planes, or anywhere else. I am not afraid and those idiots are not going to stop me from living and having fun while I am still alive.
God Bless America!

This so-called "terror alert" is a diversion.....people are waking up to the lies of 9/11..new reports (books from the 9/11 commissioners, themselves) suggest lying about what really happened, FAA, NORAD, Cheney...next,..if we don't shut up about it...there will be "Martail Law" imposed along with these "new terror threats"

Oh, please! Liquid explosives set off by disposible flash cameras? What about detonators? You can't set off explosives without a detonzstor which in itself is an explosive device. Come on, now, lets be realistic.

What a load of hogwash !!

I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the lower Bush's poll numbers go, the more likely it is that yet another terror ring will be broken up... gee, whatever did happen to the Miami 7?

Chabuka, gasoline vapor needs only a spark to ignite. This would make gasoline an explosive liquid which doesn't need a detonator, though techically, I would say that the vapor itself IS the detonator.

- the lorax

We don't have the truth about 9/11, so why should we think this is true?

File under "things you should have learned in school but were too stoned or stupid to learn": An electrical spark (such as that used to pop a camera flash) is hot enough to ignite a volatile chemical. If it were not, your internal combustion car would not take you anywhere, as all the spark plug does is fire electrical sparks across a gap. If the fluid is volatile enough... boom!
To those of you paranoid Michael Moore wannabe troglodytes - just because you don't like the guy in charge does not mean there's a conspiracy. Where were you cats when the conspiracy theorists were having a field day with Vince Foster and Whitewater under the Clinton administration? Sometimes a coincidence is just that.
That said, this does not minimize the possibility that the current administration will milk this for all it's worth spin-wise, but that does not mean that it's his fault or that it's invented news.
The Islamofascists really ARE trying to kill you, me, and every freedom-loving person in the western world. This really is a war, it's simply being fought in the most unconventional way possible. While our civil rights need scrupulous protecting, there needs to be greater training and freedom for the covert intelligence agencies to do their jobs. If we want to win this war it will not happenon the "ground" with conventional military (witness Iraq) - it's going to take genuine cloak-and-dagger things-you-only-see-in-movies action.

Please ignore the sensationalist headlines and wait to see what evidence comes out in court. I'm sure we'll find out once again that the "terrorists" are clueless and there's no real evidence.

What a great way to force oil prices to go down...make a monster-sized announcement about bombs on planes to scare everyone into not flying. Supply and Demand folks..Genius.

2000 dead Iraqis taken to the central morgue in Baghdad. The US can't and won't protect the Iraqi population.

we have cut and run from Afganistan and we have cut and run from Iraq. Bring the troops home

WOW. You seemed to have attracted the nutballs en masse. These people will think its a conspiracy up until their heads plop on the ground. Its an amazing lesson in denial under the guise of being smarter than all. Ego - the ultimate enemy.

Terrorism is not totally concerned about how many people it can kill, but more so the disarray, confusion, and fear it can spread into societies. This terrorism war is flawed. Focusing primarily on islamic terrorist groups, as opposed to other terrorist groups(communist groups still exist). The media doesn't help the case much either. I'm not saying we should totally ignore the issue, but by all means, we should certainly not play into their hands. What good is a rule that doesn't allow people to bring carry-on bags? You just put the explosives somewhere else.

Wow. If the people on this thread are any fair representation, then I can only conclude that people in this world are dumb.

to walter66 - the US has not "cut & run" from Afghanistan; my son happens to be serving over there with many other fine Americans. You people that spew meanness and hatred infuriate me; you are no better than the people trying to hurt us. They use your ignorance and hatred to fuel their cause. I would ask each and everyone of you to get the facts before you make stupid, untrue comments.

If my facts are coordinated, FDR gave isolationism a try for the USA and the result was that the Nazi party proliferated in Europe. (Still sounds like a cozy option, but history seems to indicate the contrary).

To continue with my original thoughts, after the 3rd Reich was basically way out of hand the USA and Great Britain (overwhelmed, mortally wounded and angry as a rabid rhino) got together and kicked their butt, at great cost)...

Somehow, the Middle East was liberated in the process.

I'm very impressed with the Jewish culture for surviving such a nightmarish ordeal and offer them my sincere condolances and repsect.

Now, I will make the assertion that if the Nazi regime had been successful, the Jewish people and everyone else in Europe who was deamed by the Nazis to be imperfect or whatever would have been utterly anihilated. My simple question to the people who are commiting murder, condoning hatred and performing ditressingly horrible and disgraceful acts in the name of Islam is this: What do you think Adolph Hitler and his cohorts would have done with regards to the native people of the Middle East if the United States of America and its steadfast friends and allies had not intervened and literally kicked the Nazi's butts straight back to Germany?
Do you think Adolph Hitler had a place in his "master plan" for the men, women and children of the Middle East? I'll make another assertion and it would be: Sure he had a place for the people of the Middle East and it was something very similar to poison gas, hellish flames and mass extermination! Thats what! I could care less for the fact that a vast majority of the Middle Eastern culture has no sense of empathy and can't even imagine a feeling of gratitude towards those who literally saved them from complete anihilation, but it would be in their best interest to show some respect and leave us completely alone. The callous and detestable acts being committed are quite distasteful and rude (understated). Frankly, if the Jewish people would have become extinct then you would have had the opportunity to learn first hand what they had endured. Perhaps then, at the expense of the Jewish people of the World, you would know humility, pain and suffering and act accordingly. However, thats all just hypothetical, instead Muslims appear to encourage and support the radicals of their faith to commit these terrible acts, not at all disimilar to the acts of the Nazis of Europe. I realize there are some who do not belong in this category and with all do respect, if that is the case then MUSLIMS OF THE WORLD STAND UP AND BE COUNTED. NOW IS THE TIME TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR MORAL AND ETHICAL CHARACTER! Otherwise, stand aside while The United States and all of its mighty friends and allies kick these meek, pathetic and garbage filled bags of wasted human potential all the way back to the stone age where they belong. History is our witness. We will prevail and the cause is just or we wouldn't be bothering. We only want to live in peace and enjoy the gift of life. If we wanted your property, desired to control you (ultimately an illusion) or otherwise were corruptly interested in anything that you have then we would have done so years ago after we eliminated Hitler. Figure it out, you are here to do as you please simply because the USA stepped into World War II, at a very great cost. It is very disheartening to realize that those who were saved by our costly sacrifices are now at our throats for petty and delusional reasons.

By the way, The Jewish people have really had enough pain and suffering for one entire eternity. Leave them alone, too. Because you know what, they do have a full can of whoop-@$$ and if they take the lid all the way off of it, you will be in for a very chilling and extremely unhealthy awakening.

Not all is lost.

Friendship and Peace or Hatred and horrible death! Olive branch or talon-full of arrows? The choice is yours.

May God as you know him grant you understanding, compassion and peace.

I find that the word "terrorism" or the label "terrorist" is equivalent to a modern day witch hunt. I dare Condi Rice to define to me what that means. More people have died in pursuit of the "Global War on Terror" than have died as a result of this terror. And by more people, I mean civilian casualties. There is a major inequality of value of life so long as it's ending terror?!? No conspiracy, just wrong. Morally, ethically and humanely wrong.

Mayur, I find it amazing that people like you believe the only reason terrorists want to kill us is because we're in Iraq. This latest plot was actually conceived of in 1993 and luckily was foiled back then as well.

Jon, its your willingness to negotiate with people who want to kill us that has led to all of these deaths. Placating terrorists for the last 20 years has gotten us to this point. wake up and realize that this isn't a fantasy, it isn't a utopia we live in. Just because you beleive the world can solve its problems with hugs doesn't mean the other side believes that as well.

it's amazing how easily people like you forget what/who provides the freedom you take for granted

I AM SO GLAD terrorists never make a threat against Buses I think Buses are the Safest way and Airplanes are Dangerous

Hair gels and liquid soap are not the problem (or the solution). Profile! Before we are all dead.

Marc:
You are correct, it is not Iraq, it is ,and always has been , Israel-Palestine and the west´s involvement therein.

The plot was foiled in 1993 ? Is this a rerun or delayed reaction?

You are incorrect, negotiation with those who wish to kill us is the ONLY way to stop them from wanting to kill us. Whoever us may be.

sbc

when are people in america going to wakeup and realize that the military industrial complex (3.5 million employees) thrives off war and conflict, promotes it,initiates
it,arms it, its survival depends on it(war,death,misery and destruction) most americans do not read and they believe whatever BUSHWACKER tells them. White people in america have always lived off and benefitted from the oppression of others. Our elected officials are heavy invested in the arms industry, especially the bush adminstration. Just checkout the Bush family connection to the Carlye group. Our country is run by some political savvy gansters. They are damn good at deception, experts.

As merley a spectator, here are my thoughts. Since I see so much of you arguing to one another about the truth, I can only come to this conclusion:
None of you know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. There is a whole lot more going on behind the scenes(top secret) then you or I will EVER know. It looks like ALL of you have fallen victim to eroneous reporting and misinformation a.k.a. POLITICS. I have yet to see anyone from the top down, on either side, give a convincing, persuasive story.
Come on people! You have to do a better job than this. Get me off the fence! And I'm not talking about repeating what you heard a politician say. I've heard all of that nonsense. Do some real research for once.

Wow. If the people on this thread are any fair representation, then I can only conclude that people in this world are dumb.

Posted by: kman | Aug 11, 2006 3:07:15 PM

A comment backed by the comment itself, a critique encompassing every other comment. Now that really is dumb.

American army must not take interest in Pakistan this may dangerous for American economy,as well as American people