Originally posted by blackrose
The concept of majority vs. minority has just about become obsolete...if a few manical people managed to take control of and crash 4 jets then what do you think a "minority" of a measly few million people fighting for their religion can do as a group. Not to sound paranoid but fact is every single person on earth has the capability to create such a tragic incident as to never be forgotten and people in groups are equally capable.

Your right, to a certain degree, but the concept is not 100% obsolete. In fact it needs to be drilled into a lot of people's heads, especially those who are getting confused with the act having come from the Islamic community. It didn't, it came from a bunch of people who are maniuplating and misquoting a peaceful religion. I don't even think the religion has anything to do with it, but is just an excuse. The realy grievance lies with American (Western) policies in the region.

Now these "millions" who are supposedly ready to right for their country (I'll wait till I see it before I believe it, because you can't trust the media, the Taliban is apparantly forcing people in front of cameras waving anti US flags and a lot of people are actually trying to run away from the up and coming conflict (and American bombs)) are not doing so because the attack on NYC urged them on but because the US (Western) attack on their country is pushing them to.

You're right to feel paranoid, but you'll have to get used to it. Millions of people around the world have had to deal with the this kind of threat for decades (Columbia, UK, Spain, Rwanada etc). Sounds like a harsh statement, but the other option is to start locking up anyone who even smells dodgy, but I think that'd be worse. Unfortunately I really don't think there is going to be a solution to the sympton that is terrorism as the disease, our policies in the Middle-East are not going to change and whether, like me, you are outraged by the Jewish government's actions towards Palestinians (the latter is not 100% innocent mind you), you still can't leave Israel stranded by itself (although they had better be careful because they are doing it themselves at the moment) because then most of the Arabic world will pounce.