21.5.09

New York Terror Plot unfolded

Today May 21, breaking news:

four men wanted to bomb a temple in the Bronx section of New York City. They also had plans to attack the New York National Guard base at Stewart Airport. Luckily the FBI discovered this ahead of time and was able to stop it from happening. The four men are Muslim converts. It is said that this terror attack was planned due to the anger the men felt over what is occuring in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

According to Fox News, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated that "homeland security threats against New York City are sadly all too real." It was discovered that these men are not connected to any group outside which is a good thing. However, I think it shows that its not just the major well-known terrorist groups that are planning attacks. There are homemade attacks occuring meaning its a new sector of security we need to focus on.

I love what Senator John McCain said to fox news: " maybe the bush administration might deserve a little credit for the fact that theres not been another attack on the United States of America since 9/11." This is so true. America has been safe since 9/11. If anything he deserves a great amount of credit because I kinda blame Clinton for not making America safer when the WTC was attacked in 1993. Bush did an excellent job making America more safe.

P.S. World, America is huge...its not easy to protect. Everyday new terrorists are being trained by the Islamic fundamentalists who are trying to devalue America's power. I think it is disgusting that these "Jihadists" are the face of Islam. They should not be. These terrorists take the religion to the extreme and twist it to their liking. Mayor Bloomberg said in response to this terror plot that we should avoid sterotypes against Jews....well hellooooo!! the same thing goes for Muslims. DO NOT stereotype world. Not every Muslim hates Jews. Not every Muslim believes Israel should be destroyed. Not every Muslim believes in Jihad.

Basically, we need to stop stereotyping. Life is too short and too precious to be attacking each other. Especially, over religion. We are all God's children.

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