How come no terror alerts?
600646
No I am not surprised that there is no terrorist attacks. Unfortunately I don't believe there ever was any. Better take a close look at who would have benefited from such an attach (not only benefit but have the means to carry out) and you will find that its not anyone who is muslim. Check out the documentary 9/11 Loose Change. They have hard facts.
134867
other countries haven't said they were going to bring terror to our land
195797
Terrorism is only terrorism, which ever side you remain. Killings  innocents in World Trade Center, At London Railway stations or in Delhi crowded Markets are always terrorism which ever side you are. F-16  are bombing remote villages because terrorist are hiding there.
627020
It was to stop you hearing sensitive information like addresses, phone numbers, slander and so on....\nAnd yes it is annoying!!
1004067
Here's a theory, maybe the government is using the media. Knowing they will report everything they hear, the government claims tactics they will use against terrorism which are actually false. The terrorist sects read this and change their tactics, maybe making it easier for us to catch them
263699
Its hard to say because any leads would be highly classified by the government. Stopping a terrorist would be a great boost in support for the Bush administration, however releasing such information could pose a threat to national security. Although they did release info on the terrorist who was planning to attack LA, who was stopped by a Canadian border official. That didn't have anything to do with the Patriot act though, as the offical stopped the man on a hunch.
72742
I don't really see what the big deal is. I've got nothing to hide. If it helps them track down terrorists or even just deters terrorists then I'm fine with it.
788747
What about them? \n\nHopefully you don't need one. \n\nBetter call 911  :p
244105
For the average person, isn't that a little like asking, "When is the second coming of Christ?"\n\nSeriously, though. We have stopped several would be incidents of terror over the course of the last four years. The two incidents which come immediately to mind are the Millennium Bomber in Seattle and the British Airlines hijacker a year or so back.\n\nThe Millennium Bomber was stopped by a Customs agent using profiling techniques. And that is behavoral profiling - NOT racial profiling. Customs (as well as the agency I work for) are taught to look for certain behavioral patterns that do not fit a given scenario. This is what the Customs agent did. Something didn't seem right, so she investigated further. Turns out that the guy was on the way to try to blow up the Space Needle in Seattle.\n\nThe British Airways hijacker was stopped due to specific intelligence. Although the guy got away, all British Airways flights to the United States were grounded for two or three days. To my knowledge, the suspected terrorist was planning on trying to hijack the plane and fly it into another building.\n\nBoth incidents were cases of terror attacks being planned and stopped cold in their tracks due to the multi-layered security system being built in the United States.\n\nBTW, both of these incidents are public knowledge and are detailed in reports on the web.
248335
I agree, I still can find ways to get an explosive material on board.  Ever see In The Line of Fire, same principles can be used.  The extra security is for show, though I still think its a waste of money.\n\nIf a terrorist really wants to hijack a plane I am sure there a ways to do so.  I just don't worry about it, and won't worry if my plane gets hijacked.  Nothing we can do, but kick hijacker ass a mile up when that time comes.\n\nMob rule can stop any hijacker unless you are on a plane full of sheep, which most americans seem to be.
829451
Please let the paranoia pass. 2 airplanes broght down the WTC. Not a bomb in the basement.
645150
None.\n\nDo a search on "911 Conspiracy" and you will get your answers.
701168
There is no such  thing as security.  Given that your decisions will not be based on fear.  to seek security is a fool's errand and will never lead to sound policy.
414510
The alerts are really only valid for an extremely short period of time. So there is really nothing to manage.
276840
lack of supervision and security.
1186326
As I understand it. You Brits are scared due to the terror alerts and such. I say Phu**em. Fly your Flag. Get a HUGE Flag and fly it proudly!! Don't let the bastards steal anymore from those of normal thinking and reasoning.
498190
Terrorist isn't an ethnicity.  \nHow would you target buildings that don't belong to an invisible organization with an unknown population?