CONDEMN PLOTS TO BLOW UP SYNAGOGUES

It is unfortunate to see, once again, another plot to harm Americans and, in particular, to harm Jewish people. On the other hand we are pleased that the plot was broken before it was executed. Of course the Bush-Cheney junta actively denied the AQ threat before 9-11 leaving America and New York City open to terrorist attacks. This event appears to be unrelated to AQ.

The extent that the recent plot was not only facilitated but also designed by the Joint Terrorism Task Force is currently unknown.

The news broke yesterday and other than the not unusual pattern of several career criminals being supplied with fake weapons by the FBI the details are yet to be revealed. Wasn't there a plot a lot like this one uncovered during the Bush administration?

Of course, the 9-11 hijackers, while not exclusively United States citizens, as in this case, were also heavily monitored up to the point of their devastating attacks. If only the defacto (Cheney) or dejure (Bush) President of the time had taken the AQ threat seriously they too would have been rounded up before they could carry out their attacks! If Cheney was as much on the ball as he claims he is 9-11 would have never happened! Yes, Cheney and Bush pooh poohed the AQ threat even though a lot of surveillance pointed to these plotters being on the way to committing terrorist acts.

Of course, the targets were American as much as Jewish since the idea was supposedly to shoot down American aircraft. Just because the wannabe terrorists were cultivated and guided by an FBI informant doesn't make them innocent. These petty criminals and wannabe big time terrorists will have their day in court and more detail will presumably come out then.

Perhaps we will be able to evaluate the actual capabilities of these haters when the trial unfolds. Such trials should be public and televised so we can all learn more about this particular plot and how this sort of apparently home grown antisemitic and anti-Americanism develop.

While these plotters were apparently unable to determine that their FBI provided weaponry was inoperative Timothy McVeigh and others actually had the training and know how to do the terrorist deeds they ultimately executed. While the 9-11 plotters were under a great deal of surveillance I am not aware of any law enforcement tracking of McVeigh or his cohorts before the attack in Oklahoma City.