September 23, 2009

Here we go again. The central figure in what authorities describe as a widening inquiry into a possible plot to detonate explosives in the United States was trained in weapons and explosives in Pakistan. According to court papers released Sunday, the suspect had also made nine pages of handwritten notes on how to make and handle bombs.

So far, three have been arrested in Colorado and New York. All are accused of lying to authorities. Terrorists always lie. They claim to be conducting perfectly innocent activities. Anyone who suspects them of something else is a bigoted Islamophobe. They've got their lines down.

What too many higher-ups don't want to acknowledge is that these guys are most likely a small part of a terrorist network whose aim is to kill as many Americans as possible and preferably more than died on 9-11. Believe it. Count on it. My question is: why are we continuing to allow so many of them into this country where they build their mosques and schools for more than religious reasons?

Cal Thomas is a nationally syndicated columnist based in Washington, D.C.