you don't have to kill to terrorize

Submitted by dds (Canada), Aug 11, 2006 at 14:56

Praise God that the incident, as Dr Pipes says, "involved no deaths but vast attention". But the terrorists still had an impact: look at the amount of fear generated by the news and the subsequent counter-measures, and the economic effect of the major slowdowns created at airports in North America and the UK. Even Dr Pipes feels that, with his concern about the effect of a permanent ban on electronic gear.

And why is law enforcement "behind the curve" when it comes to terrorist creativity? One reason would be that pre-emptive law enforcement actions -- profiling, wiretapping, etc. -- are frowned-upon by human rights advocates, while terrorists are not subject to such constraints.

As an Evangelical Christian, I believe the best defence against fear is an all-out assault with faith in God to protect us and take control of the situation. If we just plain refuse to walk in fear, we take away 50% of the terrorists' "teeth".

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