Svirk, for your information: In Egypt, Sayed Mahmoud El Qemany was recently accused of apostasy and fatwas of death were immediately issued against him. Statements of atonement have been issued on his defection from Islam and excommunicating him, meaning that any citizen is allowed to kill him and be rewarded by Allah in Paradise. The following parties have participated in the statements of atonement: Al-Azhar Scholars Front headed by Yahya Ismail Habloush, which issued the first statement of atonement on July 10, 2009. The Islamic Group on July 10, 2009. The Muslim Brotherhood on Mohwar Channel on July 11, 2009 and on Al Faraeen Channel on July 13, 2009. The Salafi (Fundamentalist) Group on its Internet site named "The Egyptians"...

PART TWO:
Anyone knows that decision-making is often delegated by 'leaders' to committees below them, so that if anything goes wrong the leaders can deny actual responsibility and save their careers. As the saying goes, 'All for One...' and ... and, what was the rest of it?? Also, in skullduggery, it is unwise to apprehend a terrorist group too soon as you may not only end up with not enough evidence to convict, but also will not discover the full operation and all of its operatives, alarming and scattering those who escape the net and those terrorists will later regroup, improve their operation from past mistakes, continuing in their glorious goriest quest, and you end up back at square one.

However, most cells seem to...

PART ONE
There are many terrorist groups with their own selfish agendas, and initially it may be confusing as to which group any specific training camp belongs, to Al-Qaeda (or affiliated with Al Qaeda) OR to a non-Al Qaeda group. However that is easily sorted out at a higher level of investigation, such as on their connections and financial activities. Many genuine (that is, initiated by Usama and his colleagues) Al Qaeda cells were set up years ago and are still running (that is, staying).

Outside of gossip and false alarmist claims of training groups, the government would be aware of many genuine terrorist training groups, as the evidence would be rather difficult to ignore. However, knowing where they train is not the...

Thank you Lonewacko, for your stressing that Al Qaeda has been seeking to gain access to America through the Mexican border by acquiring the assistance of Mexican gangs.

For Al Qaeda Supporters I would say that was the easiest path for them to go.

However, my main focus is not on them, but rather on the highly trained Al Qaeda Operatives who have and wish to enter America to form sleeper groups to patiently wait for years, if needed, in order to successfully accomplish major operations, such as against N.Y. or Denver etc. It would definitely not be in the interests of those operators to be encumbered with the status of illegal aliens, whence at any time, if questioned, they would not be able to support a valid residency...

There are three groups, Al Qaeda Operatives, those trained in terrorist skills in Al Qaeda training camps overseas; Al Qaeda Supporters, ordinary Moslems who give their support to Al Qaeda operatives, for religion or simply for money; and Al Qaeda Sympathizers, mainly home grown terrorists, not very well trained nor well connected. The evidence is clear enough to make explicit statements if wanted. By sitting on the fence you can always later alter what you meant to say to your advantage. If clear, then you set yourself in concrete which later may be used to bury you. This avoids panic, as the government cannot fully protect America.

The Al Qaeda Operatives flew to America; they are well funded and arrived years ago. The...

A minor correction:
Talk about not connecting the dots, there may be an inability to even count the dots. There appears to be an inaccuracy in numbers, it doesn't add up. It was mentioned that: "As we learned from the 9/11 report, al Qaeda wasn't even able to recruit 30 operatives for 9/11". In regard to 9/11, that figure of 30 does not give any weight to the contributing value to the mission of those operatives who ensured the contribution of funds via foreign lands, and from those operatives in the US who received them. Without the logistical support of others, others who weren't suicidal and who live on, 9/11 would have been a difficult mission to accomplish. Someone needs to redo the numbers, and to get their act together...

'He is not a terrorist in that he made no effort to hunt down and attack innocent civilians. He attacked soldiers'. - 45caliber

Hasan is a Terrorist. Normally a Terrorist can be defined as one who, for religious or political ends attacks civilians, or plans to do so, or supports efforts to do so. Hasan did not attack civilians but he did attack unarmed soldiers. In war, as in self-defense, it is accepted that there is a right to kill if those who oppose you are armed and have the intent (or are ordered) to kill you. As Hasan reportedly sought out terrorist advice on the internet and expressed terrorist views to witnesses, the gist of which is to overcome unarmed persons by killing, then he is a Terrorist.

There is no room for details in a short article. However, the problems at hand cannot be solved by Chapin's suggestions even if they were implemented. America and other Western Nations are divided and politically weak, so it doesn't matter if their armies are strong. Like fighter jets with no pilots, of what use are the fighter jets?

Good Moslems and good Americans want to live peaceably with others and they do not really understand the reasons or the intensity of radicals who try to kill or take over others by force. Democracies are run by committees and divided factions, not by one will. So long as the majority is not thinking of self-preservation but of appeasement and of persuasion by kindness, those with criminal minds...