  British law enforcement officials yesterday arrested 13 suspected terrorists responsible for the heightened terror alerts in major U.S. cities this past week. One suspect, Abu Musa al-Hindi, was the mastermind in charge of the survellance of U.S. targets. The apprehension of these suspects is another positive step for those engaged in the fight against terror, but this is not the only answer. Terrorism, as we know it, is a clash of culture. Basically, our way of life is envied, distasteful or otherwise despised by a great many people throughout the world. I see this war on terror as a temporary solution for a systemic problem. The U.S. wields too much power and the rest of the world just doesn't like it. The U.S is a nation based in Christianity, the rest of the world is not. The U.S. has the initiative to solve the worlds problems, by force if necessary, the rest of the world does not.
So, who is to blame? Obviously, we all are. If that's the case, why aren't we thinking creatively as we try to work through these issues? I heard a disturbing discussion on talk radio this morning. If the U.S. is attacked again, the Muslim citizens in this country may be subject to ridicule like those in another period of great fear in this country. A time during WWII when tens of thousands of Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps. A similar possiblity is very real, and we must take all the steps to avoid that event. The truth is force only serves to contain...or exterminate. The Bush administration should remember that our urlLink homefront is the first priority. So far, we haven't done what is needed to protect it.
I support force being used around the globe, and I commend the Allied Forces for making progress, but I fear that if force is the major tool here then we may see barb wire fences not far from our homes filled with men, women and children who dress differently and have different skin color than the rest of us. Sound familiar? AP article 
