

Fox News:



The following is a list of known terror plots thwarted by the U.S. government since Sept. 11, 2001.



• December 2001, Richard Reid: British citizen attempted to ignite shoe bomb on flight from Paris to Miami. • May 2002, Jose Padilla: American citizen accused of seeking "dirty bomb," convicted of conspiracy. • September 2002, Lackawanna Six: American citizens of Yemeni origin convicted of supporting Al Qaeda. Five of six were from Lackawanna, N.Y. • May 2003, Iyman Faris: American citizen charged with trying to topple the Brooklyn Bridge. • June 2003, Virginia Jihad Network: Eleven men from Alexandria, Va., trained for jihad against American soldiers, convicted of violating the Neutrality Act, conspiracy. • August 2004, Dhiren Barot: Indian-born leader of terror cell plotted bombings on financial centers (see additional images). Read on...





The blog where I found this list brings up some good points. How many of these were actual, valid terror threats and what price did the American people pay to feel protected? We know our government will try to scare the pants off of us at every opportunity, they don't even need credible evidence to do it. I don't like to link to FOXNews' website, but I did just in case someone thought I was making this up or it was a joke. For those of you who don't want to give them the hits, I've posted the entire list below the fold. As always, I'm sure the C&L faithful with will have this fact-checked in no time. Sincerely, Logan Hussein Murphy

