Internal Terrorism (News) (Commentary)

With all of the fears foisted upon us by the Bush administration, we have become a jumpy nation. Among them were: the “terror alert system” with all of it’s colors and dire warnings; the big bad wolf scare (bin Laden’s gonna get ya); and the torture scare – we’ve got to torture the enemy to avoid the catastrophic attack (even though no evidence has ever been presented to us of another imminent, major plan).

But it all turns out that our worst enemy might be us. Surprise, surprise.

From ABC News - click the link to read more...

When it comes to fears about a terrorist attack, people in the U.S. usually focus on Osama bin Laden and foreign-based radical groups. Yet researchers say domestic extremists who commit violence in the name of their cause, abortion or the environment for example, account for most of the damage from such incidents in this country.

These homegrown groups are seven times more likely than overseas groups to commit some kind of violence in the United States, a panel reported Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.