So says the news this morning. There's a new video out showing Al Qaeda recruiting in rural Pakistan. Apparently, it's a sign of how "strong" OBL and his men are that they are able to recruit poor, uneducated Pakistanis to fight against us. Certainly, this shows that Al Qaeda is "stronger and more organized" again. And this isn't even Al Qaeda talking. This is just our news media.
Let's be serious here. Certainly, the terrorist the world around would love to strike at us. Duh. But the fact that there is recruiting going on in small towns in backwater Pakistan hardly shows the mighty strength of Al Qaeda. If they were so strong, they would leave the confines of the unknown regions of Pakistan and "openly" recruit other places as well. The truth is that this shows that they cannot come out in the open, and they know it. They have been weakend by our attacks and cannot be so bold. Yet, this doesn't stop by media from prolaiming us all in mortal danger.
The irony is that they run these stories to indicate that we're not any safer than we were before 9/11. The White House, by the nature of such threats still existing, has not done enough. But these stories will only concern people even more, making them more likely to buy into anything that this administration has to say. When we're told that OBL might be planning the next big attack,we will be even more willing to agree to the removal of more of our rights.
The loss here is ours. Because when both "sides" continue to trumpet the same unfounded claims over and over, it only hurts the American people.
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