Both AOL and Earthlink have turned over email and other records to the FBI, which claims to be looking for communications amongst the attack conspirators who allegedly used these providers. Finally, looking at the new regulations being put into place at our nation's airports at the behest of the FAA, I do not find a single one that would have prevented from what happened on Tuesday from happening again. If a terrorist wants to get a weapon on board, even a plastic one, they will find a way to get it on board, especially if it's a plastic one. Remember, these men were in our country for months, perhaps even years. They had plenty of time to observe our procedures, our security.
Terrorists have the luxury of time.
They will lie in wait, for years if necessary, before they strike. Let us not overreact to the events which have taken place. Let us approach our future free of emotional overreaction, relying instead on pragmatic, logical intellect, knowing that the United States is the most free nation on the planet. Let us keep it that way. When they are not trampling your consumer rights with monopolistic practices, Microsoft occasionally does the right thing with its billions.