Attacks like the Oklahoma bombing have also been directed against American embassies in Africa and an American air force barracks in Saudi Arabia. The original successful instance of this sort of attack was the bombing of the marine barracks in Beirut in 1983. Of these five bombings four have been carried out by Islamic fundamentalists, while the white supremist cause is odious enough this community is very disorganized and monitored as closely as numerous law enforcement agencies and private organizations can manage. The Islamic fundamentalist community is an all-together different challenge. Yes, they do and actually most of us wouldn't have it any other way.
Terrorism is really only possible in free, or open societies.
In Western democracies terrorists have to hide behind the rights that we all enjoy. If we thoroughly compromise these rights for our own protection, we might catch the terrorists but destroy ourselves and this gives victory to the terrorist. Privacy is a right and many Canadians firmly believe this and our Supreme Court supports our right to privacy. This is one of the reasons why it has been difficult for law enforcement agencies to acquire and share information on terrorist suspects. I believe that without endangering our right to privacy we could do a better job in sharing information on individuals who attract the attention of our law enforcement agencies.