Terrorists to Attack Our Schools

School Districts. Henry Morgenstern (2007), president of Security Solutions International (SSI), stated: “Another early sign of the terrorists will to attack soft targets was the discovery in October 2004 in Iraq when United States troops found two computer disks containing photographs, evacuation plans, and crisis management related information regarding eight school districts in the USA: Fort Myers, Florida; Salem, Oregon; Jones County, Georgia; Rumson and Franklin Township in New Jersey; Birch Run, Michigan; San Diego, California; and one [other] district in California that remained unidentified, so great was the estimated threat level.”  My guess is that unknown school district in California is the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Morgenstern (2007) goes on to write, “With terrorists looking to bring the United States to its psychological knees, it is clear that they understand the value of hitting the United States where every American, not just big city Americans live. Los Angeles has identified more than 605 critical terror targets.”

San Diego and “The Enemy Within.” It is interesting to note how important the city where I live, i.e., San Diego, is to the terrorists. After all, we are close to the Mexican border (where al-Qaeda infiltrators are coming in droves), we have a huge Naval Base in San Diego, and some of the 19 al-Qaeda 9/11 terrorists that attacked the World Trade Center (WTC) had lived in San Diego planning their dastardly deed. When the attack happens, our country would also need to deal with all of the traitors in Congress, i.e., the enemy within.

Targeting 2,000,000 Children. As expected, our normal modus operandi (MO) is “business as usual.” Only when something like a 9/11-type attack actually happens, then and only then, will the American populace feel that something should have been done and say, “Why wasn’t it done a long time ago?” Osama bin Laden (OBL) has targeted 2 million children in this upcoming attack. Then, it’ll be time to shed that mental fat. Sad, but that’s exactly the way it will happen. We are not a proactive society; we are a reactive society. When you have the mentality of our leaders feeling that the Global War on Terror (GWOT) is just police action, not a war; if it is a war, we have already lost; and that the war is just a bumper sticker slogan; do you wonder why the populace has that “Who cares?” head-in-the-sand, cavalier attitude?

Coming Attack. I read Paul Williams’ (2005) book titled The Al Qaeda Connection, which is on international crime and terrorism. The Russians and al-Qaeda have numerous suitcase nukes already hidden (buried underground) throughout the United States.  A few of these will be used to wipe out our schools and will kill millions of children. It is not a question of “if” but “when.” People do not want to hear of talk about this topic, but few of us need to be prepared for this eventuality to help save the country when it does happen.

Research. I have yet to find any info on the schools’ blueprints that they have found. I am continuing my research into all of these important details about al Qaeda’s pending attack on the continental United States (CONUS) motherland.

Learning from the Russians. Tomas Hunter (2008) wrote that the Beslan School Hostage Crisis, initiated by Chechen gunmen on September 1, 2004, remains one of the deadliest attacks against civilians in the age of modern terrorism. It once again brought the specter of militant Islamism to the global consciousness. It is a painful reminder of the vicious and cruel lengths to which some extremist organizations are willing to undertake in order to convey their twisted message to the public. It also highlights the myriad obstacles and difficulties faced by state security forces when confronting extremists who intend on carrying out complex, lethal terrorist actions.  We can learn many relevant lessons by studying the Beslan School #1 hostage crisis.

References

Hunter, T. B. (2008, Winter issue). A look back at the Beslan school hostage crisis. Counter Terrorism: Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International, 14(4), 30-34.

Morgenstern, H. (2007, Winter). Hardening targets: How do you respond to alert levels. Counter Terrorism: The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International, 13(4), 10-12.

Williams, P. L. (2005). The Al-Qaeda connection: International terrorism, organized crime, and the coming apocalypse. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.

###