Building a Better Haystack

To understand how unlikely data mining is to identify terrorist cells, read this article at defensetech.com. BushCheney's broad data sweep is far more likely to waste limited resources while while doing nothing to reduce the risk of attacl.

And remember, BushCheney had PLENTY of warning of the 9-11 attack. He just didn't listen. NO ONE paid attention. I insist that this administration demonstrate competence with the tools already available before launching sweeping dragnets that only further complicate the task.