He was mocked at the time, but presidential candidate John Kerry was right in 2004 when he said the most effective way to fight terrorism was with enhanced international police work, intelligence sharing and special operations.
A Washington Post article this week pointed to the remarkable success of U.S. efforts to fingerprint hundreds of suspected terrorists detained in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries. The compiling and cross-checking of data with Interpol and other agencies have paid off by identifying and linking suspects in new ways, keeping hundreds of potentially dangerous suspects from traveling to this country.
“That’s the beauty of this whole data-sharing effort. We’re pushing our borders back,” said Thomas Bush, an FBI assistant director.
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The most effective way to fight terrorism is to go after the terrorists. They live in Washington D.C. and are fairly easy to spot. They are also on your nightly news and write for the newspapers we read. I’m pissed that I can’t be gung-ho American anymore. I was that way for sooo many years but this Bush/Clinton dynasty thing has proven that we aren’t the “good guys” anymore. I know those folks run nothing, but they are the face of evil until those that control them…(International Banking Families??) are brought from behind the curtain and hanged. Call it crazy, but those are the REAL terrorists.
The last thing we need is more federalized police.
Or more evidence that fingerprinting has become a fradulent tool.
If John Kerry was ever right about anything, it only proves the old adage that “even a busted clock is right two times a day”.
Pleefer, a word of caution. Telling the truth about how the monied interests control the world, and the terrorists will get you labeled a “tinfoil hat wearing kook”.
Already been there. But I’d rather be a kook that’s right and prepared than wrong, in denial and a member of the walking dead.
Hold on, are we being told that torture is not being used to fight terrorism and is being highly successful?
…and yet, toddly makes it MORE difficult for law enforcement agencies to share info about firearms used in crimes?
I love how this “data sharing” is said to be good.
Except when it’s not.
kfg
WRONG!
There is ABSOLUTELY no restriction on law enforcement data sharing related to fire arms.
Tiahrt’s bill, passed by a majority in Congress, signed by the President, and not likely to be overturned anytime soon, only restricts “information sharing” for civil lawsuit purposes.
Yeah Scholfield, Kerry was the highlight of that referenced article wasn’t it? (cough)
Just police work? Yeah, let’s send some fingerprint experts over to Afghanistan to a condition just like pre-911 and see how many of executed and held prisoner.
What a maroon.
“…only restricts ‘information sharing’ for civil lawsuit purposes.”
Good God, we would not want any trial lawyers to make any money off of our benevolent corportions would we?
While still in the Naval Reserve, John Kerry attended an anti-Vietnam War meeting at which the assasination of United States politicians was openly discussed.
Kerry did not turn in the person making that suggestion. The only reason we know about it, today, is because an undercover FBI agent was in the room, and heard the assasination idea, and documented the fact that Kerry was in the room at the time.
Kerry should have “shared” that information, don’t you think? As a United States Citizen, Kerry let down his fellow citizens by remaining silent.
As a Naval Reserve Officer, Kerry violated his oath and duty by remaining silent.
It’s a good thing Kerry wasn’t elected POTUS. His hair is too good. No one would take him seriously.
Randy
“pointed to the remarkable success of U.S. efforts to fingerprint hundreds of suspected terrorists detained in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries.”
Did police agencies collect these fingerprints?
No.
Soldiers went there and collected them.
WTF is your point.
US Foreign Policy creates “terrorism,” so change the foreign policy and the “terrorism” goes away.
Is that Kerry or a Bulldog?
Police work in Iraq and Afghanistan would NOT have been possible without military action to get us there and gaining control of the territory.
Nice try Randy.
Randy is my Hero.
He says that Kerry is right based upon praise given to work that can hardly be attributed to anything Kerry endorsed or initiated.
Good jog to Randy for reaching and scrapping the bottom of the barrel to pin some non sequitur praise on John Kerry.
jog s/b job
Kerry was right about everything….as we know.
THe cons can cry in their soup, they won…and America is paying the price dearly.
bush would rather try and swat flies with a sledge hammer.
Well, I see the repubs are attacking the man instead of addressing the gist of the thread. For instance:
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Randy
“pointed to the remarkable success of U.S. efforts to fingerprint hundreds of suspected terrorists detained in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries.”
Did police agencies collect these fingerprints?
No.
Soldiers went there and collected them.
WTF is your point.
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Uhhh, who do you think ““pointed to the remarkable success of U.S. efforts to fingerprint hundreds of suspected terrorists detained in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries.” referred to? Chinese fortunetellers? Of course it refers to the Military. Sheesh!!!
His point is through a united effort by worldwide agencies, more of the terrorists can be tracked, and hopefully stopped before they do another 9/11. That is a good thing.
Problems I have with the whole thing, though, will have to wait for the proper thread.
A commenter on here stated that ” The most effective way to fight terrorism is to go after the terrorists. They live in Washington D.C. and are fairly easy to spot. ” Terrorists operating inside the U.S. are alot harder to spot that previously stated. Most Americans forget what the term “home grown terrorists” really imply and would be amazed and shocked to know just how many operate in their own hometowns and cities across the U.S. NOT just in Washington D.C.. Aside from that I like how Kerry wants to think of local and state law enforcement as some form of super cop able to just rid the U.S. of terrorists single handidly. The police are just one of the many MANY deterrents in the war on terror …or the war to protect the Bush family friendship with Saudi Arabian oil companies. I’m suprised Bush didn’t con local police departments into partaking in his families own private little smoke screen created to fool the American public …oh wait he still has time to do that.
Of course this stand in the way of the current thought process, the 12 years old mind set. The way to handle every problem is to destroy it. Kick it across the room and stomp on it! The Neocon way of foreign diplomacy my way or the nuke way. A fly problem is solved by blowing up the house.
“A Washington Post article this week pointed to the remarkable success of U.S. efforts to fingerprint hundreds of suspected terrorists detained in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries.”
I would have been more impressed with implanted tracking devices.
I saw those 9 rockets from Iran were only 7, and the 1200 mi. reach only 600 mi., but the facts didn’t stand in the way of the Admin acting like it was a clear and immediate danger, especially to Israel (out of reach).
No wonder so many become radical.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/wl_nm/pakistan_hunger_dc_1
Was such an awesome view from Afghanistan. I turned up and was guided to any money in the terrorists. On a day, we explored the room, which is home to many other countries.