Quote by Schumer:
Schumer, a leading proponent in Congress of tighter security measures for the nation's ports and transportation systems, quoted security authorities, "both federal and local," as saying the al-Qaida plan to spread deadly gas in the subways in 2003 was considered a valid threat
Senator's Schumer's use of the adjective "tighter" presupposes that the "security measures" were "tight" to begin with in the US. Not so, apparently.
The US is too busy spending billions of dollars abroad to extend its tenuous hold upon an imperialistic policy which is doomed to failure. Spend merely 25% of that amount domestically, and one may witness "tighter security."
It seems another vicious attack is coming and when thousands are dead from the consequences of failed domestic "security measures", the finger pointing and hand wringing will certainly be greater than we have witnessed since 911.
The worst consequences of all will be another massive erosion of freedom here in the US. Think the Patriot Act was bad, well you better think again, because after the next attack, the Patriot Act will resemble the Bill of Rights when compared to the reactionary politicains and their political idiocy after another successful attack upon the US.