Reply #9: None of the above. I never feared terrorists because I live in a place that

[Cleita]

most terrorists wouldn't bother to attack. I have a bigger fear of earthquakes, brush fires and nuclear plant leaks where I live rather than terrorists. What I have felt with the Bush security measures is a joke at the airports and other venues that are supposed to make us feel safe. Instead I feel like I'm living in a fascist dictatorship that is trying to get as much information about me as it can through fear tactics.

Here's a little story that happened to me many years ago when I was working as a payroll bookkeeper. Back then you could drop in at the local IRS office to pick up forms if you needed them, or even ask questions if you felt like you would get a helpful answer. I was on my way to pick up forms one day at lunch time when I ran into a police barricade and was turned around. That night, when I went home, it was in the news that someone had planted a car bomb in front of the building that the IRS office was housed in. There was also a bank and many other businesses in the same building. The authorities theorized it was the IRS office that was targeted by a disgruntled tax payer. So here's an example of your home grown terrorists probably some white supremacist nut job who "loves his country but fears his government".

Now why airports are such a target of security when containers enter our ports from all over the world with practically no scrutiny doesn't make me feel safe at all.