Indiana is the leading target for terrorism — according to Homeland Insecurity
It reads like a tally of terrorist targets that a
child might have crafted: Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Mule Day
Parade, Sweetwater Flea Market and an unspecified “Beach at End of a
Street.”
It reads like a tally of terrorist targets that a child might have crafted: Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Mule Day Parade, Sweetwater Flea Market and an unspecified “Beach at End of a Street.”
The National Asset Database, as it is known, is so flawed, the inspector general found, that Indiana, with 8,591 potential terrorist targets, had 51 percent more sites listed than New York (5,687) and nearly twice as many as California (3,212), ranking the state the most target-rich in the nation.
In addition to the Huntsville, Ala., petting zoo and the Mule Day Parade in Columbia, Tenn., the auditors questioned many entries, including “Nix’s Check Cashing,” “Mall at Sears,” “Ice Cream Parlor” “Tackle Shop,” “Donut Shop,” “Anti-Cruelty Society” and “Bean Fest.”
Even people connected to some of those businesses or events are baffled at their inclusion as possible terrorist targets.
Angela McNabb, manager of the Sweetwater Flea Market, which is 50 miles from Knoxville, Tenn., said: “I don’t know where they get their information. We are talking about a flea market here.”
I haven’t looked to see if Muleshoe, Texas, is on the list or not. It’s the center of the world of mules and should be included.
Posted: Wed - July 12, 2006 at 03:45 PM