Terrorism 101

Does it bother anybody besides me that the news media seems to delight in exposing weaknesses in our security? I know what their motivation is. They think they're going to point out something that needs attention - and whoever's in charge will step up to the plate and fix it. They have a great deal more faith than I.

What it really feels like to me is that these little exposes are roadmaps for terrorists. For instance, this week our local NBC channel is doing a piece on the vulnerabilities associated with a tunnel leading into the city. Apparently, there are virtually no security measures in place. Well, whoopie! Now every nutcase within a hundred mile radius knows it.

Any time now, I expect the mobile unit to broadcast from a local water processing station. I can just see it...they'll give the location of the place and tell how easy it is to get into and how just a little bit of toxin thrown into the water supply would have the capacity to kill a couple hundred thousand people.

This sort of thing happens all the time - and it gives me the willies when it does. Sure, Al Qaida probably already knows all this. But, all those "free agents" out there, just looking for a way to make their place in history, are getting some valuable lessons from our intrepid reporters.

If the tunnel gets blown up, I'm holding Channel 4 responsible!