Say Anything Blog

Thanks for putting together a great show, Rob.
Your last guest, Mansoor Ijaz, emphasized that the gang in Bombay was well-prepared, using hotel blueprints as a detailed planning tool.

Subsequently he made the argument for establishing ultra-sensitive security screens at major malls, to detect and deter terrorists from carrying out Bombay-style attacks here in the US. 

While I appreciate his intentions, the remedy plays right into the tactics of the terrorists. A big central solution to a distributed problem. All they have to do is tap into the data stream from such a security system and plan their attack accordingly. Storm the most gun-free malls at the busiest time.

Decentralizing our homeland defense was already foreseen in the 2nd amendment.
Certainly an armed citizenry is not the entire solution, but it is an important part.

The asymmetric tactics used by terrorists thrive on people surrendering their autonomy and security to a central bureaucracy.

Hey Greg, were you the one who called in about this during the show?

I agree with your points.

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

Yes it was me - listening to the show live from Seattle.
Now where can we find a “Welcome Back Carter” bumper sticker?

Well thanks for listening in, and thanks for calling.

You should tune in on Sundays too.  I do a one hour show, and we have a chatroom here on the blog.

As for the Welcome Back Carter, I don’t know if there’s a bumpersticker available but you can get the t-shirt here.

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

Sweet. My 13 yo daughter and I will soon have matching shirts!