This is kind of weird (but not really; more like stupid). Back in November 2009 I happened to be riding along the coast of California when I found myself at the gates to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. At the time I thought their security sucked because they let me onto the base with hardly a glance. No ID check, no bag check, no dogs around and no x-ray machines (radiation?).
Well today I read this article about how 3 Middle Eastern men tried to get on the base under suspicious circumstances– possibly to test security. Seeing as how I was able to slip past them without so much as an ID check with bags that could carry 200lbs of bad stuff I thought this was interesting. They must have known I was harmless because I’m white. I mean duh, everybody knows white people don’t do terrorism.
Obviously I’m not advocating that terrorists use loaded touring bikes to transport suitcase nukes onto bases. What I’m saying that it’s a shame we live in a world where we think we’re safe from people that want to harm us and that maybe we should stop pissing everyone off and giving them a reason.
To be honest though I think this entire story is just a sham. How retarded is this? Wanna-be terrorists (of Middle Eastern appearance because who would suspect them) go to a gas station and (apparently in English) make hateful comments and terrorist threats in front of other people. Then they ask how to get to the military base. Are you kidding me? Or could it be that someone is trying to drum up a little more fake terrorism/anti-Muslim news? But why would anyone do that? Maybe to help bolster support for an invasion of some oil rich Greater Middle Eastern country that we have our eye on?
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