The Home of the Brave

Terrorism... Okay now that I have your attention lets really analyze this. What's the first thing that pops into your head when you see that word. Well, it seems to me that the common consensus is the war, foreigners, iraq, you get the point. Well maybe the general consensus is focusing on only one of the issues behind the term "terrorism." This issue boiled itself into my thoughts during a discussion in my criminal law class. The discussion was about the Timothy McVeigh case. As we all probably recall, he bombed a building and was convicted for it. What the government tried to keep all hush hush, was the fact that McVeigh did not only act with at least 4 other associates of his, but was a member of an organization. This organization was a white supremisist group who bases their income off of bank robberys. A year prior to the date of McVeigh's bombing, his groups leader was executed. The bombing was indeed an act of terrorism against other americans. We're not talking strictly american on american street crime. We're talking homeland terrorism. Now if you have any sense of fear in your body, that should chill to the bone. Which is exactly what the government was avoiding. They directed all the focus on McVeigh rather than his accomplice's only to redirect the truth, that an act of terrorism was performed on us, by our fellow men. It's dumbfounding to me that we're off putting lives and millions of dollars into a war triggered by terrorism, when I haven't heard a damn thing about our government showing concern in our homeland terrorism. Not only are they not being forward with us about it, but they are acting as if it were not an issue because they are too concerned about the consensus on who our enemies are. You could argue with me that we haven't heard anything because they have been doing stuff about it, but honestly how could we really know that... I mean if we don't hear about the problem, how could we assume they even established a solution. And why would they establish a solution when they have successfully hidden the problem. They clearly have "bigger fish" to fry, but how can we even trust them to fry those outside of us, if they can't even save us from our own neighbors. I'm not against our war on terrorism, I just feel that if we're going to war with other countries we should focus on our own vices as well. I do appreciate what our soldiers are doing. I do appreciate action being taken after 9/11. But I'd really appreciate some honesty and protection. How can we really enforce our safety by attacking other countries, if we can barely enforce our own safety on our own homeland?
For the record, I tried researching terrorism in america by americans and there were little to no results. Is it because there are little to no cases, or little to no recognition? Thats up for you to decide.