Are we safer 3 years after September 11...

This article has excellent perspective on the real progress that has been made in the war on terrorism. Beslan showed us that there is a world wide, primitive culture of death that must be confronted by civilization. This is a war. The fundamental dividing line in civilization at this point in time seems to be those who believe there is a war, those who don't, and which side of the war you are on.