@ninjacolin Did you hear the latest from the mosque that Tamerlan (the older brother of the Boston bombings) attended?
According to witness accounts: His mosque had a leader preaching tolerance and peace in January. The leader stated that MLK, Jr. was a person to emulate.
This was apparently extremely objectionable to Tamerlan. (According to the TV interviews I watched today, other worshipers were shocked that he stood up & spoke. The recounting of this came from a leader at the mosque).
What do you think protesting does here in the USA when done for the Westboro Baptist Church? As far as I can tell it does nothing to stop them and incites them further.
I think counter-terrorism is best left to those trained in spotting radicals assimilating into daily life here while studying how to best hit soft targets. Today’s news from Canada is a prime example of successful investigative agencies thwarting an attack.
The best information coming out of last week’s attack in Boston is the cameras that captured the bomb drop. While the cameras didn’t hinder the suspects, they do show terrorist cells how quickly images of the attack and the attackers were able to be analyzed.
IMO, protesting will do nothing. Education and vigilance are key to thwarting attacks. Contacting agencies to tip them off to potential attacks/attackers is and always has been key to countering terrorism.