FBI resources switched from drugs to terrorism: About the only good news I’ve seen lately in the government’s response to the Terrorist Attacks: the FBI is reassigning about 400 agents from the anti-drug crimes division to counter-terrorism operations; and shifting another 59 from white-collar crime divisions. If we were really serious about fighting and preventing terrorism, we’d (a) stop intervening around the world and provoking anti-US sentiment; (b) specifically target criminal group and government leaders for assassination instead of bombing innocent civilians; (c) remove all restrictions on, and engage in, racial profiling (e.g. give certain Arabs/Muslims in airports heightened attention); and (d) stop wasting resources fighting victimless crimes like drugs and shift those resources to terrorism prevention. The FBI’s move here is at least a small step in the right direction.
