Miniature Golf Course on Terror Target List

"San Jose officials are still wondering how a miniature golf course landed on a federal list of the most attractive terrorist targets."

Here's another one of those tiny little local news items, that happens all too often across the country, that when taken as whole, can expose real problems with this so-called War on Terror.

As soon as local officials found out it was on the list, a police officer in charge of "critical infrastructure assessment", removed it. What's troubling about it is that their Congresswoman, a "ranking minority member of a House subcommittee on terrorism risk assessment", can't even find out if it has indeed been removed. The story doesn't say how it was found out to begin with, but you would think that this Congresswoman would have full access to the secret list the golf course was on, considering her position, but apparently not.

This is a big problem with Homeland Security and the War on Terror; too secretive. Those who have been tasked with monitoring and overseeing policies and activities conducted pertaining to anti-terrorism, always seem to be left out of the loop. I can see a point in not revealing to the general public details of anti-terrorist planning, but city, state, and federal elected officials should have complete knowledge of everything going on, and why. We need someone to hold accountable for any policies or actions that are in error or are abuses of authority, and we all know that enforcement officials and bureaucrats don't like to be questioned or corrected. They give lip-service to being public servants, but they don't feel themselves accountable, which is why our elected officials must be completely informed. At least they're obliged to pay attention to public concerns, if for no other reason than a desire for re-election.

Of course, they could all just be faking cluelessness. Not all elected officials have the balls to lie like Bush, so ignorance could just be a convenient way of avoiding responsibility.