In the last few of days, at least here in the Dallas area, local Mosques and Islamic leaders have been bending over backwards to make the rest of us aware of how loyal they are to the cause of justice for those slaughtered in the attacks on the United States. I have seen fliers sent out from the local Islamic Centers telling me that these kinds of acts are considered "sins" by the Holy Koran and that those who are guilty of such crimes face the wrath of Islamic law which proscribes the death penalty for those who would murder the innocent.

It is as if this attack has occurred in a vacuum and I am not convinced of their sincerity. After all, this type of terror has been going on in the name of Allah for many years and I have seen no moves by the Islamic Governments to bring these sinners to trial.

The only arrests I can think of are the recent arrests of Christians in Afghanistan who were there to feed the hungry. Apparently if you are violating Islamic law it is better that you are killing Americans or Israelis than feeding Moslems. Before the mass murders in New York City and Washington occurred there was no call by the local Moslems to have others in the community to join them at their centers. There were no quotes from the Koran telling us of their opposition to the activities of Hamas or the Islamic Jihad. There was no rush to prove their patriotism even after the attacks on the USS Cole, the US embassies in Africa or the suicide attacks on Israeli civilians.

'I think perhaps they protest too much.' I have to wonder if it is only the resolve of our President and the fury of the American people that has moved our Islamic neighbors to suddenly find religion in their religion.

I have been listening to the news media tell us that we are not to direct our personal suspicions towards people in this country based on their ethnic background or religious affiliations. We are told that we don't want to make the same mistake made in the 1940s interning those of Japanese descent after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I suggest that while hindsight is a wonderful tool, using today's political correctness to second guess the actions of a nation under attack doesn't change the prudence of those decisions made by the FDR government. In 1941, the United States was attacked. Our citizens had been killed. The government was going to war and the people were angry at the Japanese. There was no way to tell what would be the behavior of the Japanese-American in our midst. There was concern that the American behavior towards them was predictable. So the government interned them to both protect them and to remove the potential for domestic terrorism. Better safe than sorry in light of what had already transpired.

Today, we have sustained even greater damage and greater loss of life than we did on that December day in 1941. The perpetrators are of a particular ethnic and religious affiliation. There have been reports of local Islamic organization raising money for the various terrorist organizations in the middle east. It turns out that most of the terrorists identified by the US Justice department have been living among us. They have studied aircraft operations in our schools. They have lived in our neighborhoods. They have been in our country preparing themselves for the opportunity to murder us.

How many more are there? How many are still in the United States waiting for the next wave of orders? How many are being sheltered by members of the local Islamic communities? How are we to know? Do we have to wait until something blows up or another plane comes down before we are allowed to entertain or vocalize our suspicions? I am not suggesting we attack them, or shoot holes in Mosques. I am suggesting that the FBI find out who in that community has just arrived. Find out who in that community are in this country illegally. To identify those who are not American born or American citizens and see what they are up to.