Live Free or Die: How Does America Fight Against Terrorism?

It seems as though the battle to control terrorism is getting much more difficult to get a handle on. At present, the Middle-East and its neighboring provinces are experiencing a high volume of terror bombings, daily suicide bombings, and random acts of violence against American soldiers, diplomats, civilians and agents stationed throughout the region. It is a disturbing fact that al-Qaida is recruiting young men and women to spread their message of hate throughout the world, it is not a local matter anymore, and it has become a widespread occurrence that is spreading throughout many nations. How does America fight against terrorism when there is no decisive way to know when a terror attack will occur? Even though security measures have been beefed up since 911, there have been an increasing number of homegrown and foreign terrorist attacks against the United States in the last eight months. For example, Adis Medunjanin - a New York City resident is on trial for charges of receiving terrorist training when he flew to Pakistan to participate in training from al-Qaida. Even though he has pled guilty to these charges - it is quite clear what his intentions were.

Adis Medunjanin was not alone in his terrorist plot against his own country; there were several others who were involved in the terror plot - Zazi, Medunjanin and a third man, Zarein Ahmedzay, tried to mimic the 911 team of terrorist, a very disturbing trend indeed. Another terror strike against New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania may not be as far-fetched as Americans may think it to be. The fight against terrorism has spurred the CIA, FBI, and local agencies to keep a close eye on suspicious activity, people who seek to bring harm to innocent Americans.

The recent deadly CIA bombing by the Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees was on the watch list a few minutes before he detonated the bomb in eastern Afghanistan. This has prompted the Obama administration to pressure the Pakistan government to place more security on the Afghan/Pakistan border, but this is only part of the solution to the militant's activity. It is going to take a diligent and forceful effort to curb the terrorist attacks.

The CIA Director Leon Panetta previous statement brings light to a very delicate situation on how America continues the fight against terrorism. "This was not a question of trusting a potential intelligence asset, even one who had provided information that we could verify independently. It is never that simple, and no one ignored the hazards," Panetta wrote in a Washington Post op-ed piece posted online Saturday. "The individual was about to be searched by our security officers - a distance away from other intelligence personnel - when he set off his explosives."

To fight terrorism may seem a futile battle but according to the Taliban and al-Qaida their attacks are far from over. "We will never forget the blood of our emir Baitullah Mehsud," said al-Balawi. "We will always demand revenge for him inside America and outside." The sad fact of the matter at hand - America and any nation that defends against terrorism will be fighting this war for freedom and equality for many years to come.