[snippy_about_it]

"One [intelligence] estimate is that there are up to 5,000 people in the United States connected to al Qaeda," one U.S. intelligence official said.

Worth repeating for those not paying attention.

Does that mean we could have up to 5,000 isolated incidents of terror?</sarcasm

[TomGuy]

Does that mean we could have up to 5,000 isolated incidents of terror?</sarcasm

(sarcasm on) It means 5,000 potential undocumented aliens eligible for citizenship when 245(i) Amnesty for Illegals passes. That way, they will be afforded the full protection of the Constitution after they shoot up an airport terminal or blow up a shopping mall. (sarcasm off)