Are America's Children Safe?

Are America's children safe? We would all like to think so, but what if that's not the case?

How would a parent feel knowing that there are people linked to terrorist groups already here and operating as part of the public school system?

I'm sure any parent remembers the horror of the Beslan school attack a few years back in Russia. Our hearts wept for the children and the families of those killed. There were 172 school children killed in that attack, which was performed by a group with links to Al-Qaida. Schools are an open "free kill" to a terrorist group. They offer minimal security, and even those with security measures in place, aren't guaranteed to stop a determined terrorist.

There's no better way to bring America to its knees than to attack the innocent children, and they know that.

Last month, the FBI and the Homeland Security issued warnings to various school districts stating that there are people with "extreme terrorism ties," already in the process of obtaining licenses, or already have a license, to drive school buses. There are also concerns about cafeteria workers, and janitors in certain schools, but everyone is afraid to profile them.

Floor plans for Virginia, Texas and New Jersey schools have already been found in Iraq. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is currently in custody in the United States, has stated in a confession that Al-Qaida has an interest in targeting school children, because in a jihad, they are fair game. A spokesman for Al-Qaida has also stated that they feel it would be right to kill up to 2 million children, in response to the Muslim children that have been killed.

Lt. Col Dave Grossman is an anti-terror consultant that trains the FBI, and recently stated, "Osama bin Laden has promised that what has happened in (Beslan) Russia will happen to us many times over" also stating "And Osama tries very hard never to lie to us."