The National Asset Database, as it is known, is so flawed, the inspector general found, that as of January, Indiana, with 8,591 potential terrorist targets, had 50 percent more listed sites than New York (5,687) and more than twice as many as California (3,212), ranking the state the most target-rich place in the nation.
U.S. Terror Targets: Petting Zoo and Flea Market? - New York Times
Vermont rates dead last on the list, with one.
"It reads like a tally of terrorist targets that a child might have written," writes Eric Lipton in the Times. No kidding. They could have cut Indiana's total by 8,590 by just designating the whole state. Or - who would want to bomb Gary? - maybe not even that.
“Seems like someone has gone overboard,” said Larry Buss, who helps organize the Apple and Pork Festival in Clinton, Ill. “Their time could be spent better doing other things, like providing security for the country.”
Ya think? Well, not everybody does.
“We don’t find it embarrassing,” said the department [of "homeland security"]’s deputy press secretary, Jarrod Agen. “The list is a valuable tool.”
Way to go, Jerrod. You're doing a heckuva job.
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