>As a matter of fact, I believe there are European partners in the Carnivore project, which monitors all kinds of stuff. The data they have retrieved has stopped hundreds, if not thousands, of terrorist attempts. It's a good thing.


Thousands of terrorist attempts ?? Why not hundreds of thousends ?
More the scarrier. If this is not paranoya I do't know what is.

They should not only evedrop, but also bring in for questioning
all those 9/11 skeptics (all foreign spies/enemies!).

Every time you board the plane, they should toro-ugly check your intestants for explosives, plastik knives etc. Not electronically, but actually hand on(inn) test!. No laptop on board not so ever!. No hand luggage. You are alowed to board in only in very light clothing...
[Underwear+schoes+white socks = my personal favourite :)) ]

Hand lugage should be checked (or not alowed) in each commuter train,
movie theatre, superbowl match etc etc. Cameras everywhere like u r in
reality show 24/7.
Everybody gets to become reality superstar :)
(to his personal 'security supervisor').

Do you really want to go further this way ?
You'll be more secure that's for sure.

C'mon Sherrif, snap out of it, it ain't good.