The Grove's Trolley of Terror!

Do not get on this contraption. Above everything else in LA, nothing reminds me more that people have a false sense of security about terror attacks than the trolley at The Grove. If Department of Homeland Security officials want creative thinking in helping to uncover potential terror targets, then might I suggest the corner of Fairfax and Third Streets? As a friend of mine pointed out, the biggest target in Iraq seems to be marketplaces, and in Israel it's buses and bus stops, and in London it was double decker buses, so why the hell would anyone get on this crowded double decker trolley in a shopping center? On the weekends they're crammed in there like sardines. Anyone can get on, there are crowds of people everywhere you could melt into, the place is practically open to the street, and you could pretty much have a shopping bag of any size and no one would probably even notice it on the trolley.

And one of the most blogged articles on the New York Times is an editorial discussing the need for policy to counter the fact that Al Qaeda is undergoing a resurgence, and warns of a potential for more targets in the West.