New York terror plot

News broke yesterday about a plot to blow up multiple synagogues in New York City and shoot down military reserve air craft with surface to air missiles.  The good news that came from this story was that Federal officials, in conjunction with local law enforcement were able to target these would be terrorists over a year ago.  The bad news that came from this story, for me at least, is the news that these four men were American citizens.  The threat of homegrown, domestic terrorists is growing everyday.  One can only expect with continued polarization amongst the American public, the economic downturn and unpopular wars we should expect to continue to see a raise in domestic terrorist threats.  

One final piece to take from this story is that we need to continue to address citizen preparedness and awareness.  Officials identified these suspects when an informant within a New York mosque learned about their desires to do harm to American.  We should continue to remain vigilant and prepared.