The liberals are ardent supporters of freedom. They publicly degrade the need to listen in on public conversations, read email or text of millions of Americans. The left defends their position with the Constitution which supports freedom rather than a socialistic government that has totalitarian powers. The party feels for the public and vows to fight for their rights.

Shortly after 9/11, al Qaeda began planning to use shoe bombers to hijack a commercial airplane and fly it into the tallest building in Los Angeles, President Bush said Thursday.

The details were the first about the West Coast airliner plot, which was thwarted in 2002 and initially disclosed by the White House last year, Bush said.

The plot was set in motion by Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, a month after those happened, Bush said. It involved terrorists from al Qaeda's Southeast Asia wing, Jemaah Islamiyah. ...

The operatives met with al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and then began preparing for the attack, which was derailed in early 2002, Bush said. ...

This attack was thwarted through "spying". There have been others which were prevented by similar means, L.A. was provided as an example of the program's success.

JDW