How to spot a terrorist

Awhile back, I passed on a warning from the Coast Guard that citizens should report any ninjas they might see at the beach. According to Chief Petty Officer Penny Collins, people dressed like ninjas are likely to be terrorists.

Her theory was put to the test in England a short time later when a group of patriotic American tourists came across a troop of ninjas and reported them. Although the official investigation ruled that the ninjas were merely street performers, I have to wonder if that's just a cover story. They were dressed as ninjas after all.

The Air Force's Eagle Eyes web site provides us with a list of other things to watch out for:

• People who are "purchasing or stealing explosives, weapons, ammunition, detonators, timers, etc."
• "People who don't seem to belong in the workplace, neighborhood, business establishment, or anywhere else."
• "people moving around from place to place without any apparent purpose and doing it, perhaps, many times."
• "people loading up vehicles with weaponry/explosives"
• "people in military uniforms (who don't look right) approaching an installation or getting into a vehicle"
• "people who seem out of place standing by at a certain location as if waiting for something to happen."