Saturday, July 15, 2006

Terrorists target Amish popcorn factory

Wisconsin thinks it has a lot of targets to interest terrorists -- more than 7,000 --but that's only good for second place. The state the terrorists really have in their sights, it turns out, is Indiana. The Indianapolis Star reports:
America's No. 1 terror target: Indiana?

About three miles from the nearest town, Brian Lehman's popcorn factory near Berne has somehow ended up on the federal government's list of potential terrorist targets.

"I don't have a clue why we're on the list. We're on a gravel road, not even blacktop. We're nowhere," said Lehman, owner of Amish Country Popcorn, which employs five people.

Nevertheless, Amish Country Popcorn is one of 8,591 places or events in Indiana that the Department of Homeland Security regards as serious potential terrorist targets, according to an inspector general's report that raised questions about the accuracy and relevance of what's known as the National Asset Database.

Indiana has about 30 percent more listed potential targets than New York (5,687) and nearly twice as many as California (3,212), putting Indiana atop the nation's list of potential terrorism targets.
Still can't wait to see the Wisconsin list.

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