Harboring and profiling

One major factor in the success of a terrorist group is the existence of a
large group of sympathizers, who don't participate in the actual planning or
operations of the group, but provide necessary support, such as safe houses,
food, money, running errands, etc. This was a big factor in the success of
the Red Brigades in Italy, as described in books on the subject. It was
estimated that while the Red Brigades members themselves consisted only of
hundreds, their sympathizers and supporters consisted of thousands of
apparently ordinary men and women, who were prepared to hide them, assist
them, and pay for their activities. This was why they were so successful,
the police could not find them or stop them, even when they kidnapped and
murdered the former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, they remained at large
and undetected. The same was true of the Baader-Meinhof Gang in Germany
during the 1970s, that was a very small hard core group, less than 100, but
were able to count on large numbers of supporters, who although not willing
themselves to participate in bombings and killings, were prepared to make
these activities possible, and enjoyed the thrill of the undercover
movement.
Mao said that when the Red Army strikes it must be able to "swim in the sea
of the people." In other words a violent insurrection cannot be successful
without the active support of large numbers of people. That is why Che
Guevara was unable to export the Cuban revolution to S. America, he failed
because there was no support from the peasants. On the contrary, the
Palestinian insurrection against Israel has succeeded in maintaining its
momentum because of the support of the Palestinian peasantry for Hamas and
other violent groups.
In Britain, with the biggest manhunt in history underway, with tens of
thousands of police seeking four known terrorists, only one has been
captured so far. He was arrested in Birmingham along with three women who
were harboring him, providing a secret address, food and support. The other
three terrorists are also probably distributed elsewhere in the UK, living
safely behind the doors of Islamic terrorist sympathizers.
How many are there of these sympathizers in the UK? Who can tell, certainly
thousands. That is why I cringe when people talk about how wonderful the
Muslim community is, and how they are all peace loving and cooperative. I
am sure a majority of them are, but a large minority is not!
In the US it is forbidden to use "profiling" in searching and detaining
individuals, because this has been abused in certain cases (such as stopping
blacks driving in LA). This is why at US airports they stop every tenth
person and search their shoes, its stupid really, especially when they get a
child or an old person. The fact is that 90%+ of all transporters of drugs
up the east coast of the US by car from Florida are young black males. But,
police en route are prevented from stopping them unless there is some
specific evidence. Also, all terrorists trying to kill innocent civilians,
apart from a few nationalist groups such as ETA in Spain, are young male
Muslims. It makes sense to profile, and El Al has certainly shown that this
works.
So the question is where are the other three terrorists in Britain and how
have they escaped detection so far? The answer is undoubtedly that they are
being harbored by innocent looking Muslims who act as a front for them. I
am sure this will be discovered when they are eventually captured. I am
sure the British police know this and are using profiling in seeking their
protectors.