Always keep in mind that the government's cheapest manipulation strategy is fear (it always works):

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/07/constitutional-expert...

And for some more numbers that we should talk to our family and friends about:

> You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack

taken from: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/fear-of-terror-makes-...

Conclusion: Terrorism is actually not a problem, but they want us to believe that.