One of our staffers recently moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Indiana, which — no disrespect intended –wouldn’t exactly have been her first choice in terms of relocation destinations (hubby landed a plum job). … But, hey, at least it’s a lot safer living in Indiana than near the nation’s capital, right?
Not according to the Department of Homeland Security, whose National Asset Database indicates that the Hoosier state represents the single most tempting target for terrorists in the country. According to a story in this morning’s New York Times, “Indiana, with 8,591 potential terrorist targets, had 50 percent more listed sites than New York (5,687) and more than twice as many as California (3,212), ranking the state the most target-rich place in the nation.” Among those Indiana targets were: “Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory, the Mule Day Parade, the Sweetwater Flea Market and an unspecified “Beach at End of a Street.”
“We don’t find it embarrassing,” the department’s deputy press secretary, Jarrod Agen, told the Times.
They should.
By the way, I’m not sure I have the heart to send this post to my Indiana colleague … although she does enjoy a good laugh as much as the next Midwesterner.
