Muslims

Today's Washington Post, in a lengthy article titled Hardball Tactics in an Era of Threats, says that many people who support Muslims overseas are not supporters of Al Quaeda. But some are. It says that many people who express interest in the Taliban are not supporters of it. But some are. And some who do support it or Al Quaeda don't intent to act on those interests. But some do. Of those who do, some don't intend to act against the United States. But some do. And of those who do, some follow through.

Now, for class credit: boil that down into a black and white statement that would guide American law enforcement as to who they should pursue, what actions they should find acceptable in that pursuit, how tightly should they feel constrained by precedent and law, and how creative should they be in the interpretation and application of those precedents and that law?

Concisely, please. It needs to fit into a sound-bite.