Old School

As you have probably heard, the FBI has foiled an alleged plot
by Islamic extremists to attack Fort Dix. Provided this all turns out to be real (plenty of precedence for it not to be) what struck me about this is that it seems that law enforcement authorities worked within the law to prevent the attack. The tip off came from an individual who heard about what the suspects were planning to do, no illegal wiretapping or torture. Using informants and undercover agents, the FBI investigated and monitored their activity, collecting evidence for a (hopefully) fair trial to follow. None of this appears to be contrary to some of those nifty amendments in our constitution. One might even say they were approaching terrorism as a (gasp!) criminal matter rather than some abstract evil to crusade against.