While the news has been filled with the story of the Muslim extremists planning to attack and blow up the fuel pipeline to JFK airport, another plot by religious extremists went unnoticed.

Perhaps because it happened in Fly Over Land

It has to do with a clash of civilizations and cultures.

In many sections of this country there are sects of religions that live apart from the rest of the population. The Midwest seems to be home to many of these sects.

One of these groups has been pushed to the limit, and they have begun striking back. In all their years they really have not assimilated in this country, much like many Muslim communities.

First a little about this group: They shun modern conveniences. They don't use electricity, have no television or radio, and they do not drive automobiles. They have suffered abuse at the hands of local yahoos, despite the fact that they pretty much mind their own business. It's their dress and the fact that they are devoted to their God, and worship this god in their daily lives. The women dress in long dresses and are covered head to toe, and the men wear hats and beards.

But enough is enough!

The Ft. Wayne, Indiana, office of the FBI uncovered a terrorist plot that would have brought Detroit to ruin.

A local group of these Amish --yes, Amish-- had planned an attack against the River Rouge plant of Ford Motors. Mainly the problem was with the troubles caused by the automobile versus the buggy and the decadence of western society.

It was to involve fertilizer and a certain amount of horse and buggies.

It was a good plot, the Special Agent from the FBI said, as nobody would have suspected them. The extremists had been saving cow feces and storing them in large steel buggies, venting the resulting methane.  These "Buggy Bombs" could have leveled the entire plant.

The local papers reported some reactions, saying that there are all types of religious terrorist groups, not just Muslim's, and that people should be vigilant in their daily lives in looking for terrorists plots.

I did a search to see if there had been any Amish leaders denouncing and protesting the actions of these extremists, and I saw none.

A little later I looked for Muslim groups denouncing and protesting the plotters who, in the name of Allah, wanted to kill thousands. I found none.

Isn't this strange?

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