Iraq myths (edited)

(edit) since I posted this, Aaron has shown that this guy Miniter is wrong. Regarding the Mexican border argument, Aaron said:

In the month of November alone, four Al-Quaida operatives were arrested on the Mexico-US border. Three were known Muslims trying to cross the border. The fourth was an Al-Qaida member living in Mexico just south of the border monitoring security activities.

So, Miniter seemed to be "in the know", but now it looks as if he may be all talk.

My original post:

In an interview by World Magazine, author Richard Miniter takes on 7 popular myths about 9/11, Iraq, and terrorism, providing evidence that each one is false.

The myths are:

• Russian nuclear suitcase bombs may be used by terrorists (they no longer exist)

• There was no tie between Iraq and al-Quaeda (there are a number of links)

• Poverty causes terrorism (it's an upper-middle-class activity)

• Halliburton made a fortune in Iraq (it made a terrible profit and is trying to sell its Iraq unit)

• Racial profiling is important to stop Muslim terrorists (more Muslims are westerners, asians, and/or women; profiling relationships would work better)

• Al-Quaeda terrorists infiltrate the U.S. via the border with Mexico (no al-Quaeda operatives have been captured crossing from Mexico, compared with several from Canada, because Canada has a Muslim community and other advantages)

• A post-9/11 world is more dangerous for Americans (the risk is about the same)

Read the entire interview here.