COMMENTARY

There Will Be No Civil Liberties if We Lose This War

The argument over whether President Bush has the authority to direct the National Security Agency to listen in on the conversations of suspected terrorists on U.S. soil is split primarily into two camps: those who believe we are engaged in a war for our very survival against radical Islam and those who believe -- and always have -- that terrorism operates under a set of rules that govern its actions and therefore should be treated as a law enforcement issue.

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It needs to be repeated as many times as necessary until every single American acknowledges this supposition as a distinct possibility: Should we lose this war against radical Islam and the terror it uses to breed fear and submission, our way of life, our government and our country will cease to exist as we know it.

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Those who understand the danger facing our country have come to the realization that there are two major fronts in our struggle for survival: the physical front (locations of armed conflict) and the ideological front (where the battles for the mind of a society take place).

Read the rest of Frank Salvato's commentary here.