Homeland Security Warns of Female Bomber Threat in America

Good grief. The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are making a warning that due to the increase of women terrorists across the globe, that threat is very real here in the U.S.
This was part of the warning analysis:

"Female suicide bombers may have an advantage over their male counterparts in accessing targets," the analysis cautioned. "The means to conduct a suicide attack vary widely, but a key element in maximizing the lethality of a suicide bombing is the bomber's ability to get close to the target."

One of the oddest parts of this warning by DHS and the FBI is this:

"prosthetic devices that mimic the look of a pregnant woman."

I can see it now...some cop in downtown Philly tackling some pregnant woman on suspicion of having on a baby bomb belt full of tnt, nails and bearings! I mean, we have scene the likes of al Qaeda pull out all of the stops in Iraq lately but the fact of the matter is this - if a lone suicide bomber wants to hit an American target, I find it hard to believe that we could stop any male in that scenario - it's not like it's impossible for a male bomber to get close to a target here and thus a woman is the only alternative.
Don't get me wrong, I don't object to DHS vigilance but at the same time, don't put it out there like this new technique is our only vulnerability. And besides, I'm sure Barack Obama's plans are to appease every terrorist organization in the world in his first six months so they will never want to do us harm.

Here's the full report from Fox.

DHS, FBI Warn of Possibility of Female Homicide Bombers

The growing use by terrorist groups of women — some disguised as expectant moms — to deliver deadly homicide bombs has prompted the Department of Homeland Security and FBI to issue a rare warning that such attacks could take place on American soil.
The joint security assessment cited recent female homicide bomber attacks in Baghdad — in which two women who appeared to have Down syndrome delivered a deadly explosion that killed 99 — as well as in Sri Lanka, Chechnya, India, Pakistan and the Palestinian territories as reason for the warning.

The assessment also strongly warned that potential female homicide bombers could use "prosthetic devices that mimic the look of a pregnant woman."
"Regardless of delivery by a man or a woman," the warning reads, "improvised explosive devices may contain fragmentation or shrapnel, such as nails, bolts, glass fragments, marbles, ball bearings, or other small metal pieces."
While homicide bombings within the U.S. have yet to occur, law enforcement agencies have increased their vigilance. In one near-attack in 1997, a Palestinian immigrant came within hours of detonating himself in a crowded Brooklyn, N.Y., subway station used by many Orthodox Jews. His roommate discovered the plot and tipped off police, who were able to prevent the bombing.