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[Robb]

Oy.

Are terrorists targeting forests? It’s why we need firefighting air force, state senator says

DENVER – As if 4 million acres of dead, standing timber and an ongoing drought weren’t enough to worry about as Colorado enters the wildfire season, a few Republican senators say it’s past time to prepare for terrorist attacks in the forests.

They’re making the argument to convince colleagues to pay for the state’s own fleet of aerial firefighting tankers. If terrorists ignited several fires at once, the small federal fleet would be overwhelmed, the state senators say.

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“We know for a fact that forest fires started in California were started by al-Qaida,” said Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, during debate in the Senate on Wednesday.

However, California fire officials say it never happened.....

Read More: http://durangoherald.com/article/20130426/NEWS01/130429643/-1/News01/Are-terrorists-targeting-forests?-

I'm not sure the internets can provide a large enough facepalm.